How to play Hearts of Iron II: Iron Cross on Mac
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Game summary
Iron Cross is an expansion of Hearts of Iron 2 Armageddon released as a digital download on October 7, 2010, developed by Irshappa. It expands the number of provinces on the map as well as numerous other additions and can also be installed as an expansion of Arsenal of Democracy and Darkest Hour.
Features:
*Play as one of 200 countries from 1933 to 1964, and interact with real ministers and leaders
*New map with over 4,000 new provinces
*More than 6,000 new events
*New tech tree featuring 800 technologies, with a realistic research system
*New units and brigades, including special units, infantry regiment, heavy artillery, and more
*New AI offering more options and greater depth
*New scenarios set in 1933 and 1934 as well as old scenarios adapted to Iron Cross
*Compatible with HoI II: Armageddon, Arsenal of Democracy and Darkest Hour
First released: Oct 2007
Play Hearts of Iron II: Iron Cross on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Hearts of Iron II: Iron Cross 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).
Hearts of Iron II: Iron Cross 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 Hearts of Iron II: Iron Cross like you would on any PC.
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