MacOS Kegworks workaround not working upon 0.1.1e release.

I reinstalled everything and used the newest Wine engine (WS12WineCX23.7.1_3) and now PoE2 works on my Mac.

I did a full reinstall so I followed the steps here: https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Guide:Path_of_Exile_on_Mac_using_Windows_Client

But if you have an existing Kegworks installation, I think you can update it like this:
1. Open up Kegworks Winery in your Applications folder, or wherever you've installed the app.
2. Click the "+" button on the left-hand side, beneath the list of installed engines.
3. Select "WS12WineCX23.7.1_3" from the list of available engines, then click the "Download and Install" button.
4. Then, you may need to tell your PoE2 installation to use the new engine. Open up the PoE2 Wineskin by going to /User/<username>/Applications/Kegworks. Right click and select Show Package Contents. Open up Wineskin.
5. In the PoE2 Wineskin, go to the Tools tab. Click "Change Engine Used", then select "WS12WineCX23.7.1_3" from the dropdown. Then click OK.

Once again, I haven't tried these steps myself, so I can't vouch that they're 100% correct. But hopefully it leads you in the right direction.

PS: It doesn't seem possible to update engines in PortingKit at the moment, so anyone using PortingKit will need to reinstall PoE2 with Kegworks, Crossover, or GPTK.

Also, shout-out to the Path of Exile Discord (https://discord.gg/pathofexile). There's a "mac-os" channel and the fine members in there gave me a bunch of guidance.
Last edited by ultrabatman#1841 on Mar 1, 2025, 3:48:37 PM
Works for me with WS12WineCX23.7.1_3 engine.
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I reinstalled everything and used the newest Wine engine (WS12WineCX23.7.1_3) and now PoE2 works on my Mac.

I did a full reinstall so I followed the steps here: https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Guide:Path_of_Exile_on_Mac_using_Windows_Client

But if you have an existing Kegworks installation, I think you can update it like this:
1. Open up Kegworks Winery in your Applications folder, or wherever you've installed the app.
2. Click the "+" button on the left-hand side, beneath the list of installed engines.
3. Select "WS12WineCX23.7.1_3" from the list of available engines, then click the "Download and Install" button.
4. Then, you may need to tell your PoE2 installation to use the new engine. Open up the PoE2 Wineskin by going to /User/<username>/Applications/Kegworks. Right click and select Show Package Contents. Open up Wineskin.
5. In the PoE2 Wineskin, go to the Tools tab. Click "Change Engine Used", then select "WS12WineCX23.7.1_3" from the dropdown. Then click OK.

Once again, I haven't tried these steps myself, so I can't vouch that they're 100% correct. But hopefully it leads you in the right direction.

PS: It doesn't seem possible to update engines in PortingKit at the moment, so anyone using PortingKit will need to reinstall PoE2 with Kegworks, Crossover, or GPTK.

Also, shout-out to the Path of Exile Discord (https://discord.gg/pathofexile). There's a "mac-os" channel and the fine members in there gave me a bunch of guidance.


Thank you for your insight, I'll make sure to go join the POE Discord! I wonder if I've just been loosely checking engine versions or if it just released I have to admit, fix is fine and this solved the issue.

Very grateful for this active community.
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I reinstalled everything and used the newest Wine engine (WS12WineCX23.7.1_3) and now PoE2 works on my Mac.

I did a full reinstall so I followed the steps here: https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Guide:Path_of_Exile_on_Mac_using_Windows_Client

But if you have an existing Kegworks installation, I think you can update it like this:
1. Open up Kegworks Winery in your Applications folder, or wherever you've installed the app.
2. Click the "+" button on the left-hand side, beneath the list of installed engines.
3. Select "WS12WineCX23.7.1_3" from the list of available engines, then click the "Download and Install" button.
4. Then, you may need to tell your PoE2 installation to use the new engine. Open up the PoE2 Wineskin by going to /User/<username>/Applications/Kegworks. Right click and select Show Package Contents. Open up Wineskin.
5. In the PoE2 Wineskin, go to the Tools tab. Click "Change Engine Used", then select "WS12WineCX23.7.1_3" from the dropdown. Then click OK.

Once again, I haven't tried these steps myself, so I can't vouch that they're 100% correct. But hopefully it leads you in the right direction.

PS: It doesn't seem possible to update engines in PortingKit at the moment, so anyone using PortingKit will need to reinstall PoE2 with Kegworks, Crossover, or GPTK.

Also, shout-out to the Path of Exile Discord (https://discord.gg/pathofexile). There's a "mac-os" channel and the fine members in there gave me a bunch of guidance.


Much appreciated, it works on my mac.
Amazing. Confirming it works for me, too.

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