The steam installer i used installs autmatically the vine version: The problem is AOE II doesn't launch! I just get these messages but nothing happens. ) I try to host a server, but after I press Launch I just get following information: After a scan I got the information that directplay seems to be correctly installed.
Steam aoe 2 for mac install#
The first time I joined the Lobby I have to install RC 1.4 by clicking on the popup. ) After login I choose "New Player Lobby" under the section AOE II: The Conquerors.
) I created a separate shortcut for voobly and I started voobly.
Steam aoe 2 for mac Patch#
) When the installation of AOE II was finished I close steam and use PlayOnMac to installed directplay, AOE II HD Compatibility Patch and Voobly in the same virtual device. ) After Steam installation and login, I installed the game AOE II HD. ) In PlayOnMac I selected "Install a new program" and search for Steam.
Click "OK", the Steam Login screen shows up.I try to install AOE II HD together with Voobly on my MAC:.It reads SteamAPI_RestartAppIfNecessary() has been triggered. A pop-up appears with a Critical Error message (see below): Note: This path is different from the comments left by other folks ( comment 1, comment 2), so make sure you play around with the contents of your PlayOnMac directory.Īt this point, Steam will load. Using the terminal, type the following (without $): $ Library/PlayOnMac/wineprefix/Steam/drive_c/Program Files/Steam/steamapps/common/Age2HD When you try to load the game, you will get stuck on the Validating Subscriptions screen. In Steam, click "Play" for Age of Empires.Click the Local Files tab, and then click the "Browse local files" button to open the game files folder.Right click Age of Empires II HD in the mini version of Steam.After the game installs, go back to the original instructions of the installation for Starting Game:.Install the game on the mini version of Steam.type wine steam.exe -no-browser +open steam://open/minigameslist.in the 'general' tab, go down to the arguments.At this point, if you try to open Steam you will end up with an empty library and no data will load on the application, aka the black screen of death.I followed the steps on this tutorial up until the end of Installing Steam.
Steam aoe 2 for mac for mac osx#
Here's what worked for me: AOE2HD - For Mac OSX 🎉 Good news! 🎉 I managed to make it work using the bits and tips from all comments above! Thanks everyone! 🙇♀️ if you have the chance, can you please make sure this gist gets updated so other folks can enjoy the game? Here's my Gist with the new setup 😸