Re:Elite Dangerous - Mac Version Stretch Goal
by Uchikoma on Thursday December 27, 2012 @09:28AM
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Title misleading?
"If we reach £1.4 million in funding through the Kickstarter project, we will release a Mac version of the game around 3 months after the initial Windows PC release."
Re:Elite Dangerous - Mac Version Stretch Goal
by pmuk on Thursday December 27, 2012 @09:33AM
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I suppose I should have used "Elite Dangerous to get Mac support within 3 months of PC launch if project funded and stretch goal met", but it wasn't very catchy!
Re:Elite Dangerous - Mac Version Stretch Goal
by mikeash on Thursday December 27, 2012 @04:25PM
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I don't really want to pledge for a game I might not be able to play. Unfortunately, the fact that it's a stretch goal rather than part of the main goal means that I lose out on Kickstarter's escrow, so there's a real risk of that.
Re:Elite Dangerous - Mac Version Stretch Goal
by porsupah on Thursday December 27, 2012 @10:18AM
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If I have to fire up a Windows 7 VM to play Elite: Dangerous, I will, but certainly, I'd be even happier with a native version.
The project's funding trend has nosed upwards lately, despite Christmas, so perhaps word will circulate regarding the possibility of Mac support, as well as the newer pledge levels, if people feel inclined to nudge their existing pledges upward.
Re:Elite Dangerous - Mac Version Stretch Goal
by antihero on Friday December 28, 2012 @06:22PM
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Not pledging anything 'till there's a Linux version - I mean, FFS, loads of people are making Linux versions of stuff now, it can't be that hard unless they use DirectX or something silly.
"If we reach £1.4 million in funding through the Kickstarter project, we will release a Mac version of the game around 3 months after the initial Windows PC release."
£989,339 pledged of £1,250,000 goal
The project's funding trend has nosed upwards lately, despite Christmas, so perhaps word will circulate regarding the possibility of Mac support, as well as the newer pledge levels, if people feel inclined to nudge their existing pledges upward.
http://www.eliteforever.co.uk/downloads.html
Or this Elite-inspired open source version:
http://www.oolite.org