Game:

Fallout 4 (2015)

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Fallout 4 running on a 14" M3 Max Macbook Pro with 36 GB RAM through CrossOver 23.7 and the Apple Game Porting Toolkit.

Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, welcome you to the world of Fallout 4 – their most ambitious game ever, and the next generation of open-world gaming. In the post-apocalyptic Boston, Massachusetts area, you play as the "Sole Survivor" of Vault 111, recently revived from centuries of forced cryostasis, determined to find your kidnapped son.

00:00 - Intro
00:09 - Fallout 4 Installation
00:12 - Creating Steam Bottle with CrossOver
00:41 - Installing Fallout 4 crosstie
1:04 - Locate .ini file
1:13 - Gore Crash Fix
1:32 - Mouse Fix
1:52 - Graphics Settings
2:01 - Graphics FPS Fix
2:38 - Gameplay (Diamond City)
4:12 - Gameplay (Revere Beach Station)
5:49 - Gameplay (Boston Commonwealth)
6:58 - Gameplay (Lexington)
8:17 - Gameplay (Commonwealth at night)
10:03 - Gameplay (Massachusetts State House)
10:23 - Gameplay (Boss Battle)

Steps to run game:
1. Install CrossOver 23.7
2. Create Steam Bottle
3. Install Fallout 4 crosstie into Steam Bottle
4. Go to Documents - My Games - Fallout4
5. Open Fallout4.ini and change bDisableAllGore=0 to bDisableAllGore=1
6. Save file and launch game
7. Click Settings - Advanced
8. Set Shadow Quality to Low and Shadow Distance to Medium
9. Click Play

How to Lock FPS at 60:
1. Go to Documents - My Games - Fallout4
2. Open both Fallout4.ini and Fallout4Prefs.ini
3. If monitor is set to 60 Hz set iPresentVariable=1 in both .ini files and save
3a. If monitor is set to 120 Hz set iPresentVariable=2 in both .ini files and save
4. Launch game in Windowed Borderless

Mouse Fix:
1. Go to Documents - My Games - Fallout4
2. Open Fallout4.ini and under [Controls] add bBackgroundMouse=1
3. Save file

Borderless Windowed Off Center Fix:
1. Go to Documents - My Games - Fallout4
2. Open Fallout4Custom.ini
3. Set iLocation X=0 and iLocation Y=0
4. Save file

Notes -
•Fallout 4 needs to run at a locked 60FPS to avoid game breaking issues
•Game must be launched in Windowed Borderless to lock FPS

Hardware: M3 Max
Method: CrossOver 23.7 (D3DMetal, MSync ON)
Performance: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Graphics Settings: ULTRA (Shadow Quality - Low and Shadow Distance - Medium)

Hardware Recommendation:
RAM: 16 GB or more
Apple Silicon: M1 above
SSD: 80+ GB

Important Links:

CrossOver 23.7 - https://www.codeweavers.com/store?ad=1011

Fallout 4 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/377160/Fallout_4/

How to Setup CrossOver on Mac - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYhDxixmnFs&t=19s

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How MacProTips Rates Performance:
⭐️ - The game does not launch on Mac
⭐️⭐️ - The game launches but exhibits very poor performance
⭐️⭐️⭐️ -The game is compatible with Mac and is playable, with only some minor issues
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The game runs on Mac 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

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