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Ok, I have to confess, I'm a bit of a strategy game nerd. I love freeciv, Triplea, Wesnoth, and Freecol. Especially freeciv. Oh man, I spend hours playing that...

But anyway, does any one here know of any good strategy games? Particularly ones that work for Mac OSX?

http://www.gmtgames.com/p-29-the-napoleonic-wars.aspx

The best...board game.

For a Mac strategy game let me recommend the Midway series, by David Riggle.

If you're into historical grand strategy games, I recommend the Europa Universalis series. EUII was great, and apparently EUIII is now out for OS X (which I did not know until just now :eek:).

If you're into historical grand strategy games, I recommend the Europa Universalis series. EUII was great, and apparently EUIII is now out for OS X (which I did not know until just now :eek:).

I know what it is. I have their Vicotria.

Ok, I have to confess, I'm a bit of a strategy game nerd. I love freeciv, Triplea, Wesnoth, and Freecol. Especially freeciv. Oh man, I spend hours playing that...

But anyway, does any one here know of any good strategy games? Particularly ones that work for Mac OSX?

IMHO... the best and simplest game out there is...

Spaceward HO! (http://www3.sympatico.ca/maury/games/space/spaceward_ho.html)

fast, simple and fun!

IMHO... the best and simplest game out there is...

Spaceward HO! (http://www3.sympatico.ca/maury/games/space/spaceward_ho.html)

fast, simple and fun!

Has that been Carbonized?

Say please.

Has that been Carbonized?

if you mean what I think you mean...

according to wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceward_Ho!)
Version 5 is available for Mac OS (where it is Carbonized to be Mac OS X native) and Palm OS. Version 4 is also available for Windows and version 2 for Amiga.

I play the windows version. and I use the "polite Cough" as one of my window's sounds. :D

if you mean what I think you mean...

according to wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceward_Ho!)


I play the windows version. and I use the "polite Cough" as one of my window's sounds. :D

Okay, I'll give it a shot.
All my old Classic games are now unplayable. :(. (Except Starcraft, which is all anyone really needs).

Has that been Carbonized?
Hasn't Apple decided to, you know, kill Carbon?

Hasn't Apple decided to, you know, kill Carbon?

Nope. Carbon (C++ equivalent to Cocoa) is still used in OS X apps, although it's rare. Mostly it's handy for natively supporting Classic apps, which otherwise wouldn't run in OS 10.5.

Edit: Actually, I think that iTunes is Carbon.

Nope. Carbon (C++ equivalent to Cocoa) is still used in OS X apps, although it's rare. Mostly it's handy for natively supporting Classic apps, which otherwise wouldn't run in OS 10.5.

Actually, I think that iTunes is Carbon.Ok, so which one did Apple flag as depreciated in Leopard?

Ok, so which one did Apple flag as depreciated in Leopard?

Well, Classic is dead. Which is kind of a shame although not really.
Intel Macs never supported it anyway.

WinSPMBT and WinSPWW2 are good, dunno if they run on a Mac, mind. Both are free full downloads from Shrapnel Games.

Well, Classic is dead. Which is kind of a shame although not really.
Intel Macs never supported it anyway.Ok, so teh vast intertubes state that Carbon was never ported to x64, and Apple has no intention to do so.

Okay, I'll give it a shot.
All my old Classic games are now unplayable. :(. (Except Starcraft, which is all anyone really needs).

Does anyone know if there is a sequel due?

Does anyone know if there is a sequel due?
Yes, and it appears the did not fuck it up too badly. Official release date is "not in 2007"...

Ok, so teh vast intertubes state that Carbon was never ported to x64, and Apple has no intention to do so.

Hmm, so it would seem. It will still work, though.

Yes, and it appears the did not fuck it up too badly. Official release date is "not in 2007"...

Yes… not too badly.

Hmm, so it would seem. It will still work, though.
That is dead enough for me.
Yes…*not too badly.
I made sure to spit it out correctly.

That is dead enough for me.

Maybe the Carbonized Classic will need to be… Cocoa-ized?

Maybe the Carbonized Classic will need to be… Cocoa-ized?I think Apple wants Carbon to die all together for Cocoa. Cocoa can do almost anything that Carbon can (now that Classic is dead). If Apple can add the missing functionality to Cocoa, they would be much better off. It would be much easier to maintain one code base, than to maintain two.

I think Apple wants Carbon to die all together for Cocoa. Cocoa can do almost anything that Carbon can (now that Classic is dead). If Apple can add the missing functionality to Cocoa, they would be much better off. It would be much easier to maintain one code base, than to maintain two.

Not only that, but Carbon is far more difficult to use than Cocoa.

Ok, I have to confess, I'm a bit of a strategy game nerd. I love freeciv, Triplea, Wesnoth, and Freecol. Especially freeciv. Oh man, I spend hours playing that...

But anyway, does any one here know of any good strategy games? Particularly ones that work for Mac OSX?

Killzone, StarCraft, World in Conflict, The command and conquer series are good ones.

here's a list of online ones (http://www.addictinggames.com/strategygames.html)

Warzone 2100? http://wz2100.net/

I have a few Mac Classic games (when I had a Mac LCII), I guess I can bin them now since no new Mac I can buy will play them.

(I have three Windows XP machines in the house)