UDK for MacOS X

Dmikis · 11-06-2009, 04:38 PM

Is there any information about UDK for Mac? Will it be released?

tomluoc · 11-06-2009, 04:58 PM

May be there will be no release bcoz i see the .Net framework is required to setup UDK here. I like your thought by the way!

Dmikis · 11-06-2009, 05:13 PM

I think it isn't a big problem for porting: EpicGames announced Mac version of UT3 in 2007 (information from Wikipedia and maclife.com), but now I can't find any info about this so you seem to be right. But does exist any official info?

Shambler · 11-07-2009, 10:02 AM

As said, there are a number of things relying on .NET, so that makes it unlikely.
However, I think it's just the editor which relies on .NET so much, so Mac/Linux versions of the base engine/runtime might still be possible.

Jazz · 11-07-2009, 03:45 PM

As far as I know Unreal Editor is mostly based on wxWidgets, there is a Linux/Mac version of toolkit available. I don't know, where .NET is used in UDK, but there is also mono project for Mac/Linux with poor .NET compatibility

Still, all this story around Mac/Linux version of UT3 is frightening and I'm afraid we are not getting UDK before UT3

MadGrenadier · 11-07-2009, 04:55 PM

Yea, I'm still waiting on that linux port of UT3 :/

Not holding my breath anymore though

badkangaroo · 11-08-2009, 05:19 AM

Actually, http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page Mono is an opensource .Net development framework for linux osX and windows. It's a bit behind where epic needs it to be, but I dont think that .net is the main reason for not porting the engine.

robin1232 · 11-09-2009, 11:28 AM

no, actually, the main reason why is because the pc version runs on DirectX (9.0c) and mac can only handle OpenGL, macsoft is porting, but they're also still working on an age of empires III expansion (like anyone is going to buy that...).

anyway, I think that its gonna be released as soon as UT3 and Gears of War come for mac, but thats probably gonna take a long, long time.

Jazz · 11-09-2009, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by robin1232

no, actually, the main reason why is because the pc version runs on DirectX (9.0c) and mac can only handle OpenGL

PlayStation 3 version runs on OpenGL

Seems like you are not following Icculus with his news about Linux/Mac port.

Ryan "Icculus" C. Gordon already posted two screenshots with Unreal Tournament running on Linux and Mac, using mojoshader (translator for directx shader language, afaik UE3' render pipeline is fully based on shaders)

robin1232 · 11-10-2009, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazz

PlayStation 3 version runs on OpenGL

Seems like you are not following Icculus with his news about Linux/Mac port.

Ryan "Icculus" C. Gordon already posted two screenshots with Unreal Tournament running on Linux and Mac, using mojoshader (translator for directx shader language, afaik UE3' render pipeline is fully based on shaders)

where can I find it then?
cant find anything at all on http://icculus.org/

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11-06-2009, 04:58 PM	#2
tomluoc Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1	May be there will be no release bcoz i see the .Net framework is required to setup UDK here. I like your thought by the way!

11-06-2009, 05:13 PM	#3
Dmikis Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 5	I think it isn't a big problem for porting: EpicGames announced Mac version of UT3 in 2007 (information from Wikipedia and maclife.com), but now I can't find any info about this so you seem to be right. But does exist any official info?

11-07-2009, 10:02 AM	#4
Shambler Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,059	As said, there are a number of things relying on .NET, so that makes it unlikely. However, I think it's just the editor which relies on .NET so much, so Mac/Linux versions of the base engine/runtime might still be possible.

11-07-2009, 03:45 PM	#5
Jazz Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St. Petersburg Posts: 5	As far as I know Unreal Editor is mostly based on wxWidgets, there is a Linux/Mac version of toolkit available. I don't know, where .NET is used in UDK, but there is also mono project for Mac/Linux with poor .NET compatibility Still, all this story around Mac/Linux version of UT3 is frightening and I'm afraid we are not getting UDK before UT3

11-07-2009, 04:55 PM	#6
MadGrenadier Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 18	Yea, I'm still waiting on that linux port of UT3 :/ Not holding my breath anymore though

11-08-2009, 05:19 AM	#7
badkangaroo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 26	Actually, http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page Mono is an opensource .Net development framework for linux osX and windows. It's a bit behind where epic needs it to be, but I dont think that .net is the main reason for not porting the engine.

11-09-2009, 11:28 AM	#8
robin1232 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5	no, actually, the main reason why is because the pc version runs on DirectX (9.0c) and mac can only handle OpenGL, macsoft is porting, but they're also still working on an age of empires III expansion (like anyone is going to buy that...). anyway, I think that its gonna be released as soon as UT3 and Gears of War come for mac, but thats probably gonna take a long, long time.