DCS World

Digital Combat Simulator

macOS Compatibility

Compatibility layer	Rating	Notes
CrossOver	Playable	Please see the "Issues fixed" section below for instructions on installing and running the standalone and Steam versions of this game.
Wine	Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels	Menu	Boots. Main menu is fine. However, actual gameplay is riddled with graphical issues. AWACS View (F10) works just fine. FPS surges up and down, causing extremely unstable performance.

Issues fixed

Installing and running DCS Standalone version in Crossover

Download Crossover Preview > Create new bottle, Windows 10 64-bit
Download Standalone DCS World
Download The-Kitchen-Sink dependencies: https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/crossover/the-kitchen-sink
Override winhttp.dll (native, builtin), wbemprox.dll (native) & msdmo.dll (native)
Install d3dcompiler_47 (32-bit) and d3dcompiler_47 (64-bit)
install corefonts
Enable D3dmetal and E-sync and restart bottle.
Run DCS Installer
Place options.lua file in the CONFIG_DIR to skip the broken launcher: https://github.com/deleterium/dcs_on_linux?tab=readme-ov-file. If the CONFIG_DIR does not exist, create the directory. i.e. "drive_c/users/$USERNAME/Saved Games/DCS/Config/options.lua"
Next we need to override the input audio device load ( getVoiceChatDevices() ) .lua in /Users/username/Library/Application Support/CrossOver/Bottles/DCS/drive_c/Program Files/Eagle Dynamics/DCS World/MissionEditor/modules/Options/optionsDb.lua to always return an empty string as the mod_sound.getVoiceChatDevices(dev_type) now returns nil and causes an error to occur

    local function getVoiceChatDevices(dev_type)
          --local devices = mod_sound.getVoiceChatDevices(dev_type)       
            local result = {Name(_('Default')):Value("")}

        if devices then
            for k,v in ipairs(devices) do
                table.insert(result,Name(v[2]):Value(v[1]))
            end
        end

        return result
    end

Please Note: If you repair the game, this file will revert to it's broken state and you'll need to fix it again.
DCS should now open successfully.

Installing and running DCS Steam version in Crossover

Download Crossover Preview > Install Steam Application into new Windows 10, 64-bit bottle
Run Steam and install DCS World from Steam
Once installed, close Steam and override winhttp.dll (native, builtin), wbemprox.dll (native) & msdmo.dll (native) in Wine Configuration.
Install d3dcompiler_47 (32-bit) and d3dcompiler_47 (64-bit)
Place options.lua file in the CONFIG_DIR to skip the broken launcher: https://github.com/deleterium/dcs_on_linux?tab=readme-ov-file. If the CONFIG_DIR does not exist, create the directory. i.e. "drive_c/users/$USERNAME/Saved Games/DCS/Config/options.lua"
Next we need to override the input audio device load ( getVoiceChatDevices() ) .lua in /Users/username/Library/Application Support/CrossOver/Bottles/DCS/drive_c/Program Files/Eagle Dynamics/DCS World/MissionEditor/modules/Options/optionsDb.lua to always return an empty string as the mod_sound.getVoiceChatDevices(dev_type) now returns nil and causes an error to occur

    local function getVoiceChatDevices(dev_type)
          --local devices = mod_sound.getVoiceChatDevices(dev_type)       
            local result = {Name(_('Default')):Value("")}

        if devices then
            for k,v in ipairs(devices) do
                table.insert(result,Name(v[2]):Value(v[1]))
            end
        end

        return result
    end

Please Note: If you repair the game, this file will revert to it's broken state and you'll need to fix it again.
Enable D3dMetal Graphics, set Synchronization to Msync, restart bottle
Open Steam and launch DCS from Steam

Developers

	Eagle Dynamics
Publishers
	Eagle Dynamics
Engines
	Eagle Dynamics Game Engine
Release dates
	October 17, 2008 (Initial release, RU)
	December 10, 2008 (Initial release, EN)
	March 7, 2009 (Initial release, GER)
	April 2, 2009 (Initial release, NA)
	3 May 2021 (Latest stable, 2.5.6.61527.3)
	5 May 2021 (Latest open beta, 2.7.0.5659
Resources
	PCGamingWiki