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Hello,

Am French and my English is not reaaly good, but i'll try to explain me. For the moment, I have the Trial version of CrossOverGames. Am a new Mac switcher and I want to test the best software to play Counter Strike Source. CrossOver is the best but i have some problems :

• Not stable, i have some crash when I play :(
• I have no access to the Steam friends Online. When you play you can't discuss with mate by steam.
• Is-it possible to let an icon on the desktop to create a direct link to Counter ?

Thank you.
Sincerely,
Nicolas SORET.

Nicolas SORET wrote:

• Not stable, i have some crash when I play :(

Can you give some info about your mac? That will make it easier to pin down the cause of the crashes

Nicolas SORET wrote:

• I have no access to the Steam friends Online. When you play you
  can't discuss with mate by steam.

The in-game overlay is a known issue. We're working on it(since quite a while already - it's very tricky). You should be able to access the Steam chat in Steam itself, but not while running the game. An ugly workaround is to play in a window and have the steam chat in a separate window

Nicolas SORET wrote:

• Is-it possible to let an icon on the desktop to create a direct
  link to Counter ?

It should be - there's a create desktop icon button somewhere on the properties page of the game in Steam. (Right-click on CS:S on Steam)

Stefan Dösinger wrote:

Nicolas SORET wrote:

• Not stable, i have some crash when I play :(

Can you give some info about your mac? That will make it easier to
pin down the cause of the crashes

Try turning down the game's video settings, especially texture detail

Stefan Dösinger wrote:

Nicolas SORET wrote:

• Is-it possible to let an icon on the desktop to
  create a direct link to Counter ?

It should be - there's a create desktop icon button somewhere on the
properties page of the game in Steam. (Right-click on CS:S on Steam)

I don't think this will work. On the Mac, CrossOver ignores attempts by Windows programs to create desktop icons. If you told Steam to create a Start Menu shortcut when installing a game, then that shortcut gets translated to an entry in the Programs menu and also an icon in your Programs folder (your home/Applications/CrossOver Games, by default; Programs > Reveal in Finder will show it). You may copy that icon to your Desktop, if you like. (If you move it instead of copying it, then CS:S will no longer appear in the Programs menu.)