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Title: Can I run AAO on my MacBook M1?
Post by: Vaz on Saturday, August 16, 2025, 07:24:13 AM

Hi, my name is Vaz. I’ve been playing AAO for many years. I was a team member of tU (The Untouchables) and BOB (Band of Brothers), both known for playing mostly on Bridge Crossing. I was wondering if there are still people playing AAO, and if so, whether I can play it on my MacBook M1. Thanks!
—Vaz

Title: Re: Can I run AAO on my MacBook M1?
Post by: teddy_grizzly_bear on Sunday, August 17, 2025, 04:02:58 AM

The short answer is: No, not really.

The longer answer...
While we have a binary that's designed to work on MacOS, it's designed to work with the PowerPC Mac machines. But with the introduction of intel based Macs the Rosetta compatibility layer helped Assist / AA2 run on Intel based machines as well. But back in 2019 with MacOS Catalina, Apple stopped supporting 32bit applications (which is what Assist and AA are). So that means the game / client won't work on any Mac with a new OS, even if it has an Intel CPU.

Now, you can technically run the game through a VM, but you'll probably find it to be quite the clunky experience. See this thread (https://aao25.com/forum/general-chat-90/how-can-i-download-aa-2-5-on-apple-m3-max-sequoia-15-4/msg110844/#msg110844) for more info.