UO & Mac Compatiblity - RunUO

ShinjiKatsuro · 02-12-2005, 07:32 PM

Is there a way to get UO (either AoS or SE) to work on mac without having to use an emulator?

FallsUpStairs · 02-12-2005, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ShinjiKatsuro

Is there a way to get UO (either AoS or SE) to work on mac without having to use an emulator?

No, UO is built for Windows machines (though there is a Linux client). It's the same reason you can't run Mac products on another operating system. Just get VirtualPC or another emulator, there's no other way.

Random Person · 02-12-2005, 07:48 PM

Remember years ago when a Mac Version was "in the works" :P lol ahhh the good ole days

FallsUpStairs · 02-12-2005, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Random Person

Remember years ago when a Mac Version was "in the works" :P lol ahhh the good ole days

<EA consumes ideas and craps them into oblivion>

Remember years ago when that good old UO2 was coming out... ahhhh the good ole days.

ShinjiKatsuro · 02-12-2005, 07:54 PM

Well cant you just make a client using the data files and not the actuall windows code?

FallsUpStairs · 02-12-2005, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ShinjiKatsuro

Well cant you just make a client using the data files and not the actuall windows code?

Er, yeah you could write a custom client, I suppose.... But not many people here care enough about Mac compatability to write one. You're free to try, however.

ShinjiKatsuro · 02-12-2005, 07:57 PM

Well maybe I WILL! Or pay someone else to do it for me, which i doubt will happen any time soon.

Phantom · 02-12-2005, 08:08 PM

If Krrios wanted to he could add support for Mac via Mono support with his client.

The only thing you would ran into is DirectX support, and the fact thats all Microsoft.

ShinjiKatsuro · 02-12-2005, 10:47 PM

A mac client would be really nice if anyone wants a challenge. I would try to, but I kinda suck at coding.

Andrew_Offlined · 02-13-2005, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by FallsUpStairs

though there is a Linux client

Gosh!! WHERE?????

My precious!!! I googled around and found out a big nothing... Can you kindly put a link about?

Atomic · 02-13-2005, 08:02 AM

Ultima Iris (http://ultimairis.sourceforge.net/portal/site.php) works in Linux.

Andrew_Offlined · 02-13-2005, 08:15 AM

Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!

**psz** · 02-13-2005, 12:52 PM

Iris isn't yet playable (Devs themselves say so). MIssing WAY too many features.

The Linux UO client is from the T2A era. It wouldn't work on any modern servers.

tejayguilliams · 02-13-2005, 01:47 PM

Installing UO in Linux -- from Stratics Yes, yes a bit off from mac, but someone asked, and I knew it worked, so I had to tell you all.

Atomic · 02-13-2005, 01:47 PM

Yeah, but the rumors say their next version might be somewhat playable, and it's always good to point people to nice projects like that

Viago · 02-15-2005, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ShinjiKatsuro

Is there a way to get UO (either AoS or SE) to work on mac without having to use an emulator?

i dont think EA would stoop as low as putting it on MAC, maybe linix compatable but the cost of hiering MAC coders, packaging, shiping, distributing the mac os platform compatable or sepreate client wouldent be ebnificial considering MAC os users are becoming more and more in the minority, as linux users are growing and windows users hold steady.

FallsUpStairs · 02-15-2005, 10:11 PM

EA has many endeavors on the Macintosh, and you contradict yourself since if you knew anything about a Mac you would know that they run on top of a Linux distribution. Also, I don't believe Mac users are becoming any less prevalent, since I've never heard of one Mac user converting to IBM architecture, but many the other way around. I'm not defending Macs, but I think it's rather ignorant to say it would be 'stooping low' to support them. If they did have the userbase for it, they would do so. And the original question was not whether EA would support it, it was whether or not it was possible to run it.

--

To Shinji, it seems easiest to just run VirtualPC, once again. Here's a screenshot of someone with a PowerPC running RedHat while emulating MacOS, with Windows on VirtualPC.

