UPDATE: We've got some great news for Mac folks! We're going to have Mac versions of all* of the Anniversary Collection! We've teamed up with some really amazing people at Codeweavers who specialize in this sort of thing (and are also Myst fans), and they've been able to make macOS versions of all the games* from the Windows versions — no additional emulation software is required.
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- Myst 25th Anniversary Collection on Kickstarter A Kickstarter campaign has been launched for the 25th Anniversary Collection of the legendary puzzle game Myst. The campaign is for crowd-funding an.
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After the Kickstarter ends, each Backer will fill out a survey where (among other things) they can choose either Windows or macOS. (No need to do anything until you receive the survey - and no ETA on when the survey is coming.)
* There are caveats, so keep reading…
First Caveat: Myst: Masterpiece Edition is giving us trouble. We're working on it, but we're not sure about it. Soooo… we'll be converting the original Myst to fill that hole.
UPDATE: We've got some great news for Mac folks! We're going to have Mac versions of all. of the Anniversary Collection! We've teamed up with some really amazing people at Codeweavers who specialize in this sort of thing (and are also Myst fans), and they've been able to make macOS versions of all the games. from the Windows versions — no additional emulation software is required. Description Myst 25th: Anniversary Collection comes in an oversized box in the shape of a book and was only available via a Kickstarter campaign. The book/box closes magnetically.
Second Caveat: Flux. Any of this could change - for the better or for the worse. Because there is testing going on right now, we want you to be aware that there is a little room for some wiggle, but we're obviously feeling very secure about the Mac versions.
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Apple has always been a part of Cyan's history. And Apple/Mac users are a very important part of the audience for our games. As we've said before, Rand only uses a Mac at home and work. However, these facts do not directly correlate to resources for Mac updates. Those updates require substantial time and effort to update or rebuild the games from the ground up.
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Changes and updates to Apple's hardware (example: migration from PowerPC to Intel), software (example: discontinuation of HyperCard), and the MacOS platform (example: switch to OS X) make the Mac a wonderful modern ecosystem, but can create sometimes overwhelming challenges to small developers trying to update older titles.
The Myst 25th Anniversary Collection [Kickstarter] is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter and the developer has teamed up with Codeweavers for the Mac version, turns out they're looking into Linux too.
Second Caveat: Flux. Any of this could change - for the better or for the worse. Because there is testing going on right now, we want you to be aware that there is a little room for some wiggle, but we're obviously feeling very secure about the Mac versions.
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Apple has always been a part of Cyan's history. And Apple/Mac users are a very important part of the audience for our games. As we've said before, Rand only uses a Mac at home and work. However, these facts do not directly correlate to resources for Mac updates. Those updates require substantial time and effort to update or rebuild the games from the ground up.
Myst 25th Anniversary Collection Scam
Changes and updates to Apple's hardware (example: migration from PowerPC to Intel), software (example: discontinuation of HyperCard), and the MacOS platform (example: switch to OS X) make the Mac a wonderful modern ecosystem, but can create sometimes overwhelming challenges to small developers trying to update older titles.
The Myst 25th Anniversary Collection [Kickstarter] is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter and the developer has teamed up with Codeweavers for the Mac version, turns out they're looking into Linux too.
Sounds like a pretty decent package, as it will include all the Myst games, all seven of them in fact.
For those that haven't heard of Codeweavers, they're the folks that support the Wine project and have their own commercial application named CrossOver. CrossOver is essentially their own special build of Wine, along with their own user interface.
Cyan Worlds announced earlier this month, that they teamed up with Codeweavers to handle the Mac builds, nothing was said about Linux. However, we had a nice tip from GOL fan 'nox' noting that their FAQ has been updated to include this: Bell helicopter maintenance manuals.
Since Codeweavers works with Linux, too, will Linux ports of the Myst 25 Collection also be available for Backers?
The Linux option is now being investigated. More news to come!
The developers also said GOG has given them a hand too, which is nice.
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It's already funded, well over the goal in fact. Will let you know if we hear any more on this.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.