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===CrossOver issues unresolved===
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====CrossOver issues unresolved====
 
#VATS isn't working correctly: chances to hit near 0% or 1% most of the time.
 
#VATS isn't working correctly: chances to hit near 0% or 1% most of the time.
 
#Various render glitches: mostly seen in vegetation and plants represented in the game and also broken light effects. These render glitches are not preventing the game to be played fully though, they're just annoying glitches here and there.
 
#Various render glitches: mostly seen in vegetation and plants represented in the game and also broken light effects. These render glitches are not preventing the game to be played fully though, they're just annoying glitches here and there.
 
#Prone to crash: often times, audio will start to fail progressively after running the game for a while. first NPC talks connot be heard anymore, then other audio problem will follow thus rendering some areas of the game impossible to pass through. Fix is easy enough: quit and relaunch the game.
 
#Prone to crash: often times, audio will start to fail progressively after running the game for a while. first NPC talks connot be heard anymore, then other audio problem will follow thus rendering some areas of the game impossible to pass through. Fix is easy enough: quit and relaunch the game.
  
===CrossOver issues fixed===
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====Game won't launch in CrossOver====
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=====Game won't launch in CrossOver=====
 
{{Fixbox|description=CrossOver Bottle settings|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9KY30SAeds|date=2021-01-23|title=Fallout 4 On M1! Install Tutorial - Apple Silicon - MacBook Air 2020 8GB RAM 8 Core GPU|snippet=}}</ref>|fix=
 
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#Under Control Panels, double click Wine Configuration
 
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{{Fixbox||description=Add bBackgroundMouse=1 to Fallout4.ini|ref=<ref name="Andytizer" />|fix=
 
{{Fixbox||description=Add bBackgroundMouse=1 to Fallout4.ini|ref=<ref name="Andytizer" />|fix=
 
#Find <code>Fallout4.ini</code> normally within <code>\Documents\My Games\Fallout4.ini</code>
 
#Find <code>Fallout4.ini</code> normally within <code>\Documents\My Games\Fallout4.ini</code>

Revision as of 21:02, 25 March 2021

Fallout 4
Fallout 4 cover
Developers
Bethesda Game Studios
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
Creation Engine
Reception
Metacritic 84
OpenCritic 87
IGDB 85
Taxonomy
Series Fallout
Resources
PCGamingWiki
Apple Silicon Games
WineHQ
Fallout 4 on HowLongToBeat
Fallout 4 on IGDB
Fallout 4 guide on StrategyWiki
Fallout 4 on MobyGames
Fallout 4 on Wikipedia

Availability

See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

macOS Compatibility

macOS Compatibility

Compatibility layer Rating Notes
CrossOver Playable Some graphical issues, playable framerate. Requires fixes, see CrossOver.
Wine Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels Unplayable Won't load.[1]

CrossOver

CrossOver issues unresolved

  1. VATS isn't working correctly: chances to hit near 0% or 1% most of the time.
  2. Various render glitches: mostly seen in vegetation and plants represented in the game and also broken light effects. These render glitches are not preventing the game to be played fully though, they're just annoying glitches here and there.
  3. Prone to crash: often times, audio will start to fail progressively after running the game for a while. first NPC talks connot be heard anymore, then other audio problem will follow thus rendering some areas of the game impossible to pass through. Fix is easy enough: quit and relaunch the game.

CrossOver issues fixed

Game won't launch in CrossOver
CrossOver Bottle settings[2]
  1. Click Bottles icon
  2. Ctrl + click Bottle
  3. Enable Settings - Enable Performance Enhanced Synchronization (ESync)
  4. Enable Settings - Enable DXVK Backend D3D11
Audio and voices not working
Wine configuration Library overrides[1]
  1. Under Control Panels, double click Wine Configuration
  2. In Libraries select 'New override for library'
  3. Select each library file and click 'Add'
    1. x3audio1_6
    2. x3audio1_7
    3. xaudio2_6
    4. xaudio2_7
Mouse locked to screen
Add bBackgroundMouse=1 to Fallout4.ini[1]
  1. Find Fallout4.ini normally within \Documents\My Games\Fallout4.ini
  2. Ctrl + click Fallout4.ini and open with TextEdit
  3. Under the [Controls] heading add the line bBackgroundMouse=1
  4. Click File and Save

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Verified by User:Andytizer on 2021-01-23
    Tested using Parallels 16 on Windows 10 Pro Inside Preview Build 21286 on MacBook Air M1 2020 8GB RAM 8 Core GPU.
  2. Fallout 4 On M1! Install Tutorial - Apple Silicon - MacBook Air 2020 8GB RAM 8 Core GPU - last accessed on 2021-01-23