#mac-os🍎

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tight nymph
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At some point when the move to bin popup appeared instead of moving the app to bin I pressed cancel, and the Poe app appreared in privacy & security, I pressed open anyway and it also helped getting rid of move to bin pop-up

lilac trail
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I meant the pop up I referred to, not the file damaged one, but since you did not encounter it you did not need a work around for it. When you open Fn+F1 - what is the network latency

tight nymph
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30ms

ruby juniper
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How do you use porting kit to download poe

lilac trail
ivory veldt
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just gave it a try and after re-binning and moving to app data i can start the game. some graphics settings can't be changed in game without hanging (vsync, buffering) but changing them on the log in screen works.
remember credentials only works partially, have to enter password manually every time but thats whatever.
with all setting at minimum i get a whopping 50fps on the beach with no enemies present and 0 spell effects so playability is questionable.
this is on m2 pro with 32gb memory, osx up to date.

tight nymph
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In the end which option gives better performance: standalone mac client or emulation trough wine, kegworks, etc.?

lilac trail
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Mac standalone is capped at 60FPS. You will never get higher, if you get that. The Windows client will go above that using Crossover, Kegworks or portingkit. Latency with any (mac or windows) depends on ISP and instance on server. That may or may not be different between the 2.

ivory veldt
lilac trail
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You’ll be lucky to get 30FPS in large fights

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Oddly though, 30FPS seems to be ok under the native client, at least for my build.

lilac trail
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I'm still getting this message

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deft wasp
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Hi, someone able to install poe?

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I would need some hand holding

lilac trail
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Just follow the wiki guide, which is the first pinned message. If you are trying to install the Mac standalone you need to download the Mac client for the GGG official site. You can't use Steam credentials for either the wiki setups or the Mac standalone. Steam is borked anyway.

deft wasp
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I am following this

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Thanks for the work

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And has anyone tried poe on m3 air?

lilac trail
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You will not get good performance in POE/POE2 with a Macbook Air. They don't have the ventilation, the GPU or the memory to run these GPU intensive games. You might get it to run using the lowest settings for graphics.

lilac trail
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There is also a workaround in that post, so I won't duplicate what it is here

pure gorge
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A hat tip to @lilac trail - Thanks for all the help getting Mac exiles into the game 🙏

marble gate
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Bob has always been a real one. Always in the trenches helping us Mac people

leaden marlin
crystal halo
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Hi, i cannot start POE app from steam, when i open it from applications it gaves this error: POE can not open because its damaged, you need to put it in thrash bag or something

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Any solutions?

atomic herald
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the standalone need some tricks to open

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and steam mac version dont work at all yet

lilac trail
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If Steam gives the same error message then potentially the same workaround as the standalone version might apply. See the 3rd pinned message. Substitute the Steam folder paths for the ones in the step by step. Personally I would ditch the Mac based clients altogether. Steam version doesn't even have multithreading anymore.

I ran a comparison between the Mac standalone and the Windows based version using Kegworks. It was night and day better running via Kegworks.
Mac standalone ran at 30FPS - if I was lucky. Windows version via Kegworks was 70FPS in T16 corrupted maps (not juiced but good enough for what I do). To each their own, but if you want to run decently then follow the wiki guide, which is the first pinned message.

brave trail
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is there a reason triple buffering is locked on kegworks? I cant seem to disable it

atomic herald
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now i found another bug that seem to be special for mac, when i enter delve and want to see the map it shows (this on standard)

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anyone else on mac native app can join delve?

proud igloo
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Welp, darkness won. Delvege

lilac trail
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I can confirm the issue exists in Standard as well so it isn’t a league or new character issue.

lilac trail
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On a side note - for those who post in the official GGG forum, images are useful to include, but it isn't all that clear how to do so.
To include an screenshot or othr image in a post you can use a free service such as imgur. You do not need an account (though they are free and you can make albums or pics private that way). Note that the images are public (unless you post private in your account). So take care what you screenshot - no background or any personal information. Steps are

  1. Take screenshot (either via Mac key combination, which I am too lazy to look up at the moment)
  2. Go to imgur.com. sELECT "New post" in the top LH corner.
  3. Drag the picture (one at a time if multiple) to the window that appears
  4. Hover above the picture. A "Copy link" and a 3 dot button should appear. Select the 3 dot button
  5. Select "Get share links"
  6. Select BBCode "Copy Link" option
  7. Paste this link into the GGG forum post
  8. If you have multiplr pics to upload select the add button at the bottom of the pic in imgur. Then select the 3 dot button and get the link again and post it in the forum post. Repeat till done.

Add notes either above or below the image posted on the forum. Then hit submit once done.

deft wasp
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Hi, how to price check items in silicon mac?

fossil dock
zealous lodge
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@proud igloo another patch. Recuring problems...

You really need to get your mac os build pipeline fixed. Or include it into your QA...

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lilac trail
signal cape
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Will PoE 2 work on an M1 Pro MacBook Pro?

lilac trail
proud igloo
proud igloo
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I can currently log in to the game on Standalone Mac.
The patcher was being more recalcitrant than usual as the .app had been downloaded to some temporary directory and seemed to require manual moving to ~Library/Application Support/Path of Exile rather than using the Trash context menu to restore.

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I can also reproduce the delve bug on my own M1.

deft wasp
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Still the same issue

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proud igloo
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Is it still happening if you do a cold launch of the game?

proud igloo
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@zealous lodge Are you still having trouble signing in, and if so, what's your accuont+discriminator?

deft wasp
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Yes this is native. I restarted the PC and tried again but same error.
codeb3nder#5299

proud igloo
deft wasp
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Mac yes

lilac trail
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I do not get the patch issue - I just logged in

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I'm using the native Mac standalone client

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Delve is still borked though

proud igloo
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On my Standard toon, Delve is hosed on PC Standalone as well.

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@lilac trail I can make it unwedge on Standard PC by searching for "depth:1" to find valid nodes, but not on Mac. Give it a try.

lilac trail
lilac trail
proud igloo
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The app ended up in /private/var/folders/h3/720shkk13mb5jwqjqp708s4r0000gn/T for me and restoring it to that location with Recycler didn't seem to advance me through the process. The thing that let it work for me was intentionally dragging it from the Bin into ~/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/.

lilac trail
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How weird. How do I do the Delve search ?

proud igloo
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There's a text filter at the bottom. You type the search term in and hit Enter.

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Normally it highlights nodes that match the term, but the depth:N ones also snap your delve chart to nodes at that given depth.

lilac trail
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OK. I have to log out and try again. The servers are giving me heartburn

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Like this ?

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If so it's still black as you can see

proud igloo
deft wasp
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I uninstalled PoE and reinstalled and replaced the content.ggpk file but to no avail still facing the same thing. Anyways thanks for the help, i will do a full reinstall and will let you know.

signal cape
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How do I play it? They don’t support Mac on steam?

lilac trail
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At 16GB you should be able to run it. Probably use default graphics options or lower.

deft wasp
proud igloo
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Did you also remove stuff from the Library and Application Support locations?

deft wasp
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Completely removed using Pearcleaner

proud igloo
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Not sure what locations that touches and where everything is squirreled away. What version does it claim to be in the lower right corner on the menu?

deft wasp
proud igloo
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Seems like that doesn't say a version anymore on Mac, bah.

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Not really sure what's going on there for you, the servers don't recognise you as anything recent.

lilac trail
# deft wasp Completely removed using Pearcleaner

Unlikely it removed everything. There is a pinned message on how to remove the app completely. I would perform removal that way.

You can also use the Windows client instead. See the first pinned message.

deft wasp
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Tried doing that as well, no luck. Well, no rush - will wait for GGG to acknowledge

lilac trail
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What do you mean no luck - you couldn’t setup the Windows client as per wiki ?

deft wasp
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I meant no rush in setting up windows client, will wait for a fix

proud igloo
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I'm not really sure what's up with your system, if you're managing to make it launch with the wrong version or if it's reporting as the wrong thing.

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Or something completely different.

deft wasp
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When I click login and close the next window 5 times, this comes up

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I cleared the cache as well.Is there a log file that i can share?

lilac trail
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Yes. A lot of activities, prior to game and in-game are in Client.txt. That file is in /Users/username/Library/Caches/com.GGG.PathOfExile/Logs.
I would not post the whole log. It can be big. I would delete it (or copy it if you want to keep it. Some 3rd party apps use it to track maps completed for example).
Then try to start up and login again. This file may have the version number in it - I have not looked in it for a long long time.
Look for error messages. Those are what you could post.

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When you say you cleared Cache - what did you clear and where from ?

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Here is an example from the logfiles for the issue you are seeing (this was the other day when everyone was impacted)
2025/06/13 15:18:15 1790605996 f68f6692 [INFO Client 10287] Async connecting to tor01.login.pathofexile.com:20481
2025/06/13 15:18:15 1790606046 f68f6719 [INFO Client 10287] Connected to tor01.login.pathofexile.com in 7ms.
2025/06/13 15:18:15 1790606164 f10311fd [INFO Client 10287] There has been a patch that you need to update to. Please restart Path of Exile.
2025/06/13 15:18:15 1790606201 abd5424c [INFO Client 10287] Abnormal disconnect: An unexpected disconnection occurred.

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These should really be flagged as errors not INFO but that's on GGG

deft wasp
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Let me search it

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2025/06/19 18:47:50 2287380650 36ef471 [INFO Client 95574] [ENGINE] Running Engine version 2.4.0
2025/06/19 18:47:50 2287380650 36ef411 [INFO Client 95574] [ENGINE] Old file Engine version detected 0.0.0

lilac trail
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Yeah that is the only thing I saw in the file too. That does not mean much to us but it might to GGG

covert garnet
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Hello everyone, i want to play poe 1 on steam but it doesnt open after i press "play", so i tried to download the game from official website, but it says that the file is damaged and cannot be opened. I also tried something called whiskey app, but maybe i have done something wrong there. i got m3 pro. can someone send link or ping a message from this chat that can help me?

deft wasp
lilac trail
deft wasp
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Similar:

2025/06/19 18:47:54 2287385182 f68f6719 [INFO Client 95574] Connected to sng01.login.pathofexile.com in 10ms.
2025/06/19 18:47:54 2287385418 f10311fd [INFO Client 95574] There has been a patch that you need to update to. Please restart Path of Exile.```
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Current version is 2.4.0?

lilac trail
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I created a thread so post in there from now on

covert garnet
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where is the update button? i dont really understand macos, never used one before

covert garnet
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i regret accepting macbook as a new year gift 😂

lilac trail
covert garnet
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or it is how it should be ?

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when im opening the game from applications it opens this loading window and then opens the game that asks for the update when im trying to log in

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lilac trail
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Show the message that comes up. It sounds like you have the same issue as others have reported

covert garnet
lilac trail
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You're going to need to report this to GGG - forum post. You could email support but they don't do technical support and will ask you to create a post anyway. There is no way around this I'm aware of and it's a GGG backend issue.

If you want to play POE/POE2 I would recommend you use the Windows client as per the first pinned message in this channel. It has a link to a wiki that outlines options and step-by-step guide. 2 options are free, one you need to pay for. Note: In POE2 there are only 2 options. Also - the Windows method in the wiki is the ONLY method by which you, as a Mac user, can play POE2 since there is no native client.

lilac trail
# covert garnet

Can you try this set of instructions with the Mac client

  1. Go to /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/ and delete the file Path of Exile.app if it exists

  2. Run the installer

  3. Run Path of Exile.app from your /Applications folder

  4. It will say you need to move the Path of Exile.app file to the trash - click OK or confirm or whatever does that

  5. Look in /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/ for the update.dat file (note - if the Path of Exile.app file is still here, the update.dat file probably won't be... move that .app file to the trash and run the main Path of Exile.app from the /Applications folder again)

  6. Change the update.dat file name to update.zip and open it

  7. Run the Path of Exile.app file that it creates

covert garnet
lilac trail
# covert garnet Ill try that when i get home

Sure - there is one other thing I'd like you to do before doing that. I will start a separate thread. There is a way to capture the activity at startup to some details. Sahould capture those first before doing anything. It will not fix the issue but it may point to why something is happening (and then pass to GGG to fix).

