Okay so Im a new Mac user... LOVE IT 
... and I was wondering is Victoria coming to Mac?
If so ...will it be available upon release?
... and I was wondering is Victoria coming to Mac? If so ...will it be available upon release?
Mac Version?
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Pi have an agreement with a company, I dont remember the name of the company right now, that handles the conversion of PI's games to MAC. This often take some time to do so it will most likely not be available on august 13th.
I remember there have been discussion on this subject before on this forum so look back a couple of months and see if there was posted some info there.
Time for a mega thread on this subject or some info on PI's site on mac versions?
I remember there have been discussion on this subject before on this forum so look back a couple of months and see if there was posted some info there.
Time for a mega thread on this subject or some info on PI's site on mac versions?
The thing i hate with Paradox games, is that you have to buy both the Mac version and PC version.
I'm soon getting a Mac, so it will be a huge disappointment, to have to pay twice.
Steam is the only company that can provide both the PC and Mac version, but i want the retail version.
Edit: Being able to register your game to Steam would be awesome, just like Football Manager 2010 where you have the decision to register it Steam or not.
I'm soon getting a Mac, so it will be a huge disappointment, to have to pay twice.
Steam is the only company that can provide both the PC and Mac version, but i want the retail version.
Edit: Being able to register your game to Steam would be awesome, just like Football Manager 2010 where you have the decision to register it Steam or not.
The thing i hate with Paradox games, is that you have to buy both the Mac version and PC version.
What?
Despite suffering a brain black out I managed to find the compnay that does the conversion of PI's games to Mac: http://www.vpltd.com/.
It's true. VPLTD makes the Mac ports of PI games. However, they are not published together and you have to decide which version you want to buy.
Personally, I find this to be an ancient and dying method of game distribution across platforms. With digital distribution on the rise, allowing people to buy a game, regardless of platform, is become more and more likely and far easier for developers and publishers to handle.
For instance, when I buy a game on Steam for both Windows and Mac OS X, I get both versions (of course, I cannot download the OS X version on Windows and the other way around).
This is not the case with PI releases, their Mac versions arrive far later than their Windows versions and are released through a different mechanic.
In essence, if you want both the Windows and Mac OS X version; you'll have to pay twice.
For the record, EU III on Steam lets you pay once and get Mac and PC versions. On the other hand, the Mac version of Heir to the Throne isn't on Steam yet.
That is what i said in my post... You get both PC and Mac version on Steam.
I am well aware of VP's porting, considering that I've been a customer since 2004. I was wondering why someone would buy two identical "versions" of the same game.
Trust me, I have purchased several games twice or more. And for several reasons, though. But I can easily understand the desire to purchase a game twice for two platforms. Hell, I even purchased GTA3 for PS2 and PC (though, some may argue that whole modding thing is a good excuse to get it for PC, but I never really got into that).
Consider this scenario: You have a Windows machine, where you play Game A on. However, your machine gets old and you want a new one. In the mean time, you have become quite affected by the whole Apple branding, and thus decides to get a Mac, because you have heard that Game A is available on this platform.
Unfortunately, you cannot use your current purchase to use it on the Mac. So what do you do? Keep your old Windows machine? Nah. Dual boot into Windows? Even when it has a Mac native version, just wouldn't feel right! Steal it!? No! You are probably forced to repurchase.
Now, my repurchases are often of old old games, that have been 'rereleased', but been updated to modern platforms. I just recently repurchased Caesar III, because their version can run on Windows 7 (and I won't need the hassle of the stupid CD anymore).
You can, hit add a game -> activate a product on steam and type the CD/DVD number. Doesn't work for all games, but if it's on steam as well it has a chance to proc.
Yeah, it is actually
Games -> Activate a Product on Steam...
Small error to be bitching on.
I'd ask you to have your head checked as mac and gaming go together as much as pc and Steve Jobbs. If you want to do gaming keep a PC around and use your mac for non-gaming or try installing windows on it and may work.
No need to be polluting this discussion with your diatribe; OP has a Mac and wants to game on it, and that's OP's choice.