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# As described above, download an installer for x64 .NET Runtime from [https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/7.0 Microsoft]. As above, make sure to get the x64 Version - not the Arm64 version (for now)! .NET Runtime 7.0.14 is recommended | # As described above, download an installer for x64 .NET Runtime from [https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/7.0 Microsoft]. As above, make sure to get the x64 Version - not the Arm64 version (for now)! .NET Runtime 7.0.14 is recommended | ||
# Install .NET Runtime by typing the following in Terminal: | # Install .NET Runtime by typing the following in Terminal: | ||
::: <code>arch -x86_64 sudo installer -pkg dotnet-runtime-7.0.14-osx-x64.pkg -target /</code> | ::: <code>arch -x86_64 sudo installer -pkg dotnet-runtime-7.0.14-osx-x64.pkg -target /</code> | ||
(You might need to tweak the filename here based on the version you've downloaded at step 2.) | |||
: 4. Install Homebrew for x64 using these commands in Terminal: | |||
::: <code>cd ~/Downloads | ::: <code>cd ~/Downloads | ||
mkdir homebrew | mkdir homebrew | ||
curl -L https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/tarball/master | tar xz --strip 1 -C homebrew | curl -L https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/tarball/master | tar xz --strip 1 -C homebrew | ||
sudo mv homebrew /usr/local/homebrew | sudo mv homebrew /usr/local/homebrew | ||
export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH</code> | export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH</code> | ||
: 5. Install Cairo by typing the following in Terminal: | |||
::: <code>arch -x86_64 /usr/local/homebrew/bin/brew install cairo</code> | ::: <code>arch -x86_64 /usr/local/homebrew/bin/brew install cairo</code> | ||
: 6. Now download the game itself from [https://account.vintagestory.at/ Vintage Story Client Area] as described above, clicking on (Show all available downloads and mirrors of Vintage Story) and choosing the Mac OS App. | |||
: 7. In Terminal, cd into the game folder | |||
::: <code>cd ~/Downloads/vintagestory.app/</code> | ::: <code>cd ~/Downloads/vintagestory.app/</code> | ||
: 8. Copy (symlink) the Cairo library into the game folder, basically inside 'vintagestory.app' | |||
::: <code>ln -s /usr/local/homebrew/lib/libcairo.2.dylib libcairo.so.2.dylib | ::: <code>ln -s /usr/local/homebrew/lib/libcairo.2.dylib libcairo.so.2.dylib | ||
ln -s /usr/local/homebrew/lib/libcairo.2.dylib libcairo.2.dylib</code> | ln -s /usr/local/homebrew/lib/libcairo.2.dylib libcairo.2.dylib</code> | ||
: 9. Run the game (you'll need to do this every time you want to play) | |||
::: <code>arch -x86_64 ./Vintagestory</code> | ::: <code>arch -x86_64 ./Vintagestory</code> | ||
Optionally, you can also place the Game file into your applications folder and start it from there. | Optionally, you can also place the Game file into your applications folder and start it from there. | ||
