On: Elite: "The game that couldn't be written" [video]

[mnw21cam]

I'd also recommend Oolite if you want to play what is basically a free version of this (but improved and with hundreds of community-build extensions).

https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Oolite_Main_Page

[JKCalhoun → mnw21cam]

Just tried it for MacOS X. I didn't get past its request for permission to access keystrokes from all applications. I denied it and then even the menu shortcuts didn't work.

Maybe need some fixes to the way they handle the event code on MacOS.

[wtallis → JKCalhoun]

I'm guessing you don't do a lot of gaming on macOS. That prompt shows up with lots of games.

[JKCalhoun → wtallis]

I wrote a multi-platform (including MacOS) game last year using SDL and didn't have that issue getting keystrokes.

[OnlyMortal → JKCalhoun]

If you self sign I don’t think you’ll be asked for permissions.

I might be mistaken with a more modern macOS. I’m somewhat behind the times with a 2011 MBP - with SSD and 16gb RAM.

[the-dude → JKCalhoun]

Did you distribute it?

[JKCalhoun → the-dude]

Hmmm.... I may have self-signed. I distributed the game on Steam but my handful of sales may have all been Windows, ha ha. My own downloading and testing didn't show any prompt - but would it on my own devices? I don't know.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2318420/Glypha_Vintage/

[jaybrendansmith → mnw21cam]

Fantastic port, with many of the things I wished Elite could do and show when I was 11. I am tempted to brush off my almost-dormant coding skills, in fact.