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Are there any plans to convert STO to Mac?

indysharkindyshark Member Posts: 1,556 Arc User
I was recently given a used MAC pro laptop and I love it! I would love to be able to play STO while I am on the road, but it is IBM only right now. Are there any plans to support other platforms like MAC? That would be cool!

Thanks
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Yes. They've hired a team to do just that. Hopefully it will be done by the end of the year.
    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.
  • topsettopset Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    Yes. They've hired a team to do just that. Hopefully it will be done by the end of the year.

    Source? .....
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  • tekehdtekehd Member Posts: 2,032 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    indyshark wrote: »
    I was recently given a used MAC pro laptop and I love it! I would love to be able to play STO while I am on the road, but it is IBM only right now. Are there any plans to support other platforms like MAC? That would be cool!

    Thanks

    It can be already played on an Intel based Mac, just not under OSX.
  • lan451lan451 Member Posts: 3,386 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    topset wrote: »
    Source? .....

    It was stated by Dan in one of these interviews or state of the game articles. I'll see if I can find it. But yeah, an actual Mac version is coming soon.

    Edit: Here we go.
    In that vein, Stahl told me Cryptic is already "in negotiations" to get STO onto Mac as soon as possible. He believes that it's very possible we will see Mac accessibility by the end of the year and seemed excited about the potential for a number of different and creative ways STO players could utilize multiple platforms because the sci-fi nature of the game could lend itself well to multiple platforms in the future.

    http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/07/22/captains-log-interview-with-star-trek-onlines-daniel-stahl-p/
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    lan451 wrote: »
    It was stated by Dan in one of these interviews or state of the game articles. I'll see if I can find it. But yeah, an actual Mac version is coming soon.

    Edit: Here we go.



    http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/07/22/captains-log-interview-with-star-trek-onlines-daniel-stahl-p/
    I thought it was the Priority One podcast interview where I first heard it.
    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.
  • lan451lan451 Member Posts: 3,386 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    I thought it was the Priority One podcast interview where I first heard it.

    It's quite possible. I don't listen to podcasts so I can't say. That was just the first source I could remember off the top of my head lol. In any case yeah, Mac be coming!
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    lan451 wrote: »
    It's quite possible. I don't listen to podcasts so I can't say. That was just the first source I could remember off the top of my head lol. In any case yeah, Mac be coming!
    There's been so many interviews over the last couple of months it's hard to keep track of them all. :)
    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.
  • twg042370twg042370 Member Posts: 2,312 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Linux, Linux, Linux!!!
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  • solidneutroniumsolidneutronium Member Posts: 510 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    I'm glad STO is finally being ported for the Mac users. Now both of you can play on your Macs.
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  • neoakiraiineoakiraii Member Posts: 7,468 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    I'm glad STO is finally being ported for the Mac users. Now both of you can play on your Macs.

    I see what you did there
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  • solidneutroniumsolidneutronium Member Posts: 510 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    neoakiraii wrote: »
    I see what you did there
    It's all in good fun. After all, Star Trek is all about fun. Until those bloody cardies came into the picture. :D
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    When STO goes Mac then they can get Aron Eisenberg to do some voice over work. :)
    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.
  • indysharkindyshark Member Posts: 1,556 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    That's great news! I can't wait. Thank you for the update
  • ilandarakilandarak Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    When is STO going to e available for Mac OS or Steam/Arc download for Mac?
  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    They're working on it now. It should be available for Mac by the end of the year.
    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.
  • wry1wry1 Member Posts: 117 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    Awhile back DSthal mentioned a Mac Client was being developed? Any idea what the progress on getting this done is?
    I just want to know, it would make it way easier for me to play... I'm not looking to debate the merits of OS as a operating system vs. Windows...
  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    As he said then, it should be done around the end of the year.
    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.
  • wry1wry1 Member Posts: 117 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    My previous comment was moved to this thread. That's awesome to hear. I currently game on a Intel Mac but have to bootcamp to my windows OS.. it's a pain because all my work is done in the Mac OS. I hate rebooting just to play...
  • burstdragon323burstdragon323 Member Posts: 853 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    Yes. They've hired a team to do just that. Hopefully it will be done by the end of the year.

    Yup, just takes time. Remember, not even Scotty understood how a Mac worked.
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  • amaresh1amaresh1 Member Posts: 188 Arc User
    edited August 2013
    There is an unofficial wineskin MAC version that works close to flawlessly. Graphics levels are not the best, but I can run STO on my MAC in the background and run stuff like IM, outlook, and Powerpoint at the same time.
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