Garrulous Glaahk Wanderer Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Is the estimate time of arrival still late February? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Niemand Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 The end of February or so, I believe, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Tirien Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Anyone know the estimated time for the Windows release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Not for a few months. I would expect it to take a solid 2 or 3 months to port and test, especially considering Jeff's possibly altering text size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 No chance of it being released tomorrow, on my birthday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Mod. Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 In time to spend my whole spring break playing it hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Jeff's going on vacation and planning an end of the month release. Of course if he spends it like his last one pub crawling .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Originally Posted By: Randomizer Jeff's going on vacation and planning an end of the month release. Lame, I want it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Originally Posted By: Master1 Lame, I want it now. That's why I still beta test. I can't wait. Well that and all the failed sanity checks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I'm so glad I'm dual-booting Windows and OS X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Lame. Why wait until the END of teenager's february breaks to publish it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma tehpineapple Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 *shouts at up at the sky* Redbeeeeeeeeeeeeeeard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 On a semi-related note, there's a small preview for Avadon here, to wet peoples appetites. Any day now folks, it's coming Edit: All these Av's are getting confusing. ._. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Radix Malorum Est Cupiditas Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Y'know I tend to prefer when my appetite is dry to when it's wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Unlike others in this thread, I am more than content to wait; I have to be, since the only operating systems I have are Windows. In the meantime, I have Avernum 1-6 and Geneforge 1-4 to keep me busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody waterplant Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Originally Posted By: Acky On a semi-related note, there's a small preview for Avadon here, to wet peoples appetites. Any day now folks, it's coming Can't wait! Appetites are whetted btw. It means sharpened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 That article misspelled "replay". Instead it says that Avadon has "great repply value". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug AaronC Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Yes...how difficult is it to install/dual boot whatever Mac onto a PC? Gonna be hard waiting another few months after first release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Tirien Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Repply value is a good thing. I feel good about this game now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I got no rush, I start playing it after complete walkthrough is available (made by Matt P. prolly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Ceiling Durkheim Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 It's good to know that this game will value my repply. My repply is a little short on self-esteem, and requires gentleness and encouragement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody waterplant Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Nice repply. Have a biscuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Originally Posted By: AaronC how difficult is it to install/dual boot whatever Mac onto a PC? I'd like to know that. Ever since I learned how to run virtual computers in VirtualBox and the like, I've been sort of collecting operating systems to experiment with. Quote: Gonna be hard waiting another few months after first release. Not for me, it isn't. See my post above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Niemand Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Originally Posted By: The Mystic Originally Posted By: AaronC how difficult is it to install/dual boot whatever Mac onto a PC? I'd like to know that. Ever since I learned how to run virtual computers in VirtualBox and the like, I've been sort of collecting operating systems to experiment with. It's doable, but unfortunately since Apple's business is largely predicated on making money from selling hardware they really aren't fond of people using their software on other hardware. In particular, as I understand it, things like drivers can become serious issues, or at least annoyances, since Mac OS expects to be run on a relatively narrow spectrum of equipment. I don't have any experience with any of this, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 So what you're saying is that it can be done, but is probably more trouble than it's worth. There's a computer store near me, and they have Snow Leopard relatively cheap (about $30-50US). I just thought I'd pick up a copy and run it as a virtual machine in VirtualBox or Basilisk II or something. The main question is whether it would run on my system at all, virtually or otherwise; I have an AMD processor, and Snow Leopard requires an Intel processor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Niemand Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Apple's retail price for Snow leopard is $29, so indeed you won't be out much if you decide to try it but don't find it useful. Also, when Apple says that an Intel processor is required, they really mean an x86 processor, as opposed to one of the PowerPC processors such as older Macs contain. AMD's x86 processors are largely the same as Intel's from a user perspective, so as long as it's a relatively new model I'd guess that it won't be an issue. I took a quick look on google for descriptions of installing Mac OS under Virtual Box, and I saw a lot of articles that looked like they went into pretty thorough detail. You would have to look at them yourself to judge whether they look like stuff you would be comfortable carrying out and then decide whether the end result would be worth the effort. (I would think so, but that's why I got a Mac in the first place. