Mac OS is an operating systems developed by Apple for their Macintosh line of computer systems. Use tag for Maс OS specific game development questions.
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Gamepad support for OSX
What is the most common method for providing gamepad support in an OS X game? I've been using an IOHIDLIB wrapper named DDHIDLib https://github.com/Daij-Djan/DDHidLib and it seems to be working but I ...
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Are there any branching dialogue editors (preferably for Mac)?
I'm currently looking for a branching dialogue editor that allows me to prepare all the dialogue, export it into an XML format that then can be parsed by Unity 3D.
The only editor I found until now ...
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Does SDL running on Mac OS not recognize Xbox controllers?
I'm trying to learn a bit of SDL, and have been bouncing between Windows and Mac platforms, but am noticing that an SDL program running on my Macbook doesn't recognize the presence of the Xbox ...
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GLSL Editor and Debugger for MacOSX with ES2 support
is there a GLSL editor for the mac? I need it for iOS OpenGLES2 shader.
How do you best debug shader?
Regards
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Installing and Configuring MonoGame on OS X
I have Xamarin Studio 4 as well as the Mono SDK, but the instructions basically implode once I get to actually setting up and using MonoDevelop. I'm left in the dark without a match here. How do I set ...
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Why do most game devs prefer OGL for OS X and D3D for Windows? [closed]
Today I decided to check what Diablo 3 developers used to do graphics: OpenGL or Direct3D? My mind was completely blown: For Windows, they've used D3D and for OS X they've used OGL.
I did some ...
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JFrame on OS X with buffer strategy disables rounded corners
I'm trying to create a simple JFrame window in OS X and render a simple black square on it like so using Graphics2d:
public Start() {
running = true;
window = new JFrame("Finest Hour");
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Saving .plist from iOS to my Mac
I want to make an editor which will be filled with touch positions. Those positions I'll put in my connect the dots game.
Can I save one .plist file in my Mac from an iOS app?
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Creating transparent image with localGraphicsConfig not always working
Consider using the following, commented-out code (https://github.com/kozie/twodee/blob/master/src/nl/kozie/twodee/Display.java#L135-L136).
This creates an empty image which i'm filling with a mosaic ...
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Shader Maker version 130 is not supported
I am trying to compile a vertex shader with Shader Maker and if I try to use the version 130 it says:
Compiling Vertex Shader
ERROR: 0:3: '' : version '130' is not supported
Compiling ...
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How to draw unlimited FPS on Mac OS X with OpenGL?
I d'like to draw as many frames as possible with OpenGL on Mac OS X to measure the performance on different scenes.
What I've tried so far:
Using a CVDisplayLink that has NSOpenGLCPSwapInterval set ...
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Is there an FBX file/model viewer for Mac OS X?
Is there a free tool I can use to view and inspect FBX assets? I've got a bunch of FBX files and I'd like to look at the mesh and textures and preview the animations.
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GLSL Vertex Shader works on Windows but not on OS X
I have a a vertex shader that's split into two files. It has about 30 uniforms (including an array of struct objects). It works just fine in my program on Windows but when I run the application under ...
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Supporting Controllers on Mac
I'm currently developing a small, cross-platform game for Windows/OSX. I have XInput support working correctly on the Windows version. I've left off Mac controller support until now and I'm struggling ...
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How can I make iPhone apps (games) on Windows?
I want to start making iPhone games, but sadly I'm a Windows geek.. Is there a way to make good profesional iPhone games without Xcode/owning a Mac computer?
If not, what do you recommend, a Mac ...
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How can I convert .obj files to .3ds on Mac?
I am on a Mac. I am currently looking for a tool that is able to correctly convert .obj files (Wavefront) to .3ds files (Autodesk 3ds Max).
I tried Blender but the exported file failed to include ...
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SDL2 with OpenGL — weird results, what's wrong?
I'm porting an app to iOS, and therefore need to upgrade it to SDL2 from SDL1.2 (so far I'm testing it as an on OS X desktop app only). However, when running the code with SDL2, I'm getting weird ...
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MonoGame Mac installation instructions
Does anyone know how to install MonoGame on Mac. I have been looking around for a while and I can't find any guides. I have Mono and MonoDevelop up and running fine, but I cannot figure out how to ...
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How to deal with OpenGL and Fullscreen on OS X
I do most of my development on OS X and for my current game project this is my target environment. However when I play games I play on Windows. As a windows gamer I am used to Alt+Tab switching from ...
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How do I implement a selectable world map?
I want to have a selectable map of the world, preferably zoomable, in a cocos2d project. When I tap on a country, I want that country to be selected so that I can perform some other operations with ...
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Drawing multiple Textures as tilemap
I am trying to draw a 2d game map and the objects on the map in a single pass.
