By • 9:00 am, August 20, 2012 • • • PC games: they can be the bane of a Mac gamer’s existence. The Mac may be a better computer than a windows box, but even so, most games don’t support OS X. Even on Steam, the leader in cross-platform computer game support, most games run only on Windows. The reasons for this are manifold, including mid-level integrated graphics chips and less customizable hardware, but it shouldn’t be this disparate.

There are a few options for running those PC games on Macs, of course. There’s Boot Camp, which allows you to run a full copy of Windows right on your Intel-based Mac, but it requires a reboot to switch between OS X and Windows environments, which can be tedious. There are emulators you can buy, like Parallels and VMWare Fusion, but these never quite pan out, in my experience, as they always seem to be fraught with issues when connecting peripherals, mice, etc. They also cost a bit, and require a full copy of Windows, which will run you some money, too. I just want a way to play a game that is created for the Windows operating system on my Mac, without a reboot, without buying a new program or new copy of an operating system I really don’t want to use.

Luckily, there’s a way to do just that. What Is Wine? Seriously, that’s the self-referencing recursive acronym for Wine.

So clever, those open source folks. Wine actually runs as more of a translator between the instructions in the PC program and the Mac operating system. It basically fools Windows into thinking they are running in a Windows environment, without actually emulating that environment (and taking the same performance hit) like Parallels does. Wine has the benefit of a large, open-source community for support as well, which means it will continue to get better and improve compatibility for a lot of games along the way. Speaking of compatibility, not all PC games are going to work with Wine. To find out if the game you want to try to install on your Mac via Wine will work, head over to the, where they have an entire database full of the games and applications that will work with Wine.

They even have levels of how well these work with Wine, including Platinum, Gold, and Silver levels of compatibility. I chose Guild Wars: it’s a game that has gone free to play lately, is Windows-only for now, and it is listed in the Platinum compatibility list on the Wine HQ site. All the examples from here on out will be from my own experience installing Wine to play Guild Wars on my Mac Mini 2011. Once you and pick a game, you’ll be ready to make sure you have what you need to run Wine. What You’ll Need First up, you’re gonna need an Intel Mac. If you’re still running a Power-PC Mac, a) it’s time to upgrade and b) this isn’t going to work. To find out what kind of Mac you have, click on the Apple menu in the upper left corner of your screen, choose About This Mac, and it will tell you.

Honestly, though, if you don’t know what kind of Mac you’re running, you might have a bit of trouble with the following instructions, which assume you have access to your admin account and password, can install XCode, and have the latest Java Development package (it comes as default with Mac OS X 10.7 and up). You’ll also need the X11 app, which used to be a standard install app starting in OS X 10.5, but which has recently been removed from OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

Mar 16, 2017. BUT, please make sure you read whole guide CAREFULY, before starting the installation. This guide consists of 4 parts: 1. Downloading the right base game and expansion packs. Converting expansion packs into.DMG format. Installing the expansion packs. And finally: applying the crack.

If you’re running 10.8, head over to the to download an open source version of X11 for Mountain Lion. Install it as you would any other package file.

You’ll also need to be comfortable using the command line via the Terminal app, an internet connection, and a couple of hours to work through all the steps involved. It’s not rocket science, but there is a certain level of patience that will be needed. Next Page: Getting Your Game Running!

“The Mac may be a better computer than a windows box” ” It basically fools Windows into thinking they are running in a Windows environment, without actually emulating that environment (and taking the same performance hit)” really? Cant you just write an article about why the program is good without bashing the competitor in so biased a manner? What i find most hilarious is that you contradict yourself in the same paragraph when speaking of Steam. Lack of customization makes your device better than all the ones that can be easily modified. I can make an honest to god list of all the ways that logic fails in the real world I visit this site, among others, for tech news.

And this one specifically because i own a iphone. I give credit where credit is due. But a strong chunk of the “writers” here at Cult of Mac seem incapable of writing anything that doesnt onesidedly glorify Apple even when the actual article is about Apple shortcomings. This is how republicans report. “We are right about everything, and everyone else is stupid/silly/wrong/should switchover.” Journalism 101: facts over opinions. Seeing as to how MANY people own PC’s, and the MAJORITY of games made for computers are not designed for Macs even though MANY programers use them well i think at that point it’s safe to say to each his own.

Installer Openssh Sans Cydia App. Why are Apple users so much better than PC and Android users in this regard? Lol do you read what you type or just hit enter and merrily skip off? In case you didnt notice, i never bashed Apple in my comment. I swear by my ipod and Phone, and have contemplated getting a Mac several times.

I have no real problem with Apple, and the few i do have with them were left unmentioned. But this article couldnt be more biased. Im sorry i want a higher level of wordsmithing from a site i visit frequently. If im going to get information from someplace, i would like a certain amount of intelligence to go along with it, ie being unbiased for a couple paragraphs.

Ya noThis does not work. I kept getting no directory. I even email Rob twice and both responses did not help. He answered completely from left field.

If your thinking about trying this all you’ll get are programs and files that are going to be a major pain to uninstall. If you happen to get it to work then you need to post on here how exactly and what you did differently from the author because he isn’t very helpful. In my opinion this whole thing isn’t worth it. Just use bootcamp it so much simpler and that saying something since bootcamp isn’t the easiest thing to do unless you have experience with it and computers.

Download Free Randy Newman Land Of Dreams Rare there. I got it to work on my system. Thanks, your guide helped a lot! The only catch was that I had to set the directory of Xcode before running xcodebuild. The last step (the port install wine command) really did take long! As in really, really long! Perhaps partially due to my low 384 Kb/s internet connection, although the parts where it compiles are very CPU intensive and very time consuming as well, so I would expect it to take a few hours on a system with a fast internet connection as well.