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Mac client patch update issue

tight nymph
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Idk but I only needed to do 1) to 3) steps also instead of opening PoE app regularly I rightclicked then pressed show package contents, navigated to MacOs folder, ran Poe unix executible and it updated

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Can confirm that it works on standalone mac client

zealous lodge
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To solve the problem. What is constantly working for me is

Navigate to
~/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/

and start the
Path of Exile.app
there.

tight nymph
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yep

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for others I would suggest disabling SIP on mac

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in order to avoid getting "move to bin" pop ups

lilac trail
lilac trail
tight nymph
lilac trail
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Oh - did what I outlined fix the Update issue though ?

tight nymph
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Just deleted old app and reintalled new one just like in your 1),2),3) steps

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Since I have my SIP disabled I didn't get any move to bin popups

lilac trail
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Also - what steps did you go through to disable SIP on your Mac ?

tight nymph
tight nymph
lilac trail
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Well that is good but I'd prefer not to disable able SIP. That protection is there for a reason

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If one of the others can try the full set of steps that would be good. What I 'd like to see is the terminal output for when the issue occurs. I believe it is looking at an incorrect IP address for updates, which is why the update is failing.
A non-routable IP is being used. That might be some sort of DNS issue. To test that, someone could try the update process via a Hotspot or flush their DNS and see if the update runs using the correct update server IP

deft wasp
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Kegworks is butter

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Thanks Bob!

lilac trail
deft wasp
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Sure, whatever helps the community!!

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But, its midnight, i can be of help tmrow

lilac trail
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Awesome. So go to /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile

lilac trail
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Right click Path of Exile.app in /Users/username/Library/Applications Support/Path of Exile
Select "Show Package Contents"
Contents -> MacOS
Right click and open Path of Exile in there

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Grab the terminal output. Then close POE

deft wasp
lilac trail
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Hmmm ... looks like you would need to go through the usual steps first to fix that. Then run it as usual. Once you encounter the "Needs Patch update ..." message quit and start it via terminal. Then grab the terminal output

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But tomorrow is ok to do so. No need to keep you up

deft wasp
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Wait

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2025-06-20 01:47:08.963 Path of Exile[1340:13984] Path of Exile root: /Users/ankit/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/
2025-06-20 01:47:08.963 Path of Exile[1340:13984] Path of Exile cache: /Users/ankit/Library/Caches/com.GGG.PathOfExile/
2025-06-20 01:47:08.963 Path of Exile[1340:13984] Path of Exile preferences: /Users/ankit/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/Preferences/
2025-06-20 01:47:08.963 Path of Exile[1340:13984] Path of Exile folder set to /Users/ankit/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile
2025-06-20 01:47:09.420 Path of Exile[1340:14055] Patching from patch2.pathofexile.com:12995...
2025/06/20 01:47:09 2312540157 [I Path of Exile 1340] Send patching protocol version 7
2025/06/20 01:47:10 2312540617 [I Path of Exile 1340] Web root: https://patch.poecdn.com/3.26.0.4.3/
2025/06/20 01:47:10 2312540618 [I Path of Exile 1340] Backup Web root: https://patch.poecdn.com/3.26.0.4.3/
2025/06/20 01:47:10 2312540620 [I Path of Exile 1340] Requesting root contents 1
2025/06/20 01:47:10 2312540818 [I Path of Exile 1340] Got file list for "" 0
2025/06/20 01:47:10 2312540828 [I Path of Exile 1340] Queue file to download: update.dat~276095
2025/06/20 01:47:10 2312540830 [I Path of Exile 1340] Requesting folder D3D12 1
2025/06/20 01:47:10 2312540830 [I Path of Exile 1340] Requesting folder Redist 2
2025/06/20 01:47:10 2312540830 [I Path of Exile 1340] Requesting folder Streamline 3
2025/06/20 01:47:10 2312541029 [I Path of Exile 1340] Got file list for "D3D12" 2
2025/06/20 01:47:10 2312541333 [I Path of Exile 1340] Got file list for "Redist" 1
2025/06/20 01:47:10 2312541334 [I Path of Exile 1340] Got file list for "Streamline" 0
2025/06/20 01:47:10 2312541335 [I Path of Exile 1340] Finished checking files

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I clicked login

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Its from show package contents in Applications

lilac trail
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What happened to the file damaged message ?

deft wasp
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This i opened from Applications

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(Yesterday i opened from here which worked, after recycling from trash bin)

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This still shows error though

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lilac trail
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OK. So let's see if I follow ... if you open from /users/username/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/Path of Exile.app it gives you the "File is damaged ..." message.
If you open it from /Application via the terminal box, you get no errors - File is damaged OR "Needs and Update ..." ?

deft wasp
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/users/username/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/Path of Exile.app -“ File is damaged ..." message.
/Application via terminal - no File is Damaged error but while clicking login i get “needs an update” for which i pasted terminal output

lilac trail
deft wasp
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I opened via terminal actually

deft wasp
lilac trail
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Ok. You showed a "File damaged ..." message. Where did that come from ?

deft wasp
lilac trail
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OK but then you said you got to the login page and was able to login. How did you get rid of the "File is damaged ..." message

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OH .... I get it

deft wasp
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2nd Method: I opened from
/Application via terminal - no File is Damaged error but while clicking login i get “needs an update” for which i pasted terminal output

lilac trail
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You opened the .app and that gave you the message

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Opening via termnial did not result in message

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Ok now that makes sense.

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Where did the "Needs Update .." popup go I wonder because yesterday you could not use the terminal window to get around that. I wonder if GGG fixed something or the DNS updated to the proper update server

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Anyway - you have the Kegworks one up and running and you will not need the Mac client anymore

mighty pike
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Is it possible to use the Poe Overlay on MacOS via crossover?

deft wasp
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I think I am confusing you; I still got the error Needs an Update when I opened via /Applications/Path Of Exile/contents/macOs/pathofexile

lilac trail
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OK so you still can't get in via Mac client then ?

deft wasp
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Yes

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Mac client still not working

deft wasp
lilac trail
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Is that all the terminal output ? If that message still comes up I would have expected there to be more content - someone on the GGG forum posted this output

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The second last line has this - 2025-06-18 18:21:43.592 Path of Exile[47488:3941225] Patching from 10.5.1.253:13014...

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So I would expect to see that in your output somewhere as well

deft wasp
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Ok, I will retry and confirm.

acoustic kayak
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😦 Has there been any official word or notice from GGG around macOS yet? A bit crazy they've been completely quiet on this topic

fickle shadow
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I believe they would focus on major platforms for now... 😅

acoustic kayak
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Is there currently a way to get the game to work on Mac? Either standalone or steam?

CBF setting up crossover/kegworks/etc.

tight nymph
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Not sure about steam

junior jay
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its possible, but performance sucks though, alll u gotta do is download steam and poe

lilac trail
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Yeah - that’s a no. The Steam Mac client is more broken than the standalone. Ditch Mac based clients altogether and use the Windows based one as per wiki.

edgy jacinth
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eventually we'll of course need a autoresponse bob-bot

left tusk
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Running via kegworks and its buttery smooth M2 Max 120fps, running PoB (Community) via kegworks too.

Still hoping that GGG fixes their mac client, or takes it off their website - false advertising having mac listed when its completely broken to the average user.

deft wasp
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Hi, has someone able to get APT work? Overlay is opening but while clicking for Pc nothing happens.

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old sequoia
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for me, poe 1 works on crossover with no problems, I do endgame, I have no lags

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I have wine engine 10.9 wine devel

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it works for me on vulcan dx11 and dx12

vernal sigil
lilac trail
left tusk
tight nymph
lilac trail
tight nymph
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Is it even worth for me to try keg if I'm using m1 pro 8gb?

oblique swift
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Soo mac client won't launch after today's patch

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How long do we usually have to wait?

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Actually, it does launch but won't update and I can't log in

fierce bane
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Hey guys I also have a problem after 3.26 update. Last time I played was during Phrecia and it worked fine, but after patching, it won't start.

I'm on M4 Mac Mini running PoE on CrossOver using D3DMetal and MSync.
Uploading the backtrace.txt from winedbg...

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oblique swift
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Can't help you there bud Cortex XDR decided to kill my emulation 😄

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You could try the native except you can't because they won't patch it

tight nymph
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Idk I'm using standalone client for mac and it works just fine

oblique swift
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Huh

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Mine just says I need to update. It won't update.

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I literally played 3 hours ago ish and now I can't log in

tight nymph
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have you tried downloading new .dmg file and replacing the application?

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or are you playing poe trough emulation?

oblique swift
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Have you played today?

tight nymph
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i logged in rn it works fine

oblique swift
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Ffs

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"it just works" doesn't quite work eh

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I threw the dmg into the bin, same for the app in /Applications, redownloaded and still the same 😦

tight nymph
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well i did a couple things since i had the same issue:

  1. I disabled my SIP (system integrity protection)
  2. renamed update.dat file to update.zip in PoE folder, extracted it and replaced the PoE app
oblique swift
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I can't get a newer installer than June 18th from the site so uh

tight nymph
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I havent encountered this problem today, I did encounter it last patch before

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But I downloaded new dmg, replaced it in applications then instead of opening it I did this: right click on PoE app -> show package contets -> locate MacOS folder -> run poe unix executable in that folder

oblique swift
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Lemme check that

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It just happily says finished checking and launches, but the client stays in the wrong version 😄

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Welp

tight nymph
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erm

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did you try the renaming update.dat method?

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also what is wrong with awakened poe trade for macs. I gave the app full disk acess, accessibility and so on but it still says allow the app in acessibility settings :/

oblique swift
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I can't even find the update.dat so I guess the client doesn't have write permissions

tight nymph
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hmm, I dont remember how but I think there is a method to force update.dat folder to appear

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I think I reinstalled the whole poe for it to appear, but would suggest looking for the other method for it to appear

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Should be somewhere in this channel

oblique swift
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Okay thanks for your help, I'll try to figure this out

proud igloo
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If you're in "disable SIP" land, I would reckon that some of the advice or tips may not be applicable.

oblique swift
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Yeah I found the instructions on the update.dat and that fixed it finally

tight nymph
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hell yea

lilac trail
# oblique swift Yeah I found the instructions on the update.dat and that fixed it finally

Good to hear you are going again. I guess the update.dat fix should also be pinned. Did you get the process from this channel - I posted it but I forgot to have it pinned. I also want to make sure it is the same process.

On a side note - is there a reason you don’t use the Windows client as per the wiki guide ? It does not have any of the issues and better FPS than the Mac client.

Oh - and you can’t play Delve with the Mac client.

fierce bane
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are other peep's 3.26 working fine with crossover? My crossover is 25.0.1 and it's not working after patching to mercenaries :(

lilac trail
fierce bane
lilac trail
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Hmmm … I can confirm it works on CO 25.0.1 Not sure what would cause that issue. You may need to reinstall the game

fierce bane
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I tried that too... But it doesn't seem to help. I've also made sure the renderer is set to DirectX12 in the config ini file.

lilac trail
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Do you have renderer_type or device_type in the config.ini file ?

GGG changed it to device_type=
in this patch. It might not do anything but I would add that line if it is not there.

You can also run the packcheck on the files that GGG provide.

