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Posted June 04, 2016
I'm new to Wine, so I'm wondering if anyone here has figured out how to run the Windows version of Galaxy on OS X.

I'd like to play games that are, as of yet, Windows only. I've found this is possible to do with Steam, so I'm assuming it's possible with Galaxy as well.
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Posted June 04, 2016
Rather than go through the trouble of getting Galaxy to run under Wine, I would suggest that you ignore Galaxy completely and instead download the Windows-only games directly through the browser and try installing them directly on or [url=https://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover-mac]CrossOver (both of which are front-ends to Wine, making it a bit easier to use, the latter is commercial software but can be tried for a couple weeks, the former is completely free).

(One of the best things about Galaxy - in my opinion - is that it's optional.)
Post edited June 04, 2016 by Maighstir
Posted June 04, 2016
I have no clue about OSX, but Galaxy works fine in wine under Linux.
Posted June 04, 2016
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Maighstir: Rather than go through the trouble of getting Galaxy to run under Wine, I would suggest that you ignore Galaxy completely and instead download the Windows-only games directly through the browser and try installing them directly on or [url=https://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover-mac]CrossOver (both of which are front-ends to Wine, making it a bit easier to use, the latter is commercial software but can be tried for a couple weeks, the former is completely free).

(One of the best things about Galaxy - in my opinion - is that it's optional.)
Thanks, I'll give that a shot.
Posted June 04, 2016
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Korplem: I'm new to Wine, so I'm wondering if anyone here has figured out how to run the Windows version of Galaxy on OS X.

I'd like to play games that are, as of yet, Windows only. I've found this is possible to do with Steam, so I'm assuming it's possible with Galaxy as well.
As someone who uses Wine a lot, I recommend NOT adding something else that may or may not work under Wine and I recommend playing games via Wine by using the Windows installers.

The reason I say this is that any client, whether it's Galaxy or Steam, may or may not interfere with how a game launches in Wine. Along with that you may want to run a clean install of a game or add a Winetrick or two.
Posted June 04, 2016
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mike_cesara: I have no clue about OSX, but Galaxy works fine in wine under Linux.
Do you have a list of wine tricks needed to run Galaxy? (Although, I'm assuming it would be different for OS X.)
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Korplem: I'm new to Wine, so I'm wondering if anyone here has figured out how to run the Windows version of Galaxy on OS X.

I'd like to play games that are, as of yet, Windows only. I've found this is possible to do with Steam, so I'm assuming it's possible with Galaxy as well.
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JudasIscariot: As someone who uses Wine a lot, I recommend NOT adding something else that may or may not work under Wine and I recommend playing games via Wine by using the Windows installers.

The reason I say this is that any client, whether it's Galaxy or Steam, may or may not interfere with how a game launches in Wine. Along with that you may want to run a clean install of a game or add a Winetrick or two.
Thanks for the feedback.
Post edited June 04, 2016 by Korplem
Posted June 04, 2016
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mike_cesara: I have no clue about OSX, but Galaxy works fine in wine under Linux.
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Korplem: Do you have a list of wine tricks needed to run Galaxy? (Although, I'm assuming it would be different for OS X.)
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JudasIscariot: As someone who uses Wine a lot, I recommend NOT adding something else that may or may not work under Wine and I recommend playing games via Wine by using the Windows installers.

The reason I say this is that any client, whether it's Galaxy or Steam, may or may not interfere with how a game launches in Wine. Along with that you may want to run a clean install of a game or add a Winetrick or two.
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Korplem: Thanks for the feedback.
As I said, I have no clue about OSX, using latest wine staging on debian. I'm quite sure I had to install some VC libraries to make Galaxy run properly.
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Posted June 04, 2016
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Korplem: I'm new to Wine, so I'm wondering if anyone here has figured out how to run the Windows version of Galaxy on OS X.

I'd like to play games that are, as of yet, Windows only. I've found this is possible to do with Steam, so I'm assuming it's possible with Galaxy as well.
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JudasIscariot: As someone who uses Wine a lot, I recommend NOT adding something else that may or may not work under Wine and I recommend playing games via Wine by using the Windows installers.

The reason I say this is that any client, whether it's Galaxy or Steam, may or may not interfere with how a game launches in Wine. Along with that you may want to run a clean install of a game or add a Winetrick or two.
I forgot to mention that the reason I used Steam in Wine was just because I couldn't download the Windows version of games through Steam.

GOG does make things a little easier. :)
Posted June 04, 2016
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Korplem: Do you have a list of wine tricks needed to run Galaxy? (Although, I'm assuming it would be different for OS X.)

Thanks for the feedback.
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mike_cesara: As I said, I have no clue about OSX, using latest wine staging on debian. I'm quite sure I had to install some VC libraries to make Galaxy run properly.
Most likely VC2015 since the WIndows version requires that and gdiplus :P
Posted June 04, 2016
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mike_cesara: As I said, I have no clue about OSX, using latest wine staging on debian. I'm quite sure I had to install some VC libraries to make Galaxy run properly.
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JudasIscariot: Most likely VC2015 since the WIndows version requires that and gdiplus :P
I am sure about 2015 but I think that was not enough.. Could it be .net?
Posted June 04, 2016
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JudasIscariot: Most likely VC2015 since the WIndows version requires that and gdiplus :P
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mike_cesara: I am sure about 2015 but I think that was not enough.. Could it be .net?
I don't think Galaxy ever installed .NET on my Windows system at work so it's probably not that...
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JudasIscariot: As someone who uses Wine a lot, I recommend NOT adding something else that may or may not work under Wine and I recommend playing games via Wine by using the Windows installers.

The reason I say this is that any client, whether it's Galaxy or Steam, may or may not interfere with how a game launches in Wine. Along with that you may want to run a clean install of a game or add a Winetrick or two.
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Korplem: I forgot to mention that the reason I used Steam in Wine was just because I couldn't download the Windows version of games through Steam.

GOG does make things a little easier. :)
BTW, you should look into Paul the Tall's site for your Mac & Wine needs, he usually has some pre-made packages for GOG games http://paulthetall.com/
Post edited June 04, 2016 by JudasIscariot
Posted June 04, 2016
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Korplem: I forgot to mention that the reason I used Steam in Wine was just because I couldn't download the Windows version of games through Steam.

GOG does make things a little easier. :)
make a shortcut to steam with -console parameter and you can easily download any depot using steam console:

download_depot 234650 237810


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mike_cesara: I am sure about 2015 but I think that was not enough.. Could it be .net?
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JudasIscariot: I don't think Galaxy ever installed .NET on my Windows system at work so it's probably not that...
When did you last see windows with no .net on it? : D
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Post edited June 04, 2016 by mike_cesara
Posted June 04, 2016
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Korplem: I forgot to mention that the reason I used Steam in Wine was just because I couldn't download the Windows version of games through Steam.

GOG does make things a little easier. :)
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mike_cesara: make a shortcut to steam with -console parameter and you can easily download any depot using steam console:

download_depot 234650 237810

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JudasIscariot: I don't think Galaxy ever installed .NET on my Windows system at work so it's probably not that...
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mike_cesara: When did you last see windows with no .net on it? : D
When I make a clean Wine prefix :P
Posted June 04, 2016
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mike_cesara: make a shortcut to steam with -console parameter and you can easily download any depot using steam console:

download_depot 234650 237810

When did you last see windows with no .net on it? : D
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JudasIscariot: When I make a clean Wine prefix :P
Exactly! Let us see how Korplem will solve the riddle ; >
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