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Xonotic for macOS
Play fast arena battles with varied weapons, Capture the Flag and other modes in Xonotic, a free, open-source first-person shooter for Intel Macs.
- Operating system
- macOS; minimum version not specified by publisher download catalog
- Architecture
- x86-64 (Intel)
- Download package
- ZIP archive shared with Windows and Linux
Publisher says to extract and run. Requires at least 4 GB RAM and hardware-accelerated OpenGL 2.1. Native Apple Silicon support is not established; no runtime compatibility test performed.
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What is Xonotic?
Xonotic is an arena first-person shooter built around fast movement, weapon choice and short, competitive encounters. Play Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Clan Arena or less conventional modes such as Freeze Tag and Nexball. Weapons have primary and secondary firing modes, so the same weapon can serve different situations. The game also includes a campaign and computer-controlled opponents for solo play.
Its HUD editor lets you rearrange the information shown during play. Spectator mode and match recording provide ways to watch games, while optional XonStat tracking records statistics such as weapon accuracy and recent matches.
The publisher's 0.8.6 ZIP contains the macOS x86-64 build alongside the other supported platforms; it is an archive to extract, not a Mac-specific installer. The listed requirements include at least 4 GB of RAM and hardware-accelerated OpenGL 2.1. Native Apple Silicon support and a minimum macOS version are not established by the publisher's download catalog. The publisher warns against joining online servers with versions older than 0.8.6 because of a potentially exploitable client bug.
What it offers
- Play Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Clan Arena, Freeze Tag, Nexball and multiplayer Race modes.
- Use primary and secondary firing modes across the weapon selection.
- Play the campaign and face computer-controlled opponents.
- Arrange on-screen information with the HUD editor; watch or record matches.
- Opt into XonStat tracking for weapon accuracy, kill-to-death ratio and recent games.
Good to know
- The publisher lists macOS x86-64, not a native Apple Silicon build; the download catalog does not specify a minimum macOS version.
- Requires at least 4 GB of RAM and hardware-accelerated OpenGL 2.1, according to the publisher.
- Versions older than 0.8.6 should not join online servers: the publisher warns of a bug potentially exploitable by malicious server administrators.
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Sources
References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- Xonotic: The Free and Fast Arena Shooter - Xonotic ↗Retrieved
- Download Xonotic 0.8.6 - Xonotic ↗Retrieved
- Xonotic 0.8.6 Release - Xonotic ↗Retrieved
- Xonotic for Mac - Download ↗Retrieved
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