= How to install the latest version on Mac OS X =

'''Warning''': The game is currently under heavy development, and many features are currently missing. This release is an '''alpha version''', not a completed playable game - please check our '''[http://www.wildfiregames.com/0ad/ site]''' and '''[http://www.wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?showforum=135 forums]''' for future updates!

We don't have any binary for Mac OS X as we currently don't have any active OS X developer, so you'll have to compile it yourself following the instructions below. Please help us improve the OS X support by reporting any errors you find, and if you are a programmer please submit patches and if you have knowledge of packaging applications on Mac OS X please assist in making an executable package for Mac.

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== Compiling on OS X ==

You need two files:
 * [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz 0ad-unix-build.tar.xz] (3 MB) ''or'' [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-build.tar.gz 0ad-unix-build.tar.gz] (5 MB)
 * [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz 0ad-unix-data.tar.xz] (99 MB) ''or'' [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r07970-alpha-unix-data.tar.gz 0ad-unix-data.tar.gz] (118 MB)
The `.xz` files are smaller but may require you to install [http://tukaani.org/xz/ XZ Utils].

Extract both files to the same location:
{{{
# Extract .xz version into the current directory:
tar xvJf 0ad-r08413-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz
tar xvJf 0ad-r08413-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz

# Or, if your tar is older than 1.22:
xz -cd 0ad-r08413-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz | tar xv
xz -cd 0ad-r08413-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz | tar xv

# Or, if you downloaded the .gz version:
tar xvzf 0ad-r08413-alpha-unix-build.tar.gz
tar xvzf 0ad-r08413-alpha-unix-data.tar.gz
}}}

Then follow the '''[BuildInstructions#Unix build instructions]''' using the files from this release instead of downloading from SVN.


== How to get info on new releases ==

There are several ways to be notified when a new release is out, as well as getting notified on other updates, either by subscribing to the [http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=0AdNews&loc=en_US email mail list], following [http://www.twitter.com/play0ad 0 A.D. on Twitter] or [http://www.facebook.com/play0ad Facebook], or the [http://feeds.feedburner.com/0AdNews RSS feed].