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Battlefield 1942 Makes It To The Mac
Tzarius writes "GameSpy has a short article that says Aspyr Media has shipped Battlefield 1942 and the Road to Rome expansion for the Mac [There's more information on system requirements and screenshots on the official Aspyr page for the game.] Surely a little prodding would get them to do that little bit more for Linux?"
No, a little money would get them to do things for Linux. No one doubts the ability of Linux users to prod.
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I have torn my hair out trying to get games to run in Wine or WineX, but with very little real success. It is just a nightmare!
However, I've recently acquired the Linux version of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri by Loki... and it is perfect. It installed like a dream, and there hasn't been a single problem. It could not have been easier. What Linux needs is more quality native ports like that, and if we can get BF1942, then Linux may start expanding as a native gaming platform.
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Sweet! Now we have something to play besides warcraft 3, breakout, super breakout, and photoshop!
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With any luck this process will become more and more common, but I'm not holdin gmy breath.
It's clearly possible, as Loki Software demonstrated, but the price disparity between Linux and Windows makes it a hard sell.
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Transgamings wineX has pretty good support for battlefield1942, so i doubt there is gonna be a port.
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I thought I would drop a line and let those curious about the game know something about it. I have played Battlefield 1942 since the demo and bought the game the day it came out, so almost two years now. I have put in tons of pubbing and match game time with the game and I recommend this to any multiplayer fps gamer.
If you do not plan to play this game online, do not waste your money. The game was built to play online and the single player is very boring. As for multiplayer, well, it gets an A+. Battlefield 1942 is the first game that really integrates infantry and machinery warfare (tanks and planes) rather nicely. EA/DICE has patched the game eight times and is now version 1.6 so almost all the bugs have been quirked out.
The game is almost two years old, but you will find lots of servers and lots of players still playing. It has a slight learning curve for tanks and a large learning curve for planes, but once you master any of the vehicles I believe you will find tons of fun with this game.
I couldn't think of anything witty to say, so...you're stuck with this.
Dear Mac gamers,
Don't forget to Right-click when you want to zoom, call artillery, switch to the TNT plunger, etc.
Sincerely,
PC BF1942 players of the world.
Can the Mac client play against Windows players, or is it Mac-on-Mac only?
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The biggest problem with gaming on platforms other than Windows is that the software companies make the gamers choose in advance what platform they want to play on.
*Of course* I'm going to choose to buy the Windows version if I'm a gamer - it came out first and my Windows desktop PC is pretty damn powerful.
But I also have a Powerbook. I'd like to see how well Battlefield runs on it (it would be nice if I could cart that around to LAN parties rather than having to take my desktop PC) - but there's no way that I'm buying it again when I have a perfectly good version for the PC (AND I bought the Road To Rome expansion pack for the PC).
Game companies need to wake up to the fact that they're only competing with *themselves* with platform specific releases. I understand that they probably do it so that the folks who ported it to the Mac get paid directly from the sales of that Mac version - but from the gamer's point of view it makes absolutely no sense at all. I already have the game, why shouldn't I be able to download the platform-specific files and run it whereever I want to?
If the gaming is good on my Mac Powerbook, I'd have much less of an issue thinking about getting a Mac desktop when it's time to upgrade...
I was under the impressoin that there were more Linux desktops out there than Macs. Anyone know of a good site to get rough number?
I sure hope this doesn't turn into a repeat of Halo on the Mac. From the reports, it was buggy, slow, and there was no demo available. Then Macsoft starts complaining about piracy. Gee, with no demo and reports of a crappy port, I wonder why people took to pirating it.
As for BF1942, the jury's still out. All I want to know is where I can download the demo and try it out myself.
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So they've been working on getting battlefeild to the Mac since 1942? Jeez, even my programming teams work faster then that.
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In this topic there's a lot of WineX/Cedega flaming. You guys should note that Battlefield port was made by Aspyr and Transgaming. In short this Mac port is based on WineX.
The only thing dead is the brains of the morons who are buying Windows machines instead ;-)
With so many Linux users moaning about how they have to use closed source graphics card drivers that they get for free, what kind of company that wants to stay in business would ever think about producing software that they expect these same folk to pay for? If you believe there's any market for games on Linux then you're delusional. Mac users have a history and reputation for putting their money where their mouth is. Linux users put their code there instead. WineX is the only real way you'll see a broad selection of games running on Linux for years to come.
yeah, and us "morons" will be enjoying half-life 2 in a few months while mac gamers (an oxymoron if ever i heard one) will still be waiting for that half-life 1 port.
have fun playing a minority of the games months after everyone else has played them.
ps: i own a mac, use it as my primary platfrom even. but i've never wasted my time buying or installing a single game for it. i have a pc for that.
pps: yeah, i posted as an AC. i don't need my karma blown by the mac bigots who will, inevitably, mod this down as a troll. the truth hurts, and must be silenced. lol.
I'll be playing it on my Xbox, thanks. No need for Windows with a Mac+Consoles. *8D~
Half of the success of the PC version of BF1942 has been the popularity of MODS such as Desert Combat.
Any word on whether this version is compatible with the PC mods or whether mods will have to be recoded? What has the track record been with other titles ported to the Mac?
Controller, fps, whhhhhaaaa?
Who in the hell plays Online Games on Macs these days? Mac gaming is circa 1996(Remembers those days nostagicly.. playing LucasArts Adventure games)
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Yeah, incredibly it takes about 5 minutes to get used to. Or 10 if you have to unlearn mouse skills. Even my girlfriend can do it. Halo comes into its own on co-op.
Is it just me or do the system requirements seem high?