Guide for MAC [Apple Silicon] MacOS Installation Guide

This works! I was able to run MapleLegends on my 14" M1 Pro. Took some time to download and setup windows, but the setup process is fairly straight forward! Thank you so much for the instructions!

 

Hey i tried on macbook air M2 and it works!!! thank u

 

Tried today on a MacBook M1 Pro running on macOS Sonoma 14.1.2. Confirmed working!

 

Now that some time has passed, is anyone using this solution on a regular basis? It was very easy to get this solution set up, however it doesn't appear to be a stable solution (at least for me). It's a hit or a miss day by day whether or not the application will open in VMWare. I've also had some extreme lag spikes (such as the frame freezing for 1 to 5 seconds) every few minutes while trying to sell leech.

However, I can't quite seem to consistently replicate any of the above issues.

 

Anyone here has a problem with the Windows installation saying some ESD ISO couldn't be found?

 

Hi, it appears that the IMGs no longer show up. Can they be fixed? Thank you!

 

VMware Fusion is no longer available. Is there another way to for Mac?

 

VMWare Fusion Pro was made 100% free for personal use as of May 13th 2024. You need to make a Broadcom account first, but you can still get the full application.

I don't have permission to post links unfortunately. if you google VMWare Fusion Pro, one of the first links is a VMWare blog titled "VMWare Fusion Pro: Now Available Free For Personal Use"
It has a download link to both VMWare Fusion and VMWare Workstation. I recommend making a Broadcom account first and log in, then click the link from the VMWare blog to be directed to the correct download page. It's oddly difficult to find the download through the Broadcom site normally.

 

Additional but highly recommended step: Bypass Microsoft Account Login Requirement

NOTE: Windows must not already be installed for these tips to work. If you are doing a new install, proceed...

Step 1: Disconnect Network Adapter in VMWare Settings
At the top of the window, click on the icon, and then then click "Network Adapter". Afterwards, simply de-select "Connect Network Adapter" like the following example. You can do this while Windows is currently installing:

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Step 2: When Setup begins, don't do anything in Setup just yet, but press "SHIFT+F10" (On a Mac, you may need to press "SHIFT+Fn+F10") to open Command Prompt. Once open, type "oobe\bypassnro", just like in the following screenshot example, and press enter. Windows will now restart...

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Step 3: Setting up a local user account
After Windows Restarts, Setup will be back again. The past two steps were to simply turn off your internet to Windows, and to enable the following button, "I don't have internet". Press it, just like in the example below. If you don't see this button, then you didn't do the last two steps properly. This button is required to set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account. On following page it will warn you about what you're doing, but we want to click on "Continue with limited setup".

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Step 4: Continue with the rest of Setup normally.
You will now get a unique dialog asking you for your name instead of asking you to sign into a Microsoft account. The following page will ask for a password, you can leave it blank.

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Step 5: Re-enable the Connection to Network Adapter
When you see the following screen, it is now safe to re-enable the connection to your network adapter, just simply do Step 1 again but you want to re-enable it.

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Enjoy.

 

I tried this while the mac versions are not yet available, but I can login and select a character, then get a very brief glimpse of FM (where my character is) but then it crashes. Anyone have any tips?

 

Okay, changing the display resolution to one that is native to the screen I am using (1920x1080p in my case) fixed the issue!

 

Anyone know how to get the max resolution working on Parallels?

 

Hi - I have mac and followed all the instructions for running via VMware Fusion Pro. I'm able to get the client up and running but I'm dealing with some extreme lag. On one character I can log in and move around but the framerate is so low it's unplayable. I tried another character in the FM but the client just crashes - I'm guessing there's just too much stuff.

I've increased resources in the VM but it doesn't seem like it helped. Can anyone help me out? I'm pretty new

 

I follow the guide step by step but seems like im missing something, I did those parts as mentioned

• 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
• Install MapleLegends

But im getting the this error, tried to download also DirectX but still the same
"
Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
Run time error!
Program: C: /MpapleLegendsHD\maple-legends.exe
Abnormal program termination
"