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Hi!

I'm evaluating the Crossover v 11.2.2 demo to see if I should purchase it. I have quite a few games from GoG.com & that's my main reason why I want to try Crossover on my Mac.

I've tried installing the Baldur's Gate of GoG. I've used both the normal way of installing (creating a BG bottle) & using the run command on the bottle. Both times, I get the BG startup screen (with the several options to play, change configurations, etc.). When I select play, all I get is a black screen & it seems that my Mac just hangs. I need to power off & power on to use my Mac again.

My Mac is a MacPro 2 x 2.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, with 8 GB RAM, running Lion 10.7.5 & an ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card.

Any assistance on how to get BG to run would really be appreciated. Thank you in advance for any help on this.

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The first thing I'd try is to set up the bottle you're using for BG to run in an "emulated virtual desktop", which is a window defined by Crossover (but the game still "thinks" it's fullscreen, this often helps stabilize graphics problems). To try this, go to Crossover's Configure>Manage Bottles menu, highlight the bottle in question, then go to Control Panel>Wine Configuration>Graphics. Check "emulate virtual desktop", then set the desktop size to a sane 4:3 aspect ratio such as 1024x768, then "apply", "ok", and try launching the game, again. Any difference?

Hi Jack,

Thanks for the advise. It worked! 😀

On my way now to purchase Crossover!

Best regards, Vic