# How to enable Lua Mods?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-enable-lua-mods/15204>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [March 28, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-enable-lua-mods/15204 "2018-03-28T12:28:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ribchinski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ribchinski/32/2059_2.png) [@ribchinski](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ribchinski)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-enable-lua-mods/15204/1 "2018-03-28T12:28:08Z")

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Since the graphical experimental MacOS version crashes every time I try to start it up, I decided to install the Console version, using brew install cataclysm --with-tiles --HEAD.

Since then I have installed the game, and watched some tutorials on how to play the game. In the tutorials the Stats through Skills mod was enabled, and I think that for my first play through I would want to enable it too. When I go to the world creation screen, I see the following:

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I searched through the options, but there was nothing about enabling Lua. Lua is actually installed on my computer, so I have no idea what is the problem. Plez halp.

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**Author:** ![techincal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ebca7d/32.png) [@techincal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/techincal)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-enable-lua-mods/15204/2 "2018-03-28T16:10:10Z")

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LUA is activated automatically, but any mod using it will become incompatible at some point in the future when LUA support is axed.

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-enable-lua-mods/15204/3 "2018-03-29T16:23:52Z")

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It is highly likely that MacOS console version is compiled without Lua support.