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Hacks on Macs -3-

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    Some people have been asking around the forum about playing ROM hacks on Macintosh Computers.
    I've provided some download links and a small guide for people on how to use them.​

    Things you'll need:
    UIPS ( Allows Patching and Distribution )
    VisualBoy Advance ( Version 1.7 for Mac OS X )
    A Pokemon Rom
    An .ips download

    How to:
    1. Open UIPS and Hit the Browse Button
    2. Find the Pokemon ROM
    3. Apply the Patch
    4. Open VBA
    5. Find the Patched Pokemon ROm
    6. Play and Enjoy

    Wow, this was a pretty generic guide :P
     
    Well, I've been getting a few PMs about how to make patches work on Macs, and, since I dont have a Mac, I couldn't answer.
    So, I hope this helps them in the future! (and releases me from some PMs XD)

    Good work.
     
    Yeah, I was getting some of those questions as well...
     
    actually if you are using vba on a mac it has an automatic patching feature that works quite well.
     
    Oh Btw...(Yes I know this thread is 2 weeks old) I'd just like to point out that the last Relased version of VBA for mac is not Universal and has speed drops on iNtel macs plus its just... Buggy, SO I found another version of VBA called VBA-M Which has a Windows port too... But the Mac ver is really nice and it's universal, so you'll have a speedup whether iNtel or PPC To DL it goto: https://vba-m.ngemu.com/vbam/vbaotherbuilds/ and download the DMG

    Alwalys ready and happy to help with macs,
    cpuDuDe11
     
    Archon, you spammed in this thread, and now you're trying to defend yourself by criticizing someone else?

    Seriously? *reports*
     
    Archon said:
    Why do you call speaking the truth spam? Is this what the liberal future will have? Totalitarian repression?
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    Archon said:
    Jesus doesn't like macintoshes, Heatran for they are tools of the devil.
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    Yeah because that's so truthful and coherent and relevant. It's at travesty.
    [/sarcasm]

    gb2 /b/.

    Anyway, thanks for this. :) I have no freaking idea how to work UIPS though.
     
    Superkid11 said:
    Yeah because that's so truthful and coherent and relevant. It's at travesty.
    [/sarcasm]

    gb2 /b/.

    Anyway, thanks for this. :) I have no freaking idea how to work UIPS though.
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    This Page
    Explains how to patch on a Mac... Just scroll down to the Permeant Patching section for how to use UIPS.

    --CpuDuDe11

     
    Archon said:
    Why do you call speaking the truth spam? Is this what the liberal future will have? Totalitarian repression?
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    What in the hell are you talking about? You made a very stupid comment, and you were criticized for it.

    Seriously, if you can't accept criticism, get off this forum.
     
    Thanks cpu. :) But I can't get UIPS to run. It just opens in text edit as a file instead of as a program. Sometimes when I download it it opens in Word... Thankfully Lunar IPS works in Crossover.
    Heatran said:
    What in the hell are you talking about? You made a very stupid comment, and you were criticized for it.

    Seriously, if you can't accept criticism, get off this forum.
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    He's a troll. Don't feed the troll, just ignore and report.
     
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    Me personally being a mac user found this very useful. Thanks Heatran.

    Oh and Archon I'm sure Jesus loves Macs. I'm sure the white mac book fits in much better with the clouds up in heaven. XD
     
    Ooooohhh I hack eating macdonalds.....
    Seriously though, my friend has being trying to find something like this for a while and its great
     
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