Guide for MAC [Apple Silicon] MacOS Installation Guide

So you just got a brand new Apple Silicon MacBook and want to play MapleLegends with your friends, but you've run into issues with Crossover/Wineskin. Parallels works, but isn't free. Luckily for you though, VMware Fusion is!

Installation time: ~ 30 minutes

• Download VMware Fusion
  • Click here to be brought to the VMware website
  • You will need to make a free account and register for a personal use license
  • Spoiler: Create an Account

    
  • Spoiler: Download VMware Fusion Player

    

• Installing a Windows 11 VM
  • Spoiler: Get Windows from Microsoft

    
  • This is probably going to take like 15-20 minutes depending on your internet connection
  • Spoiler: Increase resources to the VM

    
  • This is necessary to prevent lag and reduce latency and input delay. Make sure you don't allocate more cores/storage than you have on your Mac
• Install Windows
  • When it asks for your product key, just select "I don't have one"
  • You will need a Microsoft account to log in
  • Complete these steps like you would normally
• Install MapleLegends on VM
• Spoiler: Download Windows MapleLegends

  
  • Install Visual Studio C++ 2015
    • Download Here MAKE SURE IT IS x86
    • You will need this on your VM or else it won't run
  • Here are some tips and tricks to have the best experience
    • TURN OFF/DISABLE Windows Defender!
      • As Mac users, we're not used to our OS deleting files from our computer for fun
    • Legends.ini can have issues running HDClient=2
      • This is because even though you're on a windows VM, your hardware is still a Mac.
      • Sometimes this works for others, but it's safer to not.
    • Control + Command - Move mouse outside of the Virtual Machine
    • Option + Enter - Full screen Maple, without this you might not see your HP/MP bar
  • Issues FAQ
    • Spoiler: Package failed updates

      Windows Forum
    • Spoiler: I'm LAGGING/Crashing

      - Make sure "Item Pouch" is unequipped
      - [option + enter] to full screen for bosses
  Enjoy Playing MapleLegends ~
  @ me on MapleLegends' discord's #support channel if you have any issues: @Mottini

 

I use it on a daily basis actually, so there are some quirks for sure:
1. Item pouch WILL cause you to lag/dc if there are a lot of items on the map. It’s probably better to just keep it unequipped
2. If you’re bossing and the screen freezes, hit “alt enter” to go into fullscreen, and that should fix your issue. I’ve run a few zak’s and a HT on mac M1 using vmware

it is a bit janky for sure, but i find that it works pretty well and is fairly lagless

 

I’ve also heard crossover 24 works on M1. I haven’t gotten around to testing that yet, but hopefully soon!

 

Should be fixed! I had a couple issues with some images not wanting to upload to the forums :| so I lost a couple, let me know if there's some confusion now