
Q: Where can I get general advice or help with Mac gaming? If your Mac has a built-in microphone, try setting this as the default instead of the microphone on the AirPods. Q: How can I increase audio quality while playing Final Fantasy XIV with AirPods?Īny application which activates the microphone on AirPods (such as Discord calls) will drastically reduce audio quality, due to the bandwidth limitations of Bluetooth. These apps work by routing all audio to a single virtual audio output, then redirecting that to your chosen output.

You can work around this issue by using an app such as SoundSource or Sound Control. Changing the system sound output will make audio stop working until the game is restarted.

This is caused by a bug in the game's engine, affecting Windows, macOS (official/XoM) and Linux (XLCore) clients. Q: Switching sound outputs break Final Fantasy XIV's audio until a restart. IINACT is a Wine-friendly alternative that runs as a third-party Dalamud plugin. XIV on Mac no longer supports Advanced Combat Tracker. Q: Can I use Advanced Combat Tracker (ACT)? Then, ensure that there are no entries in the "Existing overrides" section:Īfter removing the entries, try starting the game to see if the issue is resolved. Select the "Libraries" tab in the window that appears. To resolve this issue, go to Tools -> Wine Configuration in the XIV on Mac menu bar. This can happen if you have manually configured any DLL overrides. If you encounter an error on startup asking for C++ redistributables to be installed, it means that XIV on Mac has failed to properly initialise Dalamud's core components. Q: Why do I get a prompt to install C++ on game startup? This information will be forwarded to our cloud provider. You can obtain this by running traceroute in the Terminal.

If you encounter slow download speeds, please let us know in Discord and provide the following information: This can occur if there is a bad or slow hop between you and our web servers hosted with Akamai Cloud in Sydney, Australia.Ĭonnection issues are usually transient and will resolve after a few minutes or hours.

Q: I'm trying to download or update XIV on Mac but the connection speed is very slow?
