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[Double A]

Dude, what did I just say? My PC isn't working. However, Macs don't try to commit suicide any time you ever try to use a different network other than your own for Internet.

Unlike the rest of these posters I'm an actual mac-using DF player who can tell you what to do.

You can't easily run the game by double clicking on anything except Terminal, which you need to open.
If the df_osx folder is on your desktop, you need to type either

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~/Desktop/df_osx/df or

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cd ~/Desktop/df_osx/
./dfSubstitute the path to wherever you put DF as necessary.
If you've put it in, for instance, your Applications folder, it'll be

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/Applications/df_osx/df

You can also drag the df file onto an open terminal window. Terminal doesn't seem to want to let you drag it onto the application itself or pick it from the "open" window.

If you feel like being moderately clever, you can also rename the dwarf fortress folder to "MacOS", put it inside a folder named "Contents", and put that inside a folder named "df.app". Then it'll run when you double-click that folder (which will take on a generic application icon).

THAAAANK YOU. It worked.

[TealThanatos]

I was kidding mate, I thought the schoolgirl like giggle would show my mischievous intent

[PlumpHelmetDwarf]

Unlike the rest of these posters I'm an actual mac-using DF player who can tell you what to do.

Yeah, just for the record, I am also a mac-using DF player, with a method that works and has worked for all of the mac builds. Thanks.

You can't easily run the game by double clicking on anything except Terminal, which you need to open.

Well you can actually. You just make "df" open with terminal, as previously stated. Get info on the df file, change the open with to Terminal. It may not initially let you open it with terminal, but set the Enable: list to All Applications and it'll let you choose it. Then you can double-click on df to open it. Works like a charm.

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THAAAANK YOU. It worked.

Evidently though, my assistance is not needed. Glad to see things are working for you.

[Hummingbird]

If you want an actual application file that you can open without using Terminal:

Create a folder named "MacOS" and put all of the contents of folder "df_osx" inside it.
Create a folder named "Contents" and put MacOS inside it.
Create a folder named "df" and put Contents inside it.
Change the name of df to "df.app", and click OK when it asks you whether you want to change the extension.

You should now have an application called df that you can double-click and open by itself. If you want to look inside the application to change the raws or something, you can right-click it and select "Show package contents".

Hope this helped.

[Thief^]

The game should really be packaged like that from the beginning...

[calrogman]

Macs don't try to commit suicide any time you ever try to use a different network other than your own for Internet.

Neither do Linux distributions and all I had to do was double click on the df script and hit "Run".

/smug linux user

[Thief^]

Neither do Windows pcs and I just have to double-click on the dwarffort.exe to run it.

/smug windows user.


No seriously, wtf is the problem "Double A" is on about?

[ibot66]

Niether do macs, i just have to double click on df.
/smug mac user

[Double A]

Neither do Windows pcs and I just have to double-click on the dwarffort.exe to run it.

/smug windows user.


No seriously, wtf is the problem "Double A" is on about?

A fixed one, "Thief^."

Now I'm on to floodgates and levers.

[darkrider2]

If this game is giving you trouble now, wait till you play it.

[MrWiggles]

Double A there is something /way/ easier then opening it up through the terminal.


WAY EASIER.

Just command click on the DF Unix Executable (The thing you open up in the terminal), the on the information tab there will be a section called 'Open With', there wont be anything selected on the drop down menu. Now select the drop down menu, and select 'Other'. Then go to your application folder then to utilities and select terminal. If Terminal is faded out, on the selection window, you can change a drop down menu to Any Program.

And now when you click DF thing, it'll open with the terminal automatically.

[Double A]

The terminal is a quick copy/paste/enter. I'm fine now.

[Thief^]

Macs don't try to commit suicide any time you ever try to use a different network other than your own for Internet.

Neither do Linux distributions and all I had to do was double click on the df script and hit "Run".

/smug linux user

Neither do Windows pcs and I just have to double-click on the dwarffort.exe to run it.

/smug windows user.


No seriously, wtf is the problem "Double A" is on about?

A fixed one, "Thief^."

You fixed your wireless suicide problem?

[Double A]

Yeah. I used a cliff.

[UmbrageOfSnow]

If you want it clickable without a bunch of weirdly named folders, clever as that is, you could always make an applescript.  It would look a little something like this:

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do shell script "/Users/umbrageofsnow/Desktop/df/mods/genesis/genesis_31_08_ascii/df"
Or substitute whatever shorter location your chosen df file is in.


But you can put the script in your sidebar or on the desktop or wherever without having to have the actual df folder there.  Good for OCD filing of different versions.

Oh, save your script as an app by the way.