Native MacOS app

[minigeek]

Apple is moving away from supporting Intel-based apps in the near future. https://support.apple.com/en-by/102527

I love VS and Macs - so I am hoping that a Native MacOS app is in the works. I have started seeing the warning on my Mac when I open VS and research suggests that Intel-based app support will be dropped by MacOS 28 (so about two years).

[Teh Pizza Lady]

Welcome to the forums!

I understand your concern and share it somewhat however, I do not own or game on a Mac, so I cannot speak to any sort of experience with it. However I do have a functioning set of eyes and they noted a slight difference between the link you shared and your summary of it.

This line in particular:

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Starting with computers using macOS 28, Rosetta functionality will be available only for certain older, unmaintained games that rely on Intel-based frameworks.

To me this suggests that Rosetta will still be around, but its usage will be limited. I did a little digging around and found that Apple announced that they would be migrating away from Intel-based macs and transitioning everything over to Apple Silicon which is ARM64-based and arguably better at getting more work done for less power, thus reducing heat output and eliminating the need for noisy fans and reduced risk of thermal throttling under load. These are all things that Apple wanted to achieve and they have done so. Thus they implemented Rosetta which just acts as a translation layer between the Intel-based software and the ARM64 processor which cannot read or understand Intel-based instructions.

However what's more true to my experience is that Anego works hard to ensure that their game will run on a vast array of machines ranging from potato computers to powerful gaming PCs. So what I would do is head to the VS Issues github repo here: https://github.com/anegostudios/VintageStory-Issues  and tell them about this issue and see what happens in a few weeks, months or even over the course of the year.

At this point, I wouldn’t assume Mac support is going away. More likely, over time, Mac builds for the game will simply shift toward Apple Silicon (ARM64) as the primary target, with Intel support left as a secondary download for those that still need it.

[minigeek]

Thank you for the reply - I appreciate your take on the matter. I guess I wasn't too concerned and assume there are some plans to move to ARM64 builds.