![]() ![]() The advantage is the simplicity but the requirement is that you have 2 computers and they both can’t be Macs.It just has to be installed on this extra PC/VM so that the BTA 3062 installer can run and make a “Mods” folder for you. IMPORTANT: The BTA installer will not run without the game installed so you’ll need to do that as well but it doesn’t have to play the game well or at all. Note that the "\" in the directory is required because of the space in Application Support, it escapes the space.This is typically cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Steam/steamapps/common/BATTLETECH/BattleTech.app/Contents/Resources/Mods/ModTek for Steam on Mac.In Steam or GOG (look at the “properties” of the game and inspect the “local files”) - this is how you can find where the game is installed in both Linux, Windows and in macOS.If you have access to a Windows or Linux machine (or can run one with Steam/GoG in a VM) you can download and run the BTA installer following the Windows install guide inside those environments and just copy over the “Mods” directory it creates over to your Mac and place it in the game’s folder. Installation can be made easier if you have an extra Windows or Linux PC, or a VM of either available to be used to generate the Mods files on. ( Mac-only with no 2nd computer installation instructions are available below) Installation Using A 2nd Non-Mac Computer you can use a 2nd computer running either Linux or Windows (or a VM of either) to run the BTA installer, make the Mods directory and copy it over to your Mac.this can be your Mac using Wine to run the installer, or.A way to generate the BTA game files which will populate the “Mods” folder.The base HBS BATTLETECH game installed and working (DLC installed as well).3.5 Patch the BattleTech executable with ModTek.3.4 Run the BTA 3062 Installer with Wine64.3.3 Symlink the BTA 3062 macOS executable to BattleTech.exe.3 MAC-Only Installation Instructions (No 2nd Computer).2.1 Patching BattleTech.exe with ModTek.2 Installation Using A 2nd Non-Mac Computer.Especially the Heavy Metal DLC which you can have problems with BTA3062 if you do not have it! The DLC is not required but in my opinion is highly recommend - go ahead and get them all right away, it’s worth it. When the installer asks you to select BTA Configuration Options (see the Run The BTA 3062 Installer with Wine64 section on this page) make sure to uncheck the Performance Patching Options box. IMPORTANT: This guide does not cover how to install the HBS BATTLETECH base game (also called the “Vanilla” game) but that should be pretty easy if you buy it from Steam or GOG (follow the HBS link above which links to the Steam and GOG BATTLETECH pages).ĪLSO IMPORTANT: Corgi Perf Fixes is incompatible with Mac installations. These steps were tested on a base installation of macOS Catalina (10.15) and macOS BigSur (11.0) and assumes nothing else is installed to start with. Harebrained Scheme’s (HBS) BattleTech already plays natively on Linux, Windows and MacOS, but you can also play the BattleTech Advanced 3062 mod on a Mac natively as well! Thanks to b0bbyd1g1ts#0157 for writing this guide! ![]()
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