Any people using Mac OS X willing to help with my game?

I want to publish my game on Desura, but first I have to decide what platforms will be supported. I have tested it on Windows and Linux, but I don't have access to any Mac computer. It would be great, if somebody with Mac could try to run the game and confirm whether it works or not.

I have no idea how the files/folders should be structured, so I just zipped everything Unity's builder made for me. I'm not sure if zipping everything is enough to publish on Desura, though. For example, it seems odd to me that the file which is used to launch the game got placed in MacOS folder while on Windows it's placed in main directory. Here's the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B27v8MtZiMoqRVdvWnBwYkpjWms/view?usp=sharing

To start the game, you should click one of the portraits (see the image below) and then click 'Tutorial'. When tutorial started we may assume the game is working, so there's no more testing needed. I am only curious if shadows work on Mac. They work on Windows, but no shadows on Linux (I use Unity free).



The other important thing for me is to know whether game's window is resizable or if it's possible to go full screen. The game should be played only under fixed resolution of 800x600 right now, so I unchecked 'Resizable Window' doing that build. However, game's window seems always resizable on linux. I reported it as a bug, but I am curious if you can prevent going full screen on Mac. The image below shows the game running under Windows:

 

OS X uses app bundles, which display the folder as if it was a file. This way the user doesn't need to deal with separate executables and folders; it all appears as just one thing.



Anyway, it seems to run fine (although it needs to be called something other than "game" ), and there are shadows.

It's possible to go full-screen. I don't think it's possible to prevent this, maybe aside from checking every frame whether it's full-screen and then switching it back. However I would very strongly recommend not hard-coding for any particular resolution or aspect ratio in the first place. Someone using a 5K iMac is not going to like playing in a tiny postage-stamp sized window.

--Eric

 

It doesn't even run for me right out of the archive, because the permissions are wrong on the actual binary. This is on Yosemite.

It's probably best to do the exporting on a Mac to ensure the permissions are alright. I've had many issues with archives originating on Windows, so I avoid that. The best would probably to have a Mac partner just for the builds and basic compatibility testing.

Making it work in all 16:9 and 16:10 resolutions is highly recommended

 

no, it runs, you just don't know how to run it
binaries downloaded form the net and not signed by active distribution certificate can be run by right clicking and selecting open
or adjust gatekeeper settings to permit running them by default (not recommended)

 

I know how to run them

It reported an error in the logs, which I looked up in Console:

After a chmod 755 it ran fine.

I'm a developer. My GateKeeper is set to off

 

that's strange then, i downloaded and run it without chmoding anything
btw don't leave your gatekeeper completely off ( if necessary it's possible to drop permissions, run an app and set them back - the OS remembers the binary run like this and next time it allows to run it )

 

oh and btw - the graphics and artwork are from an old/er RTS which name I forgot
but they are identical (maybe it went free/oss with permission to reuse artwork, but i doubt it)

 

No permissions error here (Mavericks); it's already set to 755 after unzipping.

--Eric

 

I think it depends on the tool set to unpack, which varies from user to user (some want RAR, 7zip etc. support). Which is why it's recommended to package on a Mac as a DMG for self-distribution.

Also, I know what I'm doing with regard to GateKeeper

 

i don't know how different un/packers handle permissions, but i had never problem running downloaded zipped app bundle unpacked using default os x compress/archiver

 

btw the game which the art is from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.W.I.N.E.
it was released for free some years ago, but I doubt the artwork can be reused