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linux support but no macos support? Aww

by JCharante 3y ago

v3ss0n 3y ago
Can you build from scratch?
- palmfacehn 3y ago
  I didn't see a source link on the download page.
  - fao_ 3y ago
    > https://zero-k.info/mediawiki/index.php?title=Zero-K:Developing https://zero-k.info/mediawiki/index.php?title=Zero-K:Develop...
- deleted 3y ago
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- badosu 3y ago
  Games have their own distribution method, but you can download the source and the engine will handle it. In ZeroKs case (https://github.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/ https://github.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/). The most straightforward method to compile the engine reliably I'd say is with the docker container: https://github.com/beyond-all-reason/spring/wiki/SpringRTS-Build-Environment-(Docker) https://github.com/beyond-all-reason/spring/wiki/SpringRTS-B... Edit: spelling,links
_flux 3y ago
Seems the support would be a realistic feature, though, because it's based on https://springrts.com/ https://springrts.com/ that does support MacOS X.
- white_dragon88 3y ago
  Noise about macOS died down back in 2018, and seems the linux port is riddled with bugs. This project is basically dead in the water.
  - badosu 3y ago
    macOS dropped when Apple stopped supporting more advanced OpenGL features. > linux port is riddled with bugs That's... interesting... as many of the engine and game devs also play on linux (and a considerable part of the playerbase) If you're looking for the codebase Zero-K and most previously spring mods are based upon you should look at: https://github.com/beyond-all-reason/spring https://github.com/beyond-all-reason/spring
TheHumanist 3y ago
I'm 41, gamed since all the way back... but feel silly for asking... what sort of macros would you use in games like this?
- moribvndvs 3y ago
  MacOS not macros
- LordShredda 3y ago
  You can program your own widgets and have them run commands client side
- BlueTemplar 3y ago
  They said Macintosh Operating System, not macRos, but in Spring-Recoil games like these, you can basically program whatever you want using Lua widgets, and there's a fairly easy scripting for commands allowing for things like «when I press button X select half of the currently selected units, in a radius of Y around my mouse cursor, picking only the ground combat ones with more than Z% health».
- fodkodrasz 3y ago
  In Supreme Commander you could have build templates for building layouts, eg. fortifications (point defence, shields, artillery, properly aligned, rotatable, etc), I relied on it extensively in multiplayer to quickly get foothold. (SC was successor of TA, these games started as clones of TA). Just tried BAR, and the build templates would be really handy.
badosu 3y ago
The engine heavily relies on OpenGL features Apple dropped support for. The best bet would be to await for a decent translation layer (Zink, MoltenVK, idk). Edit: clarity

linux support but no macos support? Aww

v3ss0n 3y ago

Can you build from scratch?

palmfacehn 3y ago
I didn't see a source link on the download page.
- fao_ 3y ago
  > https://zero-k.info/mediawiki/index.php?title=Zero-K:Developing https://zero-k.info/mediawiki/index.php?title=Zero-K:Develop...
deleted 3y ago
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badosu 3y ago
Games have their own distribution method, but you can download the source and the engine will handle it. In ZeroKs case (https://github.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/ https://github.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/). The most straightforward method to compile the engine reliably I'd say is with the docker container: https://github.com/beyond-all-reason/spring/wiki/SpringRTS-Build-Environment-(Docker) https://github.com/beyond-all-reason/spring/wiki/SpringRTS-B... Edit: spelling,links

_flux 3y ago

Seems the support would be a realistic feature, though, because it's based on https://springrts.com/ https://springrts.com/ that does support MacOS X.

white_dragon88 3y ago
Noise about macOS died down back in 2018, and seems the linux port is riddled with bugs. This project is basically dead in the water.
- badosu 3y ago
  macOS dropped when Apple stopped supporting more advanced OpenGL features. > linux port is riddled with bugs That's... interesting... as many of the engine and game devs also play on linux (and a considerable part of the playerbase) If you're looking for the codebase Zero-K and most previously spring mods are based upon you should look at: https://github.com/beyond-all-reason/spring https://github.com/beyond-all-reason/spring

TheHumanist 3y ago

I'm 41, gamed since all the way back... but feel silly for asking... what sort of macros would you use in games like this?

moribvndvs 3y ago
MacOS not macros
LordShredda 3y ago
You can program your own widgets and have them run commands client side
BlueTemplar 3y ago
They said Macintosh Operating System, not macRos, but in Spring-Recoil games like these, you can basically program whatever you want using Lua widgets, and there's a fairly easy scripting for commands allowing for things like «when I press button X select half of the currently selected units, in a radius of Y around my mouse cursor, picking only the ground combat ones with more than Z% health».
fodkodrasz 3y ago
In Supreme Commander you could have build templates for building layouts, eg. fortifications (point defence, shields, artillery, properly aligned, rotatable, etc), I relied on it extensively in multiplayer to quickly get foothold. (SC was successor of TA, these games started as clones of TA). Just tried BAR, and the build templates would be really handy.

badosu 3y ago

The engine heavily relies on OpenGL features Apple dropped support for. The best bet would be to await for a decent translation layer (Zink, MoltenVK, idk). Edit: clarity