Boot Camp is Apple's officially supported method of dual booting a Mac computer. Running City of Heroes through Boot Camp is exactly like running it under Windows. At this time it is generally easier to use WINE to play City of Heroes/Villains. Updates and new drivers support will stop from Apple after the Intel/Apple Silicon changeover ends in less than 5 years. This section contains information that no longer applies: Boot Camp has been deemed End-of-Life. Historical pre-shutdown NCSoft Mac client Same as Homecoming Launcher it automates a WINE install for you it would be possible to create your own WINE install if for some reason Island Rum is unusable. The author continues to support and maintain the installer on the Help & Support forums.

Instructions for running Island Rum the Mac installer and patching utility for Homecoming: City of Heroes is available here. Help configuring and using Homecoming Launcher on Apple M1 systems is available here, or on Intel systems here. The install package comes with PrivateWine, so no separate Wine install is needed.

Graphics support from Rosetta 2 on a M1 will emulate the Intel HD Graphics package (with similar options that aren't supported on Rosetta 2 disabled). This is required as Rosetta 2 contains X86 emulation instructions City of Heroes needs to function. Specific to Macs using Apple Silicon (M1), the Rosetta 2 library will prompt to install when playing City of Heroes. Island Rum, specifically made for Intel Macs up to Catalina.Įssentially any post-shutdown (ie, post-2012) Mac will work.Homecoming Launcher, which works on older and newer Mac systems from Intel to Apple M1.There are two Game Clients supported to play Homecoming:

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