Originally Posted by Bundles

Wondering if anyone else has had a problem with this on Mac?
i've been able to run this on the PC with no problem, but the mac doesn't recognize the mod. most of the mods are seen as "unix executables", but this shows up as just a doc. Tried switching around the file type hoping the mac would begin to recognize it, but no luck...

Originally Posted by xts

@ Bundles, Assuming you are patched and up to date with the game, here's a link that discusses installing package files (the 3rd option show's mac location) http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?tit...Setup_and_Files

But you're saying it shows up as a doc. Is it the mod or the zip file your mac doesn't recognize? I'm wondering if you could try redownloading it? Maybe it didn't download correctly? Worth a try?! I wish I could help more, I have no clue about macs. Do all the packages end up like a doc or just this one? If just this one, maybe it's the download problem. If all of them, maybe it's a association issue? (I once opened a file and it asked me what program I wanted to use to open it and I said notepad but "always open this type of file with notepad" was checked (by default) and I changed my association once doing that. It was years ago so I don't recall the details.)

That was my stab in the dark, otherwise I'm not really sure. I searched and didn't see anything on file types changing. Once you unzip the file, the file itself should be a package. That's strange that it's a document and isn't recognized. Sounds like either download issue or game association issue with the file type, but I really don't know much about macs. Sorry.... There are forums here you could ask in if you want, or I can ask for you if you'd prefer.

More tries:
Has some info on mac installation: http://www.freegamehack.com/tutoria...iles-beginners/
When files just aren't working: http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title...les/Not_Working

EDIT: I wonder if when you download if it's saving it as a doc or if the unzipping program is renaming it? Good luck to ya! ^.^ Wish I had more information for you.

Originally Posted by Bundles

I am patched, and everything is going to the right install folders. have tried redownloading, as well as transferring from the PC. it is a .package, mac just describes it as a document, and just doesn't seem to work the same as the others... i'll just have to keep digging, theres gotta be a way to figure it out, just gotta find it!

Also from Bundles: I've posted in the OSX forum, hoping for some help. It's not all .package files, ive installed three others today that have been fine, but there has been others that have done the same thing. ill be sure to post if i find a fix, there's always a reason, and a way to fix it :-)

Originally Posted by xts

**fingers crossed someone in the OSX forum knows!** I was searching around and saw that some files on a mac can lose their fork information? Am I saying that right? Something about a resource fork.. Here's a link to an issue in 2004 about files, there may be hints in there as to what could be wrong with your files?
Quote:
Mac files have two parts, a "Data" fork and a "Resource" fork. The Resource fork holds information like what kind of file it is, what program created the file, what it's icon looks like, the time the file was created, modified, etc.

http://hintsforums.macworld.com/arc...hp/t-31318.html

Emaculation site had a post about losing this same type of information during a file transfer,

Quote:
How did you copy the files from your old Mac to your MacBook Pro? If you used for instance a USB flash thumb that was still iFAT formatted and not (re)formatted HFS+, the files will have lost their specific Mac-properties (like resource forks) and will have become unusable.



Otherwise I'm clueless as to what I should be looking for. At least I gave it a shot, aye? I'm curious as to what is going on & why your mac doesn't like my mod, Shame on your mac!