Players assume the role of Jack Norm, a federal agent turned private detective, who is taking a break in the atolls of the Indian Ocean when an old friend requests his assistance with the case. Go to your local library tab and select the game and click “play”! Porting kit will say it has finished successfully.Ĩ. After installation, exit the installer (don’t run launch the game).ħ.
The installation of the game will start, run through the install wizard.Ħ. Portingkit will create the wrapper and locate your setup file in your download folderĥ. Go to the library server tab and select the game you want to install and click “Install”Ĥ. Always read the “notes” of the game description first for additional steps!ģ. Download the Sinking Island “offline backup setup” file(s) into your download folder.Ģ.
It’s not unplayable (in lowest GFX settings) but at least that unenjoyable in my opinion to say, it’s worth waiting until a new engine/Mac OS update arrives to fix this issue.īasic Portingkit Install Instructions GOG games:ġ. The videos and intro’s are al just perfect, but when the game actual starts (with mouse pointer) it’s very choppy.
I tested the game also on my M1 Apple silicon Macbook Air on Mac OS Monterey 12.4, and it’s (even in the new CX22 Beta1) choppy in the actual gameplay. So for the Intel Based Macs this game is really a “must have” game if you like (detective) adventure games. Smooth graphics, great gameplay, really enjoyable.
I tested the game on my intel based Macbook Pro 2019 with AMD Radeon GFX card, and it works just flawless so far as I tested. Then you know for sure you will embark in some quality adventure gaming. If you are on Mac OS 13 Ventura as well, let me know if you are running into specific issues, then we can take a look.įinally a new game port added to Portingkit after a time of holidays :) This time the game: Sinking Island! Benoit Sokal’s Sinking Island is from the creators of Syberia 1 and 2 (which are also ported in Porting Kit). We still need to follow the development of Mac OS 13 – Ventura until the official release, but so far so good and no issues. Besides that I tested also some Winetricks (which are used in many of the port creations) and they (for the ones I checked) seem to work without issues as well. I tested installing a steam port and a couple of GOG.com games and they all install and run fine. Secondly I started testing Existing game ports which I installed previously, and they all seem to work just fine as they did in Mac OS 13 Monterey. It would earlier say that Mac OS 13 is not “compatible” yet with Porting Kit, this has now been removed. Below a quick overview.Īt first, it’s good to know, that since today we removed the blockade for using Porting Kit in Mac OS 13 – Ventura.
I still need to upgrade and test my Apple Silicon based Macbook Air. Nevertheless, from the things I have been tested (On my Intel Based Macbook Pro), it works all the same as in Mac OS 12 – Monterey. Yeah, it’s all exciting, but still kinda “beta” because not everything is tested thoroughly yet, and Mac OS 13 Ventura is still in Beta itself as well. Flexible customization of random maps with selection of the desired landscape.A quick heads up. Possibility to unite into teams or to play against the computer. Naval battles, influence of the landscape and the realistic physics provides the player with a vast number of tactical moves.īreathtaking battles for up to 8 players on the map. Real-time strategy with construction, production of resources, and the development tree. Up to 32,000 units on the battlefield! 20 playing nations, 120 various types of playing units, 100 scientific researches, and over 220 diverse historical buildings. A vast selection of unit types, cold steel and firearms, influence of the landscape, and the realistic physics provide the player with an unlimited number of tactical opportunities. It’s a genuine RTS classic, including construction and production of resources. Modern remake of the best 2001 strategy, with armies numbering in thousands of warriors and reconciled game mechanics. Return of the legendary Cossacks! A large-scale historical strategy on great battles of the XVII-XVIII centuries.