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In case something has been corrupted

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If none of that works I would do an install using Kegworks instead. If that works than it’s a Crossover issue and you’ll need to either log a support case or reinstall Crossover (or both)

acoustic kayak
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😦 Another patch and no mention of mac support

fierce bane
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yeah it's working lol

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thanks for the help, i guess it needs to be updated on the wiki too!

lilac trail
mighty pike
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Is it possible to use the Poe Overlay on MacOS via crossover?

oblique swift
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Although with the newest patch I can log in but zoning does not work

oblique swift
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Goddammit I better just fire up the old Lenovo

tight nymph
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Anyone know how to improve performance while launching poe trough kegworks?

steady aurora
steady aurora
fallow iris
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how can i play on mac

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wth

lilac trail
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Neither of the 2 workarounds to address the Mac client update issues disable SIP.

fallow iris
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i cannot play on mac

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help

lilac trail
fallow iris
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please

fallow iris
# lilac trail Look at the first pinned message

For those of you that are encountering the message "(null): “Path of Exile” couldn’t be copied to “Path of Exile” because an item with the same name already exists." There is a workaround that does NOT involve deleting the entire folder and reinstalling the whole game. This is for the standalone version. NOT the Steam version. The TLDR is to do the following

Delete this file "/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/Path of Exile.app"
Delete this file "/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/Path of Exile.app!.app"

Then click on the POE app icon in your system tray. The app will now update incrementley and you don't have to reinstall and download the entire 25+GB. I wouldn't hold my breath on GGG coming up with a fix so you'll have to do this every time a patch comes out

Note: In Finder the Library folder is hidden (it is not hidden if you open a terminal window). To unhide it hold the command+shift+. key. This will show hidden directories. You can then navigate to the folder and perform the actions described. To avoid doing this every time you can also add it to your favourites links on the LHS of finder.

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this?

lilac trail
tight nymph
lilac trail
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I’m surprised it runs at all on that spec. You need to have everything at low settings.

restive orbit
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is there a way to toggle windowed mode vs fullscreen on mac? once I maximise the game the bar dissapears and I cant toggle back without reopeneing (which defaults to windowed mode)

tight nymph
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Even in settlers league the performance drop wasnt as bad as now

serene cargo
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Do you guys also have issues with steam? I cant open POE2 using steam client. I believe the issue is about steamhelper. I am able to open standalone client but no over steam app. Any solutions?

lilac trail
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Details - you have not been specific - how do we know which Steam client you are using - Mac or Windows. What exactly is the issue. No-one can guess those, so it is not possible to suggest a solution.

serene cargo
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Its latest macos(we are all in macos channel), latest steam client, rosetta installed, everything is up to date, i also checked steam logs, am i allowed to share logs here? As zip? Because there are multiple files

lilac trail
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You cannot run POE2 via the Mac Steam client

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There is no Mac client for POE2. That is why everyone on a Mac is running it via one of the options outlined in the wiki, which is the first pinned message in this channel. It is the mac-os channel but given the poor state of the Mac clients - both standalone and Steam, most have elected to run the games via the workaround methods or a cloud gaming platform if their system only has 8GB ram.

proud igloo
azure obsidian
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has anyone been able to run poe1 since 3.26? I'm trying to do so on a m1 mac air via steam client and failing, I've seen people say to locate the production_config.ini file and change directx12 to directx 11, but I can't find that file anywhere...

proud igloo
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The PoE1 mac Steam client reportedly has some trouble launching, don't personally know what's up with it and if there's any workarounds found.

serene cargo
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You are right, it should be POE1. Have u ever seen such issues?

default 09:46:14.730967+0200 WindowManager [0x155635230] activating connection: mach=false listener=false peer=true name=com.apple.windowmanager.server.peer[13385].0x155635230
error 09:46:14.744201+0200 Path of Exile CurrentVBLDelta returned 400022 for display 2 -- ignoring unreasonable value
error 09:46:14.744234+0200 Path of Exile [0x7fe52b8c6820] Bad CurrentVBLDelta for display 2 is zero. defaulting to 60Hz.
default 09:46:14.745702+0200 Path of Exile Path of Exile folder set to /Users/tayfun/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Path of Exile
error 09:46:14.751945+0200 kernel Library Validation failed: Rejecting '/Users/tayfun/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/steamclient.dylib' (Team ID: MXGJJ98X76, platform: no) for process 'Path of Exile(13385)' (Team ID: TJ6HQ3CPF2, platform: no), reason: mapping process and mapped file (non-platform) have different Team IDs
error 09:46:14.752135+0200 kernel Library Validation failed: Rejecting '/Users/tayfun/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/steamclient.dylib' (Team ID: MXGJJ98X76, platform: no) for process 'Path of Exile(13385)' (Team ID: TJ6HQ3CPF2, platform: no), reason: mapping process and mapped file (non-platform) have different Team IDs
default 09:46:14.753212+0200 Path of Exile terminate:

serene cargo
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Okay, i fixed the issue by signing it but it only could open once over Steam app, and login screen asked for a client update. After i close the game, i couldnt open it over steam

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I think i have to buy 6000$ gaming server to play any game, its not easy to find a game that is compatible to ps5controller in macos

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Standalone poe works perfect, no issues. I have to run poe over steam because i want to link my ps5controller to poe. Did anyone ever tried this with latest updates?

proud igloo
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If you have any findings like the above that aren't documented yet, it might help adding them to a bug report on the forums.

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My job role is quite far from these kinds of things.

lilac trail
serene cargo
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Yeah i know there are other ports that i can map my controller buttons to game. But steam is already doing the job for free. I dont want to pay anything extra for that. I would buy poe2 if i want to spend money to play poe :D. POE1 is the only broken game for ps5controller. I just tried that other games are compatible for playing with controller. I believe POE dev team should fix the code signing issue. It has different signature than standalone app in macos. When i map/replace working signature with steam poe client it asks for an update since the original file is changed :S

lilac trail
# serene cargo Yeah i know there are other ports that i can map my controller buttons to game. ...

Did you miss the part about Kegworks being free. Heck, even Crossover is free for 14 days. Try them.

As for GGG fixing things. They have not fixed a reported issue on Mac for over 2 years. The only thing they fix is anything that bricks players logging in.
You could put a ticket in via the official portal but you will not get a response and POE2 will be a fully released game by the time they get around to even thinking about looking at non-critical issues. It is what it is.

As for the issue with the Mac client asking you to apply an update, there is a workaround for that. It isn’t pinned but should be easy enough to find. I posted it about a week or 2 ago.

lilac trail
lime zephyr
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hello

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Anyone playing the new league on MacBook? On an M4 maybe? How to gey it working?

fossil dock
glacial vault
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hello all, i am late to the party . as usual i was travelling overseas on the day the new 3.26 rolls out.

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i came back today, got the download done, but the game doesnt seem to start?

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it goes into "checking resources" and then just closes.

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@lilac trail sorry to ping u but i cant think of anyone else to cry out to help

lilac trail
glacial vault
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i will check the renderer type.

glacial vault
lilac trail
glacial vault
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i have kegworks for my poe2. i initially started with PK for Poe1, and then when we had issues gettin gP2, we decided to use Kegs for that.

lilac trail
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OK. The entry is correct. It may be the engine used is no longer compatible.

glacial vault
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oh, how do i check that then? and change it.

glacial vault
lilac trail
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Probably not but update PK anyway.

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POE doesn't start on Portingkit

glacial vault
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or should i just try and see if can and install it on Kegs considering my P2 is on that anyway

lilac trail
lilac trail
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GGG quietly uploaded what looks like a new Mac standalone dmg file last week. I just downloaded and installed it. The usual messages of "This File is damaged ...." and the newer one about requiring an update no longer seem to occur.
There was an update released tonight so it was the first test of the client since the upload. It seems to have resolved both those issues. HO isn't a good indication of FPS but I am getting 70FPS, which has never happened with the standalone. This will undoubtedly drop when in juiced maps, but it does appear that the Mac standalone is at least viable again without having to resort to multile workarounds to fix update and login issues.

marble fulcrum
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Im using the mac client and it was working before the patch they put out last night

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It downloaded the 500mb thing but when trying to log in the message that there has been a new patch you need to update to pops up

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anyone else experiencing the ssame?

lilac trail
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Delve via the Mac standalone client is now fixed with the new standalone Mac client

long veldt
lilac trail
marble fulcrum
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i already went to the website and downloaded the new downloader might ttry again

lilac trail
silent moss
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does anyone know how to bind scroll wheel to left click if we are using the windows version of poe1

hoary current
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hi ever since the patch ive been having trouble launching the game

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every time i try to log in it says "there has been a patch that you need to update to. please restart path of exile."

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im not getting any "poe is damaged" message when I try to launch or anything

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there is no update.dat or update.zip folder at all in my directory

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i think this might be the source of the problem but i dont know how to fix it

atomic herald
atomic herald
tight nymph
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In order to make update.dat file appear the only fix that I know is to reinstall poe

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Will let you know if the reinstall works 🫡

obtuse vault
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I tried reinstalling but the update.dat is missing

tight nymph
# obtuse vault I tried reinstalling but the `update.dat` is missing

try this:
5) Look in /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/ for the update.dat file (note - if the Path of Exile.app file is still here, the update.dat file probably won't be... move that .app file to the trash and run the main Path of Exile.app from the /Applications folder again)

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I also didnt get update.dat file even tough poe is almost installed

obtuse vault
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right it appeared for me, but I still got this

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thanks! @tight nymph

tight nymph
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rip

obtuse vault
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wonder if anyone knows how to proceed from here

tight nymph
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did you rename the update.dat to .zip?

obtuse vault
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yep

tight nymph
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ah okay

obtuse vault
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opened it and all

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we're cooked boys

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crossover maybe now

tight nymph
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gg reinstall didnt work for me also

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And i cant get the update.dat file to appear 😄

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erm update.dat appeared for a second then deleted itself?????

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I guess its time to try crossover

pulsar zenith
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so I guess macos standalone client not working again ?

tight nymph
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yep

pulsar zenith
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sad, just have couple of days off

tight nymph
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try crossover 14 day trial if you havent

proud igloo
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If things break, report them with whatever things you've gleaned from them.

lilac trail
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There are 6 posts with multiple pages - it would be nice to know if the issue is being worked on. Not one is acknowledged. Can’t blame peeps for not bothering to post anymore reports. Can’t even use the workaround that worked last time now. I guess the wiki will be staying around for a while longer unless the Windows app is also broken 🤔

tight nymph
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Idk but somehow I'm getting worse performance on crossover than on standalone mac client 💀

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i have msync enabled as well as d3dmetal on in crossover config

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I have chosen win10 64bit bootle for poe instead of win11

tight nymph
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Can't do 8-mod originator maps on crossover or even kegworks where i could do them on standalone mac client

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Anyone have encountered something similar?

lilac trail
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What are your graphics settings ? I can run 8-mod maps ok though I have not tried since the patch last night.

lilac trail
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So - 12 hrs and counting and the Mac standalone client is still not fixed, or is it just mine that is broken ?

pulsar zenith
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mine too

safe cave
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Still out

pulsar zenith
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There is a patch .... issue

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so nothing news ? still broken guys ?

plain harbor
hoary current
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broke

tight nymph
glacial vault
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late to the party, but i am assuming we are all talking about how the standalone mac app now says "restart as there is a patch" even though we have downloaded the latest?

safe cave
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As far as i know still waiting

lilac trail
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The interns sister’s boyfriend’s uncle isn’t in the office till next week 🤨

safe cave
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Cooked lol

glacial vault
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i might just go ahead and use kegworks! the installs are taking up so much space on my mac though!

lilac trail
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You can also delete the portingkit install

hazy garnet
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FYI my mac installer just updated itself and it's back in business, give it a try

hoary current
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^ any confirmation?

proud igloo
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3.26.0d Hotfix 2
Fixed the macOS Steam client failing to launch.

glacial vault
clever flame
lilac trail
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The hotfix description forgets to mention the standalone Mac client but will take the win. Hopefully it stays fixed from here 🤞

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The true test though is - does Delve still work or is it broken again 🤔

deft wasp
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Anyone facing this issue in Kegworks?

