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#1 Geophis

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Posted April 26 2011 - 06:36 AM

I just want to congratulate the team at Adhesive Games, for the development of Hawken, it looks like the holy grail of Mech fps games!! On a side note, I feel the need to compel the team to look up the possibility for a mac osx release. There is a growing community of gamers on this platform, currently supporting a lot of indie projects, ergo, the idea of having a title like this on mac osx would be great! Hope you won't forget mac gamers!

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#2 X001

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Posted April 26 2011 - 07:46 AM

I totally +1 this...

...but it's probably near the bottom of their platform list, just above the Wii version.   :?

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Posted April 26 2011 - 04:59 PM

I'd totally support a mac release.  Heck, I'd probably grab an extra copy for my brother if it ran on OSX.

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Posted April 26 2011 - 05:36 PM

I would second that a million times. It's so odd that the UDK supports iOS releases but is not available to Mac users. That being said I also have the UDK over on the other, darker side of my computer...

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Posted April 27 2011 - 05:06 AM

Even though I dislike macs, I think it is unfair that there would be no option for mac gamers. But I would never expect them to rush on that.
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#6 ApocalypeX

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Posted April 27 2011 - 08:36 AM

What about us Linux users?

Seriously, supporting Mac isn't easy, you knew before you got a mac that playing games is almost non-existent. Dual boot windows and problem is solved.

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Posted April 27 2011 - 08:52 AM

Yes, we Mac users can run Bootcamp, but not everyone has put down money on a windows operating system. While I wouldn't mind getting it for Windows, I would much prefer not having to boot up into Windows to play a game that I will most likely be playing a lot.

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Posted April 27 2011 - 09:01 AM

Zero said:

Yes, we Mac users can run Bootcamp, but not everyone has put down money on a windows operating system. While I wouldn't mind getting it for Windows, I would much prefer not having to boot up into Windows to play a game that I will most likely be playing a lot.

Linux users do this to play on steam.

I find it a pain but it's better than nothing. I'm planning to do a windows based project soon, which I am dreading as I literally can only do it on windows, but my solution is to have my laptop next to me running Ubuntu and my workstation on Windows that way I can keep my sanity.

I realise this is not possible for Mac users unless they have a lot of money and have a mac desktop they can dual boot and a macbook.

But it's what I'm doing with my win/linux when Hawken comes out!

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Posted April 27 2011 - 09:05 AM

Although we do get Steam on Macs, we'll have to see if it even gets released on steam. If it does I would rather not have it a Steam exclusive, since loading up Steam to play a game can get annoying, not to mention some of the bugs.

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Posted April 27 2011 - 09:13 AM

Zero said:

Although we do get Steam on Macs, we'll have to see if it even gets released on steam. If it does I would rather not have it a Steam exclusive, since loading up Steam to play a game can get annoying, not to mention some of the bugs.

I thought the games on steam are platform independent? Meaning just because it's on steam doesn't mean it's compatible with macs unless it says so?

If I'm wrong then that's awesome! :P

#11 Zero

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Posted April 27 2011 - 09:27 AM

I didn't say that all the games are compatible for Mac, I was just referring to the fact that when you use Steam, all the games are loaded and stored on Steam, which can get annoying.

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Posted April 28 2011 - 09:27 AM

+1 ... would love to see it too :)

#13 GTCv Deimos

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Posted May 06 2011 - 04:36 AM

Okay, I know I'm probably in the minority here, plus I just earned the ire of every PC nerd here...

But still, if steam has proven anything, there is a demand for indie games on mac.

So... please? maybe!?

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Posted May 06 2011 - 08:51 AM

are there gaming components available for the mac now? none of the keyboards/mice or other i've seen have options for OSx drivers..
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Posted May 06 2011 - 09:05 AM

That would be an interesting move on Adhesives' part.

It's more likely that Mac users will just have to run Boot Camp or an equivalent.  ;)

#16 Maligkno

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Posted May 07 2011 - 12:52 PM

if you are dumb enough to get a mac over a pc you dont deserve to play it :D

mac osx development just sets the producction of games back, you idiots dont see this and thats why PC its always the better option.

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#17 Ashfire908

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Posted May 07 2011 - 03:50 PM

Maligkno said:

if you are dumb enough to get a mac over a pc you dont deserve to play it :D

mac osx development just sets the producction of games back, you idiots dont see this and thats why PC its always the better option.
That's the same argument for any multi-platform release... The people use that argument as a reason not to, and everyone's accepted it, so therefore no one expects it on Mac/Linux/Insert other OS here, so therefore there's no demand, which then no one really develops for it, perpetuating the cycle... Someone at some point has to take the extra time to do it, otherwise it's never going to become commonplace.

Then again, I'm not sure Adhesive Games is the best choice for this with such a limited number of devs (though that's a common excuse for not trying).

Though if it comes out on the Mac, then I want it for Linux as that's my primary OS and dual-booting Windows and having to switch over every time I want to play is totally inconvenient. (Yes I'm a console gamer but I'm much much more likely to play a PC game if there's a Linux version.)
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#18 StantonJL

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Posted May 16 2011 - 06:27 PM

+1
I have a mac and I hate it, but I switched from a PC to a mac, and being a casual gamer I would hate to switch back to a PC.

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Posted May 30 2011 - 11:23 AM

Allright here's my two cents :P
While I am primarily a mac user and would love for Hawken to be mac compatible, the chances are sadly slim.  Mostly because the mac user group is much smaller than PC.
On the other side, saying that buying a mac for gaming is a terrible idea is a common stereotype on the internet.  Currently any mac on the market is more than suited for gaming.  And soon enough, the intel sandybridge processor is coming shipped directly, thus adding even more power.  The only real argument I see is that there are not many games compatible with macs, but even that argument is soon to turn invalid, because, one, there are already plenty of games adapting to OSX, and two, many large engine(that include the unreal engine) have added support to a mac release.
After writing that, I noticed that the possibility of a OSX-compatible version of Hawken is high.
I would finally like to mention I am not a "mac fanboy" I'm am just defending a strong platform.
Also, I do own a PC and have a dual-boot with Win on my iMac.

#20 crazac

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Posted April 22 2012 - 03:16 PM

+1 for OSX version.  I currently bootcamp and it's a good way to bridge the dev gap. However, it would be nice to not have to.




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