[Solved] LOX beta working on Mac?

[Ascariel]

I just backed this game to get access to the closed private beta, which should be running now. I got the key through email and activated the product through steam.
The problem is my steam client doesn't allow me to install the game because its listing it as a windows game, and my computer is a mac. Is it some bug, or the beta is only for windows OS?
I cant find any clear info about this anywhere. When you make the purchase they should tell you what it includes, especially which OS will the beta access be available.

Hopefully is a bug that can be solved, and not something like mac version not in beta yet.

My specs mac (just in case)

MacBook Pro

Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5

Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB

Software OS X 10.9.4 (13E28)

Cheers

[Menorbriam]

Hi Ascariel,

Apologies the MAC version is not ready yet. We are working on it to have it the sooner as possible. In fact, the game is playable in MAC but we have some technical issues we have to address before releasing to the users:

- Fullscreen is not available. By any reason the OpenGL engine is MAC only show a big black square in fullscreen. We have to tweak some parameters to fix this issue.
- The fonts cannot be loaded dynamically. Right now all the texts are rendered with the default font which is very ugly, although playable. The solution will be use different fonts that the license allow us to install in the computer or use some of the MAC standard fonts.
- The cursors that in Windows are rendered by the OS, in MAC does not work, we have to render the cursors via the GPU with OpenGL. OK no problem, some more work but easy to address.
- The installer: As the engine runs over Microsoft .NET it requires MONO in MAC. We have to make a MONO bundle pack to avoid installing MONO framework in MAC OS and only include a Mono executable with the game.

The good part is that the Windows, MAC and Linux versions are just the same. Same files and data. So once we fix this issues all versions will be the same and will be updated at the same time.

[Anubis]

Current plans for the Mac & Linux versions are to have them up and running towards the end of September, so in 2 months (give or take a week).

One of my close friends uses a MAC for gaming, so I know it feels like being served second. But, Lords of Xulima really was created with both Windows & Mac in mind. When it came to actually running it, some surprises sprang up, which are still being ironed out. That said, the game is still being developed with Mac in mind, every step of the way.

We will send an e-mail as soon as it is ready to run properly.