OS X Napoleon: Total War - Gold Edition, coming to Mac

edddeduck said:

All our games ship on DVD and all the popular Mac digital download stores like MacGamesStore and AppStore. We don't however support Steam at this time.

The DVD usually ships a few weeks after the download due to manufacturing and shipping overhead compared to download.

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I really hope you guys will work out some arrangement with Steam in the future, the sooner the better. I really like Steam more than any other place to get my games.

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edddeduck said:

We can't go into details but essentially the licensing model Steam launched with was not feasible for Feral. This does not mean we won't be on Steam in the future it just means we are not on Steam right now.

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The problem I have with that answer is seeing Aspyr do it and then wondering how it is if they could work something out that Feral can't, or is it won't?

Sometimes when things are left to the imagination, people tend to think up worse scenarios than whatever the real truth of the situation is, you know?

Anyway, I do hope you manage to work out something. I think you are probably missing out on a lot of sales by not being there.

I should add, the one time Aspyr went and skipped out on Steamplay with Black OPS and far worse, isolated the Mac multiplayer from the large PC multiplayer community, my response was to ignore the game. I'm sure I was not alone in that choice.

Dirtyharry50 said:

...far worse, isolated the Mac multiplayer from the large PC multiplayer community, my response was to ignore the game. I'm sure I was not alone in that choice.

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Sometimes a game engine is designed in such a way it cannot play Mac <-> PC unless the PC is rewritten with platform agnostic code. This usually means the Mac will not play against the PC as they will not rewrite the entire PC networking code to get it working with the Mac. Sad but sometimes true.

I don't know if that was the reason for this game as I don't work for Asypr but I am pretty sure if it was possible to get Mac <-> PC gameplay they would have done it!

gregorsamsa said:

I also hope DVD options continue to exist for a good few years yet.

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No plans to kill off DVD right now, that said it is becoming a smaller and smaller amount of the overall sales. Most people buy downloadable copies.

Edwin

It's great news to see more games come to the mac platform, and I have confidence that feral will deliver yet another good port.
I already have the PC version, on steam, so it's doubtful I'm gonna get the mac version, unless I find it cheap on sale.

A bit off topic, but I've seen many feral titles now on Origin. Will this be the digital platform Feral is gonna focus on?

gregorsamsa said:

I can appreciate that as an increasing trend, Ed. However, I wonder how much that has to do with a simple lack of availability of the DVD versions &, hence, rising prices for a lot of the Mac platform?

When I look at sites like Amazon for the best Mac games in recent years, some of the availability is poor, but some prices are frankly shocking.

Take your excellent port of Rome: Total War. The DVD version is rarely available.

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That's strange but Amazon are always a little weird with stock issues. However they always sell Feral games at our RRP or lower.

Have you ever thought of ordering direct from us? We always have all the games in stock and have free world wide shipping so all you pay is the $30 RRP.

As for people not finding the DVD's we find it was more down to the "if it is not on the shelf in the Apple Store it does not exist" syndrome. We still sell DVD's but we do find someone living in Australia, South Africa or miles away from a big city prefer the instant delivery of a download copy instead of waiting for a DVD to arrive in the post.

Kinda like the death of Blockbusters because they did not see Netflix coming. Instant access is a big draw

cluthz said:

A bit off topic, but I've seen many feral titles now on Origin. Will this be the digital platform Feral is gonna focus on?

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Not at all, we support as many online stores we can to give customers as much choice as possible, EA Origin is a new Mac store and we are happy to be one of their launch partners. This does not mean we will stop supporting all the other stores with our games, it just means you have one more option when buying Feral products.

Edwin

gregorsamsa said:

Thanks! Good advice & I hope others struggling to find DVD versions take it on board & order directly from you guys. FWIW, I always buy Feral's games from Amazon soon after release anyway. At which point, I agree that the prices are usually very fair, generally selling for about £25-£26 or less. The linked example is an Amazon seller trying to cash in, not Amazon themselves.

