Fix All Issues With Counter-Strike 2 On Apple Silicon Macs! (Audio Glitch, Crash and FPS Fixed!)
UPDATE: A FEW STEPS IN THE DESCRIPTION HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO WORK ON MACOS 15 AND GPTK 2. IF YOU WANT THE LASTEST VERSION, FOLLOW THE STEPS IN DESCRIPTION EVEN THOUGH THEY MIGHT NOT MATCH THE VIDEO.
Hello Everyone! Today we are going to solve all issues everyone has been facing with installing CS2 on their Apple Silicon Macs. The whole fix is a bit complicated process to understand but it is easy to follow. So don't worry I'll guide you through it! Do let me know in the comments is you face any issues!
Downloads:
GPTK and Command Line Tools: https://developer.apple.com/download/...
Porting Kit: https://www.portingkit.com/download
Steps:
Step 1: Sign In and Download GPTK and Command Line Tools from Apple's Developer Website: https://developer.apple.com/download/...
Step 2: Build GPTK in your System through Terminal:
i) Install rossetta 2:
softwareupdate --install-rosetta
ii) Convert Terminal Shell to x86 version:
arch -x86_64 zsh
iii) Install Homebrew by pasting the command provided in the Comments Section
iv) Tap Apple's github:
brew tap gcenx/homebrew-apple
v) Build Game Porting Toolkit:
brew update ; brew -v install gcenx/wine/game-porting-toolkit
vi) THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO PROCEED IN THIS STEP. IF YOU DOWNLOADED GPTK 2 THEN FOLLOW THE STEP LABELED GPTK 2. IF YOU DOWNLOADED GPTK 1 THEN FOLLOW THE STEP LABELED GPTK 1.
GPTK1:
"""
Open Game Porting Toolkit DMG from Downloads folder that we downloaded earlier. Then type this following two commands in Terminal (This will copy Game Porting Toolkit Library to Wine Library):
ditto /Volumes/Game\ Porting\ Toolkit-1.1/redist/lib/ `brew --prefix game-porting-toolkit`/lib/
cp /Volumes/Game\ Porting\ Toolkit*/gameportingtoolkit* /usr/local/bin
"""
GPTK2:
'''
Open Game Porting Toolkit DMG from Downloads folder that we downloaded earlier. Then inside this folder open Environment Evaluation for windows games DMG file. Then type this following two commands in Terminal (This will copy Game Porting Toolkit Library to Wine Library):
ditto /Volumes/Evaluation\ environment\ for\ Windows\ games\ 2.0/redist/lib/ `brew --prefix game-porting-toolkit`/lib/
cp /Volumes/Evaluation\ environment*/gameportingtoolkit* /usr/local/bin
'''
Step 3: Download Porting kit from this website: https://www.portingkit.com/download
Step 4: Setup and Configure Porting Kit as shown in Video
Step 5: Create a Windows Steam Port in Porting Kit as shown.
Step 6: Change wineskin setting for Windows Steam port to avoid VAC issues: remove all gamerenderer from existing overrides. The Terminal command used is as follows:
open Applications
Step 7: Merge Game Porting Toolkit 64 bit Wine Files into Windows Steam Port 64 bit Wine Files as shown in Video. The Terminal command used is as follows:
open /usr/local/cellar
For GPTK2 open terminal and paste the following (same command, single line. also make sure you have both game porting toolkit dmg and Environment Evaluation for windows games DMG file open from step 2 (vi)):
ditto /Volumes/Evaluation\ environment\ for\ Windows\ games\ 2.0/redist/lib/ Applications/Win.app/Contents/SharedSupport/wine/lib
Step 8: Open Windows Steam Port and Install CS2. If you have already installed CS2 in Whisky, GPTK or Crossover before, you won't need to install CS2 again right now. You can import CS2 from Whisky or GPTK or Crossover. The method to do that is in the pinned comment. (Description only allows 5000 characters and I ran out of it. So I couldnt put them here).
Step 9: Run And Enjoy CS2! All your crash and audio issues have been fixed!
Bonus Steps:
i) Move Windows Steam Port (Win) to Applications folder (And maybe change the icon if you want to as shown in the video). You can also pin it to the dock for easier access. Now you can open Windows version Steam and CS2 from this App!
ii) Laggy Mouse Fix:
There is a mouse problem but it is not due to GPTK or CS2. macOS sonoma has a new disable pointer acceleration but that makes precise mouse movement very bad no matter if you turn the setting off or on. you can fix this issue by downloading steelseries exact tool here: https://github.com/adam-gre/steelseri... In the website goto code and press download zip. You'll get an error opening it for the first time. Don't delete it! Click cancel then goto privacy and security in system preferances and scroll all the way down and press open anyway to open it.
Thank you for watching, Enjoy and Have a Wonderful Day!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:22 Build GPTK
2:12 Download and Configure Porting Kit
2:30 Create Windows Port in Porting Kit
3:23 Configure Wineskin
4:03 Merge GPTK and Porting Kit Wine Files
4:51 Open Steam And Fix FPS Bug
5:36 Run CS2
5:49 Move Win To Applications Folder
6:16 Outro