
However, for optimal performance and CPU usage, I will recommend you to also do these steps.
The game is now ready to play! Launch the game through Porting Kit to test. In Windows, the files are by default set to read only which is why we only have to do this on Mac. If you run Fallout 2 before doing this step, the game will delete the before mentioned files, and you have to redo step 7-10. Explanation: This fixes the black screen map bug in The Den and other maps created/changed by RP. Select the "Locked" checkbox under General. pro file extension (using finder list view is recommended)
For both the critters and items folders, do the following:. In the Finder window that opens, navigate to /GOG Games/Fallout 2/data/proto/. Right click Fallout 2 again in Porting Kit, select Open C: drive. This allows sfall to load and fixes the notorious error loading cities bug. In the New override for library input box, type ddraw.dll and press on the Add button. In the configuration window that opens, open the Libraries tab. Right click Fallout 2 again in Porting Kit, select Wineskin Tools > Wine Configuration.
Do NOT run the game at this point or you will have to reinstall the mod. Finish installation for Restoration Project. Go through the installer and ignore the warning message about Mac and the Hi Res patch, just click next and use the latest version for the Hi Res patch. In the select destination location step, click browse and navigate and select the Fallout 2 folder (should look like this: C:\GOG Games\Fallout 2). In Porting Kit, right click Fallout 2 in the library pane, select Install Mod/Patch, and select the F2_Restoration_Project_2.3.3.exe installer in your Downloads folder. Download the Windows installer for Fallout 2 Restoration Project ( ). After installation, you should see Fallout 2 in your Porting Kit library (left pane). During the installation, if you get a runtime error message or some error relating to global vars, just press OK and ignore it. In the right pane with the icons, search for Fallout 2 in the search bar, select the Fallout 2 preset and let Porting Kit guide you through the installation of the game. Open Porting Kit, select the Library tab. Purchase Fallout 2 on GOG.com and download the installer for the game (be careful not to download the installer for GOG Galaxy client, instead select the second option for the installer for the actual game). When writing this guide the latest version available of Porting Kit is used (3.0.4). This guide uses the GOG version of Fallout 2. The guide will allow you to run Fallout 2 with mods. Hey there, after encountering numerous issues, and tracking down ways to fix those issues to play Fallout 2 on my MacBook with mods I decided to make this guide to save other people time and frustration.