FOTRS Ultimate .9 on Mac

MrNishino · 08-06-19, 01:23 AM

Hello,

My first post here: I'm running SH4 on my 2019 iMac, including stock v1.5 and FOTRS 1.3, with no problem by using a Wineskin wrapper. Just started using FOTRS Ultimate .9 and am very impressed with it, it's like a whole new game. That said, .9 is having performance issues (including freezing up) and I think some of that is that I'm not using Large Address Aware. I realize that that installation instructions for FOTRS Ultimate .9 call for running Large Address Aware, however since I'm using SH4 with Wineskin on my Mac, I'm not sure if there is a way to use Large Address Aware. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make it run better? I really like this version and would love to really dig in and play it more.

Thanks in advance!

Aktungbby · 08-06-19, 01:46 AM

MrNishino!

THEBERBSTER · 08-06-19, 05:40 AM

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propbeanie · 08-06-19, 07:56 AM

Our resident Wine expert is MIA, and Rockin Robbins who does Linux and Wine is not around as much, but we'll see if he knows anything about the Mac Wineskin. Don't hold your breath though. Have you tried to find any info on playing old DirectX v9 games in any of the Wineskin documentation - if there is any?... Also, "Welcome to SubSim!"

cdrsubron7 · 08-06-19, 10:38 AM

Welcome aboard, MrNishino. Happy to have you with us.

MrNishino · 08-06-19, 11:30 AM

Thanks for the welcome all!

No, I don't know much about Wine at all, I followed a tutorial and used a porting kit which did the work for me. I could try to do more research, though I must admit I'm not very comfortable with this stuff. Part of me is thinking maybe it would just be easier to run Windows 10 via Bootcamp. I even have a retired Mac laying around that I could use just for that. Maybe this would be easier and work more efficiently?

BarracudaUAK · 08-06-19, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by propbeanie

Our resident Wine expert is MIA...

Would you by chance be refering to me?

I'm here, I'm just not logging in every time I stop by.
I just wave as I roll by...

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrNishino

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I'm not sure if there is a way to use Large Address Aware.

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If memory serves, I could not get the SH4 specific Large Address Aware patch to work with the steam version, on WINE, running Linux...
Or maybe that was Fallout: New Vegas?

HOWEVER!

I did find a generic LAA patch program that simply changes the right 'bits' in the exe file header for most exe files, and it worked for FO:NV and also for SH4 I think...

It's been a while and I've been playing a bunch of other games (Kerbal Space Program, Fallout 4, etc.)

But, if you want to try to patch it, I can try to help.

Well I'm off to give this another go and refresh my memory on how to do this.

Barracuda

08-06-19, 01:23 AM	#1
MrNishino Watch Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 15 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	FOTRS Ultimate .9 on Mac Hello, My first post here: I'm running SH4 on my 2019 iMac, including stock v1.5 and FOTRS 1.3, with no problem by using a Wineskin wrapper. Just started using FOTRS Ultimate .9 and am very impressed with it, it's like a whole new game. That said, .9 is having performance issues (including freezing up) and I think some of that is that I'm not using Large Address Aware. I realize that that installation instructions for FOTRS Ultimate .9 call for running Large Address Aware, however since I'm using SH4 with Wineskin on my Mac, I'm not sure if there is a way to use Large Address Aware. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make it run better? I really like this version and would love to really dig in and play it more. Thanks in advance!

08-06-19, 01:46 AM	#2
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08-06-19, 07:56 AM	#4
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,735 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	Our resident Wine expert is MIA, and Rockin Robbins who does Linux and Wine is not around as much, but we'll see if he knows anything about the Mac Wineskin. Don't hold your breath though. Have you tried to find any info on playing old DirectX v9 games in any of the Wineskin documentation - if there is any?... Also, "Welcome to SubSim!" __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

08-06-19, 10:38 AM	#5
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08-06-19, 11:30 AM	#6
MrNishino Watch Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 15 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the welcome all! No, I don't know much about Wine at all, I followed a tutorial and used a porting kit which did the work for me. I could try to do more research, though I must admit I'm not very comfortable with this stuff. Part of me is thinking maybe it would just be easier to run Windows 10 via Bootcamp. I even have a retired Mac laying around that I could use just for that. Maybe this would be easier and work more efficiently?