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Author Topic: Mac M1/M2/M3 Apple Silicon Java Conversion Kit [Native Mode]  (Read 3138 times)

Himemiko

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Mac M1/M2/M3 Apple Silicon Java Conversion Kit [Native Mode]
« on: October 24, 2023, 09:41:38 PM »
A Java Conversion Kit For Mac M1 / M2 / M3 Apple Silicon Chips


Descriptions:
Got Fancy New Apple Mac with M1 / M2 Chip On It?, How About Upgrading Starsector to run Natively on Apple Silicon Chips.
This Conversion Kit Allow You to Gain roughly from 30% up to 85% Performance Overhead thats loses due Rosetta Translation within MacOS enviroment.

Frequently Asked Question

  • Why I Do Need This?
Starsector bundled Java are for X86 Architecture which is what Apple used for their Prev Mac, This Conversion Kit Allow it to run smooth without needing additional Translator on-top to make it work seamlessly with less Overhead on Performances.

  • My Games Does Not Launch
Use your Backup & Redo everything because you accidentally merged it.. you'll need to move the files carefully otherwise Mac will remove everything else.

  • My Mac Have Built-in/Connected Retina Display, the Games Looks Blurry!
you'll need to navigate into Starsector.APP/Content and edit starsector_mac.sh then add this line :

-Dorg.lwjgl.opengl.MacOSXDisplay.enableHighDPI=true \

below -Djava.library.path=../../Resources/Java/native/macosx \
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« Last Edit: February 06, 2024, 04:06:15 PM by Himemiko »
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Re: Mac M1/M2/M3 Apple Silicon Java Conversion Kit [Native Mode]
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2024, 04:06:49 PM »
bump, should still work for 0.97a and Mac M3
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Re: Mac M1/M2/M3 Apple Silicon Java Conversion Kit [Native Mode]
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2024, 08:41:16 AM »
Hi my friend, I wonder whether I can download Java version 8 for Starsector after using your kit since your kit changes the Home folder as well
« Last Edit: February 08, 2024, 08:44:20 AM by TheDarkSide »
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Himemiko

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Re: Mac M1/M2/M3 Apple Silicon Java Conversion Kit [Native Mode]
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2024, 12:04:52 AM »
Quote from: TheDarkSide on February 08, 2024, 08:41:16 AM
Hi my friend, I wonder whether I can download Java version 8 for Starsector after using your kit since your kit changes the Home folder as well
hi there!, the conversion kit is already Java version 8
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Re: Mac M1/M2/M3 Apple Silicon Java Conversion Kit [Native Mode]
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2024, 05:03:18 PM »
Thx you so much for this.

I know mac gaming is'nt big, but this make a huge difference.

You should talk about this post on your post about Java 23, while not the same version, they both prevent the slow down and need for frequent restart.

And i amlost did'nt find this post.
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Re: Mac M1/M2/M3 Apple Silicon Java Conversion Kit [Native Mode]
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2024, 03:30:32 AM »
Registered just to say thank you! Works like a charm on my M1.
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Re: Mac M1/M2/M3 Apple Silicon Java Conversion Kit [Native Mode]
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2025, 09:28:35 PM »
i have to say a big thank you for all those days i work this with my mba m3, which works extreamly well. now i got a quick question, does this work with the new 0.98a on java17? or can i change anything to make it work?
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