How to play Dark Disciples II on Mac

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Game summary

DD2 is, unsurprisingly, the sequel to DD1. The look and feel is therefore similar to that of the first game. However a number of significant improvements have been made to the game system: DD2 features a new story line (unconnected to that of DD1). It takes place over 4 continents and ~130 levels. The game features non linear gameplay - feel free to explore (there are tons of side missions, secret areas and off the beaten track oddities to discover). There is now a proper skill system. There are 11 skills available from Pick Locks, to Dual Weapons to Curse to Gemlore. Monster AI has also be greatly improved (DD2 uses the A* pathfinding algorithm). Monsters now have proper abilities (called 'powers'): they can shoot arrows and cast spells. Speaking of arrows, missile combat has been implemented in DD2 (there were no missile weapons in DD1). Also new is mp3 quality music (if you choose to download the 'music pack'). The level editor is more useful and much better laid out. It's now possible to completely design your own campaign using the editor, including importing new item, tile and monster pics. A Bag of Holding has been implemented - characters can now carry twice as much once they have purchased the bag. There are also 'super' monsters: 3x3 tiles in size!
First released: Dec 2009

Play Dark Disciples II on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Dark Disciples II on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

Dark Disciples II installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Dark Disciples II like you would on any PC.
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