Anyway, in my case the installation ran the entire afternoon. That evening it was still busy, so I let it run overnight. Also, the installation seemed to have taken about 3GB of HD space. Nevertheless, it looks as though it works as it should! Error: Error: No valid Xcode installation is properly selected. Error: Please use xcode-select to select an Xcode installation: Error: sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer # version 4.4.1 Error: Warning: xcodebuild exists but failed to execute Warning: Xcode does not appear to be installed; most ports will likely fail to build.

—>Computing dependencies for wine Any ideas? I am getting this same error message, any solutions?

UPDATE: This fixed my problem xcode-select There have been reports of xcode-select not pointing to the new Xcode location for some users after upgrading to 4.3. If you are having problems even with the latest MacPorts version and xcode-select -print-path does not print /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer on your system, or Warning: Xcode appears to be installed but xcodebuild is unusable; some ports will likely fail to build. Then you need to run: sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer This is particularly important for people who have error messages referring to their old compiler locations after installing Xcode 4.3: you need to reinstall the package that stored the old compiler location if you see an error message like this: error: can’t exec ‘/Developer/usr/bin/ ‘ (No such file or directory) So far this error is seen in previously-built perl and python when building perl or python modules. For example, if a py27-xxxx port fails to install and the log contains error messages of this type, try reinstalling the main python27 port with: sudo port -n upgrade –force python27 •. I keep on getting this error messagewill anyone be able to help me? (what I type in) wine $ST.6a.8_EN.exe Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded!

Err:ntdll:RtlpWaitForCriticalSection section 0x7bc969b4 “loader.c: loader_section” wait timed out in thread 001d, blocked by 001e, retrying (60 sec) wine: cannot find L”C: windows system32.6a.8_EN.exe” The terminal doesn’t like the “$” in your file. I think putting a backslash “ ” in front of the “$” will fix this. If it does then be lazy and type “wine ” (note the space and only type the stuff inside the quotes) and then drag the file to the terminal.

This will correctly format the file name. Hi i need some help.

I started the wine process but gor kicked off the network half way through. Terrific guide, almost there. I’m at: cd ~/Downloads/GwSetup.exe then wine GwSetup.exe I can’t get passed the first of those lines in Terminal: -bash: cd/Users/ADMIN/Documents/Games/NBA 2K14/NBA2K14.exe: No such file or directory Even though the file is EXACTLY in that directory. Doesn’t matter if I drag from Finder (as article suggests) or manually type in the directory, same result. Did everything according to the tutorial thus far. Running 10.8.5 on i5 Mac mini (2011). Hope someone can help.

Terrific guide, almost there. I’m at: cd ~/Downloads/GwSetup.exe then wine GwSetup.exe I can’t get passed the first of those lines in Terminal: -bash: cd/Users/ADMIN/Documents/Games/NBA 2K14/NBA2K14.exe: No such file or directory Even though the file is EXACTLY in that directory. Doesn’t matter if I drag from Finder (as article suggests) or manually type in the directory, same result. Did everything according to the tutorial thus far. Running 10.8.5 on i5 Mac mini (2011).

Hope someone can help. Alright, so got a little further. If I enter: cd ~/Documents/Games/NBA2K14 Then wine NBA2K14.exe It will say this: Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded! Fixme:shell:SHAutoComplete stub fixme:ieframe:PersistStreamInit_InitNew (0x17fa30) fixme:urlmon:URLMoniker_BindToObject use running object table err:winediag:SECUR32_initNTLMSP ntlm_auth was not found or is outdated.

Make sure that ntlm_auth >= 3.0.25 is in your path. Usually, you can find it in the winbind package of your distribution. Fixme:iphlpapi:NotifyAddrChange (Handle 0x128f550, overlapped 0x128f55c): stub And if I try to exit Terminal it will say: Do you want to close this window? Closing this window will terminate the running processes: sh, wine. Note: computer is working, fan going off, but can’t see any progress.

I am stuck in ” Head back into Terminal, and type cd /locationOfDownloadedFile, where that last bit is actually the place you put your game file. I put mine in ~/Downloads/, but your download location will be unique to you.

If in doubt, you can drag the Finder window where your file is located on top of Terminal to instantly get the correct path. ” Please give me a really proper and slow explanation.

The game I want to play is ” Dragonica_EN.exe “. What am I gonna do? Please answer me! I really appreciate the guide you do, and I hope you can help me with this one too! Can anyone make sense of this?

It is after installing Zoo Tycoon on OS X Mavericks. Fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x32f068,0x00000000), stub! Fixme:d3d:context_check_fbo_status FBO status GL_FRAMEBUFFER_UNDEFINED (0x8219) err:d3d:context_check_fbo_status FBO 0 is incomplete, driver bug? Err:d3d:device_clear_render_targets >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GL_INVALID_FRAMEBUFFER_OPERATION (0x506) from glClear @ device.c / 672 fixme:d3d:context_check_fbo_status FBO status GL_FRAMEBUFFER_UNDEFINED (0x8219) err:d3d:context_check_fbo_status FBO 0 is incomplete, driver bug? Err:d3d:device_clear_render_targets >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GL_INVALID_FRAMEBUFFER_OPERATION (0x506) from glClear @ device.c / 672 fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x32f048,0x00000000), stub!

Fixme:d3d:context_check_fbo_status FBO status GL_FRAMEBUFFER_UNDEFINED (0x8219) err:d3d:context_check_fbo_status FBO 0 is incomplete, driver bug? Err:d3d:device_clear_render_targets >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GL_INVALID_FRAMEBUFFER_OPERATION (0x506) from glClear @ device.c / 672 err:ole:CoUninitialize Mismatched CoUninitialize.