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NoXCore-Mac 0.1.1 — Game Mode and upstream fixes

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@Avrutskiy Avrutskiy released this 10 Nov 20:31
· 13 commits to main since this release

Game Mode support and the latest published upstream fixes for Apple Silicon Macs.

Download NoXCore-macOS-arm64-0.1.1.zip, extract it, and open NoX Core.app. Requires Apple Silicon and macOS 26+, plus your own Nox game data. Setup instructions are attached as Mac-Setup.html.

Changes:

  • Opt into macOS Game Mode. Launch the app from Finder (or with open) and enter native full screen. macOS remembers if you previously disabled Game Mode for this app; re-enable it in Game Overlay if needed.
  • Include published upstream changes through 8629367: monster XP initialization, spell-book and XWIS follow-ups, NPC/shop portrait placement, and Deep Delve waypoint, summon, zombie-power and monster-awareness fixes.
  • Fix Metal shader generation for app-only builds with Metal tests disabled.

The pending upstream PR to award campaign XP when zombies are burned is not included. The notch/safe-area fix also remains separate; exclusive fullscreen on a notched display has a known layout/input limitation. Use windowed mode if affected (Game Mode requires native full screen).

Verified for this release: native ARM64 build, both startup/user-data tests, Game Mode bundle metadata, bundled mods matching the source, and strict app signature verification before packaging and after ZIP extraction. Live Game Mode activation and full gameplay were not re-tested for this release.

The app is ad-hoc signed, not Developer ID signed or notarized. No original game assets or optional HD packs are included. Matching source, verified dependency sources, offline build instructions, build information and SHA-256 checksums are attached. Engine, client and game-mode sources match upstream; Mac changes remain in Mac files and the Mac README/workflows.