But as you see from that Rome example, availability for the DVD versions, even on globally popular online sites like Amazon, is far from consistent. That doesn't just apply to Feral's games of course, but other Mac games too.

To me, it seems a situation that could be rectified without too much difficulty. It'd also stop some of these Amazon sellers from charging exorbitant prices. Cheers!

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Thanks for the feedback, it's not as simple as you think but we are always trying to make the experience better for all Feral gamers no matter how they decide to buy the game.

The Feral store is always the best choice of course

Edwin

Beta Tester Application

Hey edddeduck,

How can I apply to beta test for Empire: Total War and Rome: Total War updates as well as the Napoleon: Total War Mac port?

Thanks,
Riley

Rileh said:

Hey edddeduck,

How can I apply to beta test for Empire: Total War and Rome: Total War updates as well as the Napoleon: Total War Mac port?

Thanks,
Riley

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Send me a PM.

Edwin

Multiplayer

Will there be multiplayer in the Campaign Mode? If so, will it be other than "hot seat"?

I own Napoleon in the Windows version but quit playing because I had to deal with Windows. I bot Rome and played it for quite awhile and then bot Empire TW and played it but had a problem which I sent to y'all. Game quit after fighting a battle time after time.

The Napoleonic era is my favorite and I can't wait until it is published on the Mac. Don't like or need steam.

Oudinot said:

Will there be multiplayer in the Campaign Mode? If so, will it be other than "hot seat"?

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You will have the same Multiplayer modes as on the PC.

Napoleon TW has moved to the "Very Soon" from "Soon".

I want to play rome total war II

gregorsamsa said:

As this is the most recent thread for Total War games on Mac, just letting gamers know that "Empire: Total War" has been reduced by 50% on the Mac App Store until 24th April:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/empire-total-war-gold-edition/id523621533?mt=12

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Rome Total War Gold is half price also.

The only concern I have with purchasing Empire: Total Wars on the app store is after reading some of the negative reviews on buying it through the app store. Some reviewers in the app store claimed that Feral told them that the app store has issues downloading files over 10Gb (Total wars is 12Gb). Is this a real issue and has it been addressed ?

Plutonius said:

Rome Total War Gold is half price also.

The only concern I have with purchasing Empire: Total Wars on the app store is after reading some of the negative reviews on buying it through the app store. Some reviewers in the app store claimed that Feral told them that the app store has issues downloading files over 10Gb (Total wars is 12Gb). Is this a real issue and has it been addressed ?

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I've had no problems downloading any game from the Mac App Store, including both of Feral's Total War games. So, I would not expect you to have any troubles either.

What is the likely quarter this game will be released?

Plutonius said:

Rome Total War Gold is half price also.

The only concern I have with purchasing Empire: Total Wars on the app store is after reading some of the negative reviews on buying it through the app store. Some reviewers in the app store claimed that Feral told them that the app store has issues downloading files over 10Gb (Total wars is 12Gb). Is this a real issue and has it been addressed ?

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Sometimes downloading large files from Mac AppStore can produce errors but all you have to do is restart the download to correct it.

Edwin

edddeduck said:

Sometimes downloading large files from Mac AppStore can produce errors but all you have to do is restart the download to correct it.

Edwin

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I've never had any troubles yet but that is good to know for future reference. Thanks.

Thanks too for the time you take to be present here on these forums. I enjoy reading your posts and appreciate the way you reach out to Feral customers here as well as your commentary on other Mac gaming related subjects.

TedM said:

I want to play rome total war II

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Ditto! It is still OUTSTANDING that Napoleon: Total War is coming to the Mac! When I retire, I will retire to gaming.

DanCorleone said:

Ditto! It is still OUTSTANDING that Napoleon: Total War is coming to the Mac! When I retire, I will retire to gaming.

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It's a wonderful life.