Continuing my series of Kaos Tutorials, here is a complete guide to getting Fallout 4 running on Mac OS using the Porting Software of Codeweavers Crossover,
now in version 24! With the current Fallout TV Series on Amazon Prime
at its' first season, the time could never have been better! So, in
order to get optimal performance with the least number of crashes, here
is the following guide for getting Fallout 4 Running on Codeweavers
Crossover!
So for a little trick when it comes to getting the graphics and the audio smoothed out. Here is what you need to do.
After you Install Fallout 4 in Codeweavers Crossover, access the wine configuration for the bottle.
Now, in wine configuration, access the libraries tab.
The Libraries to add in using wine configuration are as follows:
x3daudio1_6
x3daudio1_7
xaudio2_6
xaudio2_7
Copy
and Paste each of these libraries' Titles, click "Add", and Then after
repeating for all of the missing libraries files, click "apply" and
"exit" to leave Wine Configuration and save the installed libraries.
How
you are to apply the Bethesda Audio Override depends on which version
of the game you are running. If you are running the disc or GOG.com
version of the game, then you use the wine configuration for the Fallout
4 Bottle to apply the Bethesda Audio Override. If you are using the
Steam version of the game, then you should apply the Wine Configuration
settings into the Steam Bottle instead.
Here is some additional tweaking for older Macs while installing and running Fallout 4 on Crossover 24. Separated in Parts
Preferences
(These are found in the Folder for Fallout 4. They could be found in
the folder "Documents/My Games/Fallout 4", These documents are .txt or
text files, and can be edited with textedit, or some kind of text app
that handles ".txt" or ".ini " files.
First go for the file titled, "Fallout.ini"
Inside
the Fallout.ini file, look for the item, "bBackgroundMouse=0" or
"bBackgroundMouse=1" under the heading labeled "Controls". If it's
already written as "bBackgroundMouse=1" the setting is correct, if there
is no phrase bBackgroundMouse at all, then enter "bBackgroundMouse=1"
without quotations.
Second go to the file titled, "fallout4prefs.ini" to check and edit graphics settings.
Check and edit the items in this document. If they aren't already set as follows, edit them to the correct setting.
"iSize
= " should read out as your native monitor resolution. In my case,
it's 1440 x 900, but check your machine's native resolution to see if
it's different.
"bBorderless=1", "bMaximizeWindow=1",
"bTopMostWindow=1", and "bFullsscreen=0" are the remaining preferences
which should either already be set or edited to read as follows by you.
There
is no difference on where the "Fallout.ini" file will be located,
regardless of which version of the game you have installed.
Launcher (The Panel Which Opens when you Launch Fallout 4)
Set the "advanced gfx" option to low and set the "Godrays" option to "None"
With these options taken care of, the game should run far better.
Below is the video guide to installing and running Fallout 4, along with a brief review of the game.