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atomic herald
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I can join poe with mac standalone now! But, delve is still broken for me...

proud igloo
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Did you try a search for depth:1 and hitting Enter?

marble fulcrum
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Luckily most of us havent gone delving since 2018 :)

lilac trail
atomic herald
atomic herald
lilac trail
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Can confirm what Piratika reported - Delve is busted again. Login is fixed but now back to no Delve ....does anyone at GGG actually test this stuff or just throw it out there for giggles ....cause the test is fairly simple and takes around 10 seconds.
The depth:1 (or any number) does not work.

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Especially if you discover a workaround (if you want to go to that much effort)

lilac trail
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PSA - Sweet mother .... the "There has been a patch that ...." is back again. Do NOT start the game via /Applications icon.
It does start via the .app in /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile

C'mon GGG seriously ....

half delta
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really? I checked cause I deleted the standalone client and downloaded it through steam, it was fine

lilac trail
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Yes. The standalone will run, just not from where it is usually on a Mac.

Can you check on Steam whether they still have multithreading disabled. It was turned off over a year ago.

half delta
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if that's the case, it's enabled by default

lilac trail
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Yeah I’m not sure where it is set either. It would be locked since you can’t rely on players to make that change. It might have been included in a patch update, or maybe not 🤷🏼‍♂️ Thanks for checking.

atomic herald
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I can login via steam now also! and yea, seems like multithreading is enabled by default (it didnt tell that earlier) - but, delve still broken here as well, and game is much slower than on standalone

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took long time to enter game

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and slow to enter waypoints

glacial vault
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I have also posted on your thread. Do we have to "spam" GGG as much as I hate to use that term....if there is no other way for them to act

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@lilac trail you changed your handle? anyways, i think imma install it in kegs. quick question if you dont mind: whats the engine i choose in the install?

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should i use WS12WineCX23.71.3 or the new WS12Winekegworksbattlenet one?

lilac trail
glacial vault
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Step 6 works, but Step 7 is an issue. the popup doesnt come

lilac trail
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You can use the Mac standalone if you start it from where the executable is but then Delve is also busted so there’s that.

glacial vault
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how do i find where the executable is?

lilac trail
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Go into KegworksConfig

glacial vault
lilac trail
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Oh that - yeah

glacial vault
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i was asking abt the mac standalone executable....

glacial vault
lilac trail
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/Users/username/Library/ lApplication Support/Path of Exile

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That’s the one

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Right click and open. It should run

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from there. One person in the forum said it did not work for them but I think they were not following the path properly

glacial vault
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oh right! ahem, i need to figure outhow to show libvrary folder.

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lemme check that online

lilac trail
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shift+cmd+.

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yes a dot

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You’re gonna lose me in 5-10 minutes. George Thoroughgood is about to enter the stage 😎

glacial vault
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huh!! thats great! it worked!!

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and i am far away from Delve, so it doesnt matter

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thanks!!

lilac trail
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👍

glacial vault
lilac trail
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You also mentioned you got stuck setting up in Kegworks ?

glacial vault
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yo @proud igloo you are skulking about, are you!! just popping ur head on hearing George Thorogood

glacial vault
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we'll talk later and sort it out

proud igloo
lilac trail
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Sounds good

proud igloo
glacial vault
lilac trail
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We’d go play ⚽️ while stuff compiled

proud igloo
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Ever too curious ^_^

lilac trail
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GGG support actually replied to my post about Delve being busted 🙂

half delta
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I posted it once and it got moved to bug reports

glacial vault
lilac trail
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That they would pass it along

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It was the Delve issue, not the Update bug that keeps happening. Maybe that is quietly fixed again 🤷🏼‍♂️

pulsar zenith
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anyone experience can not join instance today ?

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especially when using portal scroll to return to town 🤔

fossil dock
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For the record, I update Crossover to latest preview version on macos 15.5 (24F74) and subjectivly notice improvment in loading time in PoE1

lilac trail
fossil dock
pulsar zenith
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so devle still broken on macos standalone ? I can not even interact with the delve map

glacial vault
lilac trail
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That depends. Does it run from /Applications or do you still have to run it from the Path of Exile folder ?

glacial vault
lilac trail
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Yes but where did you drag if from to place it on the dock ?

cobalt ledge
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macos can use overlay right? or something about check price

lilac trail
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There is a native port of APT if that is what you are asking.

pulsar zenith
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anyone running on Mac standalone can play Delve ?

half delta
fossil dock
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I really like delve and because it's not work on native client I start use wine* solutions

glacial vault
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srsly!! its back to the "there's a patch"

glacial vault
ruby juniper
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How do you install awakened poe trade? I got this error

Awakened PoE Trade quit unexpectedly.

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I have allowed the app to access my computer by the way

glacial vault
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how does crossover work? just curious

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do you have to still run hoops like you do with Porting Kit or Kegworks to run Windows applns?

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there's a sale on CO, down from USD 74 to USD 52

little kindle
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No crossover has pk and wine kinda merged into crossover. So you just have to run crossover and it will do all the translating for you.

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They have a 14 day free trial I think so you can try it out for the games you want to play. Because all games are not supported. They have a compatibility bar where you can search the game you want to play and there will be reports on each update and how well it runs in crossover to see if it is something youd actually use.

glacial vault
little kindle
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Can anyone else on MacOS see the subterranean chart because mine is just black and I cannot interact with it.

lilac trail
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It’s broken. This has been mentioned a few times. There is a forum post on GGG site as well. Only the Windows version on a Mac will work

narrow turret
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I did a test, on my mac mini m2 pro.
Steam native POE1 runs very choppy. There are also certain effect that dont actually visualize. Like arc lightning almost so faint you could miss the effect entirely if not paying attention.
Also frame rate very choppy and low.

I have a legit crossover (year license) and also installed the game via steam on crossover. It night and day, the one on crossover runs markebly better. Frame rate higher much less stutters and even on low setting the effects visualize like normal.

Note I am on beta (26 latest).

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Will a controller work with crossover? I know the native steam POE1 just doesnt see my controllers. I can only test tomorrow as this is my work mac.

fossil dock
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No, controllers require additional software to work

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By default they bit works

lilac trail
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Controllers work in CO but I’ve never seen anyone use them without issues

mental plank
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M3 Pro 16GB here, picked up POE recently through the standalone version, not having any issues besides some rare drops to around 30FPS in specific areas.

However discussions about frames getting worse as you progress have me on edge,
I'm pretty far from the endgame but I'm wondering if something like Kegworks or portingkit will improve my performance significantly and if they have downsides?

Main reason I'm here was because I was interested in getting PoB to work so I can share links for help,
I've gotten a "just use wine" response, but I'm stuck and unsure how to go about it now

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I'm like very tech computer stuff illiterate, sorry if I sound dumb
Any direction or links would be great 🙏

lilac trail
narrow turret
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Just native not so much. I am on 26 beta though so that might be a huge contributing factor but not syre

mental plank
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Sat down and read through it, looks like I'll be setting up Kegworks later then 👊

lilac trail
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Kegworks also has a discord channel which I would suggest you join as well. If you haven’t use a WINE app before you will find it open a world of possibilities that did not exist before regarding Windows only games

lilac trail
# narrow turret Ran some un-juiced maps. Getting decent frames via CO/steam

It isn’t because you are on Tahoe. The native app just doesn’t have the same performance capabilities as the Windows based one. The native app also has other issues the Windows one does not (Delve is still busted on native as far as I know for example). Both take a performance hit when you start juicing but the WINE based one not as much. Unless they fixed it the native Steam based setup has multithreading disabled, so there’s another performance hit.

mental plank
# lilac trail Kegworks also has a discord channel which I would suggest you join as well. If y...

Hey Bob, currently here on the steps listed under Kegworks on the wiki

  1. Select Install Software from the options. Select Choose Setup Executable. Select the appropriate PathOfExileInstaller.exe file (where ever you downloaded it to on your system). This will then create the base POE folder and files.

Should I be installing the PathOfExileInstaller.exe for windows?
If so should I uninstall the mac standalone I have or can I leave it be?

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I feel so dumb right now wahhhh

mental plank
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On that note I went to the launchpad for step 5 because the only application I had with "Kegworks", was named "Kegworks Winery" and there was no KegworksConfig under Contents.. (expanded folders to check there too)

  1. Go to /User/<username>/Applications/Kegworks. Select the wrapper previously created. Right click -> Show Package Contents -> Contents -> KegworksConfig -> Open.
    Hope that wasn't the wrong intenseblobble
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lilac trail
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Kegworks Winery is the app in /Applications. That isn’t where the wrapper you made lives. The wrapper (or Keg) is under the path described. That is where you find KegworksConfig.
You seem to have found it though 👍

lilac trail
mental plank
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Wondering if I need to try launching the game first or if I'm fine to just add it in and save
peepohmm

mental plank
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Figured it out, needed to click launch in the test run for it to write the config data for me to change, it wiped what I typed in on blank file

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Fk, do I gotta create a new wrapper to get the native resolution pain

mental plank
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Nvm once again

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Thanks a lot for the help 👋
Now I can help a friend getting Kegworks working for poe 😁

lilac trail
# mental plank Nvm once again

The wall of text can be daunting when first encountered but steps are supposed to mirror what a user needs to do at each step of the way. Someday I might do a video for setups but I’m a bit lazy to do that. There are a lot of people in this channel that can help if someone gets stuck setting things up.

FYI - you can’t run POE and PoB at the same time using Kegworks (or other WINE apps). If you want both running at the same time, set PoB up in portingkit and run POE in Kegworks.

mental plank
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Anyone else run into problems with item filtering on Kegworks? look

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At first I thought I was seeing things but then it was clear items I was trying to pick up were disappearing after appearing briefly,

to be clear they were still there, I just had to hover over the physical item on the floor to see them again, just tried on the standalone and it doesn't do this, so it's probably not a filter thing unless it was bugged on the standalone.

lilac trail
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Under UI - Gameplay - Always Highlight (I think).

proud igloo
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People normally toggle it by accident with the Z key.

half delta
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did this update break the client

mental plank
floral solstice
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Anyone else using kegwork and getting this with the recent update?

Edit: Disregard, I missed the pinned post about this.

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mental plank
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Getting this when opening APOE

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I've given it access to accessibility already peeposhrug

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How do you guys get it to work?

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Did I break it?

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Why are there 2 now 😭

lilac trail
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If you have 2 of them just kill one

old sequoia
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You could sue for support for the native, working POE1 client.

The company currently claims the game runs natively, even though it doesn't run on newer systems. However, it doesn't specify which versions it does and doesn't work on during the download process. It doesn't mention this on the POE website, even when attempting to download the client.

junior yoke
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Hi All, I am running POE 2 on MBP M1 16 GB ram via kegworks. Are there any workarounds for the lags that occur when there are many mobs on the map? I died in breach twice yesterday while mapping as the entire client almost hangs, and only recovers when I am given the resurrect and checkpoint page.

lilac trail
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That’s normal behaviour. The more mobs the less FPS and the greater the lag. About the only thing you can do is lower the graphics settings if you have not already done that - or don’t run breaches - but that would be boring.

junior yoke
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can't tell if its the game optimisation issue or hardware

fossil dock
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I use M3 max with 64 ram, runs normally, but when many monsters and projectiles fps some times drop to 5-10

lilac trail
# junior yoke was thinking of upgrading to m4, or a windows gaming pc. does it happen across a...

