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Age of Empires IV

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macOS Compatibility

Compatibility layer Rating Notes
CrossOver Unplayable The AVX (DDL replacement) fix works only on pirate copy and offline mode online.

By default requires AVX instructions. After bypassing AVX, startup and operation are at an excellent level. Search for «r/aoe4 avx fix» solution.[1][2]

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Wine Unplayable Game will not run. Attempted AVX bypass, error that comes up requests that your run from steam even when it is launched from steam.
Virtualization
Parallels Unplayable Game will not run. Error code: "Your CPU needs to support AV instructions to run"[4][5]

References

  1. Verified by User:alexsandr11 on Aug 19, 2023
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 Max 2021 32 GB RAM 24 GPU Cores
    OS: 13.4.1 (c) Ventura
    Method: Crossover 23.0.0
    Store: Steam
    Comment: Game will not run. Error code: "Your CPU needs to support AV instructions to run"
  2. Verified by User:RFP on Mar 31, 2022
    Device: M1 Max Macbook Pro 16 inch 64GB
    OS: Mac OS Monterrey 12.3
    Method: Crossover 21.1
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 1200x800
    Settings: Mid
  3. Verified by User:Saviu u on Jan 29, 2024
    Device: M4 Pro Macbook Pro 14 inch 24GB
    OS: Mac OS Sequoia 15.2
    Method: Crossover 24.0.7
    Store: Steam
    Comment: Game doesn't start, it mentions to ask for Crossover support instead, with a wine debugger window
  4. Verified by User:RFP on Mar 31, 2022
    Device: M1 Max Macbook Pro 16 inch 64GB
    OS: Mac OS Monterrey 12.3
    Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 17
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 1200x800
    Settings: Mid
  5. Verified by User:RFP on Aug 15, 2022
    Device: M2 MacBook Air 16GB
    OS: Mac OS Monterrey 12.5
    Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 18
    Store: Steam