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Mids Hero Designer on Mac?

Blitzen Trapper

By Blitzen Trapper,
Posted on: 2009-08-23 20:11 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion

 

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Ive been looking around on the web searching through many different forums for mids compatible for mac and have come up with nothing. Ive tried to download the original copy of mids for windows and all it does is come up with a text pad with a bunch of numbers and letters. Does anyone have any solution to this problem? or is it possible that I've just overlooked my research and completely oblivious to a mac version?

Any help will be appreciated-
Thanks

 

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There currently is none, Fleeting Whisper is working on making a cross platform version in his spare time.

 

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Ok thanks so much, I can stop searching then haha. Thanks again

 

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At the moment, your only option on a Mac is SuckerPunch's Planner (it's browser-based, rather than a download), though the version that's available is extremely out of date.

As Chaos Creator says, I'm working on a cross-platform version of Mids'. However, I'm essentially building the program from the ground up, so I couldn't possibly give you anything resembling a release estimate. This is where I was with the program precisely one month ago. (I assure you, I have progressed in the past month, there just isn't enough visual progress to warrant a new screenshot)

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt

 

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Go, Whisper, go!

 

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Work on the cross-platform version of Mids' has progressed since my last post in this thread, but the past school year has slowed me down. I plan to make another strong development burst this summer, but who knows whether I'll even reach an alpha stage by then.

I believe Steiner is working on some modifications to the current version of Mids' to make future development easier. The original verson of the program grew very... "organically", and it can be diffult to change things other than the powers database. Once Steiner is done, Mids' may or may not be compatible with Mono. (The current version of Mids' is not compatible.)

I believe SuckerPunch's online planner has been updated somewhat, too, but it's not as recent as Mids'.

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt

 

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper View Post
At the moment, your only option on a Mac is SuckerPunch's Planner (it's browser-based, rather than a download), though the version that's available is extremely out of date.
Actually, he does have a much more recent version. But as you said it's not as current as mids.

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Gavin, note the date of the earlier post.

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt

 

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FW, could you use any help with this project? I'm rapidly approaching a point where I'll have time to devote to a side project, and this seems like a very worthwhile one. It seems like I'm seeing more and more people using Macs who are unable to use Mids.

I understand the project may not lend itself to distributed development, or that you may simply want to handle it yourself. The offer is there anyway, FWIW.

 

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I have... no idea why that's happening to you. =/

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt

 

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I find myself in that same anxious state now that my windows laptop is on its death bed. Has the project had any recent progress lately? BTW its awesome that you are doing this, I know alot of people would love to have it.

 

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Mind I ask the state of the project now?