It won’t really matter. POR is not well optimised when it comes to heavily juiced maps. Even Windows systems struggle, though not to the same degree. Hardware isn’t the issue. Honestly - you don’t buy a Mac for gaming. While the M series can certainly run many games, it’s not its primary function and it would be a waste of money. If you are looking to play games on a serious basis, a Windows PC is still far ahead for gaming (and likely always will be).

sand compass
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Anyone getting the restart client to update the game error since today? First time running into it, game ran fine last night.

lilac haven
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Are any other mac users having issues/found a solve with the +- fill stat filter not applying on exiled exchange?

fluid hearth
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Can anyone help share the poe2_production_Config.ini file here? The one in the wiki doesn't work for me, still black screen when lanuch PoE2

lilac trail
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If you have a black screen it is probably not the config file. What are you using to run POE2 - Crossover or Kegworks ?

fluid hearth
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kegworks, it works before, not sure any changes recently

lilac trail
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What are your bottle settings in Kegworks. Should be D3DMetal for graphics and Msync for sync option. Engine should be 24.0.7 and wrapper should be 3.17.x I haven’t tested it lately but each time an update comes out it always has the potential to break things.
Just logged in - apart from the 11GB update the game downloaded and updated and ran ok for me.

lilac trail
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The mac standalone client updates without an issue (at least for me) but Delve is still broken. They fixed it before, so why does it take so long to fix it again ....🤨

fluid hearth
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wrapper wineskin-3.1.8, engine WS12WineCX24.0.7_3, all latest
POE1 is running okay, POE2 cannot launch successfully even after update config with render_type=DirectX12

lilac trail
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Because it is device_type=DirectX12
render_type is the old entry for graphics. So if you have renderer_type change it to device_type=DirectX12
The entry in config_ini needs to be renderer_type=DirectX12, not render_type (unless you have that and the above is just a typo)
Also - what is the graphics settings in the bottle - it needs to be D3DMetal

proud igloo
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Not at a computer, but wasn't that key change just for PoE1?

lilac trail
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Hmm ... yes ... so that leave the bottle settings for graphics - it needs to be D3DMetal for graphics

deep sun
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So fiddling around with the MacOS settings on Crossover 25 @ 15.6

D3DMetal + ESync + NO High Resolution mode works well on external monitors.

Specs - Macbook Pro 14' M4 Max 36 GB. I am still getting into POE2 but will report endgame someday.

fluid hearth
lilac trail
hazy garnet
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hey all - i'm switching from mac native client to the kegworks version. I got it running, but tried switching to fullscreen and ended up messing up the production_Config.ini file, and now it won't start. The wiki has a template version of this file, but only for POE2. Does anyone with this same setup have a copy of a working config.ini file I could paste in?

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I expected it would create a new config file if it was missing when I restarted the game, but no luck

lilac trail
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You can either delete your current file and just start the game or you can use the POE2 config file and change the settings in there you need to.

If you delete the file and start the game it will either start and populate a new file or it will crash, but should make a file you can then use to restart.

hazy garnet
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Hmm yeah, I tried starting after deleting the file, but it didn't create a new one. When I use the POE2 template, I get the error about using Vulkan (instead of directX12) even if I add the line for device_type to the file (it's not included in the config template)

lilac trail
# hazy garnet Hmm yeah, I tried starting after deleting the file, but it didn't create a new o...

A bit odd it did not create a new file. Where are you looking for the production_Config.ini file ? The standalone Mac (and probably the Mac Steam client too) config file is in a different location and it will have device_type=Vulkan since a Mac has no idea of DirectX12
That path is /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/Preferences.

The location of the config file for POE when using Kegworks (and other WINE based apps) will be in /Users/username/Documents/My Games/Path of Exile/
In the DISPLAY section that should have device_type=DirectX12 for POE (it is still renderer_type=DirectX12 for POE2 and that lives in a Path of Exile 2 folder)

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You can rename the Mac client one, in case it is somehow getting confused. You can also create a blank config file in /Users/username/Documents/My Games/Path of Exile/
and just have the entry
[DISPLAY]
device_type=DirectX12

in it. Start the game. Should be enough to get things going again

hazy garnet
toxic vault
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Hi, everyone!

Would PoE2 be playable on a M1 MacBook Air? Can’t find any mentions of success.

lilac trail
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To put it bluntly - No. Anything with less than 16GB will suck and given the MB Air has no fan, it would double as an oven/stovetop.

Your best best to play it would be through a cloud service, such as Geforce Now.

You are free to give it a try using one of the 2 options mentioned on the wiki (the link is in pinned messages) to see for yourself what it would be like if you didn’t use GFN.

toxic vault
sharp citrus
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Has anyone tried playing in a party with friends on another platform (XBOX, PS5, etc)? Does it work? If so, how's the experience?

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Thinking of getting my friend into the game, but he only has a Mac and I know how crossover and some other things struggle with allowing multiplayer to function.

lilac trail
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Multiplayer where some are on a PC and some are on a Mac is fine. You can use controllers on both though some work better than others via WINE based apps.

I don’t think someone on Xbox or PS can join a multiplayer on another platform, at least in POE but others are probably better able to comment on that. POE 2 might be a different story - I thought cross platform play was being built into it, though it may not be available yet. If no-one responds here then post in the other channels of the Path of Exile discord. Someone might be able to confirm one way or another.

toxic vault
lilac trail
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For POE and POE2 or just POE ?

lucid schooner
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Has anyone tried running poe2 on a base M4 Mac mini with kegworks? I tried and game was unplayable but not sure if it’s a me issue. I also encountered an issue with editing the config file if I put renderer_type=DirectX12 I get a black screen but if I let it default to Vulkan or dx11 it runs but anytime anything happens on the screen the game freezes for 5ish seconds. Any advice would be appreciated or is the base model just not powerful enough?

lilac haven
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i use auto to open it in crossover but my ingame settings i have the renderer set to directX12

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changing to direct 12 ingame gave me massive performance increases as i was getting similar suttering issues as you are describing

lucid schooner
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Yeah I guess kegworks just didn’t wanna let me use dx12. I installed it with crossover and it works like a charm

steady aurora
lucid schooner
steady aurora
lilac trail
lucid schooner
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With the WS12WineCX24.0.7_5 engine?

lilac trail
# lucid schooner With the WS12WineCX24.0.7_5 engine?

Yes. I do not play much these days but I can log in just fine. Graphics setting is renderer_type=DirectX12. The bottle graphics setting is D3DMetal (since it is DirectX12). You don't provide any bottle settings or what your system specs are. I suspect either the bottle settings aren't correct or your system is below the specs needed to run the game properly.

torpid ruin
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ready for the abyss

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proud igloo
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Fling it into the abyss and see if you get any cool mods 😉

fossil dock
sharp citrus
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Hi all. My friend tried out PoE2 yesterday on his M3 MacBook Pro, but he was experiencing crazy fps drops while playing with us (like 7-8 fps). We tried a lot of different settings like DirectX12, D3DMetal, etc. Unfortunately, they didn't help much. Of course, we must be missing something for sure. For further context, he downloaded the game via steam in Crossover and opens it through Steam. Anyone have any additional tips/videos/links to help out? It would be highly appreciated. Thanks!

trail lantern
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I think he should download standalone mode, and not steam. I've played before with no problems. Today, i can't update. It always says some file is missing or something and stops the patch. sad.

celest rose
# sharp citrus Hi all. My friend tried out PoE2 yesterday on his M3 MacBook Pro, but he was exp...

https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Guide:Path_of_Exile_on_Mac_using_Windows_Client

Guide:Path of Exile on Mac using Windows Client

This guide explains several ways to install and run the Windows client for Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 on Mac systems, as an alternative to using the MacOS standalone or Mac Steam clients.
It also includes instructions on a workaround for a known patching issue and an outline of how to setup the Windows version of Path of Building (PoB) o...

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I tried both Crossover and Kegworks, got best fps and lesser fan noise with Sikarugir (Kegworks) 50-60fps, Macbook Pro M4

errant iron
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Is anyone using a rich presence bridge for the Eye of Prophecy avatar decoration? The ones I found on github haven't been updated in three years. Do they still work?

lilac trail
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PSA - Kegworks is now called Sikarugir. The reason for the change is mentioned on the Sikarugir discord channel.

While Kegworks app will continue to run, it is recommended that you uninstall Kegworks (this does not delete the bottles in Kegworks) and install the new application. The new application has a new base wrapper and engine. These aren’t backwards compatible so you can’t use them with existing Kegworks bottles.

The wiki page has been updated with the new app name. POE and POE 2 installs are largely unaffected.

To uninstall and then setup the new Sikarugir based bottle go to the Sikarugir discord - a link to which is at the bottom of the wiki page (it should still work). If that link does not work - the link is also on the Sikarugir github page (which is also on the wiki page)

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If you run into issue post a support thread on the Sikarugir support channel of the discord.

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I’ve tested both games, though my POE 2 characters does not go outside their hideout 😀 so someone should test with the latest engine properly.

atomic herald
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I could update and join PoE1, on macnative standalone, but delve still broken

spiral summit
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hello everyone!! I’m having a hell of a time trying to get this to work on my Mac.. I’m new to Mac so this is all strange. I think I just got homebrew and did some terminal commands and then I did one command on the webpage for sikarugir.. what am I missing

lilac trail
stable aurora
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CONTROLLER WITH VIBRATION FINALY WORKING. but must make recognize dualsense as xbox

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wet nymph
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has anyone got poe2 running with a good framerate/graphics on mac, and how? I'm using a kegworks bottle that was entirely playable last league, and while it still works the FPS is much worse, so I had to set potato graphics

spiral summit
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@lilac trail Okay now I have it installed and when I click launch it opens the game to a black screen and then closes, any ideas?

lilac trail
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Installed what using what ?

spiral summit
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Thanks for getting back to me. I figured it out. I had to download the "optional" ini file as mine was empty, once i did that and put it in the folder, it loaded.

lilac trail
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Yes. The config file seems to be problemtaic for some odd reason.

fiery gazelle
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Hey hi

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Tried searching on here but couldnt find any new posts made about it.
Im away from my PC, got my macbook and itching to play

Got CrossOver
Downloaded poe2 standalone
changed all settings

getting this error every time.
-VULCAN Failed to allocate texture-
I see other people had the issue but not figuring out solution.

Any1 know whats going on?

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lilac trail
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What is the [DISPLAY] setting for renderer_type in the production_config.ini file ?

fiery gazelle
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im trying to go via steam now instead, saw someone on youtube do it

fiery gazelle
trail lantern
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You must open the config.ini and write:
[DISPLAY]
device_type=DirectX12

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here is the link, just go down to crossover section:
https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Guide:Path_of_Exile_on_Mac_using_Windows_Client#Crossover_(CO)_Setup

Guide:Path of Exile on Mac using Windows Client

This guide explains several ways to install and run the Windows client for Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 on Mac systems, as an alternative to using the MacOS standalone or Mac Steam clients.
It also includes instructions on a workaround for a known patching issue and an outline of how to setup the Windows version of Path of Building (PoB) o...

fiery gazelle
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exaclty what i did

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several times, didnt work sadly 🙁

trail lantern
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i thin device-type does not working, let me find because i used something like render_type

fiery gazelle
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lets see how it works out on steam via Crossover

lilac trail
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The entry is slightly different between the 2 games. POE uses device_type=DirectX12. POE2 uses renderer_type=DirectX12
Not confusing at all right ?
I do not see which game they are trying to run, nor what model Mac they have. Can't troubleshoot without that info

trail lantern
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renderer_type=DirectX12

fiery gazelle
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PoE2
On a M4 pro

trail lantern
fiery gazelle
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Needed to deinstall for space but will try one last time via steam, and then i give up haha]

lilac trail
# fiery gazelle PoE2 On a M4 pro

The wiki does not cover Steam setup. It does mention that Steam runs poorly compared to using the standalone. It's your call but you will have an easier time with the standalone.
If, for whatever reason, the config file is not being read properly, there are 2 things to try, with the standalone.

