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Anstoss 3: Der Fußballmanager for Mac

On September 24, 2021   /   Game Port, GOG.com Games, Portingkit, Sports   /   Leave a comment

On request! Anstoss 3: Der Fußballmanager for Mac has been added to Porting Kit! The game works very nicely and has been tested on my intel based Macbook Pro 2019. Please note that Anstoss 3: Der Fußballmanager is only available in German. While the rules of football/soccer remain universal, knowing the language of the four-time World Cup winners might be very useful to finish the game.

Basic Portingkit Install Instructions GOG games:
1. Download the Anstoss 3: Der Fußballmanager “offline backup setup” file(s) into your download folder.
2. Always read the “notes” of the game description first for additional steps!
3. Go to the library server tab and select the game you want to install and click “Install”
4. Portingkit will create the wrapper and locate your setup file in your download folder
5. The installation of the game will start, run through the install wizard.
6. After installation, exit the installer (don’t run launch the game).
7. Porting kit will say it has finished successfully.
8. Go to your local library tab and select the game and click “play”!
9. Enjoy the game!

Game Description:
As with its predecessors, Anstoss 3 focuses on entertainment, intricate management gameplay and all the realism and excitement of club football. Featuring real 3D simulations, deep management gameplay, and an assortment of options for post-match windfall, such as a stadium expansion, Anstoss 3 is the football management fan’s dream.

Go to the Porting Kit game page up here…

Anstoss 3: Der Fußballmanager for Mac

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Thrillville: Off the Rails GOG port!

On September 21, 2021   /   GOG.com Games, News, Portingkit, Wrapper updates   /   Leave a comment

As you may know, GOG.com added recently Thrillville: Off the Rails to their game catalog. This was a good opportunity to add the GOG.com source of the game into Porting Kit as well. So here we are! If you purchased Thrillville: Off the Rails on GOG.com you will now be able to install and play the game DRM free out of the box :) Have fun!

You can find the GOG.com source in the game port when you search the game in Porting Kit on the library tab or check out the game page on the Porting Kit website up here…

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Star Trek Voyager – Elite Force for Mac

On September 20, 2021   /   Action, Game Port, GOG.com Games, News, Portingkit   /   Leave a comment

Another Star Trek game just released on GOG.com added to Porting Kit: Star Trek Voyager – Elite Force for Mac! Tested it on my intel based Macbook Pro with AMD Radeon GFX card and works perfectly in the 1024×768 resolution. Somehow cannot choose a widescreen resolution which fits properly and thus makes a small window instead. So 1024×768 for my Macbook is best way to go for now unless I find a config ini somewhere where you can adjust the resolution manually.

Basic Portingkit Install Instructions GOG games:
1. Download the Star Trek Voyager – Elite Force “offline backup setup” file(s) into your download folder.
2. Always read the “notes” of the game description first for additional steps!
3. Go to the library server tab and select the game you want to install and click “Install”
4. Portingkit will create the wrapper and locate your setup file in your download folder
5. The installation of the game will start, run through the install wizard.
6. After installation, exit the installer (don’t run launch the game).
7. Porting kit will say it has finished successfully.
8. Go to your local library tab and select the game and click “play”!
9. Enjoy the game!

Game Description:
One blast from destruction, the U.S.S. Voyager is mysteriously transported into a hull space infested with danger. As part of Voyager’s elite Hazard Team, you must defend it from a host of scavenging aliens, then infiltrate a Borg Cube and derelict vessels to eradicate your deadly foes. The Quake III Arena™ engine powers the dynamic gameplay as you fight for survival through 40 ultra-intense single-player missions and 16 multiplayer arenas. It’s first-person shooter action that won’t quit. But, be prepared-if Voyager is destroyed, humanity won’t be far behind…

Go to the Porting Kit game page up here…

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Release Porting Kit 4.2.29

On September 19, 2021   /   News, Portingkit   /   Leave a comment

We just now released Porting Kit 4.2.29. There are some import fixes in it which made us rush the update now then waiting a couple of weeks. There is for example an important timeout build in when a specific Winetrick file source is unavailable.  Instead of hanging for a long while, it will now choose another file location. Also a more common bug should be fixed regarding: “There is no Windows Program configured to open this type of file” should be fixed as well.

