Here’s an update on the Mac version of Cortex Command, straight from porter extraordinaire Chris himself:
“Last night was productive. The game is running again now. The most annoying debug session ever. The main problem was ridiculous.
It turns out the problem (i’ll save you too much of the gory details), was my use of a non-standard wifi dongle for my Internet connection!
If you don’t use the Airport … you’re in for a nasty surprise.
Unbelievable that it can cause an exception so deep in workings of Mac OSX it was distinctly non-trivial to find. I was so perplexed I started looking for harebrained causes, and eventually I was lucky enough to get a crash that didn’t completely overwrite the stack and I noticed it was crashing deep in the os dns lookup library somewhere.
Short story: It was just trying to get its own hostname on game startup and blowing up in my face because it assumes the use of the Airport.
Now, I can concentrate on the mouse, which is the original bloody problem :)”
The mouse issues he refers to appear to be related to legacy mouse interface code in Allegro which causes the mouse to skip and not be responsive. He’ll probably have to write new mouse handlers that use more modern API’s.
Other than that, things are looking good for a Mac release very soon!
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That makes me a happy clone.
^^
Well i’m sure the mac users will be happy.
Please, how are you with the next Windows build?
Aaah, great. That’s always satisfying to read updates of Cortex Command!
PS: I sent you an email Data, but it seems that it fell into your junk box.
YAY! glad yo hear that.
HAHAHA thats funny
pictures funny
theres cracks out there still
is the find one and get a code still valid?
To digitalstick: no, they stopped doing that awhile ago.
i didn’t know porting to mac was sooo hard!
Awesome, can’t wait. I’ll be first in line to pick this up.
Stay well away from wifi dongles on macs, the drivers the creators (I’m talking Belkin etc) make are utterly horrible. My laptop became very unstable (kernel panics several times a week) after using one.
Luckily the only mac you would ever need one with is the 6 year old powerbook G4
cant wait to buy that mac version!
So you are still alive :0
I… love… pie.
On a side-note, great job at the DRHQ! We need to buy you that Missile Base and that Cloning machine, with 87,957 of you, the game will be done in no time!
Ooh, update!
Just out of interest, but did you do the update because of me!!! Cause I was the last one to ask for an update and we got one!!! Everyone should praise me!!! Now you need to implement the elite mailing list.
Blaa! This is not very important… Make some new Gadgets 😉
Yes tomaster.
Data updated ALL BECAUSE OF YOU.
Because you are IMPORTANT TO HIM.
YOU ARE A UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s what i wanted to hear!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AWESOME
Woohoo! Soon we’ll have Mac people populating the boards too!
Yay. Also, 14 comments, and we already have someguy who made a bajillion exclamation marks and increased the page width twenty fold.
It’s good to know that there are still douchebags on this log.
@Darklink
I am so proud, Data updates all because of me 😀 I’m so happy, I’m a fucking butterfly.
Indeed, ‘s good to have more compatibility.
On the other hand, wants the contents :D.
Any progress on putting Prom’s stuff in game in the last month or so?
Woot!
can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait! can’t wait!
Awesome, an update! Coincidentally, I went ahead and got CC yesterday, so I was wondering when news on the Mac port would show up.
Yeah, this is actually pretty awesome. Kruger appears to be sub-hiring additional staff himself; I wonder how Conan would be at bug fixing? Converting games USING THE SHEER BRUTE STRENGTH OF HIS SWORD OF MUSCLYNESS. SMASK THEM DONGLES.
Or, perhaps Chris is actually Conan… IN DISGUISE. DUN DUN DUNNN.
On a side note, is he a part of the development on a more permanent basis, or is he just around for the mac port?
Mostly just curiosity, but hey.
I wonder… if Coops can wait? Perhaps he should reiterate. Wheee.
…whee…
…mac…
Well, you have fun who haven’t sold their soul to Microsoft.
(Burn in gamevoid, you heretics.
Hello Data
Good news for Mac user then.
Since the last release is good enough for new stuff, can you tell us what’s the best part of the next release ?
Maybe new content ?
@Tomaster
*Insert witty remark here*
@Arme : That’s the kind of question which is often asked but never answered in comments. You juste have to wait for an update.
Very soon could be in a week or in 3 months.
Very soon is such a relative turn, don’t use valve time please. 😀
I meant relative term, not turn -_-
@Darklink
In case you got it screwed up, I was calling whoever shoved 4000 exclamation marks in here a douchebag, not you.
P.S I’m a fucking butterfly.
holy ass 😀
Coops made an Exclamation mark chain approximately 4,758
characters long. Thank you Microsoft Word for counting that for me.
awesomeness in purest form.
also thanks for clearing up what the mouse issue was, i was starting to think you were silly.
in any case, awesome update, cheers 😀
yaaa
yayayaayyaya
i’ve already made my own mod..
P.S
sorry Tomaster.. i never knew i could piss someone of by typing lots of exclamation marks
Then are you going to work on a Pandora release? 😀
This is sooooo cool. Looking forward for release 🙂 I highly appreciate your work to develop this great project for other OS’s as well!
I will read every single update, regardless of wether i’ll understand a single word, that pertains to the mac release of this game.
Cortex Command is the only reason i still have windows taking up 15 gigs of my hard drive space. When it gets released i can finally say goodbye to bootcamp and this ridiculous partition.
So if you’re worried about boring people with details, know that i will not be bored by it.
@Coops
Thanks for your apology, but no one is ever gunna read this again.
All I can say is after just getting the game, and signing up for the mod forum, finding out that there will be a MAC os version coming is just plain AWESOME.
I have both PC and mac, but I am much more interested in running it on my mac laptop on the way to and from work.
The question is, with a valid purchase code, can we get both a registered mac and a PC version?