Torchlight II

Torchlight II

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DoomBot[Q] 14 Jul, 2024 @ 7:56am
This (no longer)works on Apple Silicon Macs
Just wanted everyone to know that this still runs just fine on modern macs, despite what the store page indicates.

Edit: as of macos 15.5, the game no longer launches. I'm suspecting due to some changes made to Rosetta 2.
Last edited by DoomBot[Q]; 11 Jul @ 2:09pm
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Misguided Couch 1 Aug, 2024 @ 9:50am 
I can concur. I tried it out for myself and it ran beautifully. :)
DoomBot[Q] 1 Aug, 2024 @ 9:57am 
Originally posted by Misguided Couch:
I can concur. I tried it out for myself and it ran beautifully. :)
I've been slowly compiling all the games that run on my M2 system, and a lot more than expected run nicely without having to resort to Whisky or a VM.
steffire3 1 Aug, 2024 @ 11:08am 
Originally posted by DoomBotQ:
Originally posted by Misguided Couch:
I can concur. I tried it out for myself and it ran beautifully. :)
I've been slowly compiling all the games that run on my M2 system, and a lot more than expected run nicely without having to resort to Whisky or a VM.
Is there a possibility that you may one day release a Guide that lists these games to help modern Mac players to determine which games are compatible?

Or perhaps - even note the games that are not compatible?
Last edited by steffire3; 1 Aug, 2024 @ 11:10am
DoomBot[Q] 1 Aug, 2024 @ 1:34pm 
Originally posted by steffire3:
Originally posted by DoomBotQ:
I've been slowly compiling all the games that run on my M2 system, and a lot more than expected run nicely without having to resort to Whisky or a VM.
Is there a possibility that you may one day release a Guide that lists these games to help modern Mac players to determine which games are compatible?

Or perhaps - even note the games that are not compatible?
I may perhaps, but it will be a while before I do so, as I still have a ways to go through my collection.
steffire3 1 Aug, 2024 @ 1:37pm 
Originally posted by DoomBotQ:
I may perhaps, but it will be a while before I do so, as I still have a ways to go through my collection.
All good. Thanks for providing the early inform regarding this game's compatibility. :steamthumbsup:
Nakos 12 Aug, 2024 @ 1:05pm 
The fact that this game runs pretty well on post-Catalina Macs is pretty amazing.

It runs slightly better on my Intel iMac than it does on my M1 MacBook Pro, but it does still run on the M1 machine. Don't have an M2 to test it on though.

However, if you've got an M2 (with a post Sonoma OS) then you can just run the Whiskey App, and that should be able to handle TL2 (as far as I know). (Back when TL2 was first released, I used to play it using PlayOnMac (which was a Windows Emulator that worked much like the Whiskey App back in the pre-Catalina days).
DoomBot[Q] 12 Aug, 2024 @ 1:59pm 
Originally posted by Nakos:
The fact that this game runs pretty well on post-Catalina Macs is pretty amazing.

It runs slightly better on my Intel iMac than it does on my M1 MacBook Pro, but it does still run on the M1 machine. Don't have an M2 to test it on though.

However, if you've got an M2 (with a post Sonoma OS) then you can just run the Whiskey App, and that should be able to handle TL2 (as far as I know). (Back when TL2 was first released, I used to play it using PlayOnMac (which was a Windows Emulator that worked much like the Whiskey App back in the pre-Catalina days).

I have an M2, and it runs quite well here, even late game and with mods to boot. No need for Whisky.
The Yeen Queen 19 Aug, 2024 @ 11:24am 
I mean, you could just buy a real computer. -flees cackling-

( I'm teasing, calm down. ;) )
DoomBot[Q] 22 Aug, 2024 @ 8:40am 
Originally posted by Night Foxx (She/her):
I mean, you could just buy a real computer. -flees cackling-

( I'm teasing, calm down. ;) )
I have a real computer, thank you :D
Is this still working for anyone on Sequoia 15.4.1?
no longer works after updating to Sequoia 15.4.1. i'm super bummed
Originally posted by rich evans:
no longer works after updating to Sequoia 15.4.1. i'm super bummed

It still works on the GOG version! Thanks to /u/ckrokosh on macgaming who found it out.

You can move over your save files from:

  • [steamapps folder]/common/Torchlight II/my games/runic games/torchlight 2/save/[steamID]
  • [steamapps folder]/common/Torchlight II/my games/runic games/torchlight 2/modsave/[steamID]

to:

  • ~/Library/Application Support/Runic Games/Torchlight 2/save
  • ~/Library/Application Support/Runic Games/Torchlight 2/modsave

and it all seems to be working.
Aetnaria 19 Jul @ 12:30am 
Originally posted by DragonDao:
Originally posted by rich evans:
no longer works after updating to Sequoia 15.4.1. i'm super bummed

It still works on the GOG version! Thanks to /u/ckrokosh on macgaming who found it out.

You can move over your save files from:

  • [steamapps folder]/common/Torchlight II/my games/runic games/torchlight 2/save/[steamID]
  • [steamapps folder]/common/Torchlight II/my games/runic games/torchlight 2/modsave/[steamID]

to:

  • ~/Library/Application Support/Runic Games/Torchlight 2/save
  • ~/Library/Application Support/Runic Games/Torchlight 2/modsave

and it all seems to be working.

Agreed. I happen to own both versions. Currently using macOS 15.5, the Steam version crashes whenever I tell Torchlight 2 Launcher to launch the game (unfortunate since there are a lot of achievements I have left to unlock apparently), but when I installed the same game from GOG and launched it runs beautifully.
What probably needs to be done is a recompile, with the x86_64 slice targeting a more recent version of macOS. It looks like games targeted to 10.6 or 10.7 don't play too well. It could also be some part of libSteam not working in a way that the older x86_64 executables understand.

Either those or Apple really messed up Rosetta 2.
Originally posted by Madd the Sane:
What probably needs to be done is a recompile, with the x86_64 slice targeting a more recent version of macOS. It looks like games targeted to 10.6 or 10.7 don't play too well. It could also be some part of libSteam not working in a way that the older x86_64 executables understand.

Either those or Apple really messed up Rosetta 2.

Since I've been seeing a bunch of my games that worked just fine in macos 15.3-4 suddenly not work in macos 15.5, I'm going to put the blame squarely on Apple for messing with something in Rosetta 2 that's causing all kinds of regressions, especially games that rely on SDL libraries.
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