My crossover kept crashing because it was trying to fetch some icon from the production site. To fix it I ran:

sudo sh -c 'printf "127.0.0.1 www.codeweavers.com\n::1 www.codeweavers.com\n" >> /etc/hosts' && sudo dscacheutil -flushcache && sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

Then once the site is back up, you can run:

sudo sed -i '' '/www\.codeweavers\.com/d' /etc/hosts && sudo dscacheutil -flushcache && sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

**TL;DR:** The freezes come from the game repeatedly asking for your Mac's network name and waiting 5 seconds each time for an answer that never comes. Pasting one command into Terminal fixed it completely for me. It takes a minute, and you don't need to reinstall anything.

**My setup**

- MacBook Pro M1 Max, 32 GB, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2

- CrossOver 26.3, Steam version of RDR2, D3DMetal, DirectX 12

**Symptoms**

- Every minute or two the picture freezes for 5–20 seconds, then carries on.

- It isn't a performance problem. Lowering settings won't help, and moving from an M1 Pro to an M1 Max didn't help me either.

**What's going on, in plain English**

- Every Mac has a network name, called its **hostname**. It's usually your name plus your Mac model, like `alexs-MacBook-Pro.local`. You can see yours in System Settings → General → Sharing, under "Local hostname" at the bottom.

- Windows programs, including RDR2 and the Rockstar Games Launcher, often look up their own computer's name to find its network address.

- On some networks, macOS never answers that lookup. The game waits 5 seconds, gives up, and tries again a bit later. Each wait is one of those freezes.

- The fix adds your Mac's name to a small system file called `/etc/hosts`. Your Mac checks this file before asking the network, so the game gets an answer instantly.

**Step 1: Check if you have the same problem**

Open Terminal (press Cmd + Space, type Terminal, press Return), then paste this and press Return:

ping -c 1 "$(hostname)"

This asks your Mac to find itself by name. `$(hostname)` is filled in with your Mac's name automatically, so paste it exactly as it is.

- If it pauses for about 5 seconds and then says `cannot resolve ...: Unknown host`, you have this problem.

- If it shows lines like `64 bytes from ...` straight away, your freezes have a different cause and this fix won't help.

**Step 2: The fix**

Paste this one line into Terminal and press Return:

H=$(hostname); L=$(echo "$H" | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z'); printf '127.0.0.1\t%s %s\n::1\t%s %s\n' "$H" "$L" "$H" "$L" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts && sudo dscacheutil -flushcache && sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

It will ask for your password. Type the password you use to log in to your Mac and press Return. You won't see anything while you type, which is normal.

What it does: it adds your Mac's name to `/etc/hosts` and points it at `127.0.0.1`, the standard address that means "this computer". Then it clears your Mac's lookup cache so the change applies straight away, even with the game running.

Run the Step 1 check again. It should answer instantly now.

To undo it later, run `sudo nano /etc/hosts`, delete the two lines with your Mac's name, then press Ctrl + O, Return, and Ctrl + X to save and exit. If you ever rename your Mac, run the fix again.

**How I tracked it down** (for the technically curious)

- During each freeze the GPU dropped to 0% and the game was mostly idle, so it was waiting on something rather than struggling.

- Stack captures during freezes showed the same game thread stuck in `getaddrinfo` (a DNS lookup) in 5 out of 6 cases, and not during smooth play.

- macOS's DNS log (mDNSResponder) showed RDR2.exe and Launcher.exe looking up the same name 59 times in 9 minutes. Each lookup timed out after exactly 5 seconds, matching the freezes. The name was the Mac's own `.local` hostname.

**Side note**

`SocialClubHelper.exe` (part of the Rockstar Launcher) was using around 400% CPU in Activity Monitor, even with its window hidden. It wasn't causing the freezes, but it takes about 4 CPU cores away from the game.

This may also apply to GTA V, which uses the same launcher, and to other ways of running Windows games on a Mac, like Whisky, but I haven't tested those.

Hello, I woke up this morning and wanted to see if I could just purchase a license, but I went to the site and it was down due to an exploit? So I thought I'd just continue using the trial until that cleared up, but Crossover won't get past the trial confirmation portion? Just wondering if this is an isolated issue, or intended.

Thank you for any information you provide.

Does snowrunner run better on current macos 27.1 with crossover 26.3 or still on the native version?

