# Have trouble running Cataclysm ~ OSX 10.7.5

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/have-trouble-running-cataclysm-osx-10-7-5/9178
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [March 19, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/have-trouble-running-cataclysm-osx-10-7-5/9178 "2015-03-19T00:14:47Z")
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### Author: ![Yompsta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f1d935/32.png) [@Yompsta](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Yompsta)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/have-trouble-running-cataclysm-osx-10-7-5/9178/1 "2015-03-19T00:14:47Z")

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Hey guys/gals

I am really wanting to play this game on my mac computer. I have visited the official site and the wiki for all the possible downloads. They all download well enough, unzip fine but I can’t play any of them ☹

“Download Source” on the right side [http://en.cataclysmdda.com](http://en.cataclysmdda.com)  
= folder called “Cataclysm-DDA-0.6” full of things I don’t know what to do with

“Stable Release” \> “Mac” on the right side [http://en.cataclysmdda.com](http://en.cataclysmdda.com)  
= folder “cataclysm-A.0”

> “README.txt” which doesn’t give any instructions on set-up  
> “cataclysm-launcher” opens terminal with the following message:  
> Last login: Wed Mar 18 22:57:09 on ttys000  
> Name:~ YO$ /Users/YO/Downloads/cataclysm-A.0/cataclysm-launcher ; exit;  
> readlink: illegal option – f  
> usage: readlink [-n] [file …]  
> Couldn’t find cataclysm game binary in ./  
> logout  
> [Process completed]  
>    
> “cataclysm” \> opens terminal with the following message:  
> DEBUG: Can’t open data/keymap.txt. This may be a permissions issue.  
> Press spacebar…  
> DEBUG: Could not read data/raw/keybindings.json  
> Press spacebar…  
> logout  
> [Process completed]

“Mac Curses (no localisation)” on [http://en.cataclysmdda.com/posts/93](http://en.cataclysmdda.com/posts/93)  
= folder “cataclysm-A.0” with exact same issues

“Cataclysm DDA Mac (Graphical stable)” on [http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Download](http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Download)  
= unzip “cataclysm-mac-tiles-0.B.tgz”

> “CataclysmTiles” \> opens terminal with following text:  
> Last login: Wed Mar 18 23:39:00 on ttys000  
> Name:~ YO$

“Cataclysm DDA Mac (Console stable)” on [http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Download](http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Download)  
= unzip “cataclysm-mac-curses-0.B.tar”

> “CataclysmCurses” \> opens terminal with following text:  
> Last login: Wed Mar 18 23:41:18 on ttys000  
> cd /Users/YO/Downloads/CataclysmCurses.app/Contents/Resources; ./cataclysm  
> Name:~ YO$ cd /Users/YO/Downloads/CataclysmCurses.app/Contents/Resources; ./cataclysm  
> Illegal instruction: 4  
> Name:Resources YO$

“Download Cataclysm DDA Mac (Graphical stable)” on [http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Download](http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Download)  
= unzip “cataclysm-mac-curses-0.A.tar”

> folder “cataclysm-A.0” with exact same issues

I don’t know what to do or even where to start. Please help me get the game running!

Thanks

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### Author: ![Rivet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rivet/32/11_2.png) [@Rivet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rivet)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/have-trouble-running-cataclysm-osx-10-7-5/9178/2 "2015-03-19T02:53:28Z")

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I’m a diehard PC girl, so I can’t personally vouch for its efficacy, but [this thread](http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=9837.0) explains how to make it run on OSX.