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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 | Untested | no report yet — send one |
| DXMTDirect3D 11 over Metal | Reported | community reports |
| D3DMetalApple's Game Porting Toolkit | Untested | no report yet — send one |
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
Reported playable on DXMT, the default mode, over about 9 minutes on an M4: 23 fps in the opening village at 1920x1080 and 30 at 1600x900, steady, with no stutter. The interface and subtitles are Chinese only. Unity 2019.3, 64-bit, Direct3D 11. No measurement here yet.
Provenance
Reported by w8079 (highball-db#397, 2026-10-08), Apple M4, macOS 27.0.1, Highball 0.10.10, engine x64-crossover26.3-r19, the environment in DXMT mode, rated 4 of 5 after about 9 minutes. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does 河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon) work on Mac?
河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon) 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 河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon)?
DXMT. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records DXMT for 河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon). Highball uses it automatically when the game has a row; to set it by hand, open Settings, then Environments.
Contribute a result
This page is generated from an open database. If you have run 河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon) on Apple Silicon, working or not, a report takes a minute and fills in the empty rows above. Send a report, or read how the data is put together.