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Cannot run on macOS

A topic by Anthony Hobday created 57 days ago Views: 37 Replies: 3
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I downloaded the macOS version.

I am running macOS Sequoia 15.2 on a MacBook Pro with an M1 Pro chip.

When I run the .app file I see this message in a macOS dialogue: '"Not Actually a DOS Game.app” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Bin.'

Developer

Thanks for checking out the game.  Sorry you are having trouble.

This specific error isn't one I am familiar with.  That said, other mac users have had trouble running games such as this as they are commonly unsigned.  If this is that problem there are work arounds for being able to run software from "untrusted" sources.

macOS didn't flag it as an untrusted app, so I couldn't allow in that way. I used this command in the terminal to remove the "damaged" flag from the app:

"xattr -cr /path/to/application.app"

After that, I was able to open the game, but as soon as I click "Start" the app crashes.

I assume this means the game doesn't work on macOS (at least not the most recent version).

Developer

It would seem that way.  Unfortunately I am not familiar enough with mac to work through it too effectively, plus I don't have immediate access to this game's source.  I will take the mac build down until such a time that I am able to look more closely into it.  Sorry you had to be the one to discover this.  Do you have another platform that you are able to play the game on?