2024-05-12 05:10:30
Most of the methods on the internet that teach people how to play PC games on Mac are through the Whiskey app. Although the operation is very simple, the support has obviously deteriorated recently. Many games have become unplayable, and some even buggy, like. In my recent test, I couldn’t even install Steam, even though I deleted Whiskey and reinstalled it.
This article will introduce another better alternative: Wineskin Winery. The installation process is a little more complicated, but the support is better. I tested Blizzard’s Diablo IV without problems, and you can play it. play with the Bluetooth controller and even Windows software can be installed and used.
Learn how to play PC games like Steam and Diablo IV on Mac, and you can even install Windows software.
Wineskin Winery is also an open source project and must be installed via the Homebrew command, so you must obtain Homebrew first. For more details you can access. The Wineskin GitHub projectCheck.
1. Install Homebrew and Wineskin Winery
And Homebrew There are two installation methods, “via terminal” or “.pkg installation package“, I personally recommend using the terminal, because after installing it with .pkg you still need to use the terminal to get Wineskin.
Here I demonstrate the installation process using a terminal. Open the Mac’s built-in terminal and enter this command:
/bin/bash -c “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)”
You will then be asked to enter your Mac login password:
Wait for the installation to complete. After that, the screen will show the prompt “Installation successful!”, then in the Next steps: section, copy the specified instructions required to enter, i.e. (echo; echo…) This large section , I have a red line in the image below:
Then you can enter the installation Wine cellar The instructions are:
Brew install –cask –no-quarantine gcenx/wine/wineskin
After downloading and installing, “Wineskin has been successfully installed” will appear. At this time you can turn off the terminal and you will not need it in the future:
You will see the Wineskin Winery app in the LaunPad launcher. Please open it:
2. Get the latest Wrapper and the latest engine
The operating interface of Wineskin Winery is quite simple. After opening it, you need to first get the latest version of Wrapper and click “Update Wrapper” below:
The latest version is Wineskin-3.0.3, press OK:
When finished, the Wrapper version will show Wineskin-3.0.3, then press the + above to add the engine:
A variety of motors are provided. Basically just use the latest engine, which is WS12WineCX64Bit23.7.1-2. Tap Download and Install to install:
Exit this screen and click OK:
Motor installation is complete. You can then start installing the PC games and software you want to play. Click Create New Blank Wrapper at the bottom:
3. Install PC games and software
The name part depends on what you want to install. For example, if I’m testing Steam first, I’ll name it Steam.app:
It will take some time to set up, just let it run basically, it will be finished in 3-5 minutes. If it exceeds, you can force it to close and then restore it:
Once created, you will see it in the LanchPad launcher:
This window will appear when you open it. Click on the first “Install software”:
Then you downloaded the installer file, then first click on Choose installer executable and select the installer file. For files without installation, use the following option Copy a folder inside or Move a folder inside:
I chose the installer file for the Windows version of Steam. Just click Next for the installation steps. Some words may be truncated during the process, so don’t worry:
After installation, you can open Steam directly:
The familiar Steam login screen will appear:
After logging in, select the game you want to play. However, I’m not sure if all of them are supported, so I can only download and try it:
I’m testing ONE PIECE PIRATE WARRIOSRS 3. There is no Mac version of this game, only Windows. The installation steps are the same as on PC, click Install on the screen:
After downloading, click Start Game. If the download process gets stuck, that is, the download does not continue, you can try restarting Steam:
The actual test started successfully and I’m still using the PS5 controller to play. After connecting to the Mac Bluetooth, I can use it directly without adjusting anything:
The gaming speed is also very smooth, without any lag. I initially played in full screen, but switched to windowed mode to take screenshots:
This Choose Executable setting will appear upon exit. This will ask you to download the app. To open the path file, remember to replace it with the game or software startup file. For example, in my Steam:
Select steam.exe this one:
I tested Blizzard’s Battle and installed it successfully. Diablo 4 is definitely playable, and I can play it with PS5 as well:
However, Diablo IV will be stuck on the animation screen at first, so a setting needs to be changed, which needs to be adjusted in the application’s advanced settings. The opening method is as follows. The application path created by Wineskin will be under the Mac username, not under the Mac. Please note this, then search for the BATTENET I created:
Select “Show package contents”:
After entering, open the Wineskin file inside:
Choose the third Advanced:
Check “Direct3D to Metal translation layer – (D3DMetal/GPTK)” and this will solve the problem. So if you encounter similar situations while playing other games in the future, you can check here to see if you can resolve them:
Additionally, if .dll files are missing when opening a game or software, you can enable it in Winetricks options:
Then I also tested the Windows software. 7-ZIP only has Windows version and the installation file was executed successfully:
After installation, it can indeed be opened and used normally:
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