It does n’t look like Mac gamers will be engender any succeeding version of America ’s Army , the spare squad - based first individual shooter developed and frequent by the U.S. Army . Confirming news posted in theAmerica ’s Army forum , coder Ryan Gordon said that he ’ll no longer work on the game .
At one time the Army did fund exploitation of Mac OS X and Linux - aboriginal clients of the game , and paid Gordon to sour on them . For some prison term , however , Gordon has support them on his own .
“ I ’m now paid for just the Linux server . The Mac and Linux node were cancel several versions ago , ” said Gordon in a recentpost to his blog .
Gordon explained that the Army withdrew funding of the Linux and Mac clients after GameSpy , a popular online secret plan matching service , increase the cost of its licensing . GameSpy and other middleware developer have placed onerous licensing fee on game developer , and GameSpy ’s prices in special have been cite as an matter for Mac biz publishers , who can not amortize a arduous licensing fee as broadly as their PC counterparts .
Gordon successfully exchange the GameSpy game matching code with an alternative back in March , 2005 . Ultimately , however , he ’s settle that paying undertaking and other work is more important than this exertion .
Gordon ’s experience with Mac changeover of Unreal Tournament has facilitate him with the task . America ’s Army uses the same secret plan locomotive engine . Gordon has convert several other Unreal Tournament engine - based game to the Mac , include UT 2004 itself , Postal 2 and others .
“ succeeding versions of the biz will be adding more middleware that I ca n’t keep up with and for which no one will be hoof it the broadside , ” said Gordon . “ The Army , I think , probably sees these freebie ports as a nuisance , since they ’re almost always late , and all they see are charge from the Mac and Linux users about delays in a project they thought they ax several releases ago . ”
Gordon say point - blank that there ’s nothing that Mac gamers can do to change his mind or anyone else ’s . “ The client may resurface at some decimal point , but do n’t hold your breath at this time , ” he said .
One final banker’s bill from Gordon for Mac substance abuser :
“ Apple ’s Boot Camp had nothing to do with this , either , as some forum people have patently determine . That being said , prosperous you if you have an Intel Mac : you’re able to boot to Windows to keep playing , ” Gordon enounce .
