Telltale Games

kendals · 07/28/2008, 07:48 pm

Will you be putting Wallace & Gromit on OSX native format?

Thanks!

Emily · 07/28/2008, 08:28 pm

Our engine doesn't work on Mac right now, so probably not (at least for the time being). That being said, we have a lot of Mac users at the office, including our CTO, so it's always something we're thinking about...

kendals · 07/28/2008, 08:53 pm

Thanks for the quick response, Emily

Running the game in Fusion like the others sounds like the way I'll go then

tabacco · 07/28/2008, 08:55 pm

You may have mixed results with Fusion... I've been trying to run our development versions in Fusion 2.0b1 and the shader doesn't quite behave. All the characters are white with outlines. Kind of cool, but a bit weird

kendals · 07/28/2008, 09:06 pm

Haha, thanks for more info

Don't really like rebooting into Boot Camp, so will see how the finished product goes in Fusion/Parallels. Thanks for more updates!

Rakia · 07/29/2008, 04:23 am

You could get an application called 'Parallels'.
You can log on to your windows straight from your Mac, although they share the same RAM, so if you don't have a lot, your games might run slow, depending on how many things you have open.

kendals · 07/29/2008, 04:30 am

Haha, thanks Rakia, but I am already using VMWare Fusion as it's faster than Parallels

With 4GB Ram, my Mac has ample power for any number of apps

Rakia · 07/29/2008, 06:19 am

Don't know why, but I hate that one =P

V_Ben · 07/29/2008, 06:57 am

Try Codeweavers Crossover Games For Mac.

It works perfectly, at DX 8.0 level. i've experienced no glitches with s&m season 2 yet!

tabacco · 07/29/2008, 07:54 am

Heh also Parallels is made by the same company as Plesk, and I have a bit of a dislike for those guys.

Crossover works okay, until it doesn't

delimew · 07/29/2008, 08:21 pm

this is where having a PPC OSX doesn't make things easy on me...

Blany66 · 07/31/2008, 11:16 am

I want a Mac version too please.

Yohmi · 08/07/2008, 09:36 am

As usual, it's just too bad that there is nothing done for Mac users...

*Gary* · 08/07/2008, 01:46 pm

I am yet another of the Telltale employees who is a Mac user. I use Bootcamp on my Macbook Pro and it runs the games just fine... so I'd suggest giving that a try. If I was a PPC user... I wouldn't hold my breath. Sucks, I know (I just upgraded to an Intel Mac after using a G4 Powerbook for 4+ years), but them's the breaks.

teflon · 08/08/2008, 02:47 am

Using BootCamp is all well and good and I use it for almost all of my major gaming (seeing as many things arent out on the mac), but there is a large number of people on the mac who would happily buy Telltale's games if they were out for OSX (many of whom simply dont like rebooting to play a game for 30 minutes). Im definitely one of them and Id re-buy S&M seasons 1&2 should they come out on my platform of choice.

whilst its not on the cards right now, I hope that at some point in the next year or so (once your hectic release schedule is settling into its groove) you can find the time and resources to, say, port S&M1 to the mac, or even bring it bang up to date and do some simultaneous work like you have going on with Strong Bad.

Poz3D · 08/08/2008, 04:13 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by tabacco

You may have mixed results with Fusion... I've been trying to run our development versions in Fusion 2.0b1 and the shader doesn't quite behave. All the characters are white with outlines. Kind of cool, but a bit weird

Sam and Max seems to work better in their latest beta, 2.0b2. Everything runs smoothly apart from the fact that all character models are invisible! Hopefully they'll fix that in the next beta so that we can run the game without Boot Camp.

RabidZombie · 08/08/2008, 06:49 am

Hey, you could always try Darwine. :P

Ben Paddon · 08/10/2008, 07:42 pm

The problem is that as much as Mac users like to get vocal about how much they'd like their favourite games to be released on their system of choice, the Mac gaming market is incredibly small. That's why nothing is done to appease Mac gamers - there aren't enough of them to justify the time and expense of porting the game over.

Bobeo · 08/11/2008, 11:08 am

Or maybe it's because Telltale is a small company thats already working on two different versions of Strong Bad and more.

Some Manner Of... · 12/16/2008, 06:08 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by tabacco

Heh also Parallels is made by the same company as Plesk, and I have a bit of a dislike for those guys.

Crossover works okay, until it doesn't

Sorry to be rude, but could you please elaborate? I'd jump at the chance to get Sam and Max and SBCG4AP if I could get them to run on my Mac.

