Manic Digger

Hello,
I have compiled a Mac version of Manic Digger.
I used Cocoa for the login window instead of Windows.Forms.
This is my first try with C# so it is far from perfect but at least it is working.

Screenshots:

Download:

Source code (for developers ; You will need Manic Digger source code too)
Bundle (for users)

Know issues:

You need to install Mono.
The app won't launch if the path contains spaces.
The app won't launch if you rename the bundle.
Uses a lot of CPU.
Mouse is buggy.
Menu is not working (not sure it is a mac-specific issue).
You can't reopen the login window if you close it.

Missing features:

Server list (I don't like the actual way to present the server list. Would it be possible to have some kind of HTTP API that returns the list in XML or JSON ?)
User-friendly errors
Remember username and server address
Single player mode

I tested MD on Mac a few days ago (rare occasion). It was a notebook with core2duo 2.4Ghz, 4GB ram, geforce 320m.

Problems were:

1. Need to install mono. That went smooth, no need to use console. (In future mono could perhaps be included with MD package).
2. No menu to start game.
3. Mouse movement was very laggy. http://manicdigger.sourceforge.net/wiki ... odo#Mac_OS

Mouse cursor did hide correctly. (unlike Minecraft on Mac, and Manic Digger on Ubuntu).

Menu:
I think a complete menu system should be made inside opengl window for all platforms (including mobile phones). Start.exe will be removed. This is top priority, because it's currently impossible to start game on Linux and Mac (no server list). Thread about menu: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=340&start=10




http://fragmer.net/md/xml.php - there is also POST api for logging in and account verification! i'll post when i find irc log where Fragmer tells details. (I can't access c:\documents and settings\...\irclogs after windows reinstall.)

Here is a new version that fixes the following issues :

Mono is now included in the application, so users don't have to install it anymore.
The bundle can be renamed/placed anywhere.
You can reopen the login window if you close it.
There is an error message if you enter an invalid IP.
The app remembers the username.
There is now a server list.

Screenshot:



An in-game menu would be good for portability but I think a native UI has some advantages (e.g. if you need to copy an IP from a web page or an email).

PS : I also tried to compile with the last nightly. The menu was indeed working but the crosshair did not move at all.

You mean mouse is now completely broken?

Is attached file working on Mac? It uses new OpenTK built from SVN (3064). Cursor should be a little weird (custom acceleration formula) but shouldn't lag.

Mouse works fine in the menu and in point-and-click mode, but does not move in first-person and third-person modes.

Your test works fine (except for the weird accelerations).

Good. So mouse in first-person can be fixed on Mac by using this method.

BTW: Both methods are needed, switched depending on system - OpenTk.Input.Mouse crashes on Ubuntu with "libxi" library missing. AFAIR I couldn't install that library. I don't know if OpenTk.Input.Mouse should be used on Windows: system-wide mouse acceleration is better than manual one (System.Windows.Forms.Cursor better), however I have seen one video on youtube where mouse cursor was not hiding properly (in that case OpenTk.Input.Mouse is better).

libxi seems to be available on Ubuntu.
I don't use Linux anymore so I can't test.

It launched, cursor is now hiding. Ubuntu MD package will have to run this line: sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libXi.so.6 /usr/lib/libXi.so . I don't know if libXi is missing after installation.
Another problem: in OpenTkMacMouseTest.exe it's not possible to move cursor when mouse button is pressed. (unplayable)

You can also use a dllmap for that.

I just verified, I don't have this problem on OSX.

I've just compiled today's nightly and it appears that mouse does not move in windowed mode but works perfectly in fullscreen.