Preview Neverwinter Nights 2 Mac version preview

[Ausir]

Tags: BioWare; Neverwinter Nights 2

<a href=http://publish.insidemacgames.com/previews/view.php?ID=254&Page=1>Inside Mac Games</a> has a new preview of the Mac version of <a href=http://www.atari.com/nwn2/>Neverwinter Nights 2</a> to be published next week by <a href=http://www.aspyr.com/>Aspyr Media</a>.
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<blockquote>Wizards, orcs, witches, brash young heroes, they're everywhere these days. They're in books, movies, games, a guy can't throw a rock without hitting some fantastical creature in the face. Aren't we sick of it by now? Seriously, it's a D&D nerd's dream out there! There's always something new just around the corner. Case in point, Aspyr Media is about to whisk Neverwinter Nights 2 to Intel-based Macs around the globe. So, the question is, should anybody care? Will this game bring us anything fun and worthwhile? Is NWN2 possibly worth a mark on the calendar? How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop? Let's find out...</blockquote>You can read the rest of the preview <a href=http://publish.insidemacgames.com/previews/view.php?ID=254&Page=1>here</a>.
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[Texas Red]

This is pretty worthless news.

 

[Brother None]

Not for Mac gamers.

 

[Shannow]

Not for Mac gamers.

Oxymoron?

 

[Ausir]

Oxymoron?

Moron?

 

[Shannow]

Oxymoron?

Moron?

Maroon?

 

[Ander Vinz]

Not for Mac gamers.

From what I heard mac gamers usually have windows for their gaming needs.

 

[Mefi]

From what I hear, Mac users wouldn't know a game if it jumped up and bit them on the arse. They can however identify the key differences between the different versions of Photoshop.

 

[Binary]

Aren't there more Linux users than Mac users? Why a Mac version then?

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

Linux users have Wine.

 

[fastpunk]

Linux users have Wine.

And Mac users have Rum!

But seriously, I know NWN had a Mac version which did pretty well so I guess Atari wants to do the same with NWN2. There's nothing bad about that.

 

[inwoker]

Linux users have Wine.

uh.oh
isn't nwn2 direct3d?
or d3d run in wine?

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

http://nwn2forums.bioware.com/forums/vi ... &forum=109

Wine, the compatibility application to run Windows programs on Linux, now runs NWN2 version 1.05.912 with minor glitches. Nothing has been said of the toolset, but I suspect this one needs the .Net application to run as well.

 

[Binary]

http://nwn2forums.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=567671&forum=109

Wine, the compatibility application to run Windows programs on Linux, now runs NWN2 version 1.05.912 with minor glitches. Nothing has been said of the toolset, but I suspect this one needs the .Net application to run as well.

NWN2 runs, NWN2 with MotB has issues. I can't get it to run on Wine myself.

Remember that Wine is not black and white, some games run on a few PCs and then don't run on others.

NWN was more successful on Linux than Mac, so that's not a valid argument either.

 

[crufty]

I have a mac. To date, I haven't bought a single mac game. I would, but they all are all half assed and/or suck.

So, NWN2 coming out on mac--after swearing it wouldn't--is news to me. however it won't include the toolset, so once again, I'm faced with a half assed game. But will it suck?