OOTP 8: Mac Installation

PotatoPeeler · 12-12-2007, 07:51 AM

So how exactly am I supposed to get this thing to install in the Applications folder? When I try to browse for the Applications folder from the installer, it doesn't list it under my home directory.

The installer for Mac is dreadful. I sure hope it doesn't stay this way for OOTP 9.

PotatoPeeler · 12-12-2007, 08:23 AM

Alright, so here's what happened.

I installed the game in the OOTP 8 Install folder that my downloads folder. Then I moved the OOTP 8 Install folder to my Applications folder and started the game. The registration screen came up. So I filled that out and got my receipt emailed to me. The game tried to start but didn't do anything. I didn't get the main screen or anything. So I tried opening it again and the same thing happened. The game icon came up in the dock but I never saw any screens. So I decided to delete the game an install it again. I didn't get the registration screen again but the game never opened either. Same problem as before.

So I decided to try installing it in my Downloads folder and running the game from there. Same problem.

Clearly, something isn't getting uninstalled when I just delete the files. But I have no idea where to look for the files that need to be deleted. Any tips?

PotatoPeeler · 12-12-2007, 09:01 AM

Okay, I just installed it in a folder on my desktop and I'm able to get the game started. So then I moved folder from my desktop to the Applications folder and things seem to be working fine. Weird. Still, I'm not real thrilled with the installer for this version.

Nutlaw · 12-12-2007, 05:48 PM

Do you need any help with this one, then?

Are other people experiencing this sort of problem? Does it need to be brought to someone's attention?

PotatoPeeler · 12-12-2007, 07:24 PM

No, I've got it figured out. I just continued to post updates for posterity. Thanks.

12-12-2007, 07:51 AM	#1
PotatoPeeler Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 3,639	OOTP 8: Mac Installation So how exactly am I supposed to get this thing to install in the Applications folder? When I try to browse for the Applications folder from the installer, it doesn't list it under my home directory. The installer for Mac is dreadful. I sure hope it doesn't stay this way for OOTP 9. __________________ 培傑西 I have never taken a lesson on how to talk on TV in my life. - Tim McCarver Guns have only two enemies; rust and liberals. The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel. Last edited by PotatoPeeler; 12-12-2007 at 08:25 AM.

12-12-2007, 08:23 AM	#2
PotatoPeeler Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 3,639	Alright, so here's what happened. I installed the game in the OOTP 8 Install folder that my downloads folder. Then I moved the OOTP 8 Install folder to my Applications folder and started the game. The registration screen came up. So I filled that out and got my receipt emailed to me. The game tried to start but didn't do anything. I didn't get the main screen or anything. So I tried opening it again and the same thing happened. The game icon came up in the dock but I never saw any screens. So I decided to delete the game an install it again. I didn't get the registration screen again but the game never opened either. Same problem as before. So I decided to try installing it in my Downloads folder and running the game from there. Same problem. Clearly, something isn't getting uninstalled when I just delete the files. But I have no idea where to look for the files that need to be deleted. Any tips? __________________ 培傑西 I have never taken a lesson on how to talk on TV in my life. - Tim McCarver Guns have only two enemies; rust and liberals. The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.

12-12-2007, 09:01 AM	#3
PotatoPeeler Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 3,639	Okay, I just installed it in a folder on my desktop and I'm able to get the game started. So then I moved folder from my desktop to the Applications folder and things seem to be working fine. Weird. Still, I'm not real thrilled with the installer for this version. __________________ 培傑西 I have never taken a lesson on how to talk on TV in my life. - Tim McCarver Guns have only two enemies; rust and liberals. The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.

12-12-2007, 07:24 PM	#5
PotatoPeeler Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 3,639	No, I've got it figured out. I just continued to post updates for posterity. Thanks. __________________ 培傑西 I have never taken a lesson on how to talk on TV in my life. - Tim McCarver Guns have only two enemies; rust and liberals. The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.

12-12-2007, 05:48 PM	#4
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	Do you need any help with this one, then? Are other people experiencing this sort of problem? Does it need to be brought to someone's attention?