How install and play on Mac OS for non IT specialist?

[oleshkoigor]

Please write how to install everything? :) I'm not an IT specialist and I don't understand what to do. I feel like this guide is missing.

I copy paste this in terminal:

brew install glslang
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/Try/OpenGothic.git
cd OpenGothic
cmake -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=RelWithDebInfo
cmake --build ./build --target Gothic2Notr

# locate the executables at OpenGothic/build/opengothic

Terminal installed something and then wrote:

zsh: command not found: cmake
zsh: command not found: cmake
zsh: command not found: #

Something went wrong apparently. And I can't figure out where to copy the game itself from GOG? Do I need to unpack the game or copy the GOG installation file to some specific folder? Where do I need to copy the original game?

app from Mac Source Ports do not work :)

Maybe somewhere there is a step-by-step instruction and I just do not see it? If there is, can you provide a link? Please help me figure it out? 🙏

[Try]

Hi, @oleshkoigor !

We slowly working towards making project more user friendly, but not quite there yet :)

AFAIR, cmake on mac can be installed by simply typing brew install cmake

Where do I need to copy the original game?

In principle anywhere, you just need to specify this path later, when launching. In my case command line is:
./Gothic2Notr.sh -g /Users/alexanderveselov/steam/gothic2

app from Mac Source Ports do not work

They assume that GOG instalation path is at:~/Library/Application Support/OpenGothic

[oleshkoigor]

Super! It works! Game launch! But the mouse does not move properly :(

[Romubay]

i think the issue with the mouse is described in the discussions here. Otherwise try this build with the launcher: https://macsourceports.com/game/gothic2
I personally use it as well, until Try and the Team finishes their own launcher :)

[Try]

Mouse should be fixed already: #417

[damahaaa]

I copied all this and everything seems to be installed successfully

brew install glslang
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/Try/OpenGothic.git
cd OpenGothic
cmake -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=RelWithDebInfo
cmake --build ./build --target Gothic2Notr

what should I do next? How to install the game? how to run it then?

[Try]

/Users/zhenzhen/Downloads/Gothic2GoldGOG/RUS/setup_gothic_2_gold_russian_2.7_(14553).exe

This is not an installation path.

From the Readme:

Common Gothic installation paths to be provided via -g:
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\JoWooD\Gothic II"
    "C:\Gothic II"
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Gothic II"
    "~/PlayOnLinux's virtual drives/Gothic2_gog/drive_c/Gothic II"

GoG manual page tell that games are installed to ~/Library/Application Support/<gamename> by default

[damahaaa]

I didn't understand anything at all(
could you write step by step what i need to do next?

[Try]

:(

Can you tell to what folder did you install gothic2 game files ?

[damahaaa]

:(

Can you tell to what folder did you install gothic2 game files ?

I can't install them because MacOS can't install .exe

[damahaaa]

in general, this is the path to the installation file /Users/zhenzhen/Downloads/Gothic2GoldGOG/RUS/setup_gothic_2_gold_russian_2.7_(14553).exe

and the path to the installation file is

[damahaaa]

all I have

[Try]

than you don't have game file at all seemingly. Gothic folder should appear like this:

_work and Data, are one of most important parts here

[damahaaa]

this is a folder with the game already installed, but I can't install it on macOS ..

[0xF16]

this is a folder with the game already installed, but I can't install it on macOS ..

I have done it today for the first time. Maybe it requires some additional app being installed, but try to install PortingKit and install Gothic with it (it's the app to emulate Windows for games on MacOS). When you have Gothic installed (I have a GOG version), go to Finder -> Applications -> Gothic.app (right-click on it) -> Show Package Contents:

Then, drive_c/GOG Games/Gothic directory.
Now you have 2 options:

• You can either copy all it's content to OpenGothic build/openghotic
• from the build/openghotic run the compiled OpenGhotic executable like: ./Gothic2Notr.sh -g ~/Applications/Gothic.app/drive_c/GOG\ Games/Gothic (so you do not have to have to copy files)

Edit1: Oh, and I have just realized you might be looking for Gothic II. I was doing that from Gothic I, but the approach should be pretty similar. I want to finish first game before trying to finish Gothic II after like ~17 years.