Updating may take a long while (depending on high traffic even an hour). Alternatively you can select the autoupdate feature and then all will be done in the background anyways. When you have no patience, then you download latest version from the Porting Kit Website manually :)

Changes Since 4.2.20
– Adding option to enable esync in WSI files
– If the destination path is invalid, the user shouldn’t be able to proceed
– Added button to edit description of local apps
– When creating custom ports in experimental mode, the user should be able to select between
installing with standard options, or with advanced options, using the WSI editor
– When exporting WSI files, the user should be able to edit the WSI file
– WSI1 files should be loaded from the server properly
– Custom properties should never be undefined
– Local apps should only store the relevant data
– Trying to identify bug “Cannot read property ‘type’ of undefined”
– If the master wrapper fails to download, PK should wait 3 seconds until it tries again
– macOS hidden files shouldn’t be suggested when creating new ports
– Added option to terminate native apps
– “There is no Windows Program configured to open this type of file” issue fixed
– Adding workaround to the description editor to avoid issues with the underline button
– Steam wrappers should be identified accordingly when adding new ports to the server
– Adding default description to new server apps
– Winetricks download should always work properly
– If Desktop access is removed after it was granted, PK should still work
– Downloads should have a 10 second timeout in case nothing is downloaded

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Star Trek – Elite Force II for Mac

On September 17, 2021   /   Action, Game Port, GOG.com Games, Portingkit   /   Leave a comment

Another Star Trek game just released on GOG.com added to Porting Kit: Star Trek – Elite Force II for Mac! Tested it on my intel based Macbook Pro with AMD Radeon GFX card and works perfectly in the 1024×768 resolution. Somehow cannot choose a widescreen resolution which fits properly and thus makes a small window instead. So 1024×768 for my Macbook is best way to go for now unless I find a config ini somewhere where you can adjust the resolution manually.

I also (meanwhile) tested it on my M1 apple Silicon Mac Mini with external monitor and there it works as well including widescreen on 1600×1200 resolution.

Basic Portingkit Install Instructions GOG games:
1. Download the Star Trek – Elite Force II “offline backup setup” file(s) into your download folder.
2. Always read the “notes” of the game description first for additional steps!
3. Go to the library server tab and select the game you want to install and click “Install”
4. Portingkit will create the wrapper and locate your setup file in your download folder
5. The installation of the game will start, run through the install wizard.
6. After installation, exit the installer (don’t run launch the game).
7. Porting kit will say it has finished successfully.
8. Go to your local library tab and select the game and click “play”!
9. Enjoy the game!

Game Description:
The alien invaders show no mercy, and neither should you. Hack, blast and vaporize your way into the heart of galactic evil with devastating firepower. Battle through the ravaged hulk of a massive starship, protect an alien colony under siege, face the unknown on a treacherous volcanic planetoid and assault a host of insidious alien strongholds. Where diplomacy fails, the Hazard Team thrives.

Go to the Porting Kit game page up here…

Love the work we do? Become a Patron… and get extra Tiers! Want to support Porting Kit? Buy also Crossover from Codeweavers! They are mass contributors of Wine development and are the core people making this possible.

Star Trek - Elite Force II for Mac

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All ports are now updated to WISI3!

On September 15, 2021   /   News, Portingkit   /   2 Comments
All ports are now updated to WISI3!

You may have noticed the past days and a while back, that there were hundreds of port updates in the Porting Kit database. In these updates the game description was updated, ports got updated to the latest Wine Engines, and when updating, the port was also upgraded to a new Script version (WSI3). This new script version is much more advanced, then it’s predecessors. With this script we can let it do all kind of actions before and after installations and even do actions depending on GFX cards! This is very important to make Porting Kit an advanced application which will configure ports for you fitting the best for your configuration. The possibilities are massive and will be further implemented on the game ports through time.

But that’s not all, now we made all ports WSI3, all ports should be Linux ready (compatible) as well! What  does this mean? Well, with this update, the long announced Linux version (or even Windows version?) of Porting Kit will finally coming very soon!

The update is also the final breath of Porting Kit 3. Although everyone should got a message that they need to update to Porting Kit 4 , will now see a completely empty game library, because Porting Kit 3 cannot read/handle WSI3 files. Users of Porting Kit 3 should have seen the decline of ports in the database there past days, and now it’s completely empty. An upgrade to Porting Kit 4 is a must now to be able to install new ports.

More news of new features and options, and about the Linux version will follow soon!

