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2013 Mac version

joenatljoenatl Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited August 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Is there any update on this one? Dstahl mentioned it in the end of the year wrap up back in 2012. Now we are 8/12 through the year and have not heard a peep out of anyone. Is this still on the table, or has it been pushed aside?
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    It was mentioned in a podcast a month or so ago that Cryptic has hired an outside firm to make a Mac version. There should be more information after Season 8.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • ravagerborgravagerborg Member Posts: 127 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    If you love gaming buy a PC!!!!
  • joenatljoenatl Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    ravagerborg wrote: »
    If you love gaming buy a PC!!!!

    wasn't really looking for a PC fanboy post. Just info on the Mac version.
  • lordoffilinglordoffiling Member Posts: 33 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Macs make perfectly fine gaming rigs if you bought it within the last couple years. Especially if it's an iMac fitted with the Nvidia GTX, it'll get frames per second in the hundreds without breaking a sweat.

    So heck yeah. Bring on the Mac port. The time has come.
  • sirokksirokk Member Posts: 990 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    I am personally hoping for the Mac version, not just for Mac but also for it to be available for Linux or BSD, because Mac OS is based on BSD it should be an easier port. One of the big hurdles is changing over from DirectX to OpenGL.

    With Steam porting games to Linux, I am hoping for Cryptic and other game developers to jump on the bandwagon.

    With Linux and BSD you have more control of the system and can tune it for better performance than Windows... as long as drivers are available and optimized.

    Supporting Mac is a big (ongoing) task, I hope they can do it so that everyone can finally have a choice.
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  • beyerebeyere Member Posts: 22 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    sirokk wrote: »
    I am personally hoping for the Mac version, not just for Mac but also for it to be available for Linux or BSD, because Mac OS is based on BSD it should be an easier port. One of the big hurdles is changing over from DirectX to OpenGL.

    With Steam porting games to Linux, I am hoping for Cryptic and other game developers to jump on the bandwagon.

    With Linux and BSD you have more control of the system and can tune it for better performance than Windows... as long as drivers are available and optimized.

    Supporting Mac is a big (ongoing) task, I hope they can do it so that everyone can finally have a choice.

    +1 to this. I'd love to see a linux port. I play on Mac and Linux using Codeweavers, but it always feels like a kludge and their support only takes you so far.
    EB
  • carbongripcarbongrip Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    joenatl wrote: »
    Is there any update on this one? Dstahl mentioned it in the end of the year wrap up back in 2012. Now we are 8/12 through the year and have not heard a peep out of anyone. Is this still on the table, or has it been pushed aside?

    See the thread in my signature its been around a while and has a link to a post on this made by another player, page 1. :cool:

    Can a admin please merge this thread into mine please, no need for double threads, thanks!
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