ALIEN FLUX MacOS X alpha

[princec]

We've got a preliminary alpha of Alien Flux out for you MacOS X users! It is not at all user friendly yet, so this is only for the brave:

Here it is (http://www.puppygames.net/downloads/AlienFlux-full-1.4.zip)

You need to unzip this file somewhere. It creates a directory called xap-full-1.4 where it sticks everything.

You then need to open Terminal to run the game. Change directory to xap-full-1.4 and type (or cut & paste):

java -Djava.library.path=. -cp alienflux-full-code.jar:alienflux-full-game.jar:alienflux-full-resources.jar:spgl.jar:lwjgl.jar xap.Game


and let me know how you get on - we really really need your feedback! Does it work? Does it perform OK? etc.

Please note you'll be needing Java installed, which I believe is an auto-updated thingy in one of the recent OSXs. And proper OpenGL drivers.

Cas :)

[sealfin]

[cpc2-walt1-3-0-cust49:~/Desktop/xap-full-1.4] mark% java -Djava.library.path=. -cp alienflux-full-code.jar:alienflux-full-game.jar:alienflux-full-resources.jar:spgl.jar:lwjgl.jar xap.Game

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: xap/Game (Unsupported major.minor version 48.0)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java :486)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Secure ClassLoader.java:111)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader .java:248)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader. java:56)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java: 195)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.j ava:188)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:2 97)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launche r.java:286)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:2 53)
I'm pretty sure I've Java installed - but I've only X.1.5, so that may be the cause - I'll try again later.

[Bachus]

Works great for me under X.2.8, Java 1.4.1, 867MHz G4, GF2MX 32MB.

Good graphics, good speed, good difficulty, pretty fun game overall. It reminds me a lot of Battle Girl, what with the protecting of defenseless beings from things that want to assimilate them, and dire consequences if you don't.

EDIT: Oh yea. You might want to get a double-clickable executable for this. Starting it using the terminal is a hassle.

[princec]

Don't worry about doubleclickableness, this is just an alpha! It'll have a proper installer and an icon when it's all done. Tell the world!

That class format error of sealfin's is because you need Java 1.4 or later, which comes as an update to OSX as I understand it.

(Please bear with me, I haven't even seen a Mac since 1987!)

Cas :)