Announcement by the author: Whiskey project discontinued.

Quote:WhiskyWine will no longer be receiving any further updates. We will not be upgrading to Wine 8+, and fixes for specific apps and games, like Steam will not be produced.
Occasional updates may still come if macOS fundamentally breaks the main app, as it did in 15.4.

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1. I lost interest in the project. Running it is incredibly time-consuming, and as I'm still a student and also not being paid for work on Whisky it becomes hard to justify working on it if I no longer enjoy it.
   
2. Whisky, in my opinion, has not been a positive on the Wine community as a whole.
   [..] Without CodeWeavers there would be no Wine on Mac.
   [..] By contrast, Whisky is based on CrossOver, but we don't produce any bespoke fixes. [..] This is not a fair trade, and continuing this parasitic relationship could easily harm CrossOver's continued profitability and the existence of Wine on Mac as a whole.
   
   TLDR; Whisky harms Wine on Mac.
   

Quote:Those who know me know that I've already moved on to several other projects. Most recently, I've been helping out with porting Sonic Unleashed Recompiled to macOS and Metal. I will continue to do cool stuff in the Mac space but just not this.

Self-promo, but really interesting episode with Nat Brown, a longtime dev/gamer who worked at Microsoft, Valve and Apple and has many deep insights into Mac game porting, viability and what Mac gaming needs right now. A great question by Casper is also "What is the vibe like for gaming at big tech?" - Have a listen!

https://shows.acast.com/macgamecast/epis...mac-game-p

This year marks a major milestone — MacGameStore is turning 20! 

Two decades of bringing joy, adventure, and countless hours of fun to Mac gamers around the world. Whether it’s epic strategies, heart-pounding thrillers, or the cozy charm of casual titles (yes, we’re looking at you, Rescue Team fans), you’ve been with us every step of the way.

We couldn’t have done it without our amazing community. Here’s to 20 more years of gaming greatness. Thank you for making MacGameStore your go-to for all things Mac gaming. Let’s keep the fun rolling!

Yes, this is a cheesy puff piece, but hay why not. MacGameStore is the whole reason this place still exists! LOL.

If you didnt know the URL for some reason, its: https://www.macgamestore.com/

Has anyone been able to launch the ARM64 version of the game?

I'm given the option of X86/Rosetta or ARM64 when launching the game. ARM64 immediately quits if launched through GoG Galaxy (which is a terrible, buggy piece of crap - it only quits by force quit); this is a known problem as ARM64 code is not compatible with GoG's launcher & backend services.

The ARM64 version of the game also immediately quits if I try and launch it directly from the applications folder. 

X86/Rosetta works as expected, but runs very hot on my M4 Pro mini (Sequoia 15.1.1).

I'm guessing Steam has the same problem as GoG Galaxy, and as it's not possible to purchase the game directly from Larian, I'm not sure how to work around this.

So ive been using a 14" M1 Pro (the 6/2 CPU model) for some time (mostly because after i got hit by a truck i needed to be able to comfortably use my machine while resting on a couch).  It replaced an M1 Mini.  

Now that im able to be back in the office, ive docked it with a USB-C dock/hub.   I dont remember the manufacturer, and dont really feel like looking at it right now.. thats not really the issue.  

The issue im having with it is that after i wake the Mac up, it doesn't always function properly.  Im not using it for the Displays (they run off one of the Thunderbolt ports), so the computer wakes up just fine...

But only the Magic Trackpad 2 is working.  The keyboard, speakers, ethernet, secondary USB Hub (which is clamped to the edge of the table), etc, do not work.  I have to plug/unplug the hub.  

Im not necessarily looking to fix my current hub/dock - i just happend to have it lying around from a box of PC parts id picked up somewhere (though if there is something/some setting im missing that can fix this, feel free to point it out) 

rather, im looking for one that isn't going to have this problem, if anyone knows one, that isn't a Thunderbolt dock (too pricy for what i need as i dont really need the "one plug and go", two plugs is fine) - or if it is, isnt the 250$+ that most Thunderbotl docks seem to cost.

As I'm sure everyone here knows, This week Apple announced M4 Mac Mini, M4 iMac, and M4 MacBook Pro's. So virtually all of the Mac lineup is on M4 now. Looking forward to seeing some benchmarks. (Is there a go-to site for Mac benchmarking? I miss BareFeats..) 

The new Mini is really small, a goofy-looking little thing, pretty powerful. I tried to talk myself into getting the Pro version, but was unsuccessful. So I'm still waiting for an M4 Mac Studio (I'm upgrading from an Intel Mini w/eGPU). The Studio is probably more horsepower than I really need, but I know myself and the first time I ran a flight simulator or bad port that struggles, I'll wish I'd waited.



The minimum memory on all Macs is now 16GB. Some would say that's overdue. I wonder if its also an admission that the integrated AI features are going to be a memory hog. Or maybe they just got tired of trying to convince people that Macs ran better on 8GB than Windows does.

Shadowgate has a sequel 30 years after! Beyond Shadowgate on Steam.

No Mac version though, while both the remake and the port of the original version have one.

I played the Mac version back in the 80s, but was quite young and didn't get far. I own the modern versions, but must shamefully admit I never found time to play them.

I have the guts of two MDD G4s lying around.  One was a dual 1ghz, IIRC, and the other was the single 1Ghz.  

Pretty sure i have the RAM for them, as well, and a pair of older GPUs that went in them.  

I can take a picture of the stuff if there's any interest. 

Free to a good home, just pay for the shipping. 

Otherwise, theyre off to Best Buy or some other place to get recycled.  

Let me know if anyone is interested.

This is a neat game I've been following for awhile, has all kinds of fun mechanics about it, and also that retro feel of like asteroids/lunar lander and such. I can see them really expanding far into this with the engine they have made.

They also have plans to bring it to MacOS (just not right at this moment)... so thats cool to look forward too! Something fun to play on my laptop during trips.

Anyhow, if you got a PC right now, you can grab the demo:

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