[BETA] Ultimate Lemmings - a new 2D Lemmings engine for Apple Silicon devices

[UltimateLemmings]

btw, re: RC1, is there any sort of upgrade path I should be following to retain my current stats/progress? or are those stored elsewhere, so replacing the app won't effect anything?

Progress wasn't saved through some of the betas as the engine was still being tuned, but from RC1 all progress will be saved. Progress is also saved in case of failure, crashes, quits etc. You should have full confidence in your progress being saved both for solo and hot seat sessions!

[UltimateLemmings]

Ultimate Lemmings — 1.1 RC3 is up, Monterey is back

Same link, new build:

Lemmings 1.1 RC3

Signed and notarized by Apple, so Gatekeeper won't hassle you after unzipping.

Good news if you're on macOS 12: RC1 briefly required macOS 13 and dropped Monterey. That's reverted. This build is back to macOS 12.3 or later, with its own dedicated notarized Monterey archive alongside the standard one on the release page. Grab the "-monterey" zip if you're on 12.x, otherwise the standard one is for you.

What's new since the RC1 you already have:

• Fixed a real bug in the CRT view where edge-scrolling stopped working right at the curved screen corners
• The stricter "steel" rule from RC1 turned out to break 57 previously-solved Classic and Oh No! routes — reverted it, all 352 official routes plus Oh Yes! conversions verify clean again on this build. The stricter rule comes back properly later, once there's a real way to re-check at that scale
• A couple of build-script bugs that could leave testers with a broken app, fixed

Still open from RC1, unrelated to any of the above:

• Toggling Mac-style Lemmings 2 artwork on then off doesn't always restore the exact original frame
• One controller button-combo (retry, rewind and step together) doesn't route right

Sorry, this should fix the awful cursor from RC1 and 2!

[spaceagemeats]

Looking into the bugs now, but when you say "classic control" do you mean you unchecked Modern keyboard control, clicked "used OG settings" in gameplay, or just clicked "old school" on first launch?

exactly. I clicked the "use OG settings" button and it does nothing. retains the modern controls (including the new circle effect when trying to select a Lemming.) weirder still, I thought maybe I just need to relaunch the game. well, when I did that, and went to settings, not only is the OG settings button off, but also the cursor vanishing on the settings screen. so that's not great.

as for what I clicked during "first launch," I choose "old school." however, that was with beta 32. when I launched RC1, I wasn't presented with any options. but perhaps it inherited my settings from the last version, and that's caused the issue?

edit: hmm, RC3 isn't even launching for me.