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Originally Posted By: Niemand Apple's retail price for Snow leopard is $29, so indeed you won't be out much if you decide to try it but don't find it useful. Precisely my point if I decide to try it. However, I plan to do more research, just to be sure. I also plan to buy a spare hard drive, just in case Snow Leopard decides to kill one of my hard drives, like virtual Linux did. Quote: Also, when Apple says that an Intel processor is required, they really mean an x86 processor, as opposed to one of the PowerPC processors such as older Macs contain. AMD's x86 processors are largely the same as Intel's from a user perspective, so as long as it's a relatively new model I'd guess that it won't be an issue. My processor is from the computer I built back in October, so it's still fairly recent. I don't know if it's an x86 processor, but I do know it's compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. It's an AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, if you want to check the specs. Quote: I took a quick look on google for descriptions of installing Mac OS under Virtual Box, and I saw a lot of articles that looked like they went into pretty thorough detail. You would have to look at them yourself to judge whether they look like stuff you would be comfortable carrying out and then decide whether the end result would be worth the effort. I intend to. I did a lot of research before building my current computer, and this will be no different, except this time the outcome will be a virtual computer. Quote: (I would think so, but that's why I got a Mac in the first place. ) I hope it works too, but your guess is probably much better than mine; my last Mac was an Apple][e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Originally Posted By: The Mystic I hope it works too, but your guess is probably much better than mine; my last Mac was an Apple][e. that's not even actually a mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 That predates Lisa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Originally Posted By: Randomizer That predates Lisa. No, it doesn't. In fact, the Apple ][e and the Lisa were released on the same day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Lauren CW Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Just partition your harddrive and install the Mac OS on the partition. Virtual box is way more trouble than it's worth, in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Originally Posted By: Beer and Motor Oil Just partition your harddrive and install the Mac OS on the partition. That's what I plan to do, once I get a spare hard drive. One drive will be for my normal stuff, and the other will be for experiments with virtual computers. I don't want to just partition my hard drive for another OS unless I'm absolutely sure the new OS will work on my computer; and if it doesn't work, I don't want to end up with a potentially unusable partition on my hard drive. Therefore, it's going into a virtual environment. Quote: Virtual box is way more trouble than it's worth, in my experience. *shrugs* Hey, it's free, and so far it does just about everything I want it to. And in my experience, VirtualBox isn't nearly as bad as working in Bochs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Locmaar Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'm curious... will Mac OS install on any drive and computer just like that? I believe I heard somewhere that the installer performs a hardware check (read: DRM) before installing. I don't know for sure 'cause I only ever installed on Macs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 you might get macosx installed on normal pc but it might not work properly (due regular pc isn't mac pc), there are several sites which have guides how to get macosx working on regular pc. besides if you install macosx on regular pc you break apple's terms of service etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma tehpineapple Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 If anyone here shelled out the $40,000 for the Lisa when it came out, I tip my hat to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Soul of Wit Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 A relative used a Lisa as an accountant for Mazda US (before they were swallowed by Ford.) She says they were a few years ahead of their time and sluggish, but fun to use. As for a hackintosh? There's plenty of info on the web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Yeah, I currently run a Windows PC with a Snow Leopard partition on an HP laptop, so it's certainly possible to get it to work. It took about a day, and you're going to need to be incredibly familiar with your hardware - since you built the computer, this should be fine. The only thing to remember is that you're going to need things like a bootloader and drivers (or kexts or whatever) to get your system to work - just installing OS X onto a harddrive and plugging it into a computer is not going to work. As Soul of Wit says, there are plenty of guides for a "Hackintosh", as they're called, so do some reading before-hand. You might find that a critical piece of your hardware isn't compatible at all, so you'll want to check before you waste several hours pulling your hair. Also, woot, Avadan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Wanderer Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Just to get back on the original topic, am I going to have trouble learning a new game engine, or is it similar enough to Avernum so that I will be able to just start playing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Originally Posted By: Wanderer Just to get back on the original topic, am I going to have trouble learning a new game engine, or is it similar enough to Avernum so that I will be able to just start playing? Maybe. The hacking at stuff part stayed the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Colonel Haste Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 The original topic was actually the question of when Avadon will launch. I'm betting on this weekend, either Saturday between 2 pm and 5 pm Pacific time or Sunday during the same window. I base this on (1) the promise of a late February release and (2) the timing of the posts in the Announcements forum for the last three releases. All were weekend late afternoon announcements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Warchief Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 What, you mean it won't be released today!? I really need a distraction from work. @Major Haste: Judging by the timing of the last announcements you could be right. But i suppose monday is technically still "Late February" though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora Thunder of Victory Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I hope Jeff is burning midnight oil making the game, so I could burn midnight oil playing the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Khoth Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Jeff is sitting in his lair reading your posts and laughing about how Avadon has actually been finished for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Tracer Bullet Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Originally Posted By: Khoth Jeff is sitting in his lair reading your posts and laughing about how Avadon has actually been finished for years. He just read your post and that shut him up quite nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 The truth is Avadon is vaporware. Jeff never intended to make a new game. He's been busy making a remake of Avernum to keep milking the Exile series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Aw, c'mon. What kind of game company would publish a whole load of promotional material without actually working on the game in question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Microsoft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Originally Posted By: Dintiradan Aw, c'mon. What kind of game company would publish a whole load of promotional material without actually working on the game in question And I was about to make a Duke Nukem Forever joke until I quoted you and noticed you hyperlinked the question mark. You're no fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Niemand Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 That's hardly a case of advertising the game without working on it; it's a case of working very hard but never quite finishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Originally Posted By: Niemand That's hardly a case of advertising the game without working on it; it's a case of working very hard but never quite finishing. Or worse, working very hard, not quite finishing, and then releasing it anyways! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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