Wineskin Mac Tutorial

 



SAD NOTE: Due to apple dropping support for 32 Bit with the release of macOS 10.15 (Catalina) onwards it will no longer work!

  1. Wineskin is a tool used to make ports of Windows software to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (or later). The ports are in the form of normal Mac application bundle wrappers. It works like a wrapper around the Windows software, and you can share just the wrappers if you choose (that is the strategy used here).
  2. Install Wineskin Winery if you haven’t already, and install a Wine engine.Wine v2.12 (Wineskin engine WS9Wine2.12) is known to have the fix for Steam applied, but IDK about any of the other engines. Find the Steam appid(s) of the game(s) you’re moving (unless you’re just going to drop everything into one Wineskin wrapper, which really isn’t the greatest idea unless it's only one game.

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Wineskin Winery Allows you to run Windows Programs On Mac, It works for apps such as games, however it would be illegal for Microsoft Office etc, be sure to check before you begin. The Wineskin Project is the same as Wine for Linux apart from it is on Mac. Using Wineskin Winery On Mac quoteDownload Wineskin Winery /quote. This is a little tutorial on how to install Baldurs Gate Trilogy on mac, whithout using bootcamp or either 'copy-paste tricks'. Notice that you must install both games on the same wrapper, and don't forget to install the extensions, TOSC for BG1 and TOB for BG2. Make sure that games don't ask the CD. Wineskin Unofficial Update. Contribute to Gcenx/WineskinServer development by creating an account on GitHub. Minimum requirements; mac OS X 10.9 or greater macOS Catalina 10.15.4 or greater No Apple Silicon support at this time Wine on macOS supports DirectX.

The reason for me writing this 'How to' was to find a native way of playing Crysis Warhead (2008 version) on Mac OS X rather than via something like bootcamp and a windows installation. And after loads of installing and testing... again and again etc... I finally managed to sort out the process to get it working.

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So for this tutorial I am going to show the basic steps of installing Crysis Warhead. Here is what I used:

  1. For this 'How to' I am using Crysis Warhead DVD Box Set, which should cost only a few quid.
  2. Wineskin which can be downloaded for free here.
  3. XQuartz which can be downloaded for free here.
  4. Tahoma font installer here.
  5. (Optional) Crysis Warhead Patch 1.1 download here.

Step 1:

Setup Crysis Warhead with Wineskin

Before doing anything make sure you have installed XQuartz, because without this the games installer DVD won't work.

So lets get started by launching 'Wineskin Winery' and 'Create New Blank Wrapper' making sure to choose 'WS9WineCX14.0.0'. The reason for installing this version instead of 'WS9Wine1.7.31' - is that for some reason when starting the first level of the game it kept freezing and crashing every time the loading progress bar got to 80%.

And name the file 'Crysis Warhead'.

Then just leave it to install the relevant files until the window appears telling you 'View wrapper in Finder'.

This will take you to the newly created file. Press on the icon + ctrl key to show the dropdown and then select 'Show Package Contents'. At the same time you can quit the 'Wineskin Winery' app since you won't need this anymore.

In the new window launch 'Wineskin'. NOTE: The alias for drive_c is in the same folder as the Wineskin app which is the easier way of doing some of the amends during this 'How to'.

Select the 'Advanced' option.

Now select 'Options' next to 'Tools' on the right. This will take you to another window. Select the checkbox for 'Force use of system installed XQuartz instead of using built in WineskinX11'. NOTE: We need this to install the game CD but once done we will uncheck since it's not needed to play the game.

Choose 'Tools' and then select 'Winetricks'.

Now a new window will open and you will need to be running a few 'Winetricks' so lets start by searching for 'corefonts'. The list of options will update on screen so now select the checkbox under the run column and choose the 'run' button. NOTE: If you are installing some of these for the first time you may have to download them which will be done automatically. You will also notice the 'MS Tahoma font' on the screenshot but the automatic download link doesn't work for it, so this is why you will need to download it via the link at the start, but we will get to that later.

A warning popup window should appear but just select 'Run'. Also at the same time the 'X11' version of 'XQuartz' should boot-up in the background, but we need this for now.

We will need to do the same as above for the following:

  • d3dx9_43

  • vcrun2008 - An installer will appear but just follow the popups.

  • vcrun2010 - An installer will appear but just follow the popups, plus it will ask for an input of your User Name and Organization but this isn't required.

Once these are all done just select the 'Close' button...

... which will take us back to the 'Tools' window. So from here choose the 'Install Software' button.

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From the new window choose 'Choose Setup Executable'.

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And choose the 'tahoma32.exe' which you downloaded.

The following windows will appear so just go through the installation process.

On the last screen you can choose to either select 'Yes' or 'No' it makes no difference.

Now a warning popup will appear but again just ignore it and press the 'OK' button.

Step 2:

Install Crysis Warhead from boxed DVD

We are now going to install the game itself. You will need to have an internet connection in order to activate the game when placing your serial number.

Back on the previous window press the 'Choose Setup Executable' again and make sure to have the Crysis Warhead installer DVD in the drive. There are 2 DVD's in the box set so use the one marked 'Crysis Warhead' not 'Crysis Wars'. The latter is the multiplayer version of the game.

Choose the 'setup.exe' file.

On the installer popup choose the relevant install language - so for me it's 'English (UK)' and then press 'Ok'.

On the new window press 'Next'.

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Another popup appears so place your serial numbers here. It can be found on the back of the manual that is in the DVD box set. Once done press the 'Next' button.

On the next screen choose the 'I accept the license agreement' checkbox and then again press the 'Next' button.

