ATITD Mac Beta Released

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Posted by michael on Friday September 10, 2004 @12:41PM from the keeping-up-with-the-joneses dept.

darkwing_bmf writes "A Tale in the Desert 2 has just released a beta version of their Macintosh OS X client. The game itself was covered in a previous Slashdot story. Supported clients already exist for Windows and Linux."

29 comments

Sounds like a fun game. by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-10 12:46 · Score: 4, Funny
1. Mine Uranium.
2. Build centrifuge from reed and papyrus, enrich uranium.
3. Make explosives out of hippo droppings.
4. Make sphere out of enriched uranium, wrap hippo poop explosives around sphere.
5. Detonate hippo poop explosives shell.
1. Re:Sounds like a fun game. by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-11 04:50 · Score: 0
  
  The alternative is:
  1. Make explosives out of hippo droppings.
  2. Strap explosives on one's self.
  3. Find a market.
  4. Detonate hippo poop explosives.
  
  Doesn't sound like a fun game, though. You'll die 3 minutes into the game. Of course, an extra game pack can be purchased which continues your journey to heaven and 72 virgins, but then it turns into an adult, XXX game, filled with sex and orgies.
Cross-platform is good. by keiferb · 2004-09-10 12:53 · Score: 5, Funny

That way it'll eventually turn into a sociology geek/grad student's wet dream. I can see the thesis now... "Influence of Operating System Preference on PKilling Style"
1. Re:Cross-platform is good. by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-10 22:15 · Score: 1, Informative
  
  except there's no killing of any kind in ATITD
  
  unless you count sacrificing a sheep to make obscene sculputures..
2. Re:Cross-platform is good. by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-11 07:45 · Score: 0
  
  OMG ur briks r teh suX0r!!1! my briks r teh W1N!!11!one! LOLOLOLOLOLOLL
Re:*yawn* by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-10 13:11 · Score: 0

thx
Good variety in Cross Platform MMORPGs now by Colazar · 2004-09-10 13:28 · Score: 5, Informative

The ones I know are Shadowbane (which I haven't quite given up on yet), Lineage (couldn't quite bring myself to play), and the upcoming World of Warcraft (I'm sure I'll get sucked into that one somehow). Now with A Tale in the Desert that really takes care of most major MMORPG game-styles, doesn't it?
Are there any other Cross-Platform ones out there? I don't count Mac Everquest, BTW, cause Macs and PCs can't play on the same servers.

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1. Re:Good variety in Cross Platform MMORPGs now by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-10 14:06 · Score: 1, Informative
  
  Puzzle Pirates.
2. Re:Good variety in Cross Platform MMORPGs now by Maserati · 2004-09-10 14:46 · Score: 3, Informative
  
  Actually yes, there are. World of Warcraft has Mac and PC clients as of at least the stress-test beta. I've played the same character from both platforms, so it seems to be true multi-platform - the combined installer was also a good clue.
  
  It's also officially awesome.
  
  --
  Veteran, Bermuda Triangle Expeditionary Force, 1992-1951
3. Re:Good variety in Cross Platform MMORPGs now by mrgreen4242 · 2004-09-10 17:56 · Score: 0, Redundant
  
  I. Want. Linux. WoW. Thank you, that is all.
4. Re:Good variety in Cross Platform MMORPGs now by MonaXier · 2004-09-10 18:43 · Score: 4, Informative
  
  The Puzzle Pirates are cross-platform (since it's built on Java, presumably there's Linux support, but I've never tried it). Fun little game, with excellent concept.
5. Re:Good variety in Cross Platform MMORPGs now by RogueyWon · 2004-09-10 20:27 · Score: 1
  
  Final Fantasy XI is also cross-platform. What's more, users on the supported platforms play on the same servers and there seems to be a fairly even split between the platforms these days.
  
  Don't go looking for a Mac client, though. The two platforms it supports are PC and PS2. Given Square's history of support even for the Windows-PC is erratic at best, I wouldn't go expecting it to appear on Mac or Linux any time soon.
6. Re:Good variety in Cross Platform MMORPGs now by NaugaHunter · 2004-09-11 09:22 · Score: 1
  
  WoW Beta has been on Mac since at least March when I got in on phase 2. For the record, it's run pretty well on my 1.25 Powerbook w/ 512MB. Also it has steadily gotten better every update. Furthermore, they are very proactive on their message boards in responding to Mac-based problems and comments.
  
