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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Cross-Platform Development => Topic started by: verse on November 16, 2006, 08:47:20 pm
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Ok ok, you can say it, i'm a noob when it comes to cross platform gaming, but here it goes...
I have a OS X and want to run the BSG freespace 2 game.
1. Where and what do I download
2. How do I run it
3. Do I need a launcher
4. What else do I need.....
Any help would be great.
Thanx
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First of all you'll need to wait, as neither the BSG mod or their demo are released yet. Their forum is located Here (http://www.game-warden.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=36), and I assume that's where the download links will be put up upon release.
It's supposed to be released as a standalone total conversion, so all the media you'll need for the game will be included in the package they put up once they're done. So, the thing you'll need is a working mac installation as I'd hazard a guess that they'll distribute it with a windows executable - The actual game media will work regardless of platform. I'm not exactly a capacity on mac matters (that's be Taylor. I'm mr. clueless when it comes to macs less than 8 years old), but until he sees this you can try looking Here (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,41891.0.html) for the most recent builds (mac versions included), and browse some of the threads in this forum as many common OSX questions have probably already been answered :)
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nah, he's with me, and he's a trusted beta tester, so his media issues are all taken care of.
we just need to know if he needs a launcher and why the version of 3.6.9 (latest RC) that i put on his computer makes his screen turn straight black instead of playing our pretty game.
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Crap, so he already has it? I should've used the "send me the stuff and I'll see if I can work out what's wrong" line instead so I could try it myself then :p Anyway, that'd be Taylor's area... I'm out of my depth once it gets into actual mac specific tweaking.
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we just need to know if he needs a launcher and why the version of 3.6.9 (latest RC) that i put on his computer makes his screen turn straight black instead of playing our pretty game.
What build are you using?
I haven't put out an updated RC for a few releases now, though I did plan to release an 7dot9u OS X build before the weekend was over.
And there is no OS X compatible launcher, so you have to change the settings by hand.
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how do I change the settings, and what settings do I change
and as far as the build goes, my Mac is a iMac G5(non-intel) and my graphics card is an ATI Radeon 9600.
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What you need to do is create/edit the file Freespace2/data/cmdline_fso.cfg in your favourite text editor. Just add whatever options you want to use, like so:
-spec -glow -jpgtga -rearm_timer -ship_choice_3d -3dwarp -warp_flash
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What you need to do is create/edit the file Freespace2/data/cmdline_fso.cfg in your favourite text editor. Just add whatever options you want to use, like so:
-spec -glow -jpgtga -rearm_timer -ship_choice_3d -3dwarp -warp_flash
Or go here (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,44568.0.html) and download the latest Launcher Beta for OS X.