Freelancer on Macbook (Apple Silicon/M4)

[archman]

I got into Disco just recently and am playing on a MacBook Pro M1 16GB Memory. While it works okay, I am facing lockups that last for approx 5 seconds. It depends on what you're doing, but performance can be dissatisfactory, which is strange, as gaming on Apple (through virtualization) is generally pretty good for me these days.

Here's the details:
1. Use latest crossover.
2. Download the game from our website. Literally follow the instructions there to install everything to your crossover bottle.
3. Set D3DMetal for "Graphics" (crossover)
4. Set MSync for "Synchronization" (crossover)
5. Install additional software to your bottle: "DirectX for Pre-Windows XP Games", Visual C++ Redist
6. Via Disco launcher, I set the game to be fullscreen and running on full details (because it doesn't seem to impact fps drastically)
7. Ignore the "I don't recommend to game on an Apple device" because it won't help.

All the best!