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Will Stronghold 1 for mac work on snow leopard?
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If the game was made in 2002 it was likely targeting users of not Intel-based macs. This means that, if you are using a modern macintosh computer with an Intel Pentium, C2D, i3, i5, or i7 processor, the tech is 'too advanced' to play the game. However, as even 2001 games like Halo have universal binary counterparts, I believe that a 2002 game can be played on an Intel/OSX based mac.
google 'universal binary'
Since the game is older than all intel macs, it was originally designed to only run on PowerPC macs. There is a possibility that there could be a patch for the game to make it universal binary, allowing it to run on intel macs as well as PowerPC. I believe the game was ported to the mac by a company called Macsoft, so to find out if a patch exists, I'd start by looking on their site.
There is a possibility there is no patch for it, in which case you need to use a program called 'Rosetta'. This used to be installed by default on all macs until 10.6, but I think it's still available on the Mac install DVD.
Since the game is older than all intel macs, it was originally designed to only run on PowerPC macs. There is a possibility that there could be a patch for the game to make it universal binary, allowing it to run on intel macs as well as PowerPC. I believe the game was ported to the mac by a company called Macsoft, so to find out if a patch exists, I'd start by looking on their site.
There is a possibility there is no patch for it, in which case you need to use a program called 'Rosetta'. This used to be installed by default on all macs until 10.6, but I think it's still available on the Mac install DVD.
There aren't any universal binary patches for it.
I don't want to install windows or bootcamp either.
If anyone knows of any games similar that would work please let me know.
I like the ones where you build the city and train troops and stuff.
I don't want to install windows or bootcamp either.
If anyone knows of any games similar that would work please let me know.
I like the ones where you build the city and train troops and stuff.
If it's not a UA then you'll need Rosetta but the system will prompt you to install it if you don't already have it. Easy 
I got Stronghold to work in Snow Leopard, but I can't play multiplayer as none food or materials gets onto the stockpile or granary. It just sits as a list on the left of the screen. I updated it to 1.2 but this didn't help. Many thanks for letting me know that this game worked as it is one of my favourites.
Charles
Charles