MacProTips | Heavy Rain on Mac! (Setup Guide + Gameplay) (CrossOver 24 + CXPatcher) @macprotips | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Heavy Rain running on a 14" M3 Max Macbook Pro with 36GB RAM through CrossOver 24 + CXPatcher! Heavy Rain needs a bunch of fixes before it can be "playable" on Mac. Check out the tutorial at the beginning of the video for fixes, with examples of gameplay after. A big thank you to the CXPatcher team for all they do!

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CROSSOVER MUST BE PATCHED WITH CXPATCHER FOR HEAVY RAIN TO BE PLAYABLE.

00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Setup Guide
4:12 - Gameplay - Covered Market - 1080p - Graphics: Low
6:08 - Gameplay - The Rat - 1080p - Graphics: Low
7:25 - Gameplay - Sleazy Place - 1440p - Graphics: High
9:32 - Gameplay - Mad Jack - 1440p - Graphics: High

Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.

Method: CrossOver 24 (DXVK + MSYNC ON)
CXPatcher Settings: DXVK ASYNC ON
Performance: ⭐️⭐️½ (Playable)
Resolution: 1080p/1440p
Graphics: Low/High
Notes: •Use DXVK + MSYNC •In game settings turn SMAA OFF to fix black screen •Major texture/shader pop in •Minor stutter •Minor audio crackle •Occasional missing textures •Unstable FPS

FIXES NEEDED:

•Mouth/Audio Glitch - In CrossOver, go to bottle, click 'Wine Configuration', select Libraries, and add New override xaudio2_7 and set as Native, hit apply and save.
•Constant stutter and freezing - Enable DXVK ASYNC with CXPatcher
•Poor Performance - edit User_Settings.ini file. Set VSYNCINTERVAL = 0 and save file
•No visuals in game - Turn OFF SMAA in Graphics Settings

Hardware Recommendation
RAM: 16GB or more
Apple Silicon: M1 Pro and above
SSD: 35+ GB

Heavy Rain - store.steampowered.com/app/960910/Heavy_Rain/#app_reviews_hash

CrossOver 24 - codeweavers.com/store?ad=1011

CXPatcher - github.com/italomandara/CXPatcher/releases/tag/v0.5.1

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How We Rate Performance:
⭐️ - The game does not launch on Mac
⭐️⭐️ - The game launches and runs but exhibits very poor performance
⭐️⭐️⭐️ -The game launches and is playable, with only some minor issues
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The game runs with excellent performance and minimal issues
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Perfect performance; the game runs flawlessly on Mac, achieving a solid 60+ FPS and feels native to the platform

💻 Gear used for channel:
•MacBook Pro M3 Max - apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/14-inch-space-black-apple-m3-max-with-14-core-cpu-and-30-core-gpu-36gb-memory-1tb
•SanDisk Extreme 1 TB - amazon.com/SanDisk-1TB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE61-1T00-G25/dp/B08GTYFC37
•Blue Yeti X - amazon.com/Professional-Condenser-Microphone-Streaming-Podcasting/dp/B07QKQJL17
•27” LG UltraGear Display - bestbuy.com/site/lg-ultragear-27-nano-ips-qhd-g-sync-compatible-monitor-with-hdr-black/6451081.p?skuId=6451081
•Final Cut Pro X - apps.apple.com/us/app/final-cut-pro/id424389933?mt=12
•Keyboard - logitech.com/en-us/products/keyboards/mx-keys-s.920-011558.html
•Trackpad - apple.com/shop/product/MK2D3AM/A/magic-trackpad-white-multi-touch-surface
•Mouse - logitech.com/en-us/products/mice/m350-pebble-wireless-mouse.910-005743.html

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