Naval Combat Pack and Fleet Command

goldorak · 07-15-06, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by LuftWolf

if Vista turns out to be as bad as everyone says, I'm going to go to Mac.

Cheers,
David

But then you wouldn't be able to enjoy those kick ass naval simulations from SCS

And who would mod for DW if you went on the mac. ? :rotfl:

LuftWolf · 07-15-06, 12:01 PM

I'm actually hoping that Microsoft manages to completely tank PC gaming in favor of its Xbox platform and Mac desides to take up the mantle as the gaming alternative...

If the developement costs of developing games on a Mac were kept low enough (which it should be because its all single source hardware), then there could a shift of the niche gaming market from PCs to Mac's, with the Consoles and what's left of the MS-platform PC gaming market on one side sharing multiplatform titles, and Mac games by small developers like sims and such on the other side.

It's probably not going to happen, if only because it doesn't seem like gaming is on the list at Mac and I'm sure MS is always going to be involved in my life in some way.

I really don't know much about these Mac things... I go to college and its all about 3dfx and PII, and I leave college and nows its all about iTunes and Xbox.

God, what happened to the world?

Cheers,
David

Wim Libaers · 07-15-06, 01:06 PM

Some of the smaller developers already work to support multiple platforms. For example, Dropteam (futuristic armor combat sim) was released with support for Windows (98 to 2003), Linux and Mac OS-X. They're using SDL combined with OpenGL, which makes portability much easier than when using DirectX directly.

Mau · 07-15-06, 05:50 PM

so Jamie,

can you tell us if the test after the changes on FC and the DirectX were conclusive and there were no flickering happening on a XP platform??

Thank you
Hopefully the answer is yes!

07-15-06, 12:01 PM	#2
LuftWolf Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: Free New York Posts: 3,167 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I'm actually hoping that Microsoft manages to completely tank PC gaming in favor of its Xbox platform and Mac desides to take up the mantle as the gaming alternative... If the developement costs of developing games on a Mac were kept low enough (which it should be because its all single source hardware), then there could a shift of the niche gaming market from PCs to Mac's, with the Consoles and what's left of the MS-platform PC gaming market on one side sharing multiplatform titles, and Mac games by small developers like sims and such on the other side. It's probably not going to happen, if only because it doesn't seem like gaming is on the list at Mac and I'm sure MS is always going to be involved in my life in some way. I really don't know much about these Mac things... I go to college and its all about 3dfx and PII, and I leave college and nows its all about iTunes and Xbox. God, what happened to the world? Cheers, David __________________ LW

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07-15-06, 01:06 PM	#3
Wim Libaers Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Flanders Posts: 569 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Some of the smaller developers already work to support multiple platforms. For example, Dropteam (futuristic armor combat sim) was released with support for Windows (98 to 2003), Linux and Mac OS-X. They're using SDL combined with OpenGL, which makes portability much easier than when using DirectX directly.

07-15-06, 05:50 PM	#4
Mau Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 382 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	so Jamie, can you tell us if the test after the changes on FC and the DirectX were conclusive and there were no flickering happening on a XP platform?? Thank you Hopefully the answer is yes!