How to play The Ancient Art of War in the Skies on Mac
Game summary
If you've been craving a wargame that combines tough strategies with fast action combat, it's time you mastered The Ancient Art of War In The Skies!
Taking full control of all World War I air forces, you'll fight thrilling historical and fictional battles. All based on the time-tested strategies of the Art of War, the authoritative war strategy book written by the ancient warlord Sun Tzu 2,500 years ago.
Dispatch fighters and bombers on strategic missions from your airfields. Bomb crucial targets to move the battlefront into enemy territory. Jump into wild dogfights and thrilling bombing runs at any point in the battle. And even more fun, create an infinite number of action-packed campaigns with an incredible campaign editor.
The Ancient Art of War In The Skies from Microprose. World War I has never been more fun.
First released: Dec 1992
Play The Ancient Art of War in the Skies on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play The Ancient Art of War in the Skies 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).
The Ancient Art of War in the Skies 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 The Ancient Art of War in the Skies like you would on any PC.
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