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1) open terminal. (Mac)

2) run:    nano ~/Desktop/YourAfflictionLesterDiaz.app/Contents/Resources/autorun/renpy/display/presplash.py

(You should see the file text and, at the bottom, the nano menu like: ^G Get Help ^O WriteOut ^W Where is ^X Exit.)

3) press Control W. 

( At the bottom it will say something like: Search:)

4) run:   def start( 

then press enter.

5) under the line    def start(basedir, gamedir):  

add    return

PS: This is the correct code should look like: 

def start(basedir, gamedir):

    """

    Called to display the presplash when necessary.

  """

    return   # <-- ADD THIS LINE (four space before the word) 

        if "RENPY_LESS_UPDATES" in os.environ:

        return

    foreground_fn = find_file("presplash_foreground", root=gamedir)

6) save the file: Control + O

At the bottom, nano will show: File Name to Write: presplash.py

Press Enter to save the file.

7) Exit nano: Control + X

8) Delete the cached bytecode so Ren’Py uses your edited file:

run:   rm -f ~/Desktop/YourAfflictionLesterDiaz.app/Contents/Resources/autorun/renpy/display/__pycache__/presplash.cpython-312.pyc

9) launch the game 

cd ~/Desktop/YourAfflictionLesterDiaz.app/Contents/MacOS && ./YourAfflictionLesterDiaz

Let me know if you have questions, happy to help!