Author: Manu
Published: 20 January 2018, 9:25 am
Find Wineskin Software software downloads at CNET Download.com, the most comprehensive source for safe, trusted, and spyware-free downloads on the Web. What is Wine? Wine (originally an acronym for 'Wine Is Not an Emulator') is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, macOS, &. Jan 20, 2018 As reported by several users, Wineskin does not work on Mac OS X High Sierra. Wineskin is a tool used to 'wrap' Windows games so that they can be run on Mac OS X. We have used it to prepare the Mac versions of the Windows games you can find on this site.
Pharaoh, Hercules, Civ 2 don't work anymore? Read this.
As reported by several users, Wineskin does not work on Mac OS X High Sierra. Wineskin is a tool used to 'wrap' Windows games so that they can be run on Mac OS X. We have used it to prepare the Mac versions of the Windows games you can find on this site. This means if you have updated your Mac to Hi Sierra, it's possible that you can't play games like Disney's Hercules, Pharaoh, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure and more. Specifically, when you double-click the icon of the game, you won't see any window opening. So maybe your Mac is elevated now, but you can't play your favorite retro game. Thanks, Apple!
It's possible that this incompatibility will be officially fixed in the future, anyway in the meantime there is a workaround. We will try to update all the packages so that you don't need to fix it manually, but in the meantime, if you want to try, read below to know what to do.
1. Show Package Content and open Wineskin
Find the game icon and right click on it, then select Show Package Content. You will see an icon called Wineskin and two folders (drive_c and Contents). Double-click Wineskin to open it. The main menu of Wineskin has four buttons: Install Software, Set Screen Options, Advanced and Quit. Select Set Screen Options.
2. Uncheck 'Auto Detect GPU Info for Direct3D'
With High Sierra the autodetection does not work anymore, so you have to disable it. Be sure that Auto Detect GPU Info for Direct3D is not checked. Then click Done
3. Open and update Winetricks
From the main menu select Advanced, then open the Tools tab. Then select Winetricks. It's the top button in the Utilities column.
Once Winetricks is opened, click the button you will see at the bottom of the window. It says Update Winetricks. You will be asked to confirm, do it.
4. Select a Video memory size in the video settings
On the Winetricks window, search for 'video'. You will see a few options appearing below. Expand Settings, and then select videomemorysize=2048. This will configure a default video card. Selecting 1024 should also be fine for our needs. Then click the Run button.
A log will appear to tell you the changes that have been made. Don't worry if you see a warning about your version not being supported. It's fine. At the end of the process, you should see a message Winetricks Command Finished. Now you can close everything.
It's possible that when you click the Run button, you will receive an error. This happens if there are some wineskin processes already running. You can solve this easily going back to the Tools menu, and inside Utilities, you can select Kill Wineskin Processes. After that, open Winetricks again and try to change the video memory size.
If you have been able to do all the steps described here, now your game should be running. Try and let us know!
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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
[quote]Download Wineskin Winery[/quote]
Visit the Wineskin Winery Download Page and download a copy.
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[quote]Installation[/quote]
Installing Wine is quite straightforward.
1 – Find where it has downloaded. (Usually Downloads)
2 – Extract the archive with a double click.
3 – Find this File and open it: [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/209/icon1m.png/][IMG]http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1615/icon1m.png[/IMG][/URL]
This screen should then appear: [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/138/wine2.png/][IMG]http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3039/wine2.png[/IMG][/URL]
[quote]Creating a Wrapper[/quote]
New Wine In Old Wineskins Meaning
What is a wrapper? A wrapper is just what a program runs in, it will eventually become your program.
Click Create new blank wrapper, and name it and hit OK: [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/534/wine3.png/][IMG]http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1074/wine3.png[/IMG][/URL]
You may be prompted by this message like this (usually 2): [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/51/wine4.png/][IMG]http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3245/wine4.png[/IMG][/URL]
Just press Install for both.
[quote]Installing Software[/quote]
You should eventually see this screen: [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/694/wrapper6.png/][IMG]http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4645/wrapper6.png[/IMG][/URL]
You shouldn’t need to adjust any settings, so press Install Software.
This will then appear:
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The next section is just like install software on Windows, If the software is portable, click one of the bottom 2 of 3 option.
[quote]Running[/quote]
Then all you have to do is click show in finder at the end:
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Double click on your wrapper.
It will then open:
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Congratulations, You have created a wrapper.
If you have any problems, post below.
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hey,
i have followed the instructions as posted . but when i click on the 'finished' wrapper it just goes to uninstall the game and doesnt actually start the game for me . I am playing stronghold 2 on my mac
Make Sure that you choose the correct file to execute, are you running a portable app or installed app
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