07/28/2008, 07:48 pm	#1
kendals Cat Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 14	OS X Version? Will you be putting Wallace & Gromit on OSX native format? Thanks!

07/29/2008, 06:57 am	#9
V_Ben Completely & Utterly Mad Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: England Posts: 126	Try Codeweavers Crossover Games For Mac. It works perfectly, at DX 8.0 level. i've experienced no glitches with s&m season 2 yet! __________________ - "This landing is gonna get pretty interesting." - "Define "interesting"." - "[deadpan] Oh God, oh God, we're all going to die? "

08/10/2008, 07:42 pm	#18
Ben Paddon Complete Smeghead Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 8	The problem is that as much as Mac users like to get vocal about how much they'd like their favourite games to be released on their system of choice, the Mac gaming market is incredibly small. That's why nothing is done to appease Mac gamers - there aren't enough of them to justify the time and expense of porting the game over. __________________ [Jump Leads] - Critically-acclaimed dimension-jumping British Scifi Comedy

08/11/2008, 11:08 am	#19
Bobeo Master of Awesomeness Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carlinville, IL Posts: 108	Or maybe it's because Telltale is a small company thats already working on two different versions of Strong Bad and more. __________________

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07/28/2008, 08:28 pm	#2
Emily Formerly of the Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,549	Our engine doesn't work on Mac right now, so probably not (at least for the time being). That being said, we have a lot of Mac users at the office, including our CTO, so it's always something we're thinking about...

07/28/2008, 08:53 pm	#3
kendals Cat Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 14	Thanks for the quick response, Emily Running the game in Fusion like the others sounds like the way I'll go then

07/28/2008, 08:55 pm	#4
tabacco I Feel Fantastic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 2,129	You may have mixed results with Fusion... I've been trying to run our development versions in Fusion 2.0b1 and the shader doesn't quite behave. All the characters are white with outlines. Kind of cool, but a bit weird

07/28/2008, 09:06 pm	#5
kendals Cat Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 14	Haha, thanks for more info Don't really like rebooting into Boot Camp, so will see how the finished product goes in Fusion/Parallels. Thanks for more updates!

07/29/2008, 04:23 am	#6
Rakia Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 31	You could get an application called 'Parallels'. You can log on to your windows straight from your Mac, although they share the same RAM, so if you don't have a lot, your games might run slow, depending on how many things you have open.

07/29/2008, 04:30 am	#7
kendals Cat Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 14	Haha, thanks Rakia, but I am already using VMWare Fusion as it's faster than Parallels With 4GB Ram, my Mac has ample power for any number of apps

07/29/2008, 06:19 am	#8
Rakia Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 31	Don't know why, but I hate that one =P

07/29/2008, 07:54 am	#10
tabacco I Feel Fantastic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 2,129	Heh also Parallels is made by the same company as Plesk, and I have a bit of a dislike for those guys. Crossover works okay, until it doesn't

07/29/2008, 08:21 pm	#11
delimew Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kiwi Land Posts: 155	this is where having a PPC OSX doesn't make things easy on me...

07/31/2008, 11:16 am	#12
Blany66 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3	I want a Mac version too please.

08/07/2008, 09:36 am	#13
Yohmi Papapishu Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Taipei Posts: 317	As usual, it's just too bad that there is nothing done for Mac users...

08/07/2008, 01:46 pm	#14
Gary HOW CAN SHE SLAP Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 56	I am yet another of the Telltale employees who is a Mac user. I use Bootcamp on my Macbook Pro and it runs the games just fine... so I'd suggest giving that a try. If I was a PPC user... I wouldn't hold my breath. Sucks, I know (I just upgraded to an Intel Mac after using a G4 Powerbook for 4+ years), but them's the breaks.

08/08/2008, 02:47 am	#15
teflon Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 28	Using BootCamp is all well and good and I use it for almost all of my major gaming (seeing as many things arent out on the mac), but there is a large number of people on the mac who would happily buy Telltale's games if they were out for OSX (many of whom simply dont like rebooting to play a game for 30 minutes). Im definitely one of them and Id re-buy S&M seasons 1&2 should they come out on my platform of choice. whilst its not on the cards right now, I hope that at some point in the next year or so (once your hectic release schedule is settling into its groove) you can find the time and resources to, say, port S&M1 to the mac, or even bring it bang up to date and do some simultaneous work like you have going on with Strong Bad.

08/08/2008, 06:49 am	#17
RabidZombie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 134	Hey, you could always try Darwine. :P

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