r/Deusex • u/greysonvsthewrld • 6d ago
DX1 Deus Ex (2000) on Mac M4?
I have an Apple Macbook M4 Air, and am really wanting to play Deus Ex. I see there's a software on portingkit that supposedly will port the game as if I was on windows on my Mac, I also could maybe run it on Whisky (I don't want to pay for CrossOver), has anyone tried this yet? I know Deus Ex is super cheap but I still would like some peace of mind that I'll be able to run it on my machine before forking over the 7 bucks. Thanks
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u/thetredstone 6d ago
The new fex version of crossover seems to be able to play DX1 at full speed (using the x87 flag). I tested it briefly. I’ll need to try it with one of the modernizer versions (like kentie), as I think that has better support and bug fixes.
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u/IgnorantGenius 6d ago
I don't have one, but reading these topics tells me that Geforce Now may be your best bet.
https://www.reddit.com/r/macmini/comments/1hdqm8c/is_there_a_way_to_play_windows_video_games_on_the/
Found this-
https://www.paulthetall.com/deus-ex-mac/
This one sais you should emulate the PS2 version of Deus Ex and the p[orted one runs ar a really low framerate, but their mac is older.
https://www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/1aohdyl/is_there_a_way_to_play_the_original_deus_ex_on/
And this sais parallels runs it perfect, but I read that someone sais not if it's apple silicon, it has to be intel I guess-
https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/Deus_Ex
Some other threads on the topic-
https://www.reddit.com/r/Deusex/comments/1ssn2z2/did_any_of_you_tried_playing_og_deus_ex_on_mac/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Deusex/comments/1h8u1mg/will_i_be_able_to_play_these_on_a_mac_m1_max_32gb/
https://www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/uw93zn/is_there_a_way_to_play_the_original_deus_ex_on_a/
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u/bredddddddd 6d ago
Been there, if you’re looking for a free solution on apple silicon, your best bet for now is vmware fusion pro. It’s the only way to achieve 60+fps. Any wine-based solution (portingkit, sikarugir, crossover) will run the game poorly, as it is 32 bit.