How to play Smugglers 5: Invasion on Mac
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Game summary
Smugglers 5: Invasion is a standalone expansion for the turn-based science-fiction space trading game, Smugglers 5. It starts where the original game ended. After years of civil war, the Federation finally emerged victorious, crushing all rebellion. Then came the Jalkath, an invading alien race looking much like the tigers of Old Earth. Now war has returned to the galaxy. For the right kind of captain, it’s a whole new chance for fame and fortune. Will you be a greedy trader, an ambitious fleet pilot or a ruthless pirate? Board enemy ships, manage factories, conquer star systems and forge your own galactic empire - ultimately, your actions will have an impact on a galactic scale.
First released: Oct 2014
Play Smugglers 5: Invasion on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Smugglers 5: Invasion 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).
Smugglers 5: Invasion 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 Smugglers 5: Invasion like you would on any PC.
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