It's tested on Mac, and appears to work fine. Make sure you're un-zipping the file, and first run you need to right-click and select open to get around Gatekeeper(or whatever it's called these days)
No sweat! I'm really mystified, as I usually know how to get around the security feature. In this case, I just get a Finder modal dialog that says, "The application 'The SignalMac' can't be opened." with no recourse, incl. in the security settings. Bizarre.
fwiw, this is a last generation Intel processor, not an M1/M2 chip. Perhaps some odd compatibility thing?
The permissions on the executable were not set correctly when uploaded to itch. You can fix this by opening Terminal, go to the MacOS directory within the app, and giving it the execution permission. For example:
Launch Terminal
type “cd ~/Downloads/TheSignalMac/TheSignalMac.app/Contents/MacOS”
run the command “chmod +x The\ Signal”
Then hold Alt when right-clicking to launch the app the first time.
To the author: I use butler to upload to itch. The “–fix-permissions” option works for me. For instance:
“butler push –fix-permissions TheSignalMac.app oddball/the-signal:macos”
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Nice to play a game with some personality! Shaders look great. Well done, especially for a ludum dare entry. Would anyone like any toast?
Tried on a 2020 MBP, MacOS 13.5.2 to no avail. Sounds intriguing, though ... will try to find another machine to try it on. Maybe Steam Deck?
It's tested on Mac, and appears to work fine. Make sure you're un-zipping the file, and first run you need to right-click and select open to get around Gatekeeper(or whatever it's called these days)
No sweat! I'm really mystified, as I usually know how to get around the security feature. In this case, I just get a Finder modal dialog that says, "The application 'The SignalMac' can't be opened." with no recourse, incl. in the security settings. Bizarre.
fwiw, this is a last generation Intel processor, not an M1/M2 chip. Perhaps some odd compatibility thing?
The permissions on the executable were not set correctly when uploaded to itch. You can fix this by opening Terminal, go to the MacOS directory within the app, and giving it the execution permission. For example:
To the author: I use butler to upload to itch. The “–fix-permissions” option works for me. For instance: “butler push –fix-permissions TheSignalMac.app oddball/the-signal:macos”
That did the trick! The executable was indeed just 664, read/write | read/write | read, no execute. Sweet little game!