It will have a button to install software. It includes none of the game files, so you need to get these yourself, either by downloading them on a Windows computer and transferring them over, or running the setup.exe file that you can obtain after purchasing the game.ģ) If you are using a setup.exe file, first double click the wrapper. The steps below will help other Mac users who are also looking to play the game.ġ) Install Wineskin on your computer if it isn't alreadyĢ) Download the wrapper I have provided. However, after doing some research and looking at wrappers for other games, I managed to devise a wrapper that works. The general consensus was that Mac and Linux were unlikely to have much support until the game became more exposed. I made a post inquiring on if there was a Wineskin wrapper for the game. x2 works perfectly for me.Recently, I purchased the game and wanted to play it on my laptop, which happens to be a MacBook Pro. Set the game size through RoA's graphics options to x2 or x3 and then restart. Sometimes the game doesn't scale correctly when going fullscreen.The black USB port is for data and the grey one is for rumble, so if you can only plug in one, do the black one. In my experience it only works if the adapter is already plugged in and set to PC mode before you start up the game. Gamecube controller support works out-of-the-box with Mayflash adapters.The next time you start up Steam on this computer, Steam should pop up correctly: Rename the alias whatever you want and then drag it to the desktop! This is done by right clicking (or command-clicking) the wrapper and then clicking "Make Alias". If you want to make a desktop shortcut, I recommend making an alias to the Steam Wine wrapper. From the dropdown menu, change it from SteamSetup.exe to "/ProgramFiles/Steam/Steam.exe" and hit "OK". It should have popped up after completing the Steam install wizard. In order to access RoA again, look for this window: You can re-select RoA from the tiny steam icon to monitor the game's progress. All you have to do is follow the instructions in the windows that pop up.Īfter you're logged in, a small window will appear:Ĭlick on the tiny steam icon and then select Rivals of Aether from your library. Once you log in, you may have to complete a Steam Guard authentication because this installation of Steam will be recognized as a new computer. It hasn't affected my ability to play RoA. You may get an error about steamwebhelper.exe not being able to run, but feel free to close out of that window. Make sure "Run Steam" is checked, and hit finish. Go through the Steam install wizard until you reach a window like this: For me it's on my desktop.Ī window should briefly appear that says something like "Wineskin is currently busy" but then the Steam setup window should pop up. I'm not sure why you can't open it the first time, but it seems to be consistent on my Mac.Ĭlick "Choose a Setup Executable" and navigate to where you downloaded SteamSetup.exe. If you see an error that says it can't be opened, just try again. Installing Steamĭouble-click your wrapper. Select "View Wrapper in Finder" to be taken to where the wrapper was made. In the next popup window, name it something like "Steam.app" and hit "Ok". Now, select the engine you just installed and hit "Create a Blank New Wrapper" at the bottom. As of now, the most recent version is "WS9Wine2.22".Īfter you install the most recent WS9Wine engine, you should be taken back to the original Wineskin Winery window. Once you download and install Wineskin, open it and you should see a window like this:Ĭlick the "plus" icon under the list of installed engines to be taken to this window:įrom there, click the dropdown and the most recent version of "WS9Wine". SteamSetup.exe (the Windows Steam installer from the official website).Wine is a compatibility layer that allows Windows programs to run on Unix-like (aka Mac and Linux) operating systems.I won't show you how to get the game for free (I don't even know how to do it).īottom line: if you want the game, support the developers! Overview: I don't know, maybe.įinally, this guide is for people who have already bought RoA on Steam and want to play it on Mac. Given how close Mac and Linux are internally, this guide might be useful for those wanting to get RoA on Linux. This should allow you to play other games that are Windows-only. Playing Rivals of Aether on Mac Getting Started:Īlthough I originally went through this process to be able to play RoA on my Mac, this guide will likely be useful for those wanting to install the Windows version of Steam on their Mac.
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