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Star Trek – Bridge Commander for Mac

On September 13, 2021   /   Adventure, Game Port, GOG.com Games, Portingkit   /   Leave a comment

Just released last week, and already in Porting Kit: Star Trek – Bridge Commander for Mac! Yes, we got some e-mails when the release was announced of a bunch of Star Strek games on GOG.com. So we requested the games from GOG, and today I am proud to announce the first and high demanded one: Star Trek – Bridge Commander. I tested the game and it works great on my Intel based Macbook Pro. I will test the game on Apple Silicon as well, but when writing this, this still needs to be tested. Meanwhile, all Intel based Macs, can play this already :) Have fun!

Basic Portingkit Install Instructions GOG games:
1. Download the Star Trek – Bridge Commander “offline backup setup” file(s) into your download folder.
2. Always read the “notes” of the game description first for additional steps!
3. Go to the library server tab and select the game you want to install and click “Install”
4. Portingkit will create the wrapper and locate your setup file in your download folder
5. The installation of the game will start, run through the install wizard.
6. After installation, exit the installer (don’t run launch the game).
7. Porting kit will say it has finished successfully.
8. Go to your local library tab and select the game and click “play”!
9. Enjoy the game!

Game Description:
Command the bridge like never before. Command from the captain’s chair, interacting with your 3-D crew and overseeing the bridge from a first-person perspective. Prepare to face the consequences of your decisions as you issue orders affecting the course of the game.

Go to the Porting Kit game page up here…

Love the work we do? Become a Patron… and get extra Tiers! Want to support Porting Kit? Buy also Crossover from Codeweavers! They are mass contributors of Wine development and are the core people making this possible.

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Some game port fixes!

On September 10, 2021   /   Portingkit, Wrapper updates   /   Leave a comment

Once in a while through time, some game ports may run into some issues when games are updated by GOG or Steam or because of an OS update by Apple or other situations. In that case an update of a port is required. Important in that case is, that the people notify us when something like that happens, so we can fix them. Past days we pushed through a fix for Victoria Complete and Lost Horizon. check the fixes below.

Victoria Complete:
– Music fix
– Fix stuck black screen on startup.

Lost Horizon:
– Fix a crash in-game in chapter 2 (sound codec)

If you have these games and ran into the same issues, then re-install the updated game ports again in Porting Kit. Or use the install now buttons on the game pages at the portingkit.com website: here… and here…

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Tomb Raider Underworld gameplay video on M1 Apple Silicon Mac Mini.

On September 8, 2021   /   Action, Portingkit, Video Tutorial   /   Leave a comment

As promised earlier, a gameplay video of playing Tomb Raider Underworld for Mac on my M1 Apple Silicon Mac Mini. It shows the install and what settings you need to choose for best gameplay. Including some standard commentary from me of course :)

Enjoy the video!

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YS IX Monstrum Nox for Mac

On September 7, 2021   /   Action, GOG.com Games, Portingkit, RPG   /   Leave a comment

We are happy to announce another YS title added to Porting Kit: YS IX – Monstrum Nox! Play as any of the six notorious Monstrum, each with their own unique Gifts that grant abilities such as scaling sheer walls or detecting hidden objects to protect the city from shadowy creatures. I tested the game on my Intel Macbook Pro 2019, and it runs very nicely. So, a nice one! One note though: don’t change the GFX settings (only resolution and make it fullscreen) to avoid glitches.

Basic Portingkit Install Instructions GOG games:
1. Download the YS IX – Monstrum Nox “offline backup setup” file(s) into your download folder.
2. Always read the “notes” of the game description first for additional steps!
3. Go to the library server tab and select the game you want to install and click “Install”
4. Portingkit will create the wrapper and locate your setup file in your download folder
5. The installation of the game will start, run through the install wizard.
6. After installation, exit the installer (don’t run launch the game).
7. Porting kit will say it has finished successfully.
8. Go to your local library tab and select the game and click “play”!
9. Enjoy the game!

Game Description:
Renowned adventurer Adol “the Red” Christin and his companion Dogi arrive at Balduq, a city annexed by the Romun Empire, only for Adol to be detained before setting foot inside. While imprisoned, he meets a mysterious woman named Aprilis who turns him into a Monstrum, a being with supernatural Gifts and the power to exorcise monsters. Now, Adol must ally with his fellow Monstrum to fend off the fearsome threats emerging from a shadowy dimension called the Grimwald Nox, as well as unravel the mysteries of the Monstrum curse, and the truth behind the unrest within Balduq.

Go to the Porting Kit game page up here…

Love the work we do? Become a Patron… and get extra Tiers! Want to support Porting Kit? Buy also Crossover from Codeweavers! They are mass contributors of Wine development and are the core people making this possible.

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