Eh... gli spagnoli: PORTAL

[halakay]

Gli iberici (anche se sono una comunità ristretta) ci bagnano il naso in quanto ad iniziativa.
Ecco un progetto (al quale collaboro anch'io in veste di traduttore e di "tester")

PORTAL

questa è la versione Beta1:
BETA1

Quanto prima sarà rilasciata una versione Beta2 con un editor di mazzi.

[stefanchenco]

ma anche noi siam messi bene con il nostro di software, è così meglio il loro?
E comunque complimenti agli spagnoli, Mutant non muore davvero mai!

[Caffeinomane]

In che linguaggio è scritto?

[Chuca]

Nice to see Halakay and all other guys involved in these projects.

I'm sure Aaron will do a wonderful job.

Best regards.

[Caffeinomane]

Chuca: In what programming language is it written?
Is it portable to Mac OS X?

[Chuca]

Don't know, Caffeinomane. I'll ask Aaron.

[Caffeinomane]

Thank you

[Chuca]

Hi Caffeinomane.

As said by Aaron, "Portal is developed using Game Maker software. It works under its own programming language, GML (Game Maker Language) a mix of C, Delphi and Pascal".

Game Maker has a Mac version, so I think Portal could be ported, instead of using a virtual machine or any other stuff to be played on Mac.

Best regards.

[halakay]

PORTAL Beta2:

Portal b2

[Paizo]

it's going to be something like lackey or gengine multilanguage?
btw strange way to start programming something like that not in english

[halakay]

Portal sarà realizzato solo in spagnolo, molto probabilmente.
Data la fredda accoglienza riservata dalla community, l'autore preferisce lavorare solo sulla versione iberica.

[Caffeinomane]

I tried to run PORTAL on a Windows XP system on a virtual machine, but it did not want to run.
It complained because of the video card.

[Aaron_Solstice]

I tried to run PORTAL on a Windows XP system on a virtual machine, but it did not want to run.
It complained because of the video card.

Hi Caffeinomane!

Well, i think the trouble is caused by something “external” to the EXE file of Portal. There are well knowns problems about trying to run windows´ applications under a mac´s virtual machine.

The first option that i suggest you: check if the virtual machine you are using, contains all the needed drivers. The error message you have posted seems to be a graphical requirements problem; so maybe the virtual machine is not working correctly, or it has an incorrect configuration in one or more aspects of itself (?)
In this meaning, tell me: have you tried any other virtual machine (or a different way) to run Portal?

Second solution: have you tried to create a partition of Windows XP in your computer? If the answer if yes, please, do it. If you don´t know how to install it, tell me what are your Mac´s specifications and i will help you.
This last option always results more stable (and safer) than any other, but i don´t know if you have tried it yet.
Keep in mind that the ambition of Portal is play against all-over-the-world players (surely “windows-players”).
I don´t know how would the game respond to a Mac OS-Windows information exchange, maybe it crashes!

Shortly, i will make a video of the Portal´s gameplay (recording my own desktop) to show you all the features included.

Here you are several “screenshots” of the game for everyone that wants to see it:

Main screen

Deck editor feature

Gameplay

[Caffeinomane]

Well, i think the trouble is caused by something “external” to the EXE file of Portal. There are well knowns problems about trying to run windows´ applications under a mac´s virtual machine.

Yup, I think so I was just reporting that in case someone else wanted to try that.

The first option that i suggest you: check if the virtual machine you are using, contains all the needed drivers. The error message you have posted seems to be a graphical requirements problem; so maybe the virtual machine is not working correctly, or it has an incorrect configuration in one or more aspects of itself (?)
In this meaning, tell me: have you tried any other virtual machine (or a different way) to run Portal?

I set the virtual machine to use the physical video card but it did not work.
I will see what I can do.

Second solution: have you tried to create a partition of Windows XP in your computer? If the answer if yes, please, do it. If you don´t know how to install it, tell me what are your Mac´s specifications and i will help you.
This last option always results more stable (and safer) than any other, but i don´t know if you have tried it yet.

Well I think that I am not going to mess with my mac installing windows on it.
The virtual machine is the safest and cleanest way.
I bought a Mac because I did not want to use windows; installing it would be a contradiction

Keep in mind that the ambition of Portal is play against all-over-the-world players (surely “windows-players”).
I don´t know how would the game respond to a Mac OS-Windows information exchange, maybe it crashes!

If the virtual machine worked it would not have been a problem, I guess.

Shortly, i will make a video of the Portal´s gameplay (recording my own desktop) to show you all the features included.

That is interesting!

[Caffeinomane]

Oh i forgot to specify that I just used Virtual Box, I did not try any other virtual machine.

[Aaron_Solstice]

I bought a Mac because I did not want to use windows; installing it would be a contradiction

OK, it´s your choice, but keep in mind that i´m not going to start mac´s version of Portal until windows´will be finished...

If you make advances about virtual machine trouble please report me, i will look after another solutions.

Best regards.

[Caffeinomane]

OK, it´s your choice, but keep in mind that i´m not going to start mac´s version of Portal until windows´will be finished...

Do not worry, I understand your position