there goes the FAQ page

i was wondering why Shovel Knight wasn't working on my new M1 macbook. Glad to know it wasn't just me

i just got the game yesterday and so its not as disappointing knowing they know now and will probably fix it soon. But mac os big sur has been out since november 2020 so it sucks the game has been broken for a few months

OH NO

Originally posted by Shadowff61337:

i was wondering why Shovel Knight wasn't working on my new M1 macbook. Glad to know it wasn't just me

Different CPU architecture.

Originally posted by Shadowff61337:

i was wondering why Shovel Knight wasn't working on my new M1 macbook. Glad to know it wasn't just me

You play games on that mac?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrfWmaBy6k

imagine using a mac

Probably a good time to make an ARM-based port. Or you know what, there is already a Amazon Fire version. Use that as a starting base.

Apple has a long history of releasing updates for OS X that completely break old software with no concern for their third party developers or users. Hopefully they didn't uproot something critical to the game's functionality, as they've done that in the past.

Nobody should support Apple. They're a scummy company that has no respect for developers or consumers alike, and treats third parties like absolute trash. If game devs are going to start doing ARM ports, they should avoid targeting Apple hardware specifically, and should target mainstream Linux, not Mac OS.

Originally posted by Xao:

Apple has a long history of releasing updates for OS X that completely break old software with no concern for their third party developers or users.

Absolutely. Dropping 32-bit support was what made me drop them altogether for me, but even before and after that they've continually trashed any effort to actually PRESERVE software compatibility. What's the point of developing for a platform if your software will stop working in a few years anyway?

I appreciate you letting us know you are working on a patch. I've seen plenty of developers release a game for Mac and then not work on any updates when new OS's are released and it won't run.

plz be quick, happened to update to Big Sur just when i was still playing Shovel Knight, feel so bad