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You can then eject the DMG and drag-and-drop it into the JA2 folder created above for safe-keeping, if you like.ĭouble-click on the Jagged Alliance 2 icon in your Applications folder to start the game and you should see the screen below (if the game does not start the first time, try a second time and it should work). Open the DMG file and drag-and-drop the Jagged Alliance 2 icon inside it to your main Applications folder at Macintosh HD > Applications. If you are having trouble finding it on the website: Hover over your account name, click Games, then Jagged Alliance 2, and scroll down to find the download link. Still around and ready to become the boss of a band of charmingly dysfunctional mercenaries in your screen of sin?Ĭreate a new folder called Games and then one called JA2 inside it to keep things organized in Macintosh HD > Users > your_user_name > Games > JA2ĭownload Wineskin winery, an application that lets you run Windows games on your Mac or Linux computer, and drag it to your Applications folder.īuy Jagged Alliance 2 at Good Old Games ($10) and download the “Offline Backup Game Installer” Apple Disk Image (DMG) file. All you need is a little patience and attention, and things should be just fine. And those of you with PCs, stomping your feet with hands raised: Head here.Īlso note that while I try to be accurate, amusing and appropriate, I can certainly miss one of the three, and cannot be responsible for fixing you or your system should either explode when you try the following. For macOS 10.5 Catalina and beyond, where 32-bit applications don’t work, there is still a way and you should go read Paul The Tall’s instructions instead. Note that these instructions are for installing Jagged Alliance 2 on macOS 10.13 High Sierra and below. Here is documentation on JA 2 v1.13.įriends with older Macs in need of a break from reality while remaining safely and soundly by your computer: I have heard your calls in the night, and am here to help.īy the end of this you should have Jagged Alliance 2 - one of my favorite computer video games of all time - running on your Macintosh with (or without) the excellent v1.13 mod. Update : If you want to play Jagged Alliance 2 on a M1 Mac with an ARM processor, see here.
