Comments on: Façade for Macintosh Now Available

By: nick

nick — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:49:11 +0000

I think andrew meant for a single G5. To clarify the system requirements, the Mac README file says:

Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.3 or later; at least 10.4 recommended for performance boost.
PowerPC: at least 2.0GHz G4/G5 processor (at least 1.0GHz if multiple CPUs).
Intel: at least 1.8GHz Core Solo or faster
210MB free disk space
512MB memory or higher

This is consistent with the processor information in the original post.

By: Emiliano

Emiliano — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:25:18 +0000

Game works well with a 1.83 ghz core duo with 1 gb ram.
2 ghz is not a requirement.

By: Lori Shyba

Lori Shyba — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:21:57 +0000

Ryan and all. Nice job porting to Mac. I still revel in getting kicked out of Trip’s apartment as I have always done on PC but now I don’t have to sneak into someone else’s office to generate storyscripts with maximum conflict. Facade is a kickass stress releaserr. I’ll weave the Mac success into upcoming presentations I’m giving in London at HCI Engage. I build interactive stories too and am looking forward to keeping in touch with you guys.

Lori

By: andrew

andrew — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 06:28:18 +0000

However, there is a chance Ryan will further port Façade to Linux (ie, the LibSDL stuff I guess). He says he’s already done part of it. But he’s a busy guy, I wouldn’t count on him having the time.

By: nick

nick — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 05:23:48 +0000

That doesn’t seem very plausible with two 200 MHz CPUs.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:38:42 +0000

I can post something at macmegasite. I noticed that it uses LibSDL – have you thought of porting it to GamePark Holdings’ GP2X linux-based handheld?

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:47:30 +0000

Someone wrote who couldn’t even run it with a 1.8GHz G5. The 2.0GHz is a true requirement (just as the 1.6GHz Pentium 4 requirement is for Facade for Windows).

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:39:58 +0000

I can confirm the 2.0GHz requirement – at 1.33GHz with 2GB memory Tripp and Grace grind to a halt after only the briefest exchange. On the other hand, you can still wander through their apartment, play with the interactive props, and then let yourself out.

By: noah

noah — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:37:09 +0000

That’s great — yay Ryan!

I’ve dropped notes to two Mac sites I read: Macintouch and MacCentral.