X3 Reunion scripts for the Mac

[samalapan]

I purchased my copy of X3 Reunion a few weeks ago for the Mac OS X system. I've been waiting for this to come to my system since X3 came and since I've long retired my old PC system. But when I try to find scripts and mods for my game, they're all in .exe file. Is there a way to install these updates, scripts and mods for the Mac?

[eladan]

I don't know of any scripts or mods distributed in exe form, unless you are talking about the bonus pack. If you are, you should ask that in the BP thread on the main forum.

For spks which many script packages are distributed as, there was a thread about it a couple of weeks back. There currently isn't any solution other than find a windows machine (or use a windows virtual machine on your mac) to extract the files using Cycrow's installer, then transfer them to the mac. I know that Cycrow is working on making a spk extractor type tool which will work on macs, but I don't know where he's up to with it.

[samalapan]

ok, thanks. ill look into it

[Cycrow]

i've been trying to make a linux version of the new tools i've released, the SPKConvert, and SPK Explorer, which would allow you to at least extract the script files so you can use them.

but im having a few problems linking in the 7Zip libraries in linux, as it was designed for windows.

im currently working on the ANSI C version of the Decompressor, which im hopeing to get working for SPK files

[Cycrow]

i've created a linux compatable version of the SPK Libraries which you could test on a mac, they need to be compiled from sources.

as i dont have a mac, i cant really test them, but they do work on both FreeBSD and Mandriva.

http://x3.ircwhore.co.uk/Beta/SPKConvert-1.00.tar.gz

if anyone who knows about program distribution on macs and wants to create a mac compatable binary version, they can send it to me and ill put it on my site for download.

the program to extract and install the files will be comming shortly, just want to make sure this works first

[samalapan]

interesting. im downloading them now, will get back to you. thanks!

[samalapan]

unfortunately, when i downloaded the links, i couldn't make them work on my mac. but interestingly, i realized that x3 was running on cider. which means that the scripts might just work if i could extract the files from the .exe file.

i stumbled on a mac app that runs small windows programs. it's called crossover. and when i ran the .exe file using the crossover program, it opened and asked me which files/scripts i would like to install. then, it asked me where the x3.exe was, i navigated through the file networks of my x3 reunion folder and found the .exe file and extracted the scripts. clicked on the game once more and when i opened my saved game and looked through the commands, the scripts were there.



now, i just need to know how these scripts work. i'm used to playing vanilla.

[Cycrow]

what error was u getting when you tryed to compile SPKConvert ?

[samalapan]

i could extract the package, but i didn't know how to place them or where to place them during that time. it was a good thing that i realized that there was an application that could run small windows programs with the new intel macs.

it was just a matter of locating the right folder where the scripts could be extracted.

then again, i could be just a noob about this. :-p

but some experimentations are just worth doing

[Cycrow]

its a standard linux program you have to compile it.

u do it from the command prompt
extract the tar.gz file

then run ./configure
make
make install

[TheShadow604]

I tried to do a make and the error I get is:

cd . && aclocal-1.9
/bin/sh: line 1: aclocal-1.9: command not found
make: *** [aclocal.m4] Error 127

[Cycrow]

looks like ur missing a library required to compile it.

i just used KDevelop to create the make files, im guessing it uses that for some reason.

ill try look into create another make file for it to work

[TheShadow604]

OK thanks! Would love to play mods on my mac x3 without have to go though virtualiziation sw to install them =)

FYI: I'm using GCC 4.x not 3.x as the compiler.

[andy20]

I'm also a MAC user. My problem is don't know where to put the scripts. so far i script editor open and i extracted a few folders called SDL 2 and build script. And my second problem is I'm looking for god mode and lots of cash cheats. If anyone can help it would be brillant

[andy20]

I would like to ask moderaters, programmers and craters of X3 to made scipt for the mac version. There seems to be problems getting combatable script for X3. Can someone please help.