How to play The Settlers IV: History Edition on Mac
| Platforms | Computer |
Game summary
Experience in this modernized History Edition, the beauty and wonder of the world of The Settlers with four playable races: the Romans, the Vikings, the Mayans, and the Trojans. Face the threat of the Dark Tribe and his leader Morbus. Includes The Settlers IV, The Settlers IV Mission CD, the add-on The Settlers IV – The Trojans and the Elixir of Power and The New World addon.
IMPROVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Windows 10 compatible, auto save, 4K and dual monitor support, multiplayer via Uplay
First released: Nov 2018
Play The Settlers IV: History Edition on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play The Settlers IV: History Edition 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 Settlers IV: History Edition 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 Settlers IV: History Edition like you would on any PC.
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