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Then to install Vintage Story, in the [https://account.vintagestory.at/ Client Area] select the '''Mac OS App'''. Download that, then when it has finished, in your Downloads folder, double-click the file you downloaded (normally ending with .tar) to Unarchive it. This creates <code>vintagestory.app</code> in your Downloads folder. If you want, you can drag <code>vintagestory.app</code> to your Applications folder or anywhere else on your Mac, and you can now delete the .tar download file. | Then to install Vintage Story, in the [https://account.vintagestory.at/ Client Area] select the '''Mac OS App'''. Download that, then when it has finished, in your Downloads folder, double-click the file you downloaded (normally ending with .tar) to Unarchive it. This creates <code>vintagestory.app</code> in your Downloads folder. If you want, you can drag <code>vintagestory.app</code> to your Applications folder or anywhere else on your Mac, and you can now delete the .tar download file. | ||
Which game version to download? To see all versions click on [https://account.vintagestory.at/#otherversions (Show all available downloads and mirrors of Vintage Story)] and you can choose between Stable and Unstable tabs. At the time of writing (January 2024) we '''highly recommend''' the latest 1.19 version (1.19.0-rc.8) under the Unstable tab, which has been specifically made for easier installation on macOS. Although that one is tagged Unstable meaning that it may have some minor new issues with newly added features, generally it fixes numerous things since 1.18. However, if you want to play multiplayer on a server which is still running game version 1.18.15 (for example) then you would need to install Vintage Story version 1.18.15 of course and follow the steps described below if required. | |||
If you run into difficulty, ask for help on Discord or on a [https://www.vintagestory.at/forums/topic/11017-mac-users-does-the-net7-build-work-for-you/ suitable Forum thread]. | If you run into difficulty, ask for help on Discord or on a [https://www.vintagestory.at/forums/topic/11017-mac-users-does-the-net7-build-work-for-you/ suitable Forum thread]. | ||
To run the game the first time, you'll need to [https://www.howtogeek.com/205393/gatekeeper-101-why-your-mac-only-allows-apple-approved-software-by-default/ tell your Mac that it's OK] to run this app from an 'Unidentified developer'. If you simply double-click the app to run it, it will only give you options to move it to Bin or to Cancel, press Cancel. Instead, to tell your Mac it's OK, hold the Command key, click on vintagestory.app, and select Open. A box will appear asking 'Are you sure you want to open it?' Click the Open button (coloured white), and this security check will be satisfied. You only need to give this security approval once. | |||
To run the game the first time, you'll need to [https://www.howtogeek.com/205393/gatekeeper-101-why-your-mac-only-allows-apple-approved-software-by-default/ tell your Mac that it's OK] to run this app from an 'Unidentified developer'. | |||
Known issues generally on macOS: | Known issues generally on macOS: | ||
