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Moneybrawler · 05-18-2026, 11:45 AM

* **Computer:** Mac
* **OS:** macOS Tahoe 26.3
* **Game version:** OOTP Baseball 25
* **Distribution:** Standalone
* **Mac model:** MacBook Pro — [I can provide exact model/specs if needed]
* **Crash report:** No normal Mac crash report appears because the app does not fully quit/crash. It stays active in the Dock.
* **What happens:** When I open OOTP 25, the window appears for a split second and then disappears. The app remains running in the Dock. If I click the Dock icon, the window briefly flashes back up and then disappears again.
* **Mission Control:** Shows no available OOTP windows.
* **Error message:** No error message.
* **Is it repeatable?** Yes. It happens every time I try to open the game.
* **Where does it happen?** Immediately on startup, before I can get into the game or interact with settings.
* **Saved game specific?** It does not appear to be tied to one saved game, because the problem occurs before I can select or load a saved game.
* **Steps already tried:**

* Force quit and reopen
* Reinstall OOTP 25
* Toggle Dock with Command + Option + D
* Mission Control check
* Confirmed macOS setting “When switching to an application, switch to a Space with open windows for the application” was already enabled
* Tried Command + M
* Tried Control + Command + F
* Backed up the `saved_games` folder to Desktop
* Duplicated and renamed `app.cfg` in the OOTP 25 `config` folder to force OOTP to recreate it
* **Result after resetting `app.cfg`:** The behavior still happens. On the first launch after resetting `app.cfg`, I briefly saw what looked like a “Would you like to help?” analytics/usage-sharing prompt, but the window disappeared too quickly to interact with it. On the next launch I did not clearly see that pop-up, but the app still disappeared immediately.

05-18-2026, 11:45 AM	#2
Moneybrawler Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 187	* Computer: Mac * OS: macOS Tahoe 26.3 * Game version: OOTP Baseball 25 * Distribution: Standalone * Mac model: MacBook Pro — [I can provide exact model/specs if needed] * Crash report: No normal Mac crash report appears because the app does not fully quit/crash. It stays active in the Dock. * What happens: When I open OOTP 25, the window appears for a split second and then disappears. The app remains running in the Dock. If I click the Dock icon, the window briefly flashes back up and then disappears again. * Mission Control: Shows no available OOTP windows. * Error message: No error message. * Is it repeatable? Yes. It happens every time I try to open the game. * Where does it happen? Immediately on startup, before I can get into the game or interact with settings. * Saved game specific? It does not appear to be tied to one saved game, because the problem occurs before I can select or load a saved game. * Steps already tried: * Force quit and reopen * Reinstall OOTP 25 * Toggle Dock with Command + Option + D * Mission Control check * Confirmed macOS setting “When switching to an application, switch to a Space with open windows for the application” was already enabled * Tried Command + M * Tried Control + Command + F * Backed up the `saved_games` folder to Desktop * Duplicated and renamed `app.cfg` in the OOTP 25 `config` folder to force OOTP to recreate it * Result after resetting `app.cfg`: The behavior still happens. On the first launch after resetting `app.cfg`, I briefly saw what looked like a “Would you like to help?” analytics/usage-sharing prompt, but the window disappeared too quickly to interact with it. On the next launch I did not clearly see that pop-up, but the app still disappeared immediately.