How to play DCS: Mi-8MTV2 and Ka-50 Memory of a Hero Campaign on Mac

Game summary

The Memory of the Hero campaign follows the story of helicopter pilot Sergey Pavlovich Borisov. Being an honored sniper and research helicopter pilot and a hero of the Soviet Union and Russia, this campaign explores his experiences in the Mi-8MTV2 and the Ka-50 Black Shark.

Play DCS: Mi-8MTV2 and Ka-50 Memory of a Hero Campaign on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play DCS: Mi-8MTV2 and Ka-50 Memory of a Hero Campaign 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).

DCS: Mi-8MTV2 and Ka-50 Memory of a Hero Campaign 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 DCS: Mi-8MTV2 and Ka-50 Memory of a Hero Campaign like you would on any PC.
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