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Crushbone

Getting Started

Mac Setup (Apple Silicon)

Running Crushbone natively on Apple Silicon Macs via CrossOver 26 and GPTK 2.x.

Crushbone runs on Apple Silicon Macs (M1/M2/M3/M4) via CrossOver 26 with GPTK 2.x enabled. This is a working, tested setup — the server's primary playtest rig runs this way.

Prerequisites

  • Apple Silicon Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4).
  • macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later.
  • CrossOver 26 installed (commercial, codeweavers.com).
  • Sufficient disk space (~8 GB for client + bottle).

Steps

1. Install CrossOver and enable GPTK

  1. Install CrossOver 26 from Codeweavers.
  2. In CrossOver preferences, enable GPTK 2.x (Apple's Game Porting Toolkit).

2. Create a Crushbone bottle

  1. Open CrossOver.
  2. Create a new bottle. Name: Crushbone-RoF2.
  3. Windows type: Windows 10 (important; Windows 11 compatibility is less stable).

3. Install the client

  1. Download crushbone-client-v1.0.zip from the Get Started page (or Discord #downloads).
  2. Unzip to ~/Games/everquest_rof2/ — NOT ~/Downloads. macOS TCC permissions block the Dock from reaching ~/Downloads, which breaks running the game by double-click.
  3. Point the CrossOver bottle at ~/Games/everquest_rof2/.

4. Install the winmm.dll shim

The CPUHighSpeedFix shim is bundled with the client. It prevents the game clock from running at 2× speed on Apple Silicon.

If you need to force Wine to load the shim, set WINEDLLOVERRIDES="winmm=n,b" in the bottle's environment.

5. Launch

In CrossOver, open the Crushbone-RoF2 bottle and use Run Command:

  • Command: ~/Games/everquest_rof2/eqgame.exe
  • Arguments: patchme

Hit Save as Launcher so you can re-run with one click. Always launch with the patchme argument — without it, the client tries to reach a patch server that doesn't exist and hangs.

First login: blank account form. Create an account in-game, then a character. Server-select dropdown will show Crushbone (Alpha Testing).

Troubleshooting

  • Client crashes on right-click merchant — swap the bad UI XML. See Client XML crashes.
  • Game runs 2× speed — winmm.dll shim not loaded. Verify the CPUHighSpeedFix shim is in the client dir and Wine is overriding the system winmm.
  • Can't find game window — check that CrossOver shows the bottle as running.
  • Black screen on login — GPTK 2.x must be enabled.

Future: CBZ (Crushbone Zeal)

The server's own client QoL mod is CBZ — Crushbone Zeal. It's being built on solar984's framework. When released, install via the same directory drop as the winmm.dll shim.

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