Fledgling Fyora Lars Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Hey, sorry if this has been brought up before but I couldn't find it. I've missed playing Exile 1-3 since the move to MacIntel, and I know that no modern computers, Mac or Windows, can play the older Exile series. I was wondering, rather than call for a newer version specifically for OS X or an open source project, how hard would it be to rewrite the game in Java so it could be hosted online, and played on multiple operating systems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 yeah uh good luck with that blades of exile has been open-sourced but the exile series hasn't, although i guess it's a possibility in the future for now, though, the exile series is basically unsupported Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 It would probably be harder to rewrite the game in Java than it would be to create an OSX-Intel compatible version of the game. Neither is likely to happen, though. Windows users can run the Exile games, I believe, even in Vista (no idea about Win7 though). Linux users can run the games under WINE, as can Mac users (with CrossOver)*. Mac users can try Basilisk II, CrossOver, or a Windows emulator such as Parallels. ...I wonder if it would work in Win3.1 or Win98 under DOSbox... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Running the Exile series can be done in Vista, but it can be a real pain. I just bought a copy of Win7, but I haven't tried playing any games in it yet, so I don't know how well they run. Currently, I play the Exile series in VirtualBox using WinXP as a guest OS, and they run great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Erebus the Black Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 I was able to play the exile 3 game on XP-32 with only problem being the characters' pictures where a little off. it was on a pentium 2 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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