How to play Wizardry Xth: Zensen no Gakufu (Academy of Frontier) on Mac
Game summary
A spin-off of the Wizardry series, Wizardry Xth: Academy of Frontier is set in a military academy where the students are sent into randomly generated dungeons to train.
The game uses a team of up to 6 students, with various alignments, from 10 races with 15 professions. The students also have traits that will influence the teams stats and abilities through a compatibility system.
The game uses a turn-based combat system with a new mechanic that will change the enemies element as time passes. Outside of combat various places of the school can be visited and new items or weapons can be crafted from things found in the dungeon.
The game was only released in Japan.
First released: Feb 2005
Play Wizardry Xth: Zensen no Gakufu (Academy of Frontier) on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Wizardry Xth: Zensen no Gakufu (Academy of Frontier) 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).
Wizardry Xth: Zensen no Gakufu (Academy of Frontier) 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 Wizardry Xth: Zensen no Gakufu (Academy of Frontier) like you would on any PC.
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