macOS and iOS Support

[dk_dunkirk]

I'm part of a board gaming group that usually meets once a month or so. We just started playing Gloomhaven a couple months ago. There are 6 of us playing the game across 2 box sets. Unfortunately, for this video game version, I am done with Windows-based computers.

After 19 years of using Linux on the desktop, I've tried every incarnation of Wine for gaming, including the commercial ones, and I always just kept a Windows partition to play games on. I won't bother trying it on a Mac.

I have Parallels for work-related stuff, and I've upgraded to the latest version because of their supposed better graphics capabilities, but Skyrim ran like a slideshow, so I'm thinking that it's just as useless as Wine for gaming (and I'm a little peeved at them for what I consider to be false advertising).

I know I could create a BootCamp partition, but I just don't want to maintain a 3rd OS on my machine (after macOS and the Parallels install).

What I'm trying to say is that, unless there's a native Mac version, I'm out, which is disappointing, because I could see paying for 6 copies myself (at current pricing) to get all of my group on this, and avoid the board setup time.

I know this isn't going to be a huge game, so I understand the limited resources in play here, but the gaming world is a very different place than it was just a few years ago. Lots of people are moving on from Windows now. Half of my group doesn't even have a computer at all; they just use their phone. I read on BGG that it's up to the producers, and I have no idea what engine the game is using, so I don't have any feel for how hard it would be to port to macOS or iOS, but I wanted to throw my group's situation out as a data point for consideration when it comes to discussions about porting.

[casmith]

Tis the season for holding on to hope. +1 Mac for me.

[Fogo Fortitude]

+1 Mac for me. However, I am worried that their decision to make their own processors may cause some issues (ie they are moving off intel CPU). Is this a valid risk to the Mac OS versions development?

[HalloikbenJim]

Gonna buy if there is mac support

[Starlight]

I've been using the Steam streaming to play it on my Mac, but having to boot up a Windows machine to do so is a nuisance. Would pay extra for a Mac native version if needed :)

The game already works great (aside from the Mindthief buff bugs), so looking forward to more monsters and environments and hoping for a Frosthaven follow-up once that's out as well!

[KiPhish]

+1 want to purchase at least 2 copies

[SheLex]

+1
Have bought a copy, played couple of hours - game looks fantastic. But now I am fed up with wine so waiting for mac version.

[colazar]

Just adding my voice to the "will buy immediately if (and only if) there is a native Mac version" crowd.

[Etiko]

+1 I already bought Gloomhaven, but don’t have a Windows PC anymore. Would love a Mac version and/or an iOS version!!

[Nor]

I too would buy a Mac version on Steam!

[noypi53]

Count me in for a Mac version. Tried running it on Parallels but characters & play area are blacked out.

[Etiko]

You guys coding this in Unity right? Should be trivial to compile us a MacOS version.

[phren0logy]

Originally posted by Etiko:

You guys coding this in Unity right? Should be trivial to compile us a MacOS version.

Unity development often involves using third-party libraries for Unity, many (most?) of which are not available on Mac/iOS. So this is not accurate.

[Etiko]

Originally posted by phren0logy:

Originally posted by Etiko:

You guys coding this in Unity right? Should be trivial to compile us a MacOS version.

Unity development often involves using third-party libraries for Unity, many (most?) of which are not available on Mac/iOS. So this is not accurate.

This is strange to me as a developer: Why would you use these libraries and in the process eradicate much of the value Unity brings to the table?

[Xeper]

Originally posted by Etiko:

Originally posted by phren0logy:

Unity development often involves using third-party libraries for Unity, many (most?) of which are not available on Mac/iOS. So this is not accurate.

This is strange to me as a developer: Why would you use these libraries and in the process eradicate much of the value Unity brings to the table?

Well the main benefit is that you have a GE. Multiplattform is great if you develop a mobile game, but why hastle with trying to port it to a plattform that has that few users? (even with Unity there will be problems and extra developing time needed) Macs are not even 10% of all PCs and those that have a real graphics card are few.

[jennfah]

I backed this on Kickstarter and bought the steam code as part of my pledge, not realizing it's PC only!!! Gahhh! Please make a macOS version! :)