  Blizzard has always released their games for both platforms, but this may be their most concentrated cross-platform effort yet. There's an article about how both Win and Mac benefit from OS X's XCode here.
  
  --
  R: That voice. Where have I heard that voice before? B: In about 365 other episodes. But I don't know who it is either.
7. Re:Good variety in Cross Platform MMORPGs now by bocee · 2004-09-11 14:07 · Score: 2, Insightful
  
  I don't think I understand why this comment was moderated +5.... All the poster is doing is agreeing with the parent. And there's not even any good information in the new comment; he talks about the stress test which happened just last week, when (as another commenter noted) macs have been supported since at least the alpha.
  
  And if you just read this comment in isolation, the "Actually yes, there are" statement would lead you to believe that the commenter was *disagreeing* with the parent, not just saying the same thing over again.
  
  --john
8. Re:Good variety in Cross Platform MMORPGs now by falcon5768 · 2004-09-12 16:20 · Score: 1
  
  it does run in Vitual PC, and depending on your system runs VERY well, beats out Everquest in my book too, much better graphically and story wise
  
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  "Slashdot, where telling the truth is overrated but lying is insightful."
Re:A mac game? by commodoresloat · 2004-09-10 13:37 · Score: 0, Troll

Don't forget that puzzle thing. They're bringing it back with Tiger!!
And the download is where? by Angostura · 2004-09-11 07:04 · Score: 1

Colour me stupid, but I can't see an OSX client listed for download on the linked page.
1. Re:And the download is where? by Smurf · 2004-09-11 08:55 · Score: 2, Informative
  
  You're not stupid, just too lazy to read through the page.
  
  The MacOS X installer is linked after the Linux installer, in the line that says:
  
  Full Install for Macintosh OSX (Current Status: BETA): mirror
2. Re:And the download is where? by Angostura · 2004-09-11 09:26 · Score: 1
  
  After the Linux installer, I see this
  
  Printable Manual: download
  
  Just in case I was going blind, I even did a text search on Macintosh on the page and got nada.
  
  Curious. I'm using Safari.
3. Re:And the download is where? by Smurf · 2004-09-11 10:36 · Score: 3, Informative
  
  OK, I apologize for calling you lazy. I guess you are simply looking at another page.
  
  The link is in this page: http://www.atitd.com/download.html.
  
  I'm also using Safari, so that probably isn't the problem.
4. Re:And the download is where? by Pluribus · 2004-09-11 14:00 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  Sorry, guys, I wanted it to be more closed beta of the client, so I linked it only off the downloads page until I worked out some more kinks. No big deal, just wanted the best impression possible BEFORE it hitting slashdot. Alas, you guys beat me too it ... BTW, The faster downloads is via http://game.atitd.com/download.html
  
  Read the README for known issues with the mac client. It is still very much under development.
mac os 10 by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-11 13:33 · Score: 0

i luv windows!!!!!!!!1 it roxorz@@@
1. Re:mac os 10 by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-11 13:39 · Score: 0
  
  me two!@$#&@*#@!!!!! m$ window$ is teh awesome!@!!!! it kiks mac but all day evry day and nite too!!!!!!!! kdes krud to kaus my frind says it.
  
  In closing, vi is better than emacs.
Another MMORPG by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-12 02:56 · Score: 0

This one is not cross platform, infact it's MAC only, but is a lot of fun. It's a game called Clan Lord. It's made by Deltatao. Pretty fun game, has been around for about 8 years, maybe longer, that's how long I've been playing.
12j by grue23 · 2004-09-12 03:30 · Score: 3, Interesting

I beta tested ATITD version one. It's an intriguing game and worth checking out - there is no combat and no killing. It's all about players collaborating to work on projects together. I didn't play the main game because I don't generally have the 2+ hours a day needed to focus on most MMORPG's, but the beta was fun.