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Closed Beta on Mac OSX?

Discussion in 'Starbound Support' started by Flickan, Jul 15, 2013.

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  1. Flickan

    Flickan Poptop Tamer

    Hello!

    This might have been asked before, but I couldn't find any threads or any mention of it in the FAQ. My question is a rather simple one... Does anybody know if the beta will be available on Mac or do I have to wait for the launch?

    Thank you for your time!:D
     
  2. Katzeus

    Katzeus Chucklefisherman Chucklefish

    Tiy runs it on his Macbook, nothing specific on this but it should be good to go for beta.
     
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  3. linkthegamer

    linkthegamer Master Astronaut

    I would have to hunt it down but I'm 95.9% sure all 3 major OSes (mac/win/lin) will have the beta.
     
  4. Yes, you will be able to play the beta on OSX.
     
  5. You said first i'm reporting it's bullying. :cry:
    All 3 main OS area. :rofl:
     
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  6. Pentarctagon

    Pentarctagon Over 9000!!!

    It does in fact say what OSes are supported in the FAQ.
     
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  7. OmnipotentEntity

    OmnipotentEntity Code Monkey Forum Administrator

    I think he was talking about the support FAQ at the top of the page, and not the main FAQ on the website.
     
  8. Pentarctagon

    Pentarctagon Over 9000!!!

    Maybe a link to the main FAQ should be added to this FAQ then?
     
  9. Flickan

    Flickan Poptop Tamer

    It does, however it says "supported at launch". I do not think of the beta as "the launch" which is why I asked. Anyhow thanks for all the answers. =)
     
  10. SeaMichelle

    SeaMichelle Some Sort of Weird Fish Princess

    I'm sorry but... wouldn't the recent graphical core change limit the platform support to Windows?
     
  11. Wasn't it also running on OpenGL ?
     
  12. linkthegamer

    linkthegamer Master Astronaut


    They are working on different versions of the binary I believe, unlike with minecraft (the java jar is basically the same for all systems and uses only cross-platform features) each version will be optimised to their platform a bit. Basically they wanted to give Windows users optimization and the option of DirectX in case your graphics have lackluster OpenGL support.


    Yes, it will run OpenGL and in the case of the Windows version also DirectX.
     
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  13. Soulztealer

    Soulztealer Master Chief

    This is awesome!
     
  14. Gysgamer

    Gysgamer Aquatic Astronaut

    Glad to know i'll be set to play beta as soon as it comes out :)
     
  15. BitterB1ackFox

    BitterB1ackFox Master Chief

    I have a Mac and that is good to know that a beta will be available for it. But one other thing. I got StarCraft 2 and I am unable to play it due to an outdated OS. I have 10.6 and it requires 10.7-8. Will I have to update my OS for Starbound too?:confused:
     
  16. OmnipotentEntity

    OmnipotentEntity Code Monkey Forum Administrator

    I don't.... think so? I don't honestly know though. I'll find out for you.
     
  17. Soulztealer

    Soulztealer Master Chief

    I know one of the debs tested it out on a way out dated Mac OS and they said it worked flawlessly. I think it was posted in the FAQ or maybe in this thread.
     
  18. It wasn't running on the outdated OS but on entry level MacBook Air.
     
  19. BitterB1ackFox

    BitterB1ackFox Master Chief

    Well that is good to know, thank you for getting back to my post OmnipotentEntity, Soulztealer, and TvK.
     
  20. genobee

    genobee Star Wrangler

    Yeah, I'd like to know OS requirement as well. I'm using 10.6. Both 10.7 and 10.8 were not good enough of an upgrade to me. If Starbound has OSX 10.7+ requirement then hopefully OSX 10.9 (Maverick) came out before Starbound Beta did.
     
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