Post by LynxesExe in i cant open the game on mac os catalina, maybe because its 32 bit... i wanna play ittt

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You probably messed up the cd command.

Make it simple, move the .app (well it's actually a folder but who cares) file on the Desktop.

Open the terminal and type this: "cd ~/Desktop/Karlson_mac.app/Contents/MacOS/", press enter.

Then type "chmod +x Karlson" (if it says permiossion denied try "sudo chmod +x Karlson"), press enter.

Then type "./Karlson" (probably going to ask you about security, open System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> General and click "Open Anyway"), press enter.

Should run now.

Once you do this and it runs, simply double clicking on the .app will work.

Gaigus4 years ago

Could you please post a screanshot of it please i still cant get it to work

LynxesExe4 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

Step 1: Move the game (.app) to the Desktop.

Step 2: Open the terminal and paste this "cd ~/Desktop/Karlson_mac.app/Contents/MacOS/", then press enter (don't use cmd+v, right click and select paste).

Step 3: Now type "chmod +x Karlson", then press enter.

Step 4: Now type "./Karlson" (this will try to open the file, but since it's an executable downloaded from the Internet, macOS will complain, and a window will pop up, press "Cancel").

Step 5: Now open System Settings (press `cmd + space` or however you want to open it, click Security & Privacy, and make sure to be in the "General" Tab. On the bottom of the window a "Open Anyway" button should be present, click it.

Step 6: Now a new confirmation window will pop up, press "Open"

Now the Unity configuration window will open, choose your configuration

Finally press "Play!" and the game will successfully start

From now on simply double clicking on the .app file will make the game run.

dawntail72724 years ago

so when I do ./Karlson it says no such file or directory is there a fix?

LynxesExe4 years ago

You are in the wrong directory, and the file is not there, that's why you can't open it.

Did you copy the step 2 command correctly?

CasperNo1d4 years ago

When I do "cd ~/Desktop/Karlson_mac.app/Contents/MacOS/". It says, no file or directory. Even when I drop the file in.

LynxesExe4 years ago

Sorry, way too late, youre spelling the directory right.

Did you change the name of the .app file? Is it in the desktop? Did you extract the game from the .zip archive?

StealthzyBoy2 years ago (1 edit)

i did all the steps correctly but it keeps coming up with this

volpetarocca4 years ago(+1)

IT WORKSSS THANK YOU!!!

sorry for stealing your time!

last ask does this work with every app with this problems?

LynxesExe4 years ago (2 edits)

Not every app, but might solve the issue whenever you get that error.

If an app is 32 bit and you try running it on Catalina a different message will pop up saying that the developer needs to update the app (and you will see a different icon that usual).

exekiller3 years ago(-2)

you are lying I did exactly what you said and still didn't work you are a lying scoundrel

LynxesExe2 years ago

I did no such thing, the problem with the game is a problem common to various MacOS apps, or nix* executables for the matter, there is no permission to run the executable, which is why it doesn't work.

The commands I provided do three simple things, since the `.app` is a folder containing a variety of files, I guided you to reach the executable, then I gave you the command to give it permission to run.

You can Google them, it's what they do `cd` is change directory, and changes the directory. `chmod` changed files permissions and with `chmod +x [filename]` you give a file permission to be run.

In case the command fails since you do not have the permission to run use `sudo` to run the command as root temporarily.

It worked for others, if it didn't work for you it is either because YOU FAILED to follow very simple and basic instructions which explained 3 times with even screenshots, or it is because of another problem.

Since I'm not the developer of this game but simply someone that knew how to fix this and saw that many people don't, I decided to go and tell everybody how to go and run this game, there is even a screenshot with the game running.

If you still cannot open the game after that... well, it's kinda your problem, go crying to the developer about it, but do not call me a liar, because I am not.

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