# Text not showing up in homebrew on mac

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/text-not-showing-up-in-homebrew-on-mac/26769>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [July 30, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/text-not-showing-up-in-homebrew-on-mac/26769 "2021-07-30T21:24:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/text-not-showing-up-in-homebrew-on-mac/26769/1 "2021-07-30T21:24:51Z")

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I’m sure that i am doing something wrong, but when i run cataclysm from the terminal, no text shows up. I can move past the menus and into the game…the map show up, but there is no other text at all.

im running the homebrew since the mac tile version does not currently work

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**Author:** ![anothersimulacrum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/anothersimulacrum/32/10770_2.png) [@anothersimulacrum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anothersimulacrum)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/text-not-showing-up-in-homebrew-on-mac/26769/2 "2021-07-31T02:56:13Z")

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> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/50149>
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> \### Describe the bug
> 
> Tested tiles application with three different versions thr…ough homebrew: all versions start CDDA, app goes to fullscreen, menus are rendered, keyboard and interacting with the menus and sound works but fonts are invisible or black against black screen. See the screenshot.
> 
> (Side note: on my MacOS, also downloadable 0.F MacOS Application fails, but differently as it states 'The Application "Cataclysm" can't be opened. 134')
> 
> \### Steps To Reproduce
> 
> 1. Run either brew install cataclysm (stable) or brew install cataclysm --HEAD (experimental).
> 2. Once installed, run cataclysm.
> 3. Bug is shown, fonts are invisible
> 
> \### Expected behavior
> 
> Fonts are visible (not invisible)
> 
> \### Screenshots
> 
> \<img width="1680" alt="Screenshot 2021-07-23 at 11 22 40" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2165674/126755950-36024586-9b6a-4322-bcbb-4a14c125f6f7.png"\>
> 
> 
> \### Versions and configuration
> 
> \- OS: Apple M1 Big Sur 11.4
> \- Game Version: 0.F or HEAD-bb34304 or HEAD-90539ba
> \- Graphics version: Tiles
> \- Ingame language: Not able to verify but I suspect English
> \- Mods loaded: vanilla
> 
> 
> \### Additional context
> 
> \_No response\_