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[dr.zeissler]

Hi there, any chance of buying them?
Thank you.
Doc

[the Battle Cat]

Found a download, it's free with a sign up so not sure if that site is legit but look around see what you can find.  MacOS versions exist.

https://macgamesworl...unity-mac-os-x/

[dr.zeissler]

I did not have that game on my radar. I thought about AssasinsCreed2 and Brotherhood.
That should be native Mac-Ports. There was another on that was "ciderized"...but I am not sure about that.

Ubisoft support told me that can't sell beside their shop and guess what? no macgames available for sale.

Doc

[dr.zeissler]

the Battle Cat, on 07 July 2020 - 11:05 AM, said:

Found a download, it's free with a sign up so not sure if that site is legit but look around see what you can find.  MacOS versions exist.

https://macgamesworl...unity-mac-os-x/

Fake, Wine/Crossover no nativ MacPorts here.

[Matt Diamond]

One of the AC2/NBrotherhood Mac-native ports broke after only a couple years. So even if you found a copy it might not run unless you happen to be on a very specific OS version.

What I did was get a cheap/free old console, and then old AC games are just a couple bucks each. I agree it's not ideal, but if you need your AC2 fix it works.

[dr.zeissler]

my gaming setup has 10.11 that should be perfect for both
I don't want to get the pirated versions...but obviously I am forced to like on rage.
to be fair, i use the no activation crack on rage, and install it through my original dvd.

[Sneaky Snake]

I still have them listed in my Mac steam library, but they won't run due to my Mac being on Catalina. Have their store pages on Steam been pulled (for the Mac version)?

[Mr Pink]

MacGameStore used to sell both AC2 and Brotherhood, but only AC2 was available on the Mac App Store too.
Ubisoft also sold a DVD version of AC2, which you can still get used copies of on amazon or eBay.

But they do run only on specific Mac OS versions, if memory serves me...
The one from the Mac App Store only worked on v10.6.
The ones from MacGameStore worked on v10.6.8 up until v10.9.5.
Ubisoft only officially supported Mac OS X v10.5 and v10.6.

[dr.zeissler]

10.9.5 means HD3000 for me, but it's all the same because I can't buy them anymore.

[doctorpuppet]

Apologies for resurrecting this thread, but I recently had a wonderful surprise related to this old topic. Like others here, I had lost the ability to play AC2, as the Mac version broke (and never worked with a controller anyway). However! I accidentally discovered that, because at some point I connected it to what is now Ubisoft Connect, I could download the PC version in Bootcamp! And more recently, I can once again play it on my Mac via GeForce Now! So, if you have an itch for your old AC games, please try the above!

[UmarOMC1]

Since we're in the rabbit hole, the Assassin's Creed series appear to run quite well in Linux via Proton.

[dr.zeissler]

I am a macgamer, so no geforce-now, no linux. There must be a way to play the mac version on a suitable mac

[Matt Diamond]

dr.zeissler, on 07 March 2021 - 03:52 AM, said:

I am a macgamer, so no geforce-now, no linux. There must be a way to play the mac version on a suitable mac

The Mac-native version of AC2 was flaky for me. It didn't recognize one of my USB keyboards and after a few OS upgrades stopped working altogether. Sometimes it froze on the first loading screen and I'd have to quit.. Loved that game anyway, but if you want the Mac-native experience, realize that it might be less fun than playing it some other way.

[doctorpuppet]

dr.zeissler, on 07 March 2021 - 03:52 AM, said:

I am a macgamer, so no geforce-now, no linux. There must be a way to play the mac version on a suitable mac

Unfortunately, I do not think so. However, you can run GFN on your Mac, AND there is a free version! Um, I don’t work for them or anything, but it is a pretty great service. You can even run it in a browser on iOS, I believe! Or on a Nvidia Shield (which I recently purchased).