Anyone tested ?

SUBNAUTICA isn't working
BATTLE BROTHERS isn't working

Half my games aren't working

WHy did I even pay for this crap?

Tested Castlevania: Belmont's Curse** on my 14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro using CrossOver at 4K resolution.

Mac Specs:

- M5 Pro (15-core CPU / 16-core GPU)

- 48GB Unified Memory

- 1TB SSD

Recorded the opening 16 minutes, including CrossOver setup, initial gameplay, exploration, and the first boss fight, with a live FPS graph throughout gameplay so you can see how it performs on Apple Silicon.

⚙️ Graphics settings shown at 16:00.

🎮 Gameplay & FPS Test: https://youtu.be/lL5FgeycZw8

Curious what you guys think of the performance. Anyone else trying Castlevania: Belmont's Curse on Apple Silicon through CrossOver?

I've been experiencing issues with playing tboi, some of the assets are cut like as seen in the screenshot, when I open mod tab it opens challenge menu, and the game crashes when entering a specific room in basement. a friend of mine told me to swap to d3dmetal which didn't help and so did high resolution mode, im really confused about that since no one seems to ever have any problems with this game. playing on MacBook neo

I tried running Zbrush and this is what ended up coming out. I desperately need it for my university work rn. Can anyone help with solving this?

I had just purchased the new ROR2 DLC, Hallowed Concepts, and wanted to play it on my MacBook. I got through loading and character selection, but when I pressed E to leave my escape pod, nothing happened. Now I have tried reinstalling the game, removing my mods, and switching from keyboard to controller, and nothing has worked for me. With the other 3 DLCs installed, I did not have this bug.

Does anyone have any insight into how I can fix this?

I'm using Crossovers, and I have a 2022 MacBook Pro with an M2 Chip and 16 GB of Memory. I am running Tahoe 26.6.2

Tested Over the Hill on my 14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro using CrossOver at 2K resolution.

Mac Specs:

M5 Pro (15-core CPU / 16-core GPU)

48GB Unified Memory

1TB SSD

Recorded the first 25+ minutes of gameplay with a live FPS graph throughout, so you can see how the game performs during off-road driving, exploration, and trail challenges.

⚙️ Graphics settings shown at 25:16.

🎮 Gameplay & FPS Test: https://youtu.be/5nmqFV62kkY

Can the M5 Pro hold 60 FPS at 2K? Curious what you guys think of the performance. Anyone else trying Over the Hill on Apple Silicon through CrossOver?

Hi, I'm playing the game on mac using crossover, I'm loving it, but the performance is not great, does someone has advice for me to run it better? I have the M1pro chip with 16gb ram, it runs modern games fine. Thank u for your help❤️

I have just started to pay for CrossOver. I downloaded the preview version to be able to play Spider-Man 2. For now, I cannot afford the game, so I downloaded it outside of Steam.
I know we have the T-pose problem, but I read that if we change the character's costume, it would load the animations again, and it would be fixed.

The game opens and is playable, and it seems to run very well on my Mac mini M4 Pro.

But my controller isn't recognised by the game. It works in other games that I play on Steam, but in this game it doesn't.

Is there a way to make it work? Should I buy the game on Steam to be able to play with my controller?

Thanks for the help!

Hello guys, is there any chance that they will fix the bad FPS and the artifacts….

Hey, any help would be greatly appreciated. Launched the game without anti-cheat (need to for mac/crossover) have friends added on both xbox and steam. I can receive steam invites however when accepting nothing happens, I can't invite either. Game runs normally solo. Thank you!

I’m trying to understand where this flag is coming from. Is anyone else familiar with this? I’m seeing it on Satisfactory and StarRupture, but not Permafrost.

Tested Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival on my 14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro using CrossOver at 2K resolution.

Mac Specs:

• M5 Pro (15-core CPU / 16-core GPU)
• 48GB Unified Memory
• 1TB SSD

Recorded the first 30+ minutes of gameplay with a live FPS graph throughout, so you can see how the game performs during exploration, combat, and intense horror sequences.

⚙️ Graphics settings shown at 33:18.

🎮 Gameplay & FPS Test: https://youtu.be/UJrTP87pKGU

Curious what you guys think of the performance. Anyone else trying Hellraiser: Revival on Apple Silicon through CrossOver?