  • Download the template file that is referenced on the wiki
  • Do a complete reinstall of the game. Sometimes that sets the ini properly

For whatever reason the M4 series mac seems to have a hard time with installing POE2 🤷‍♂️ but one of the options above usually gets things up and running

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Oh - and don't watch YT videos. Most of them are less than helpful and a lot of the time, just wrong 🙂

fiery gazelle
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whcih template file?

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For the config file? All i can see is the indsutrction to swap to in TextEdit:
[DISPLAY]
device_type=DirectX12

fiery gazelle
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and im trying to play PoE2,

lilac trail
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Under Step 17 of the Sikarugir setup there is a link to a template file for POE2 (it can also work for POE). It usually is not needed for the other setups so it is not linked outside of the Sikarugir setup. You can try t odownload and use that
That config is incorrect. For CO it's renderer_type=DirectX12

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Oh - the config file link is also under POE 2.0 EA setup as well

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And it mentions to use renderer_type instead of device_type

fiery gazelle
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Ah...

lilac trail
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You could try just changing the config file first

fiery gazelle
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Annoying, wish this was stated under the CrossOver section, very unclear haha

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Well ill need to redownload again... lets see how much of an itch i have haha

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thanks for help

lilac trail
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It's clearly stated. The first CO setup guide is for POE - it is marked under that section
The second CO setup is marked under POE 2,0 EA setup - which is what POE2 is.
Under the second section it also mentions you have to change the [DISPLAY] entry.

fossil dock
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for some unknown reason poe2 don't start in High resolution Mode

mental plank
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Assuming the performance for PoE/PoE2 is better on CO compared to SKG?

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Or is it about the same :brainbasket:

lilac trail
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Not from what I have seen. Performance is hard to quantify in real terms. The amount of memory, the CPU/GPU, Internet connection, disk and probably other factors all combine to produce performance results. A system with more cores, more memory, a fast SSD and a high speed internet connection are going to count more than the differences in coding in the WINE based apps. SKG is free. CO has a small cost. It's a good idea to use both anyway. There are some games and applications that will not run on CO but will work with SKG and vice versa. One app will not fit all scenarios.

hybrid edge
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Hey my fellow exiles, I've been out of the loop for quite some time.
Has kegworks been renamed to Sikarugir or is that an another alternative?

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@lilac trail Oh shit, it's the one and only, Bobster.
How you been dog?

proud igloo
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Well, there is a port and repackage of PoB-PoE1 onto pobfrontend by some third party. It's just not by the same gang and as the article notes, it doesn't have the same release cadence and may be lacking in functionality.

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I don't know if any of the Linux or macOS repackages have had the engineering aptitude to support PoB-PoE2's new image formats and drawing capabilities.

lilac trail
# hybrid edge Hey my fellow exiles, I've been out of the loop for quite some time. Has kegwork...

Sikarugir = newer Kegworks.
Also - as zao said - there is (or was) a port for PoB. It kinda worked. It is on the GGG forum somewhere. My preference is the Windows version running under a WINE app. The Mac port suffers a lot of issues with truncating, keys not working properly and a few other things. I gave up on it. I'm not sure it is still up to date with current league but honestly it isn't worth it for me. Not sure of there is a PoB2 port for Mac but unless the kinks got ironed out in the Mac port of PoBI can't imagine a port of PoB2 would go well.
Apart from that I rarely play POE and haven't play POE2 since v0.1.0 . I'll come back to it once someone provides evidence you can solve Krillson's 2nd quest or someone finds a fishing rod in POE2 - which ever comes first.

hybrid edge
lilac trail
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Oh no - you don't get to kill Krillson. You interact with him (he is the rarest NPC there is) and he gives you a quest that no-one has solved in over a decade in POE. He is about as rare as getting a mirror drop. To even get his 2nd quest you need to get a fishing rod. To get a fishing rod you need to wear a Fairgraves Tricorn and kill a unique monster. That's the easy part ... In POE2 a number of people have encountered Krillson but no-one can get any further than that because no-one has found a Farigraves Tricorn, so no-one has a fishing rod. It's all part of a running gag that GGG participated in with the community. After a decade though I think everyone has had enough of it, so Krillson's 2nd quests will never be solved.

tame cradle
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Hi all, just came back from a long hiatus with a new macbook m4. Was wondering if the steam version of POE1 still crashes frequently, or has that been patched? Last i checked, we had to make use of the window portingkit

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Currently on limited data so cant be choosy with which ones i should download

lilac trail
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The Mac Steam and Mac standalone clients are still broken. Stay away from them.

For the Windows version I would suggest using Sikarugir (formerly known as Kegworks) or Crossover.
That is because these are the only 2 WINE based apps that run both POE & POE2.
You can still use PK for running PoB and PoB2.

Sikarugir is free. Crossover requires a license which needs to be purchased after a 2 week trial.

tame cradle
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Duly noted

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Glad to know my homework on these recent developments still hold up, though still sad to see the native version still being broken

lilac trail
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Some time ago in a video Jonathan said they had a Mac client as a WIP for POE2. No release date for it, so I regard it as click bait. Especially since there was no mention of fixes for the existing clients. A client may be released at some point, likely just before the heat death of the universe.

undone trellis
lilac trail
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A reinstall should not be mandatory. What version of POE are you running and what is the config_ini setting for that version. They are not the same for POE and POE2 (which is confusing as ....)

undone trellis
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I would think the last one... unnable to check because standalone launch and crashes with the vulkan error

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I was playing since the start of the league without any issue

lilac trail
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Yeah that looks right for POE2. I'm guessing you rebooted already ?

undone trellis
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let me check 😅

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hmmm no luck

lilac trail
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What app are you using to run POE2 - CO or Sikarugir (the old Kegworks) If you are still using Kegworks you should update to the new app. I can only test on Sikarugir but it should not matter which of the 2 apps you use.

undone trellis
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CO - D3DMetal Esync

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Tried Msync -DXVK

lilac trail
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On an M series Mac I assume. What OS ?

undone trellis
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yes M2 Sequoia 15.5

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It's like game isn't reading the display setting

lilac trail
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What version of CO ?

undone trellis
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since last hotfix I think that was just after I stopped playing

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CO 20.0.1

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sry 25*

lilac trail
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OK - well that's all good. I'll try with Sikarugir first. You are using the standalone version not the Steam version right ?

undone trellis
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yeah yeah, standalone Gonna try Steam

lilac trail
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My system is updating to 0.3.0 - a 46GB patch - seriously 😵‍💫

undone trellis
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ok yeah, I'm checking the client logs

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The game reads the config.ini the right way, but attempt to start with vulkan

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2025/09/03 12:16:49 1351148 62857a31 [INFO Client 276] [RENDER] Starting device: Vulkan

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lilac trail
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Vulkan is default behaviour I believe. So it isn't really reading the config file by the sound of it - or it tries, gives up and falls back to Vulkan as default. That's because the default on an Intel Mac is Vulkan (since there is no DirectX support on those, only Apple Silicon).

2 things to try before the dreaded full re-install.

  • 1 make a copy of the existing file and put it somewhere else. Then delete it. Then start the game. It should recreate the file and hopefully that works.
  • If that doesn't work then download the template file off the wiki and put it in the correct location (the POE2 folder in My Documents)

If those 2 things don't work then a re-install is needed. I'll install POE2 in CO and see if I get the same issue.

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I was able to login via Sikarugir without any issue but oh my god it is dogshit slow. I'm still watching the wheels spin while try to get into my hideout. WTF ....

undone trellis
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ok, it worked with the template

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I assume the renderer_type line cannot be anywhere like it was

lilac trail
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It is only in the config file and only under the [DISPLAY] section. For whatever reason the game could not read your old file. No idea why since there are no logs files for that action. The template file was a workaround someone found and has kindly posted on a github page. I would keep a copy of it around, in case this happens again when another update comes out. Saves you needing to download it again and the github page might not always be around. You could probably have tried copying the old POE one across and change a few details in that. Might have worked as well. It's all a lot of hassle but at least you are back in the game - which is what counts 🙂

undone trellis
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It's weird yes, but it worked... gonna compare where that line is located on template and try with mines, that could be a good solution if anyone wants to save his config.

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thank you 🙏🏻

lilac trail
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It shouldn't matter if it is the only line in there. The game is supposed to populate the file when launched, so it would move to a different spot if you built the file from hand.

mental plank
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Using kegworks/sikarugir here on an M3 Pro 16GB, what graphics settings would you guys use or recommend?

I didn't turn anything down in poe1 and played on the native res with retina display which I guess is comparable to 4k? and got a consistent 60 frames and often it went slightly above but was corrected by the adaptive thing, at worst it would have rare drops to 30ish fps on intense maps with a build like flicker strike.

But I'm getting 30 frames on poe2 with basically everything turned all the way down so I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong and worried for content I haven't got through yet being so early in the campaign rn. Is that just how poe2 is with a system like mine?

steady aurora
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Your system simply doesn’t have enough ram, 16GB puts you at POE2 minimum requirements when you combine (required ram + gpu required ram)

Minimum

  • 8GB System
  • 3GB GPU
  • Total 11GB

Recommended

  • 16GB System
  • 8GB GPU
  • Total 24GB
dusk haven
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Hi guys, getting frequent freeze with the following error (M4 pro, Crossover, poe2): Unhandled exception: page fault on read access to 0x000003e82fec2b22 in 64-bit code (0x006fffff504cc3). Any idea how to prevent?

lilac trail
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This could be anything. Run a pack check on game files first. If that is clean restart your system from a cold boot. If it still happens then reinstall POE2.

little yew
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anyone know how to get more fps when mapping. M4 pro with 24gb ram and it chokes when too much is going on.

hybrid edge
little yew
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have everything on low or default

celest rose
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M4 Pro with 24gb here to. I just take one of those Ice Packs and put the computer on when mapping. Makes everything cool.

Dynamic Culling makes everything grainy but flows well, especially when big mobs of abyss and lots of particles

mental plank
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Time to go download some RAM off the internet running2

scenic vale
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Does poe2 have a macOS version?

hybrid edge
floral dew
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anyone getting stuck on character select loading screen? - POE1

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basically select character and then just sit in loading screen forever

floral dew
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seems to be a server issue maybe? i switch over to texas it worked for awhile. Then stopped, had to switch to EU but then stopped working again

fossil dock
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Interestingly, PoE2 always crashes at startup because my AirPods Max have non-Latin symbols and an apostrophe in their name.

fossil dock
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Is some test Crossover PoE2 in new macos?

lilac trail
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In Tahoe ?

fossil dock
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yes

lilac trail
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No. Tahoe is not officially supported on Crossover yet or Sikarugir. Not running well I take it ?

fossil dock
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%)) ok

steady aurora
lilac trail
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You young whipper snippers - can’t keep up with you 🤣

fossil dock
lilac trail
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Only to the opening sequence before login as far as I’m aware.

lilac trail
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For those on MacOS Tahoe - there is currently a bug that will impact the performance of applications - not just games but all applications running on Tahoe. The issue lays in Apple Intelligence.
There is a new apple intelligence feature controlled by "NSAutoFillHeuristicControllerEnabled" which seems to be registering input responders over and over again. This degrades performance of an application over time. For those interested in the details you can go read the thread in this forum https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/discussions/8616

It affects apps that are already CPU intensive. Less affected if GPU intensive. Things like Crossover would be doubly impacted since it is translating and running games that fall into this category. Although GGG has moved a lot of processing to the GPU both games are still pretty CPU and GPU intensive, especially in highly juiced maps.

There is no fix at the moment but there are 2 workarounds.

  • Turn Apple Intelligence off completely
    OR
  • in terminal execute the following command
    defaults write -g NSAutoFillHeuristicControllerEnabled -bool FALSE

Other OS releases are not affected, just Tahoe. I would imagine even GFN would be somewhat impacted by this issue. Apple is aware of the issue but who knows when they will release a fix.

