Any tips for getting this to work on a mac?

[Ixortair]

Title. I have access to a windows computer, and gamehub for mac, but not crossover.

[Scutty]

I'm using VM fusion , it's doing well
It's like a parrallel, but free

https://www.vmware.com/products/desktop ... and-fusion

[Shadowmak]

Scutty, what exactly setup do you have? I use M1 Mac and I've tried Fusion per your suggestion. As Fusion doesn't support Vulkan, I tried to turn-off the Vulkan in the OctoLauncher to use DirectX but I am getting black screen on any 3D models. When I turn-off graphic acceleration all works flawlessly except the performance is terrible. I'd like to understand how you made it working and if you used any special procedure.

[Shadowmak]

Oh, so I actually got it working. The key is:
1. Switch off the Vulkan in the launcher (in Mods) as VMWare Fusion doesn't support Vulkan
2. Install DirectX9
3. When you log-in, you will have black screen. Go to settings and set in Display following settings: 24/24 + 1× multisample

After applying, the game suddenly renders correctly and I can play.

[Tristan]

https://wowsilicon.github.io/

there's a guide in the discord server

[Shadowmak]

Oh this is bloody nice thanks mate, will try that instead

[Shadowmak]

I must say using the WoWSilicon is so seamless. I have one question for fellow MacOS gamers though. How do you keep the game updated? Since CrossOver is paid, I won't use it for the launcher. I tried using Wine but unsuccessfully. So for now, to keep game updated, I spawn VM with Fusion, launch OctoLauncher there, patch the game and play it using WoWSilicon. Does anybody has any better way to do this?

[Justsomeguybro]

There are various options that became available over the years, but a bunch of these aren't current anymore.

The best option, frankly, is using https://github.com/Sikarugir-App/Sikarugir.

Honorable mentions:
- homebrew (https://brew.sh/) and installing wine + winetricks that way
- https://www.playonmac.com/en/
- https://github.com/Gcenx/wine-on-mac
- Winebottler used to be one method, but I think it still relies on wine 4.x (which is far too old for something like this)

Everything in the honorable mentions is old as balls at this point, though.

[Justsomeguybro]

Ah, right, and I forgot: https://wineformac.org/#

Great website/resource for reference and more information. Good luck, folks.

[Shadowmak]

Sikarugir was the first thing I tried as I use it to play other games like Detroit: Become human, but sadly OctoLauncher will never launch there. If you manage to make it work let me know. I might try again and play more with it.