Mac

This guide will teach you how to set up and configure the Apprentice program for playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game over the internet on your Mac.

Thanks to drrty byl for these instructions. Please refer to this page if you have any questions.

Step 1 – Download Apprentice and Necessary Files

Save these three files into a folder you will be able to retrieve later on:

1. Apprentice Program
2. Pokemon Patch (updated through Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver, contact jermy101@aol.com if you come across any errors)
3. HamachiX
4. Darwine
5. X11 Window Manager: 10.3.9 or older, 10.4+, or from the OS X installation disc
6. DB’s Apprentice Dock Launcher (not necessary, but launches Apprentice quickly like any other OS X application)

Step 2 – Install OS X Stuff

1. Install X11 Window Manager
1. Double-click the downloaded archive to expand it.
2. Navigate to the folder where the archive was expanded using Finder and double-click the “X11SDK.pkg” file, follow installation instructions.
3. Double-click the “X11User.pkg” file, follow installation instructions.

2. Darwine
1. Double-click the downloaded file to mount it.
2. Drag the Darwine and Trix files to the Applications folder as indicated (or for PPC Darwine, drag the “Darwine” folder into Applications).

3. Make Hidden Files and Folders Visible
1. You can do this by using Finder to navigate to Applications/Utilities/, double-clicking the Terminal icon, and typing “defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE” at the command prompt (no quotes), hitting enter, and then closing the application.
2. You’ll then need to restart Finder by pressing and holding command+alt+ESC, selecting Finder from the list, and clicking the “Relaunch” button. This step is needed to navigate to the wine folder in order to patch Apprentice files.

Step 3 – Install Apprentice.exe and Start Playing Using Darwine

1. Navigate to the Wine Helper application in /Applications/Darwine/WineHelper and double-click it.
2. From WineHelper, press “Command(apple)+O” for Open and navigate to the location of the file downloaded in step 1.2
3. Select the Apprentice.exe file and hit Open.
1. At this point, Darwine may give you a message in the output window about needing to configure itself.
2. If nothing happens, simply repeat this step up to this point.
3. Now follow the Apprentice installation instructions that show up.

4. Switch over to the X11 terminal window and navigate to the Apprentice folder by typing “cd ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Apprentice/” at the prompt (no quotes).
5. Now type “/Applications/Darwine/Wine.bundle/Contents/bin/wine Appr.exe” (no quotes), cross your fingers, and hit Enter.
6. An Apprentice window should launch and you can being using the program as usual.
1. Set patches are applied in the same manner as on a “real” “Windows” machine by pasting files into the “/Users/-Your User Name-/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Apprentice/” directory.

7. To run the program in the future you’ll need to use the line “/Applications/Darwine/Wine.bundle/Contents/bin/wine Appr.exe” from the “/Users/-Your User Name-/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Apprentice/” at the X11 prompt, or download the dock launcher icon, which will run the script and start the program automatically.

Step 4 – Installing the Pokemon Patch

Apprentice was originally created for Magic: The Gathering, so that is why we need to install a Pokemon TCG patch.

1. Open the Pokemon patch file downloaded in step 1.
2. Extract all of its contents into your Apprentice folder.
3. You will be asked if you would like to overwrite existing files. Select “Yes to All”.

Step 5 – Configuring Apprentice

1. Open the actual Apprentice program by double clicking on “Appr.exe”, either in the Apprentice folder or on your desktop (if you created a shortcut).
2. Click on “Options” at the top, then “Set Name”. Enter the name you would like to appear in chat during battle.
3. Now click “Options” again, but this time select “Preferences”. You may want to tinker with these options to suit your needs.

Step 6 – Using Hamachi

Hamachi is a necessary tool for using Apprentice, as it allows you to safely connect to your online opponents in order to play a game. It is very difficult and dangerous to connect to an opponent without Hamachi.

1. Open the Hamachi file you downloaded in step one and follow the installation (it should be fairly straightforward).
2. Read the first 3 pages of this guide in order to learn the basics of using Hamachi.
3. Make a new network for you and your opponent to play on.
1. You can arbitrarily choose a network name and password, just make sure both you and your opponent know what they are.

4. Right click on a user within the network then select “Chat” in order to communicate with them.
5. The number listed at the top of the Hamachi screen is considered your IP address. When both you and your opponent are connected to the same network, you will be able to use this number as your IP address for Apprentice.

That’s it! Now check this guide to learn how to actually use Apprentice for playing the Pokemon TCG and go here to find people to play.