December Patch & DLC Release - Not Currently Available for Mac

Both were release a short bit ago. Obviously the patch was not available, but I was disappointed that the DLC was also PC only.

I was able to access the DLC through my PC Steam client, but confirmed that it still does not download on the Mac client.

 

Any response for when it will be available for Mac?

 

that is dissapointing given they promised future patches would be uniform

 

I guess it will be here before Christmas and the annual leave for Aspyr. We've seen testing on steam database for the same contents for mac/pc for quite a while.

 

Hopefully the delay is finalizing the implementation of cross-platform.

 

Well, at least they let us know. From their Twitter feed...

"Bad news: No #CivVI winter patch or cross platform and no news on feasibility of CivVI #Linux until after the holidays."​

https://twitter.com/AspyrMedia/status/811622915066228736

 

booooo

 

This is probably the last game I'll be getting from Aspyr. At best, they seem to be trying to do too many things at once for a company of their size.

 

Do you know when Firaxis gave them the patch code? Its the holiday months, I would be more upset if they forced their developers to work on christmas.

 

Per their twitter, they only get patch code after it's already done for the PC (https://twitter.com/AspyrMedia/status/811623332307226624) so it's no wonder it's not coming until after the holidays.

 

I can't blame Aspyr in that case. But I was sure I saw lats of mac version of steam database.
Good thing the new DLC for Age of Empires II was released this week, so the waiting won't be too hard...

 

So sick of getting the shaft. Definitely moving on from Apple computers... Tis a shame. I love them for video/audio editing but I am so sick of getting screwed around. No DLC. No Friday the 13th beta. No Planet Coaster. It took 10+ years but I am finally willing to admit it. Apple sucks.

 

I mean, Apple is for sure an inferior gaming platform. If gaming is your primary use, you should for sure move on to a PC. I wouldn't even be annoyed at Aspyr, personally, if they didn't keep suggesting that they could make timelines that they clearly cannot make. They are overpromising and underdelivering, when they should be doing the opposite.

 

Macs are great for many things...

Video editing, composing music, photo manipulation, GIS analysis, the ease of typing diacritics and uncommon symbols, that Retina Display and the seamless hardware and software integration with quality hardware and software, ...

What's not to love?

Just not video gaming though. I'll be patient for the Mac port of Planet Coaster, even if it were to come on the year the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup once more. Oh, and I don't play much computer games anymore.

I made my choice knowing fully well ahead of time and I don't regret my decision to switch to a Mac at all.

 

You might try bootcamp rather than purchasing a new computer. Windows 10 is much better than 8 (though still slower than 7) but you'll get the best of both worlds for the price of OS. With Steam we can buy once and play on both platforms. Just a thought.

 

I really like this idea and I've been contemplating getting a copy of Windows 10 for use with bootcamp. Just kind of procrastinating on it I guess. I started playing American Truck Simulator and got a bit distracted to be honest.... haha Waiting for dat Poland DLC on mac.

Oh, I've known Macs were poor for gaming for awhile. I guess I just thought things had changed. I got my first mac in 2002 and back then it was rare to find a game that was for Apple. I played lots of Civ 4 back then. ahhhhhh good times. I just figured with how popular Apple has become recently that they would have caught up in the gaming department but obviously they have not.

As for Planet Coaster it will never get ported to Mac. I say this because I emailed the developer and asked them. I don't remember exactly what was said but I can go find the old email but essentially it has something to do with Mac's lack of DX12 support (I think). They said they currently have no plans for a Mac port. That's what started all of my bootcamp research to begin with. I sent the Planet Coaster people my specs and they said they had good luck internally with similar builds using boot camp.

I don't mean to poo poo Apple because I truly do love the functionality between my phone and computer and it's great for my home business. I just want to game sometimes too! Come on Apple. Get it together. I keep thinking of all the people who are getting a new Macbook Pro this Christmas and how disappointed they will be when the Iris 540 won't play any games properly. Or maybe I'm the only idiot that bought a new Mac to game on... haha

 

Hello,
Still no news about the patch ?

 

well, we got this tweet saying that they hear us...

https://twitter.com/AspyrMedia/status/817522450049146881?lang=en

 

Latest from Aspyr on Steam:

The update is going through 2K QA approvals right now. With luck, no new issues will be found and we can release the update this week or next.

I should state however, that there are quite a few late game turn based crashes with Civ. Yes, there was one specifically addressed in the winter update, but its not a guarantee yours is that crash. If you hit up our support team at support.aspyr.com, they can take a deeper look and might be able to tell you if your in for a fix.