Merlin* · 02-15-2005, 10:19 PM

Resize the pic a little. It's kinda Big

ShinjiKatsuro · 02-15-2005, 11:25 PM

Eh, its not a big deal really. Just wondering if Mac had a UO client.

**psz** · 02-16-2005, 12:44 PM

No, there is no working playable MacOS UO Client.

ShinjiKatsuro · 02-17-2005, 06:31 AM

Well thanks for the help.

Saxum · 02-20-2005, 10:04 AM

I used an emulator on my old Mac to be able to play Ultima Online. It was not
running smooth do, it was rather impossible to walk through crowded areas. This
was a few years ago but I'll look it up and see if I can find any information about it for you.

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psz UO Gamers: Demise Administrator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Swamp Age: 29 Posts: 10,800	Iris isn't yet playable (Devs themselves say so). MIssing WAY too many features. The Linux UO client is from the T2A era. It wouldn't work on any modern servers. __________________ psz Demise' Creator (Retired) The RunUO.com Forum Moderator Team Former Official RunUO Scripter (Retired) Websites: My 360 Blog My Gaming Site(Old Link) My Gaming Site(New Link)

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FallsUpStairs Forum Expert Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 508	EA has many endeavors on the Macintosh, and you contradict yourself since if you knew anything about a Mac you would know that they run on top of a Linux distribution. Also, I don't believe Mac users are becoming any less prevalent, since I've never heard of one Mac user converting to IBM architecture, but many the other way around. I'm not defending Macs, but I think it's rather ignorant to say it would be 'stooping low' to support them. If they did have the userbase for it, they would do so. And the original question was not whether EA would support it, it was whether or not it was possible to run it. -- To Shinji, it seems easiest to just run VirtualPC, once again. Here's a screenshot of someone with a PowerPC running RedHat while emulating MacOS, with Windows on VirtualPC. __________________ Fueled by Bawls :cool:

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02-16-2005, 12:44 PM	#20 (permalink)
psz UO Gamers: Demise Administrator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Swamp Age: 29 Posts: 10,800	No, there is no working playable MacOS UO Client. __________________ psz Demise' Creator (Retired) The RunUO.com Forum Moderator Team Former Official RunUO Scripter (Retired) Websites: My 360 Blog My Gaming Site(Old Link) My Gaming Site(New Link)

02-12-2005, 07:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Random Person Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois Age: 28 Posts: 76	Remember years ago when a Mac Version was "in the works" :P lol ahhh the good ole days

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ShinjiKatsuro Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Age: 28 Posts: 44	Well cant you just make a client using the data files and not the actuall windows code?

02-12-2005, 07:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
ShinjiKatsuro Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Age: 28 Posts: 44	Well maybe I WILL! Or pay someone else to do it for me, which i doubt will happen any time soon.

02-12-2005, 08:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Phantom Account Terminated Join Date: Sep 2002 Age: 26 Posts: 3,846	If Krrios wanted to he could add support for Mac via Mono support with his client. The only thing you would ran into is DirectX support, and the fact thats all Microsoft.

02-12-2005, 10:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
ShinjiKatsuro Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Age: 28 Posts: 44	A mac client would be really nice if anyone wants a challenge. I would try to, but I kinda suck at coding.

02-13-2005, 08:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
Atomic Forum Expert Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 730	Ultima Iris (http://ultimairis.sourceforge.net/portal/site.php) works in Linux.

02-13-2005, 08:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
Andrew_Offlined Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Milan, Italy Age: 38 Posts: 81	Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!

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tejayguilliams Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 18 Posts: 9	Installing UO in Linux -- from Stratics Yes, yes a bit off from mac, but someone asked, and I knew it worked, so I had to tell you all.

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Atomic Forum Expert Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 730	Yeah, but the rumors say their next version might be somewhat playable, and it's always good to point people to nice projects like that

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ShinjiKatsuro Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Age: 28 Posts: 44	Eh, its not a big deal really. Just wondering if Mac had a UO client.

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ShinjiKatsuro Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Age: 28 Posts: 44	Well thanks for the help.

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