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Which renderer to use
Highball can run each game through three different Direct3D translation layers. This is what the database knows for this title — empty rows are open questions, not failures.
| Renderer | Verdict | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| DXVKDirect3D 9-11 over Vulkan | Does not work | crash at start, same fatal error (reported, engine r7) |
| DXMTDirect3D 11 over Metal | Does not work | crash at start, shared texture E_FAIL (reported, engine r7) |
| D3DMetalApple's Game Porting Toolkit | Reported | community reports |
No dated Highball run yet. When one lands it records the renderer, the engine build and the macOS version it was seen on — which is what stops a verdict quietly rotting. Send one.
Notes
Unreal Engine. The free singleplayer demo of Gold Mining Simulator 2 (full game Steam 2885380). Runs on D3DMetal with -dx12, which the game needs: without it it falls back to Direct3D 11 and crashes. Reported about 135 fps in the menu and about 30 fps in game at 1920x1080 windowed, all Low, 3D resolution 50%, 18 to 20 fps at 3440x1440. The game uses 11 to 13 GB of memory, so close other apps on a 16 GB Mac. Nothing was measured here.
Provenance
Reported by ZiarnoM (highball#215, 2026-09-27), Apple M2 Pro 16 GB, macOS 26.5.1, Highball 0.9.35, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r7, D3DMetal with the launch option -dx12. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Gold Mining Simulator 2 Demo work on Mac?
Gold Mining Simulator 2 Demo has no native Mac build, but it is reported to run on Apple Silicon through Highball, a free open-source compatibility layer. This comes from community reports rather than a Highball test run, so treat it as a reasonable expectation rather than a guarantee.
Which renderer should I use for Gold Mining Simulator 2 Demo?
D3DMetal. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records D3DMetal for Gold Mining Simulator 2 Demo. Highball uses it automatically when the game has a row; to set it by hand, open Settings, then Environments.
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