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[bsabiston]

Hello,  earlier today at work I downloaded the mac version of this game.  The unzipped folder contained a script that I could double-click to run the game.

Now, though, at home, the mac version I download does not have this script, nor the mac version readme -- what happened, did the download change?

Thanks
Bob

[mwanafalsafa]

I've only been able to run the game on OS X using the terminal.

Open the terminal and type: cd <the directory dwarf fortress is in>/df_osx

Hit enter, then type: ./df

[Nasikabatrachus]

I just downloaded it and ran it just fine. Try downloading it several times and see what happens. The readme says you need some libraries:

In addition to the hardware requirements (which will be the same as the other
platforms) your system will need these libraries installed:

* GTK+ 2+
* SDL 1.2+
* SDL_image

And some kind of OpenGL implementation, so:

* libgl
* libglu

If the problem persists, look those up, because it sounds like the problem might be related to this.

[Cespinarve]

Did you perhaps download the legacy version by mistake? The script you want is called just "df" and on my Mac its icon is a gray rectangle. Remember, if it's an older, non-intel Mac it won't work. Also, you might get more help posting in the Gameplay Questions thread.