OS-neutral: Avernum The Complete Saga on Mac/Win

[Washac]

Avernum the Complete Saga all six games for $7.99/£4.96

So if anybody fancies a bit of old style RPG dungeon crawling with a story then get on over to GOG.

http://www.gog.com/gamecard/avernum_the_complete_saga

[BRLawyer]

Originally Posted by Washac

Avernum the Complete Saga all six games for $7.99/£4.96

So if anybody fancies a bit of old style RPG dungeon crawling with a story then get on over to GOG.

http://www.gog.com/gamecard/avernum_the_complete_saga

Lovely series - problem is: the GOG version is the PC one, when everyone and their dog knows that Avernum and every other Spiderweb game were released on the Mac first.

[Washac]

Originally Posted by BRLawyer

Lovely series - problem is: the GOG version is the PC one, when everyone and their dog knows that Avernum and every other Spiderweb game were released on the Mac first.

No its available for Mac and PC, downdloading the Mac version now.

Just follow my link it says for Mac and PC.

Geneforge is PC only at GOG but not Avernum.

[BRLawyer]

Originally Posted by Washac

No its available for Mac and PC, downdloading the Mac version now.

Just follow my link it says for Mac and PC.

Geneforge is PC only at GOG but not Avernum.

No, I mean the version used by GOG for the Mac - it's the PC one, as everything else over there.

[Washac]

Originally Posted by BRLawyer

No, I mean the version used by GOG for the Mac - it's the PC one, as everything else over there.

Yes. sorry you are correct they running under Wine, very starnge when there are the Mac originals as you say.

I can only assume because these are old games they have them running under Wine because later OS and has no Rosetta, and for the later used Intel CPUs.

EDIT: It looks like it is only 1, 2 and 3 which are under wine.

[cluthz]

Originally Posted by Washac

Yes. sorry you are correct they running under Wine, very starnge when there are the Mac originals as you say.

I can only assume because these are old games they have them running under Wine because later OS and has no Rosetta, and for the later used Intel CPUs.

Are all games wine, as version 4,5 and 6 are intel native?

[Cougarcat]

Originally Posted by BRLawyer

No, I mean the version used by GOG for the Mac - it's the PC one, as everything else over there.

If there are native Mac versions, GoG will use them. King's Bounty, for example, is native.

The reason Avernum Complete uses Wine is that the Avernum 1-3 were never updated for intel macs. Are the later games in the series on GoG native? I can't check, but I would imagine they are. If not, that's kinda strange.

[Washac]

Originally Posted by Cougarcat

If there are native Mac versions, GoG will use them. King's Bounty, for example, is native.

The reason Avernum Complete uses Wine is that the Avernum 1-3 were never updated for intel macs. Are the later games in the series on GoG native? I can't check, but I would imagine they are. If not, that's kinda strange.

Yup, I updated my post above it is indeed only 1,2 and 3 that Wine uses for my reasons given above.

[BRLawyer]

Originally Posted by Cougarcat

If there are native Mac versions, GoG will use them. King's Bounty, for example, is native.

The reason Avernum Complete uses Wine is that the Avernum 1-3 were never updated for intel macs. Are the later games in the series on GoG native? I can't check, but I would imagine they are. If not, that's kinda strange.

If this is true, I will feel happier; as long as the only reason is that they use WINE for PowerPC Mac versions.

[Cougarcat]

Originally Posted by BRLawyer

If this is true, I will feel happier; as long as the only reason is that they use WINE for PowerPC Mac versions.

This interview about GoG coming to the mac is worth checking out:

http://www.insidemacgames.com/featur...?ID=592&Page=1

[Washac]

Originally Posted by BRLawyer

If this is true, I will feel happier; as long as the only reason is that they use WINE for PowerPC Mac versions.

I have looked at the package contents of 1 to 6 and Blades of Avernum which you get in the Saga package

The 1 to 3 are wine packed, the rest are not.

[Washac]

Originally Posted by BRLawyer

If this is true, I will feel happier; as long as the only reason is that they use WINE for PowerPC Mac versions.

Here you go..........

http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/newstuff.shtml

[BRLawyer]

Originally Posted by Washac

Here you go..........

http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/newstuff.shtml

Great, thanks!