On the next screen there are more Legal text to read so press the 'Next' button.

Now you choose what sort of installation type you want to do. By default it should be 'Complete Setup' and for this you need approximately around of 7GB of space. Again press the 'Next' button.

The 'EA Download Manager' installer appears but I press 'Cancel' because for some unknown reason it stops the install process working and I have to force quit... if anybody knows a solution please leave a comment below.

When the window closes the game should now start installing and show the following screen. This does take a while so be patient.

Once done press the 'Finish' button.

A 'Release Date Check' popup window appears and must do something like validate your serial number or some equivalent via the web. Once done press the 'Finish' button.

The game has now installed and it goes back to 'Wineskin'. On the popup window choose the following as the Executable file.

Step 3:

A few more little tweaks!

You should now be able to eject the games installer DVD and have no need for it again... unless you need to install it again in future! Going back to the main menu or choose the 'Configuration' tab and browse for a game icon...there are plenty on the web. It has to be in icns format.

So now it should look like this...

Now go back to the 'Options' tab and uncheck the 'Force use of system installed XQuartz instead of using built in WineskinX11' option.

Finally that's it and you should be able to play the game without any problems.

If you have time I would also suggest you install the update patch found here - Crysis Warhead Patch 1.1. You WON'T need the XQuartz checked to do this.

Here are some screen grabs of game play...

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Below is the first level loading progress bar where it kept crashing at 80%... it still lags at 80% but after a while carries on loading.

Have fun!

How To Use Wineskin

How to Install S & S Windows Applications on a MAC Computer Using Wineskin

Wineskin provides free Windows emulation support to run S & S applications on a MAC.

What is Wineskin?

Wineskin is a tool used to make ports of Windows software to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (or later). The ports are in the form of normal Mac application bundle wrappers. It works like a wrapper around the Windows software, and you can share just the wrappers if you choose (that is the strategy used here). Best of all, it’s free and does not require installation of the Windows OS!

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If you are satisfied with this installation process, please consider making a donation to Wineskin in support of the excellent work they do in creating the Wine wrapper engine. A brief video tutorial explaining how to use Wineskin to create a Windows wrapper is provided at the bottom of this webpage. Current Version is v2.6.2.

Installation Instructions

    1. Click on the Wineskin download link. The download will start automatically and show up in your downloads tool bar at the bottom of your browser screen as Wineskin Winery.app V…zip. When the download has completed, double click it to open it in a new finder window.
  1. Double click the download labeled “Wineskin Winery App”
  2. Once the app has created a new desktop icon, which will show up in the same finder
    window as your download, double click on the Wineskin Winery icon.
  3. This will bring up a security window, asking if you would like to open the Wineskin Winery application which was downloaded from the Internet (even though it is from an unidentified developer), select Open.
  4. Once the app is installed, it will automatically open. Select the bottom option that says
    Create New Blank Wrapper.
  5. Type in the name of the program you are installing (this set of instructions creates a wrapper for the SewArt application. You should replace SewArt with the name of the program you are installing, such as SewWhat-Pro, SewWrite, etc.). Select OK.
  6. Once the wrapper is created, go to the S & S product download page for the program you wish to install (for example, click Shop->SewArt to access the SewArt webpage). Click the Download (Mac) version button.
  7. This will once again create a download in your browser. When the download has finished, if
    your settings automatically open the downloaded app, you will receive an alert saying your
    computer cannot open the application. Select OK.
  8. Single click your Downloads folder (in your dock at the bottom of your screen).
  9. Select the Open in Finder option
  10. Right click (two finger tap on your mouse pad) the install app
  11. This will pop up a menu. Hover over the Open With option. Select the Other… option.
  12. In the window that pops up, type in the Search box the name of the wrapper you created in Step 6 (SewArt in this case).
  13. Click the box next to the “Always Open With” option
  14. Double click the wrapper you created in Step 6 (SewArt in this case)
  15. If your security preferences do not allow for unidentified developers, click OK on the
    security alert that pops up. If no security alert pops up, continue to the next step.
  16. Right click on the install app, and select the Open With then the SewArt option (this will be
    based on the name of the wrapper you created in Step 6).
  17. Select Open in the security alert that pops up.
  18. The SewArt installer will now open. Select Yes.
  19. Read the Terms and Conditions, and select Yes to agree and continue with the install.
  20. Select Close once the install has completed.
  21. Select OK when the alert box pops up saying the program has been installed.
  22. Right click on the new icon created on your desktop (.ink) and select Open with then
    Other…
  23. Search again for the wrapper you created in Step 6
  24. Important: To skip this step in the future, select the box next to the option Always Open With.
  25. Select the wrapper you created in Step 6.
  26. The program (SewArt in this case) will now open, and you can use it just like you would on a Windows computer!

Use the MAC Download button on the product page to download the zipped S & S application Wineskin Wrapper to the Download folder on your MAC. For example, if you are installing SewWhat-Pro, the zipped wrapper file will be named Wineskin-SewWhat-Pro.app.zip. Unzip it and run it to install the product. You may be prompted that “SewWhat-Pro (or whatever application you are installing) is an application downloaded from the Internet. Are you sure you want to open it?” Select “Open” to continue with the installation. You may have to change your security settings to allow the file to run, as explained here. The Wineskin programs will have a wine colored icon next to the file name after they are installed (see figure below).

Once the installation is successfully completed and you open the application, the S & S product application registration box will open. You may now choose to continue using the product as a Demo or enter your registration information if you purchased a license.

Thanks to Kourtney U. for providing this informative step-by-step set of instructions.