#Allegiance on MacBook

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pastel abyss
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Got alleg installed on my MacBook yesterday. Yossi asked that I post about it. Super simple. My MacBook is an m3 cpu, so I downloaded the appropriate VMware Fusion Pro app and installed (it’s free). I own an unused win11 license, so I downloaded the arm64 iso. Added it to a new virtual machine in fusion.

During win11 installation you’ll get stuck at the networking screen. Do a “SHIFT+FN+F10” combo to get a cmd prompt. Then run OOBE\BYPASSNRO. This will reboot without networking and allow you to login.

Once logged in, install VMware tools to get video and network drivers added and voila. You’re good to go! Fully functional windows. Add steam and alleg and have fun!

The steps above came from parts of this article (I didn’t use the whole article, just the steps I listed): https://www.gerjon.com/?p=1212

Gerjon.com
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slender terrace
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You mention getting it INSTALLED but not RUNNING...?

pastel abyss
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Oops!!! lol. And yeah it’s running. I didn’t join a game but joined a lobby.

deft panther
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Wow I’m happy I read this.
I heard about the anniversary game and I want to join but I have no PC

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I will give this a try
Thanks for sharing

slender terrace
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@deft panther
There's also the option of using a cloud PC.

PS
Any help reaching other vets would be appreciated

deft panther
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Which cloud service works?
I see GeForce now says Allegiance isn’t supported

slender terrace
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I have not looked into ot past a chathpt query.
I guess you need one that let's you have full control. On the plus side you can use a cheap one because alleg runs on a potato.

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Chatgpt summary:
If the game is old & light: | Service | Supports Any Game? | Cost Efficiency for Old Games | Flexibility | |------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|---------------| | Shadow PC | Yes | Okay for frequent use, overkill if occasional | High | | AirGPU + Parsec | Yes | Good if you play rarely, pay-as-you-go | High | | Paperspace + Parsec | Yes | Same as AirGPU | High | |

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Sorry for the tldr version.

deft panther
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I sent messages to 8 people I had in my contact list.

deft panther
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An Arm-Windows VM worked perfectly.
Pro-tip for anyone reading this:

making text bigger was accomplished by putting the game in full-screen mode within the VM, and then resizing the VM on macOS. It stretched the contents into something useable