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Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

From AppleGamingWiki, the wiki about gaming on M1 Apple silicon Macs

macOS Compatibility

Compatibility layer Rating Notes
CrossOver Perfect Choose DXVK over D3DMetal to avoid text label rendering issues with menu buttons. [1] [2] [3]
Virtualization
Parallels Perfect [4]
  1. Verified by User:Nitrous0xide on 2024-02-29
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 Pro (CPU 8, GPU 14, RAM 16gb)
    OS: macOS Sonoma 14.3.1
    Method: CrossOver 24.0
    Resolution: 2560x1440
    Settings: Default
    Framerate: 60 FPS
    Comment: The game will not render text labels on the buttons in certain situations such as the main menu, and settings/options menus when using the D3DMetal setting in CrossOver. However the game runs perfectly otherwise. If you change the setting to DXVK, the game runs perfectly and the menu text labels all render correctly. There is no discernible performance issues with this game.
  2. Verified by User:fluffyverse on 2022-12-29
    Device: MacBook Air M2 2022 (CPU 8, GPU 8, RAM 24go)
    OS: macOS Ventura 13.1
    Method: CrossOver 22 0.1
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Settings: Default
    Framerate: 60 FPS
    Comment: on maps: white streaks in undiscovered areas and/or colored land borders on the ocean, generates bright streaks on the screen. disappears if graphic parameters are reconfigured.
  3. Verified by User:kory108 on 2023-02-26
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 Pro (CPU 10, GPU 16, RAM 16gb)
    OS: macOS Ventura 13.2.1
    Method: CrossOver 22.1
    Resolution: 3024x1964
    Settings: Custom
    Framerate: 60 FPS
    Comment: No issues with graphics or rendering. When playing a large multiplayer game (4 or more), need to lower graphics settings for acceptable frame rate (see comments). If playing with more than 4 players (computer or human), lower all settings under Graphics > Quality to "Medium" and set frame rate limit to 30 to stop skipped frames.
  4. Verified by User:Omidnw on 2023-03-07
    Device: M2 Max 12 CORE CPU 38 CORE GPU 32GB RAM
    OS: Ventura 13.2.1
    Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 18.1.1
    Store: Steam
    Settings: Default
    Comment: parallels settings= Configure for: Game only / disable Mirror Mac and Windows user folders / Graphics->Resolution: Scaled