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BOTF on mac

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Hi all

New poster here, hope you are all well.

I used to play BOTF years ago, and I would like to play it again.

I currently have a mac with these specs
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256 MB
High Sierra 10.13.6

Does anyone know if there is a relatively easy (i.e. doesn't require too much skill or knowledge from me) way to play BOTF on this machine?

I've been using GOG and porting kit to play some old games on it, but it seems BOTF is not available through either of these.

Thanks in advance for any help or input :)

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Re: BOTF on mac

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we have limited info and not sure how it has worked out myself

here is topic with info (some info old)
viewtopic.php?p=38425#p38425
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Re: BOTF on mac

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Hi

Massive thanks for that :smile:

I'm a bit worried those steps are a bit too involved, and not idiot (me) proof haha!
Has anyone here followed those steps for High Sierra (10.13.6)?

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Re: BOTF on mac

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Have you tried any emulator programs like WiNE or https://www.playonmac.com/en ?
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I was finally able to install the game and the Ultimate Dominion mod on an inherited Mac using Play on Mac. Can someone help with instructing me how to increase the map size on the Mac? Or if it's already addressed on another thread, please send link. Thanks!
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Re: BOTF on mac

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Game resolutions -> options during installation
Map sizes itself -> there is also UDML (large) install option

Otherwise you need to edit the game via editor: https://www.armadafleetcommand.com/botf ... ial-for-ue
I don't know how many bugs is too many but that point is reached somewhere before however many in BotF is.
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Re: BOTF on mac

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Thanks.
For the second option, UDML(large) install, is that another mod that I need to download? Or is that also in the options during installation?
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yes it is an option during install "ultimate dominion mod"
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