Highball
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 | 1 report |
| 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
Plays well for over an hour and a half on DXMT on an M4 with the Wine 11 engine, on the game's latest beta branch.
Known issues
The game's Vuplex web view crashes
What helps none needed, play goes on without it (highball-db#826)
Why not diagnosed
Provenance
Reported by Schnakatuku (highball-db#826, 2026-10-30), Apple M4, macOS 27.0.1, Highball 0.10.22, engine x64-crossover26.3-r27 (Wine 11), DXMT, recipes steam and vcrun2022, rated 4 of 5 after 102 minutes on the game's latest beta branch. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age work on Mac?
Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age 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 Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age?
DXMT. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records DXMT for Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age. 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 Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age 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.