GitHub
Progressively worse scrolling performance over time on macOS Tahoe ...

Issue Description After upgrading to the macOS Tahoe Developer Beta, I've experienced extreme scrolling lag that appears progressively with continued use of the terminal. In other words, the te...

fossil dock
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Classic.....

proud igloo
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NSA, you say? 😉

fossil dock
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Is it possible to connect PS5 gamepad to PoE2 in Crossover?

hybrid edge
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Classic Apple release.
Always wait for x.1 patch.
We're reaching Windows levels of "wait for it"

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Also Apple Intelligence is outright garbage on the mac.
Maybe has value on iOS, but utterly useless on the mac.

little yew
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Having issues with icons. Its just the buffs. So i deleted POE from steam. Then all folders related to poe including the shadercache. Theb re-download it and still same issues. Running macos Sequoia on M4 pro. It was working fine yesterday and today boom this bs. Other games run fine. All my settings are on low.

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fossil dock
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Try remove shader cache

mental plank
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What price checker do you guys use for poe2

fossil dock
mental plank
lilac trail
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It’s a native app

mental plank
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Oh dope I see the .dmg file

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👍

glacial vault
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strange! my ..i dont know how to say this...was playing and suddenly poe2 the resolution changed? the click spots on teh screen do not align with the actual buttons..am i even making sense?

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i cant even acess the menu to change the resolution

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i am using kws btw

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i think i might just buy xover and use it instead.

lilac trail
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Well KWS was replaced. You need to install Sikarugir (formerly known as Kegworks). Link should be on the wiki.

CO is also a good option. It is always on sale Cyber Monday with a discount somewhere between 20-70%

glacial vault
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oh wow! that would be useful

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but cyber monday is ways off. i only have a 2-week trial starting today

glacial vault
lilac trail
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Maybe - the old engines are no longer supported so every time GGG release an update or patch things might start to go funny.

There are discount codes out there for CO outside of Cyber Monday - TOM23 should get you 20% off if still valid. Might be one for 25%. You’ll need to check.

glacial vault
lilac trail
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CO is NOT subscription based. You can buy a single license that you are entitled to use forever. The license is a 1 time cost. You are entitled to updates for free in the first year. For the second year you can buy optional maintenance for 50% of list price. That gets you another year of updates. If you don’t want updates you don’t need to buy updates in the 2nd and subsequent years. The original software will still be validly licensed (but it may no longer work if an OS or launcher updates and breaks it).
Here is an example (without discounts) of costs for a single license

1st year - $74 USD. Includes maintenance.
2nd year - $37 USD for maintenance (50%). Discount coupons do not apply.
3rd year - $37 USD for maintenance.

If no maintenance
1st year - $74 USD - includes maintenance
2nd year - $0. No maintenance. Software will still be licensed to use.
3rd and subsequent years -$0. No maintenance. Software still licensed to use.

IF you buy on Cyber Monday (let’s use 50%). During Cyber Monday (which is usually 5 days) the same discount code CAN be used for maintenance renewals. It is the only time this applies.

1st year - $37 USD.
2nd year - $18.50 USD
3rd year - $18.50 USD

IF no maintenance

1st year - $37 USD
2nd and subsequent years - $0 cost. Software still licensed to use.

This is a completely different model than those bandits over at Parallels.
You can email the sales team at Codeweavers if you need further clarification. The price of maintenance may be based on what you originally paid ( can’t remember exact details). That would make the maintenance cost even lower at renewal time (I got mine at 70% off when I bought CO itself).

The lifetime license is great if you can afford it, as it supports ongoing development. If this years Cyber Monday has a 50% or more off then it becomes way more affordable (though may still be out of reach).

old sequoia
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Crossover is more efficient in games in Parallels. You have less than 3/4 of Age of Empires II: I played it on Parallels and had a performance score of 900, while Crossover had 1300 m4 pro.
Parallels is good for games on dx11 with anticheat. For demanding games like Conan, you can't turn on. Crossover, which partially runs dx12.

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poe2 I recommend crossover

glacial vault
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aight, i shall certainly await cyber monday this year!

mental plank
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How do I go about fully uninstalling SKG, if I were to switch to CO? or is there a benefit of keeping SKG?

lilac trail
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You don’t need to uninstall SKG to use CO. In fact it’s useful to have both. Not every game runs in CO or SKG so having both is handy.

If you need to uninstall SKG you just delete it from /Applications. This does NOT remove the bottles, just the app.

proud igloo
steady aurora
lilac trail
# proud igloo <@656493154953855006> Tahoe is the gift that keeps on giving: https://mjtsai.com...

I could be wrong but I think there is now a fix for this - saw it in another channel earlier in the week. There were 8 beta releases prior to the RC release. It is interesting that it was not noticed before but maybe that is because beta is a moving target. What is broken in one release works in a later one and vice versa. I'm sure more will crawl out of the woodwork as Tahoe is adopted by more users. I'll stick with Sequoia for the foreseeable future. On the plus side more and more apps and games that weren't playable, or borderline before seem to be running now.

glacial vault
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Hmm! i am currently playing PoE2 on CO, but I thought I would get POE also on it but I see this message. Three days ago, it was 5 * and said it plays well on it.

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lilac trail
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Ratings are very fluid. They are also a combination of all the ratings users give the game. If the only users that rate the game say it won’t run and others that have it running via CO don’t rate it then you get a biased rating that is not correct. I have had that before.

It’s more a rule of thumb. If you have it running go put a rating in on the Codeweaver compatibility page for the game. The flip side is - this can happen if GGG released a recent patch that broke things. I haven’t tested on CO for quite a while so it’s possible.

glacial vault
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ah ok!!

lilac trail
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I got around to installing POE in the latest CO. It will indeed NOT run. It will install and upon startup it will crash out with a wine debug error, so it looks like CO - as of 25.1.1 can no longer be used to run POE.
It also fails using SKG. If the game runs for you provide the bottle settings you are using. I assume GGG has made some graphics changes that have broken using WINE based apps to run the game. Not sure which patch did this but it isn't playable at the moment till a fix is made on either CO or SKG (or both).

lilac trail
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It's working again now. I got hit with the bug where it somehow does not read the configuration file properly. I had to delete the ini file, restart the game, edit the new file (as it started with Vulkan) so it used DirectX12 and it's all working again now 👍

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On a different note - for those of you who still use or want to use the native Mac client - Delve is fixed again. You can now see the Delve map again 👍

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On the flip side - the icon display in-game for the Mac client in POE is busted (as reported by others) so fix one thing, break another ....and yes I have cleared the cache. I deleted everything with cache in it's name. Did not fix the issue

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glacial vault
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you are like the Warrior-Shaman of the Mac-OS clan, @lilac trail

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Guarding and Guiding

atomic herald
proud igloo
glacial vault
lilac trail
glacial vault
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thats good! let me try and install it then

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sheesh! what is this? is this normal when trying to install poe on CO?

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it didnt do a thing when installing poe2. it was just click and finish @lilac trail

proud igloo
glacial vault
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i mean the reason i went mac was to be a - 'i dont know a thing, my mac does everything' - kinda guy. lol

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oh gotcha linux

proud igloo
# glacial vault whats cedega now?

A commercial fork of Wine many years ago on Linux, tuned for gaming at a time where Crossover was more about productivity applications.

glacial vault
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maybe i just should stick to SKG then! Mr Gencx is pretty responsive over at the SKG dc

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i went to ko-fi and bought him a coffee for his wonderful work.

lilac trail
glacial vault
steady aurora
steady aurora
spiral summit
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Anyone have a fix for endless loading screen after logging in with any character? poe2

fossil dock
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What you see on performance in-game graph? Changing server possible can help, also cleaning shader cache

finite eagle
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are d3dmeltal and msync still the recommendation when using CO?

lilac trail
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They are the only bottle settings to use, as per the wiki

finite eagle
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hm ok. I'm getting app lockups. I tried the disable apple intelligence (its off and I set the NS default) but no dice

lilac trail
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Did you try a different gateway ?

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The issue I had was with POE but in your case it’s POE2. Try different gateway first. If that doesn’t work then rename your POE2 ini file. Start the game and it should create a new file.
If that doesn’t work then grab the template file from the wiki page.

narrow turret
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Apple Intelligence not recommended while running POE2?

lilac trail
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Apple Intelligence should be off if your OS is Tahoe. This impacts every app, not just POE2 if it is on. You will need to check it is still off when you apply OS updates as these turn it back on.

fossil dock
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After updating to Tahoe (I don't have option to not do that) PoE2 in CO opened in "window" that is one quarter of whole screen....

glossy cove
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Is there a way to use Path of Building without using an Compatibility layer or emulator?

fossil dock
balmy laurel
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I think the Mac version of PoB works ok for the most part but there are some bugs with some of the more hard core features

glossy cove
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alright, thank you very much

fossil dock
fossil dock
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Wtf???

lilac trail
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Spam - reported it already. Not sure who that goes to but hopefully they remove it soon.

fathom trout
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If you see those scam/spam pictures just use @ chat moderators. That'll ping us to come in and ban

heavy fractal
lilac trail
fathom trout
normal python
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Hi Guys, is there a way to use Dual Sense Controller whole playing poe 1 using crossover?

old sequoia
atomic herald
old sequoia
lilac trail
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Are we talking about a native controller app or native game app ?

atomic herald
old sequoia
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It works for now, but I don't know if 3.27 will break it. There is one error loading the skill icons.

atomic herald
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yea the skill icons problem i have on my sequoia as well, irritating (and i play standalone)

lilac trail
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The native app has always “worked” but as we all know there are several issues with it. Delve was finally fixed - though it can break any time a patch comes out. The icons don’t show on the skill bar and when you select other keys.

The Mac Steam client also has multi-threading disabled. I don’ recall seeing patch notes that they fixed that and turned it back on for the native client.

Windows client has none of those issues - hence the use of the Windows client via a WINE based app. Unless someone really enjoys using a busted client - to each their own.

lilac trail
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You might also want to post in the CO discord

solemn tartan
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its just black

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(standalone client)

solemn tartan
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so its better to use crossover rather than the main client?

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i would reinstall if it fixes the problems lol

lilac trail
solemn tartan
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but i thought native version is better than a a emulated one duh

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(started playing 1 day ago btw)

solemn tartan
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and i have some lag sometimes and i am on M4 Pro

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i just updated it and the native no longer works its just broken 😭 @lilac trail

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going CO lol

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what do you recommend, should i download it from crossover native client or crossover steam/epicgames

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Added native Apple Silicon support for macOS, Intel Mac users will continue to receive full support.

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on the patch notes but who knows what kind of support

proud igloo
solemn tartan
#

I JUST DELETED THE GAME ON GOD I WILL EXPLODE

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should i now be able to play it right on silicon m series? without the spell icons showing black and the lag or should we still use the emulator version?

proud igloo
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The client used to be x86_64, running under Rosetta2 translation on Apple Silicon.

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It should now be a fat binary, with both x86_64 (Intel) and arm64 (Apple Silicon) code side by side.

solemn tartan
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well when i updated the game it kept crashing out and not starting btw (have screenshot but cant send)

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i deleted it going to install it on crossover and the patch notes just gave me a slap on the face 😭

proud igloo
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No idea what other improvements may or may not be in there, nor what is known or not.

solemn tartan
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it just crashes on opening

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thats why i went ahead and deleted it

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ill wait out for a week or so until you guys maybe release some info here or on somewhere else before deciding if i should go native or download it on crossover

proud igloo
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Can't fix what they don't know about 😄

solemn tartan
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as i said i just deleted the game 😭

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bob convinced me to go CO and Patch notes slapped me for getting convinced

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i will wait it out praying something come out for us mac users that gives us a better view on the situation here

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send my love for the team kissingpepe

proud igloo
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There's nothing inherently wrong with running with whatever that happens to float your boat. Just more possible options now.

