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Jun 28 2021, 11:52 pm

Hodovoy

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Please make support for Byond on macos systems, I do not know how difficult it is, but I would really like to be able to run the game on my macbook pro on the M1 processor.
Currently, there are no ways to launch a Byond on this system, or they do not work correctly.
Please make support for Byond on macos, or tell me a way to run Byond on this operating system.
I would also like to understand what is the difficulty of supporting this operating system?
Maybe it makes sense to collect donations for the development of this version of Byond?
Why is linux supported, but macos is not?

Jun 29 2021, 9:35 am
NSBR	Not feasible

Jun 29 2021, 10:48 am
Exxion	Linux is only supported for the server, for the record. You can't officially play BYOND games on Linux. It's possible to get it working with WINE, but you'd better hope no browser controls require versions of Internet Explorer above 8.

Jun 30 2021, 11:07 am
Zewaka	ARM builds are never happening for BYOND.

Jul 1 2021, 1:16 am In response to Zewaka
Hodovoy	Why?

Jul 1 2021, 1:21 am In response to NSBR
Hodovoy	Everything is feasible if you do it

Jul 1 2021, 3:18 am
Hodovoy	How much do you need to pay to develop a version for macos?

Jul 1 2021, 7:50 am In response to Hodovoy
NSBR	10k

Jul 1 2021, 7:54 am
Vallat	How to use BYOND on mac

Jul 2 2021, 2:36 am In response to NSBR
Hodovoy	For ten thousand dollars, are you going to maintain and update the build?

Jul 2 2021, 4:58 pm In response to Hodovoy
NSBR	For one week

Jul 3 2021, 12:43 am In response to NSBR
Hodovoy	Within one week? Excellent, we are working. Will you bill my nickname?

Jul 7 2021, 6:06 pm

Hiead

I'd build a macOS client myself if it didn't mean I had to reverse-engineer the networking and authentication stuff.

I'd build a server if I also had the full DMB format. (Right now, something like 80%.)

If someone wants to reverse-engineer those details or convince Lummox to share them, I'll do it for free.

Otherwise, it'll probably never happen---I'm pretty sure Lummox hates Apple more than I hate cilantro.

Jul 8 2021, 4:09 am In response to Hiead
Hodovoy	Have you tried contacting him? Maybe he will still give you everything you need for development? You can always find ways of contact.

Jul 11 2021, 12:21 pm

In response to Hodovoy

Zewaka

Hodovoy wrote:

Maybe he will still give you everything you need for development?

This is laughable.

Hiead wrote:

I'd build a macOS client myself if it didn't mean I had to reverse-engineer the networking and authentication stuff.

I'd build a server if I also had the full DMB format. (Right now, something like 80%.)

If someone wants to reverse-engineer those details or convince Lummox to share them, I'll do it for free.

The DMB format has been pretty much entirely reverse-engineered by SS13. The majority of the info is public. We (Goonstation) built a limited server back in 2014 or so, the main dev lost interest though.
Networking is somewhat reverse-engineered, but not as much. Lummox will never share this.

As far as alternatives, there is an ongoing active project for a server replacement - that's not going to be compatible with the current client.