Star Wars Battlefront II, Mac Mini M4, CrossOver: Performance test

Star Wars Battlefront II, Mac Mini M4, CrossOver: Performance test

Setup: Mac Mini M4 Base Model, macOS 26 Tahoe, CrossOver 26 Preview, GPTK 3 Beta 4, D3DMetal, MSync.

Settings: 1080p resolution, Ultra graphics preset.

Performance: Averages over 60 FPS (estimate for the single player campaign).

This game runs very well with CrossOver.

Multiplayer also works because the game does not use the EA anti-cheat software. The performance during a 40-person "Supremacy" multiplayer drops to around 30 FPS with Ultra graphics; some adjustment of the graphics/resolution for better frame rates is needed.

The issue with the game is dealing with the EA app. The Steam-EA app link is not well implemented. The game might take a while to start; that is usually the situation with Steam EA games that use the problematic EA-Link app.


Notes:

1. The game has a DX12 mode which can be activated in the settings, and that requires a restart of the game. After activating DX12, the game did not start anymore, without any warning or messages. Default mode (DX11) is fine.

2. If the game is started from its shortcut in CrossOver, the steps that follow are frustrating: The shortcut calls Steam, Steam starts if it is not running already and then calls the EA app, the EA app starts and then enters "limited for Steam" mode, the EA app then calls the "EA-Link" app which performs some kind of license check while saying "preparing your game." Then the game will start, sometimes after a while. Usually the whole process is about a minute or less.


Timeline:
00:00 Test setup
00:12 Graphics settings
01:11 Gameplay
06:31 Results summary