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Mac Gaming Uncle 0.4.0 — compatibility and launch feedback

This is a research preview for Apple Silicon and macOS 15+. English and Simplified Chinese are included.

Changes

  • Library installation status now checks Steam download/staging counters and committed installation state before enabling Play.
  • Start Game shows launching/running feedback and prevents repeated launch requests.
  • Dota 2 compatibility recipe selects the appropriate D3DMetal path and repairs fullscreen configuration; microphone usage descriptions address the observed voice-privacy crash path.
  • Grim Dawn display configuration handles CRLF/duplicate keys, Retina policy, and shared Steam display-session changes more consistently.
  • Experimental universal 2× interpolation (macOS 26+) can follow a configured game's foreground window. It is OFF by default, with an emergency stop and fallback to the original view.

Downloads

Download Mac-Gaming-Uncle-0.4.0-macOS-arm64.dmg, drag the app to Applications, and replace the previous app after exiting games and Mac Gaming Uncle. Keep application data to retain installed components and games.

Wine 11.0.2 is supplied as a separate runtime attachment, unchanged from 0.3.0. It is downloaded automatically by the application. SHA-256 files accompany both artifacts. No Apple GPTK image or game files are bundled in the DMG.

This preview is ad-hoc signed and not notarized by Apple. See the README installation guide for macOS security prompts; do not disable system protection.

Known limitations

  • Interpolation is experimental, SDR/windowed/borderless only, and requires screen-capture permission. It can add latency or distort moving HUD/particles. Submission counts are not physical display FPS, and FPS doubling is not guaranteed.
  • On the tested M3 Max/macOS 26.6.2 system, 720p interpolation worked but 1080p and a decorated 1280×752 capture failed. Unsupported captures return to the original view without automatic downscaling.
  • 4×, static-detail recovery, and the Godot test project are not advertised app features or included game content.
  • Dota 2 background-music artifacts and variable gameplay performance are not declared fully resolved. Compatibility varies by title and configuration.

中文说明

本版修复游戏尚未下载/安装完成就显示“开始游戏”的问题，增加启动中/运行中反馈，并更新 Dota 2、Grim Dawn 的显示与启动兼容处理。补充麦克风用途声明，解决测试中遇到的语音隐私崩溃路径。

macOS 26 可选用实验性通用 2× 插帧，默认关闭，支持按游戏自动跟随窗口与紧急停止。不保证帧率翻倍；1080p 后端错误、移动文字/粒子模糊及延迟仍需改进。4× 和 Godot 实验工程不作为正式应用功能发布。

下载 DMG，退出游戏和旧应用后，将新应用拖到“应用程序”替换即可，无需删除已有游戏环境。此版本是未经 Apple 公证的 ad-hoc 签名研究预览版。

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