Ephinea PSOBB client for macOS 10.15+ & Apple Silicon
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I also vouch for Parallels over VMWare (free ver) - my expectations for playing are pretty low (low details, texture), I just wanted good frame rate & responsive inputs
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VMware Fusion free doesn't really exist anymore. I mean, as it once was. Now there is just the Pro version which is now free. I honestly didn't notice any difference playing PSOBB on the Mac with Parallels over VMware. I also didn't have any performance issues outside of the one I patched.
I wasn't running it at any sort of insane resolution or high effects, though. But yeah, it was just fine for playing the game.
Combining VMware Fusion Pro, again which is free, and "Activation Scripts" would let you get playing PSOBB on Ephinea pretty easily at any rate.
The only "solution" I've found is to not use the wineskin app unfortunately. I'm on an M1 Macbook Pro, and running it through VMWare is rock solid without frame drops. Even crowded lobbies and rooms with a lot of mobs are stable.
Hi! Thank you guys so much! I'm so happy finally can play it again after two decades.
I come across this post and sadly the one provided cannot run on my M1 mac (Sequoia). The reason, probably, is that the latest OS doesn't support wineskin anymore cuz wineskin is no longer updated, or, probably changed to its successor Sikarugir.
I got your idea and tried using Sikarugir to wrap and I can finally play successfully. I don't know how to share the .app. tho. But it is a solution...
( I failed few times cuz I should choose the 32-bit wrap something but I didn't)
ps I tried VMware as well. I could install and hardly play with an awful delay and frame loss. Sadly.
I come across this post and sadly the one provided cannot run on my M1 mac (Sequoia). The reason, probably, is that the latest OS doesn't support wineskin anymore cuz wineskin is no longer updated, or, probably changed to its successor Sikarugir.
I got your idea and tried using Sikarugir to wrap and I can finally play successfully. I don't know how to share the .app. tho. But it is a solution...
( I failed few times cuz I should choose the 32-bit wrap something but I didn't)
ps I tried VMware as well. I could install and hardly play with an awful delay and frame loss. Sadly.
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Glad to see there's a solution for Mac users on Sequoia. I'm an Intel Mac user currently on Catalina, but a lot of my apps will be losing support soon, and I may need to upgrade to Sequoia. Would hate to lose access to PSO with the update. If there's any chance you could compress and share the Sikarugir wrapped version of the game, us less tech savvy users would appreciate it! Alternatively, a tutorial would be a useful resource too.
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Hey let me upload the compressed.
Just I am not sure if it works well if you just drag the unzipped into the applications.
PSOBB Sikarugir - Google Drive
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Tell me if it is workable. Hopefully it will.
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If not,
I use Sikarugir following this instruction despite numerous failures:
GitHub - Sikarugir-App/Sikarugir: A user-friendly tool used to make wine wrapped ports of Windows software for macOS.
A user-friendly tool used to make wine wrapped ports of Windows software for macOS. - Sikarugir-App/Sikarugir
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Please try at least download Sikarugir yourself.
As for the wrapping and settings I need more time to recall my memory tho.
More time is needed cuz I don't have much time recently for a tutorial.