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IMPORTANT: MacOS Catalina Compatibility Issues Sticky

A topic by adamgryu created Jun 12, 2020 Views: 6,662 Replies: 28

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adamgryuDeveloper3 years ago (1 edit) (+3)

Hey there! Right now, there are compatibility issues with A Short Hike and MacOS Catalina.

I'm working on a fix right now. However, there are workarounds outlined here for the moment:
https://itch.io/t/517191/macos-catalina-compatibility

I'll follow up with a concise workaround guide or a fix as soon as possible.

Thanks for your patience.

adamgryuDeveloper3 years ago (2 edits) (+4)

I've just uploaded a new build, called AShortHike_OSX_v14_Catalina_v2.zip

Would someone with a Catalina machine be kind enough to verify if this works?

Here are the instructions:

Download and unzip the app.
Right click on the app, and select Open.
You'll see a warning dialogue that the developer is unverified (that's me!) and click Open from that dialogue.

Split_Infinitives3 years ago(+2)

I just downloaded this version and it is opening and running fine so far!

bswallow3 years ago(+1)

It is also working for me now too. So excited to play!

scrumdiddlyumpshuss3 years ago

Works! I'm new to mac so sorry if dumb question - why does it ask for permission to monitor keyboard input even while using other apps?

adamgryuDeveloper3 years ago

Hmm, I don't use a Mac often either, so I'm not sure, but I imagine the game will run in the background if you minimize it or unfocus it, which may cause this permission.

tomalinsky3 years ago

Late 2013 15" Retina MBP working fine.

offinga3 years ago

Just to verify, this version definitely works for me! I did have to do the 'right click and choose Open' twice though. The first time it recommended me moving it to the bin.

It worked perfectly on the second attempt thought!

bswallow3 years ago (1 edit)

I downloaded the newest file and it still will not open on Catalina even with all the tricks listed in other comments (Unarchiver, chmod +x). It only has a pop-up window saying that it can't be opened, nothing about the developer

whykay3 years ago

Same here, just tried to open it after unzipping the file.

thankyougrass3 years ago

same here. here's a screenshot of the error i got.

adamgryuDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Hey everyone. Sorry about this, I'm still figuring out this a bit. I created a new version, Catalina_v2, if anyone is willing to try it for me. (I don't have a Mac computer on hand atm)

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SalazarSlytherin3 years ago(+1)

Right click on the game icon and open "Get Info". I changed the sharing permissions to Read and Write and then I was able to open it.

schmoppa3 years ago(+1)

Hi. I downloaded the game from the main link and it seems to work so far. I unzipped with The Unarchiver. Running 10.15.5 on 2017 13" MBP on 2560x1440 setting on an external monitor.

I could not find the Catalina-specific download you mentioned.

The art consists of "coarse" (as opposed to fine) lines, no smoothing. Is that the intended effect? Switching resolutions doesn't seem to do much until I get closer to very low resolutions where things start to look fuzzy.

Thanks! looks like a beautiful game, can't wait to check it out more.

adamgryuDeveloper3 years ago(+2)

Hello! Yes, the pixellated effect is intended, although it can be changed in graphic settings under "pixel size"

varshashok3 years ago

Downloaded the Catalina version, launched perfectly. Thank you adamgryu!!

DimasVoxel3 years ago

Downloaded the new version seems to be working fine. Thank you for your effort.

1539461Sam3 years ago

Hi I tried downloading the Mac version of this game but after unzipping the file it says that the application can't be opened.

Frungi3 years ago

In case you still need it, someone else posted:

Right click on the game icon and open "Get Info". I changed the sharing permissions to Read and Write and then I was able to open it.

erh3 years ago(+1)

The Catalina version is now working for me! Thanks so much for including your game in the bundle and quickly updating to fix :^)

toemorren3 years ago

I've tried both versions, the original gets an alert that says it can't be opened. V2 gets this:

“AShortHike” cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified.

macOS cannot verify that this app is free from malware.

Chrome downloaded this file today at 19:51 from adamgryu.itch.io.

Frungi3 years ago

Right-click on the app and choose Open from the contextual menu, and it will prompt you to confirm that yes you really do want to open it. That is a security measure, I imagine, to avoid unintentionally opening suspicious software.

adamgryuDeveloper3 years ago

You need to right click on V2 and select Open from that menu. It will then let you bypass the verification.

sophistoche3 years ago (1 edit)

Most recent version for Mac when downloaded and run on Catalina didn't give the developer verification error, instead said "the app can't be opened."

I checked inside the package contents and for some reason the main executable in Contents/MacOS/AShortHike was not marked as executable. After running chmod +x [path to executable] it ran fine.

viviven3 years ago(+1)

This thread is from 10 days ago, but I just played for an hour on Catalina with the latest build, no issues. I install games from the Itch client and ran it through there, so there were no issues at all opening.

Valla3 years ago

I just spent 2 hours hanging around in this game, and it's on Catalina. Loving it! No issues with the game, and I definitely will play it again :D

TriskAwen2 years ago

Just purchased and downloaded, receiving the message :

“AShortHike” cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified.

Running a Mac is OS Monterey. Anything I can do to fix?

adamgryuDeveloper2 years ago

Have you tried this?

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mh40616/mac

Knightly442 years ago(+2)

I'm on Catalina 10.15.7 and when I try running it on either the itch client or by itself, the game would just take me to a black screen with the spinning wheel of death. For context, I'm using the latest build file.