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Unable to install BG:EE on Mac after patch 2.0

AerethielAerethiel Member Posts: 17
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Hello,

I purchased BG:EE from Beamdog around 2 years ago (for mac). I wanted to install it back lately and while the downloader download and install, I cannot seem to install the game. I am stuck to the downloader screen who, strangely, display info from the august 2014 patch. Then, when I click "launch" the downloader shut down and nothing happen.

I remember being able to play flawlessly a couple of months back.
How can I get it to work again ?

Thanks,

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  • CerevantCerevant Member Posts: 2,314
    Try going into the Game Data folder and rename the app - just add an x or something to the end.
  • AerethielAerethiel Member Posts: 17
    Thank you. Now something really weird is happening. Before trying what you told me, I managed to install the game but it wouldn't launch itself (the launcher closed and nothing happened). Then, I tried launching it directly while going to Applications/Baldur's Gate Enhanced/00777/Baldur's Gate Enhanced.app

    Then Mac Os said that the App was not a PowerPC app and therefore couldn't launch it.

    I opened the .app file, located the "Balder's Gate Enhanced Edition" file in the "Mac OS" directory and added a ".app" after that. I clicked it, and the game launched. However, I'm still unable to launch the game through the launcher or directly clicking the original .app file in the Applications/Baldur'sGate Enhanced/00777 directory.

    Any ideas ?

  • AerethielAerethiel Member Posts: 17
    Note that I am on El Capitan and deleted/reinstalled the game 3 times (while deleting files and following advice 3 to 5 on that topic https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/16040/osx-stand-alone-launcher-issues)
  • CerevantCerevant Member Posts: 2,314
    We're working on a solution to this, but the problem is that spotlight indexes the app before it is done downloading and evil black OSX magic happens.

    If you rename the top level app - not the launcher, but the .app in the Game Data / 00777 folder - just put an X at the beginning - it will work.
  • AerethielAerethiel Member Posts: 17
    You worked magic ! Thank you. Everything works fine. Hopefully, this will not interfere with future updates.


  • CerevantCerevant Member Posts: 2,314
    you'll need to rename it back for updates to work, but hopefully we'll have the launcher issue sorted by then.
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