Spring on MacOSX
Status
At the present, there is a working, compiled universal binary for Macintosh OSX 10.4. However, this is still pre-release and is not yet ready for the public.
Networking sync presently limits play between computers of the same processor type. PPC cross architecture network sync is being worked on, but macintel builds might have to wait.
A port of the Unity lobby is being attempted (ease of installation is a major concern regardles though), as well as there being progress on AFLobby, but neither as yet are working easily. Therefore, play between two computers must be initiated manually via start scripts and/or command line.
Latest Release: 0.7gU
Download
to download and see the latest information, see the forum thread
Donations
Elio is, at present, the sole active dev on this port and working towards a full Universal build with network sync. However, at the present he is "slowly" getting an intel mac mini or similar macintel to achieve this.
therefore, the option to donate to support such a cause is available
(added by DesertLynx 14:46, 7 Feb 2007 (W. Europe Standard Time))
Running Spring OSX
Download the latest build
Download maps (at least one)
Download mods (at least one)
double click them to install them, or drag and drop them onto the SpringRTS.app bundle (they mightn't all install at once; so you may need to quit and repeat for remaining ones.
double click on Spring to run.
StartScripts
You can also write start scripts to set up skirmishes, network games (example scripts). if you give the script an extension of ".srts" you should be able to just double click the script to start, otherwise just drag and drop it onto the SpringRTS.app bundle. --elio
Editing settings
a preference editor is planned, however, in the mean time it is necessary to modify the preference file directly.
to edit preferences, edit ~/Library/Preferences/de.berlios.taspring-linux.SpringRTS.plist
unless you know what you're doing it is reccomended that you only edit resolution and fontsize.
Bug reporting
If you find bugs, please check below at the known list, if they are not there, please report them on the Mac build forum thread
Please be descriptive. this is not yet a public release and all the help possible is required to fix each problem.
For bug reports providing infolog.txt, please have VerboseLevel at 9
Known issues
Nvidia graphics cards there are reports that Nvidia graphics cards cause several visual artefacts in game. Among them, vanishing, units and blue/grey polygons appearing as units are nearing build completion. More information of ways that you can avoid it happening is welcome.
LUA issues (intel macs only?) (I'm not sure this is LUA related..--elio 22:50, 7 Feb 2007 (W. Europe Standard Time))
some users have had the build menus vanish or menu writing float a little.
LUA has bugs as this build uses 5.1 while most spring devs are scripting against version 5.0. This is being worked on. --elio 22:50, 7 Feb 2007 (W. Europe Standard Time)
Nanolathe issues occasionally the nanolathe spray may end up out of sync with conplanes, this is purely cosmetic and does not affect gameplay. (May be fixed in latest release; so yes, no if still there would be great. --elio 22:50, 7 Feb 2007 (W. Europe Standard Time))
AI issues (--elio 22:50, 7 Feb 2007 (W. Europe Standard Time))
Some AI are currently reporting the wrong version, yet still work fine. This will be solved it the next release. (Potentially having a AllowIncompatibleAI setting, because it can lead to crashes if they are genuinely incorrect. Some AI can cause crashes, There appears to be some dylib symbol problems that could pop up; this is being worked on.
Other minor things Please though do post in the thread with info about anything; you may be able to provide the key bit to pinpoint the problem.
