How to play Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration on Mac
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Game summary
Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration is an expansion pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator X. This expansion pack brings new multiplayer race mode, 20 new missions, six new scenery maps including the Red Bull Air Race courses and three new planes (F/A-18A Hornet, EH-101 Helicopter and P-51D Mustang).
First released: Oct 2007
Play Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration 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).
Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration 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 Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration like you would on any PC.
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