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It's a bit unfortunate that the pack files aren't portable between macOS and PC. It's close enough that you almost could make a tool to convert one, but too many devilish details 😄

solemn tartan
solemn tartan
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if possible let us know if any info on it comes out much appreciated kissingpepe

lilac trail
lilac trail
solemn tartan
solemn tartan
solemn tartan
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So it must be something

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Basically built arm64 instead of translated x86_64

lilac trail
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It removes the requirement to use Rosetta2. Unless they also fixed the icon display issue and didn't break Delve again, and didn't cause an endless loop trying to update, like the last few patches, it would still be best to use the Windows client in a WINE based app IMHO.

#

Has the new Apple Silicon client been released yet - I can't tell from the download links on the Path of Exile website that there is a new client

solemn tartan
solemn tartan
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It was around 2gb

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But after I completed it the game refuses to launch

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Does it's checks then just breaks and Mac shoes error

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I fully deleted it I will reinstall it

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And let you guys know

solemn tartan
lilac trail
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That sounds about right for the last several updates related to the Mac client. If the Mac client update is throwing errors there should be posts in the forum. As zao says - they can't fix what they aren't aware of (though honestly this should have been caught in QA)

solemn tartan
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I would just advice on emulator and move on to making sure windows is best quality

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So emulators can run it to best capacity

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It's just me though I hope their plans for Mac are bigger than what we see

lilac trail
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To be clear that we're on the same page ...

WINE based apps, such as Crossover and Sikarugir are translators, not emulators. Translators are good for running modern Windows based games because they only need to translate code to native once. They are hit and miss with older games (like DX9 or DX10 or OpenGL)

Emulators are apps such as VMware Fusion of Parallels.
They need to translate code instructions twice, so they are inherently slower. Emulators are therefore terrible to run games like POE and POE2 - basically impossible. Good for older type games though.

solemn tartan
lilac trail
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The patch notes are out - but the patch is yet to be released. I assume the Apple Silicon version of the Mac installer is therefore not yet available for download.

atomic herald
# solemn tartan as i said i just deleted the game 😭

if u have space on your HD u can have several installs of POE1, i have both native steam AND native standalone installed, just on different spots/ searchways - and if u install the crossover PC version u can have that one as well as i know of.

solemn tartan
atomic herald
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the standalone is not using steam, u login on poe homepage - first with steam - then register an email on that login, then login with email instead - then download the mac-version on homepage, and u will get another pathofexile-icon in the dock - and u can use that one to login on poe instead of steam with the email-login and that pw created for the email-login.
This will create a new download of the game on another place, not in the steam-folder. The plus here is it will have the multi-threading option (that is disabled with steam).

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it is still capped on 60 fps on macnative, u can get better with crossover as i understand it (i only use native)

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sry if i complicate the explain 😜

solemn tartan
atomic herald
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the spells icons are a mac native issue atm

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but maybe fixed after next week if we are lucky

solemn tartan
atomic herald
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the season will end on 27th, and then we have some days for sorting out

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and new season starts on friday next week, and normally it is a total mess in the first weekend, with a lot of bugfixes and crashes

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and maybe playable for mac the week after... if lucky

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do u have good amount of ram memory on that M4 ?

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i am on M1 max with 32 Gb ram

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and i cant play on highest graphic settings, i am not totally on lowest but close to

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i am a stubborn mac-user that refuse crossover solutions, and actually not playing poe that much anylonger, so i am just checking in on it inbetween

solemn tartan
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i dont want the highest graphics either

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i just enjoy the game

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but spells icons not showing is annoying

proud igloo
# 
zao@m1 ~ % lipo -archs Library/Application\ Support/Path\ of\ Exile/Path\ of\ Exile.app/Contents/MacOS/Path\ of\ Exile 
x86_64 arm64
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Seems to already be Apple Silicon, not sure when that first went live.

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The files I had on my disk from earlier in Secrets of the Atlas wasn't, so probably at some time in-between.

solemn tartan
proud igloo
solemn tartan
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I might just give up on native mac and use CO

proud igloo
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I see a correlation. Those are all skills that when activated has the clock-face cooldown animation.

solemn tartan
proud igloo
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While it's rotating, the icon is visible. It only is black when at rest.

solemn tartan
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yup

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but when its ready to use

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its black

proud igloo
#

Never saw anyone say this 😄

solemn tartan
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my bad

proud igloo
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Anyway, good find salute2

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Probably worth mentioning when reporting it.

atomic herald
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i just thought they were broken, didnt dig into it

proud igloo
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It's can happen when digging into nebulous problems that the smallest details can be the key that explains it all.

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Curious. I upgraded to Tahoe (thought I had already done so), and now the game runs the launcher for a bit and then does nothing for a good while. Finally got a problem report just now, from the launcher itself.

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Ah, there we go! Downloaded a new installer from the website and replaced my /Applications/Path of Exile.app. It's now Apple Silicon and launches the game fine on Tahoe.

lilac trail
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The POE-Installer.dmg file on the website has both x86 and arm64 in it then ?

That’s a neat find on the icon issue but honestly … most people don’t both reporting this type of stuff because it goes into a black hole and hardly ever got a response or acknowledgement from support.

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I can try it today sometime on a VM running Tahoe. Tahoe itself though has performance issues that still have not been fixed so I hope it runs with the icons fixed in Sequoia

proud igloo
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The crash report on Tahoe also reported that it was translated x86_64 before replacement; and after replacing, it just worked instead 😄

solemn tartan
solemn tartan
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when i installed it it ran just fine i closed it, reopened

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boom

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no longer works

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at least this time i have the bug report

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:D

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it might have private info so should i send it via email rather than report it on forum?

proud igloo
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Not really sure what the Apple crash reports contain, they tend to be somewhat redacted.

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Not sure if I tried launching mine more than once.

solemn tartan
proud igloo
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Yeah, got to boot it tomorrow again and see.

solemn tartan
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try to open again

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it doesnt open no more

lilac trail
solemn tartan
proud igloo
solemn tartan
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okay it worked when i launched it from the Application support

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cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Path\ of\ Exile && open .

lilac trail
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Good to know. Could be something on your system causing that. I will be able to test in a few hours hopefully. Do icons now work properly ?

solemn tartan
lilac trail
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🙄 Does Delve work ?

solemn tartan
lilac trail
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The LHS is the current Mac native standalone client. The RHS is the installer downloaded last night from the POE website. The RHS doesn't show Rosetta as a requirement 👍

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lilac trail
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But now I'm confused because after download and move to /aPPLICATIONS IN tahoe it shows as the universal installer - which is Intel, not Silicon based as far as I know

steady aurora
lilac trail
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Yes that is what I usually assume, however the LHS one is the old Intel app, so why is Rosetta not marked. It can only be running the Intel version since a Silicon version was not available till yesterday. Or is this because the current app uses Rosetta 2, which does not have a check box

steady aurora
rigid edge
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hi all, just installed steam and poe through sikarugir on an m4 macbook air. the game launches to the main menu but is stuck 'contacting login server' when i hit login. all of the server options just list the ping as '--', and it defaults my server to texas when i am in the eu (with no vpn). other games running through this steam install (deadlock) can connect to their servers so im not sure whats going on with poe. is this a known issue?

lilac trail
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If all the servers are showing no timings that is a connection issue of some sort. I just connected and had no issues getting in to the game.

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Was able to install and run the new native standalone client in Tahoe. Initially after starting the game would crash on the Kirac screen. I switched to FSR and the game started without issue.
I then set graphics back to use NIS. The game also worked so 🤷🏼‍♂️

The client seems to be using ARM64 as that is what showed up in the initial Apple crash log.

Delve still works but sadly the blank slot where skills with a cooldown are black squares is still there. Hard to believe GGG are not aware of this bug. It certainly would have shown up in a basic QA test. I’ll stick to the windows client for now.

stoic kraken
atomic herald
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left and right ... ehm? i think he mean the left and right pictures there, but i dont get the HS as well.

atomic herald
# proud igloo

i rly rly hope they will fix this, almost unplayable 😛

lilac trail
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LHS - Left hand side RHS - Right hand side

stoic kraken
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oh im stupid

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i thought it was some special client tech term

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is anyone here playing on m4 pro?

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im playing on all default settings and i feel like the fps is pretty low for the hardware

edgy jacinth
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have you made sure you're not running any electron apps that could otherwise be slowing down your system due to the bug?

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and then also there's tons of options to fine tune display wise

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also try crossover and compare

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(or one of the other wine options)

lilac trail
lilac trail
stoic kraken
stoic kraken
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im getting around ~45fps when fighting on the first maps

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like mud flats and the coast

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im on a 4k monitor but i already put FSR to quality which should be 1440p

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and even on the lowest resolution i dont notice a difference in performance

edgy jacinth
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I'd follow one of options on the wiki guide and try and run the windows client and see if it still happens

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worth testing before leaguestart

atomic herald
stoic kraken
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that sucks i would've hoped the mac client would've been better

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yeah i could definitely run it in WINE if thats the case

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or other options

atomic herald
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i guess it is the mac... graphics...

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but though it works better on crossover i guess its the mac os then or programmer 😛

edgy jacinth
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it is weird that they finally invested in making it arm64 but didn't bother to test for bugs or make full use of the hardware, apparently

lilac trail
# stoic kraken native standalone, just installed today

The native client, for whatever reason that will remain a mystery for now and evermore, has an FPS cap. You cannot go above 60FPS. In juiced maps you will be lucky to get 30FPS - even with settings at lowest possible. It's one reason not to use the native client and play with the Windows based one.

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The cap has been there since the Mac client was created years ago.

atomic herald
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yea, and u need to be rly stubborn (as me) to still run native... 😅

lilac trail
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The Apple Silicon is probably for the most part, a port of existing code, with some updates to make it run on Apple Silicon without needing to use Rosetta 2

solemn tartan
solemn tartan
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0 lag anywhere since its ACTUALLY optimized for Silicon

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but i cant blame, the game is old its pretty hard to port stuff and all that and i appreciate they even trying to do mac i bet were like few thousands max

lilac trail
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Well Death Stranding wasn't built by GGG 🙃 I don't know for sure but I don't think GGG themselves built the client. I recall reading somewhere it was done by Tencent. It might be true, or it might be hearsay. Hard coding a FPS cap is easier than trying to code it properly.

solemn tartan
lilac trail
solemn tartan
lilac trail
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What is the link to that ?

solemn tartan
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nvm its 2025

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also the grass texture is literally fucked

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it keeps blinking lol

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and some pet textures as well

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i want to see what the next update holds lol

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got some hopes but we will see

lilac trail
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Sounds about right. Wait till you get to a Uber boss and the graphics start glitching like a disco ball and you can't see squat. There are literally dozens of posts about native client issues that have never been addressed. Since 3.17.4 and counting. Why do you think I switched to the Windows client 🙂

solemn tartan
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like 3 seconds works and then the games literally just pauses for 5 seconds

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😭

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watch me buy a windows computer just to play this

lilac trail
solemn tartan
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😄

lilac trail
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Switch to the Windows based client. Trust me - it's a way better experience and will save your sanity. You will be able to use higher resolutions and increased FPS. Your updates won't crap out for inexplicable reasons.
If you have Crossover you are already there. If you want a free WINE app setup Sikarugir (which has it's own discord channel). It will take you an hour and you'll never look back.

solemn tartan
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fuck it we ball

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ill have them both

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(for now)

lilac trail
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Yes. If you have the disk space there is no harm keeping the native client around. You can update it and try it every time a patch comes out and see if they have fixed anything. Then go back to playing the WINE based version. If you have an external SSD set the game up on that. The only thing that will then be on your internal disk is the Path of Exile folder under Documents.