Here is my OpenGL initialization code
// Turn off unnecessary operations
glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
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Best Way To Develop Robust Cross-Platform Application? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Any tips for creating cross-platform games?
Windows C programmer here (going back to 1992 and Windows95 back when it was called Windows93). Can function in C++, but ...
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Does Macbook Air 2012 (Intel HD4000) support GLSL 1.3+?
I'm using SDL2 and GLEW on OSX Mountain Lion (2012 Macbook Air) to create an OpenGL context. Querying for the GLSL version, it reports GLSL version 1.2. I'm curious if this is a limitation of the ...
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OpenGL blending (masking)
I need some help with OpenGL textures masking. I have it working but need to find some other blending function parameters to work in other way.
Now I have:
//Background
...code...
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What is good Beginner software? ( Know Java and Python) [closed]
So I was wondering what are some good frameworks that I could use to start developing video games.
I have heard of blender. I personally use a mac, so I am hoping to create something that can be ...
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Should the main game object be static in c++
I am creating a 2d platformer using SDL and I was thinking that my game object could be static, but I wasn't sure if this was a good idea.
The pros (that I can see):
Accessing settings options ...
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How can I get started programming OpenGL on Mac OS X?
I'm trying to start OpenGL programming on a Mac, which brings me into unknown territory on a lot of things.
During the day, I'm a Web Developer, working in C# and before that in PHP and Delphi, all ...
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Can't get LWJGL lighting to work
I'm trying to enable lighting in lwjgl according to the method described by NeHe and this post. However, no matter what I try, all faces of my shapes always receive the same amount of light, or, in ...
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Can Xcode be used to create very simple games?
I am brand new to Xcode, and I am also brand new Objective-C programmer.
I was wondering if it is possible to create simple Mac games with Xcode. If it's not possible, could you recommend me some ...
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OpenGL Core 3.2 framebuffer rendering black on Mac OSX
I'm trying to get a 2 pass post-processing system going in OpenGL in a cross-platform manor using FBOs. I'm starting the dev on mac OSX (since in the past I've found it the most finicky to get working ...
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What tools are available for game script writing?
I'm looking to find some software options on OS X that are geared toward writing game scripts. Features like the ability to craft dialogue trees and other non-linear script formats would be ...
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Compiling Quake 3 in Snow Leopard
First of all I have Xcode 4 installed in Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8. I have downloaded the Quake 3 source code 1.32b release but I can't open the Xcode project that is inside the /macosx folder ...
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How does one write to another process's OpenGL/DirectX context?
I want to write a short of chat client that display the messages in-game (OpenGL/DirectX), but I really don't know how to handle this.
It is easy to write my client in my graphic context... but what ...
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Why do games run so much better in Windows than in OSX?
For example, on my Mac Mini with Bootcamp, Team Fortress 2 runs at about 20fps in OSX and 80fps in Windows. This seems to be a common case. Why is this?
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OSX 2D game engine
Are there any other OSX game engines out there similar to Torque from Garage Games? I looked into Torque awhile back but the current version 2D version hasn't been updated in a long time and there are ...
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Using PS3 controller for input on Mac OSX
I've managed to find a USB driver to connect to the PS3 controller in OSX, and as reported here, can connect to the controller via Bluetooth.
I've verified that the input is working properly via ...
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What's a good alternative to buying a console devkit?
I don't have the cash to stump up for a PS3 or 360 devkit, but the G3, G4 and G5 macs are running with PowerPC chips, which I believe is virtually the same architecture as the 360, and only missing ...
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Getting error GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_ATTACHMENT
I am getting error code GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_ATTACHMENT when creating framebuffer on Mac (using glCheckFramebufferStatus).
I am using same code for rendering on Mac and iOS both. Maybe problem ...
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What resources are available for Mac OS game development?
Are there are any modern resources on how to develop games for Mac OS? I suppose this would include objective c, cocoa and opengl 3+.
The book Beginning Mac OS X Game Development with Cocoa looks ...
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Getting started with cross-platform game development
I am looking for a starting place to develop a crossplatform OpenGL game that runs on Mac, PC and potentially Linux. The difficulty is that I don't want to use an existing graphics library.
I've ...
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Skybox texture artifact on edge
I have strange problem with drawing skybox texture on Mac. On iPhone everything is going fine. I have tried to change near and far planes value with no success.
It is a skybox of six textures, and ...
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How does Blizzard manage to support Mac OS and Windows in their games?
I've always thought, that using Direct X for Windows was the most powerful, easy and modern method to create games with modern graphics nowdays. And knowing, that it's only Windows I thinks it's ...
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Minimum target resolution for a desktop PC/Mac Game?
Lets assume I start a new PC/Mac desktop (not netbook) game today that will take something like one year to be released publicly and that is a lot about graphic details (not realistics, just ...
