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Counter-Strike 2 (2023)

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IMPORTANT! YOU MUST USE THE -nojoy LAUNCH COMMAND OR COUNTER STRIKE 2 WILL BE UNPLAYABLE!

In this video we'll take a look at Counter Strike 2 running on both a 14" M1 Max Macbook Pro with 32GB RAM and a 16" M1 Pro Macbook Pro with 16GB RAM! A big thank you to jfishin_ for providing this excellent footage and for helping create this video!

00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Methods to run CS2
1:46 - CrossOver Settings
2:00 - Launch Options
2:19 - Fix Audio Pop
2:32 - FPS Limit for GPTK
2:49 - Game Settings
3:08 - M1 Pro/Low/DXVK
3:36 - M1 Pro/Low/GPTK
4:24 - M1 Pro/Low/DXVK
4:34 - M1 Pro - DXVK vs GPTK
5:06 - M1 Max/Medium/DXVK
5:46 - M1 Max/Medium/GPTK
6:26 - M1 Max - DXVK vs GPTK

The FPS is very similar between DXVK and GPTK. It appears that GPTK might have a slightly higher average FPS than DXVK, but DXVK also seems to experience fewer crashes than GPTK. If you want the easiest way to play the game, use CrossOver 23.5 with DXVK (there may be minor foliage issues). If you want incrementally higher FPS and perfect graphics, run the game using GPTK, either with CXPatched CrossOver 22 (link way down below), Wineskin, or just the regular GPTK.

Method: CrossOver 23.5 (DXVK) + CXPatcher
M1 Max Performance: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️½
Notes: DXVK causes foliage to have black texture

Method: Apple Game Porting Toolkit
M1 Pro Performance: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️½
Notes: Limit FPS to 140 to avoid crashes

*For the GPTK (D3DMetal) game footage, both Wineskin and CXPatched CrossOver 22 were used.

Hardware Recommendation:
RAM: 8GB or more
Apple Silicon: M1 and above
SSD: 40+

For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

Counter Strike 2 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_2/

CrossOver 23 - https://www.codeweavers.com/store?ad=1011

CXPatcher for CrossOver 23 - https://github.com/italomandara/CXPatcher/releases/tag/V0.4

CrossOver 22 - https://www.codeweavers.com/account/downloads/archive/22.1.1

CXPatcher for CrossOver 22 - https://github.com/italomandara/CXPatcher/releases/tag/V0.3.4

A big thank you to the entire CXPatcher team led by iiiman and Gcenx!

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How We Rate Performance:
⭐️ - The game does not launch on Mac
⭐️⭐️ - The game launches but exhibits very poor performance
⭐️⭐️⭐️ -The game launches and is playable, with only some minor issues
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The game runs with excellent performance and minimal issues
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Perfect performance; the game runs flawlessly on Mac, achieving a solid 60+ FPS and feels native to the platform

💻 Gear used for channel:
•MacBook Pro M1 Max - https://www.apple.com/shop/product/G15H7LL/A/refurbished-14-inch-macbook-pro-apple-m1-max-chip-with-10‑core-cpu-and-24‑core-gpu-space-gray
•SanDisk Extreme 1 TB - https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-1TB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE61-1T00-G25/dp/B08GTYFC37
•Blue Yeti X - https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Condenser-Microphone-Streaming-Podcasting/dp/B07QKQJL17
•27” LG UltraGear Display - https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-ultragear-27-nano-ips-qhd-g-sync-compatible-monitor-with-hdr-black/6451081.p?skuId=6451081
•Final Cut Pro X - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/final-cut-pro/id424389933?mt=12
•Keyboard - https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/keyboards/mx-keys-s.920-011558.html
•Trackpad - https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK2D3AM/A/magic-trackpad-white-multi-touch-surface
•Mouse - https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/mice/m350-pebble-wireless-mouse.910-005743.html

🌅 Store:
-Help support the channel by checking out MacProTips Wallpaper Packs!
Wallpaper Pack #1 (Outer Space) - https://payhip.com/b/ujiN2
Wallpaper Pack #2 (Paper Cutout) - https://payhip.com/b/LFZXE
Wallpaper Pack #3 (Where's Waldo?) - https://payhip.com/b/cWJsG
Wallpaper Pack #4 (Waveforms) - https://payhip.com/b/y8Szxn

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