Timberborn on macOS

[mechanistry]

Hi everybeaver,

The purpose of this thread is collect all information related to macOS support in Timberborn in one place. If you do not find an answer to your question or something doesn't work, please reply here or start a new discussion with "macOS" in its title.

Does Timberborn support macOS?

YES. Please refer to the game’s minimum requirements for details.

Does Timberborn natively support M1 / Apple Silicon?

YES. Starting December 1, 2021, the game runs in native mode (without Rosetta). This applies to the main branch and the experimental branch.

Does Timberborn support traditional / Intel Apple hardware?

YES.

The game freezes during launch, what should I do?

Some players reported that the game stops during launch. We are working on a permanent fix with Steam and our game engine. In the meantime, after clicking Play to start the game in your Steam client, try to select “Play macOS workaround”. Let us know if it solves your problem.

Finally

If you are happy with how the game works on your macOS hardware, don’t forget to comment below! (and include your specs)

[Alos]

Some possible things I can think of to allow Steam to start the download:

* Change the DNS to something like OpenDNS or Google's DNS servers.
* Make sure that you don't have any firewall or VPN software running
* Go to Steam -> Downloads -> Clear Download Cache

Maybe leave your Steam client open for a while/overnight?

[Norbz]

I just wanted to say I am so happy. Being a freelancer, I spend time away from home where I sometimes (ok, always), miss my gaming PC. Timberborn is perfect for chilling at the hotel.

Works great on Mac M1 Pro

[WaywardsLost]

After updating to MacOS Sequoia Public Beta 3, the game opens and runs fine with Bepinex installed, but immediately crashes and begins a startup loop when trying to run the game without Bepinex. No error or crash report is displayed.

[hobbes.cm]

Hi,
I'm having an issue where no matter what launch option I use, I always get the "Rosetta: On. Reduced performance." warning on the game's start screen. How do I get the game to run natively?
I've tried reinstalling Steam, and I've tried all the "Launch Options" in the settings menu.
I'm running on a:
16" MacBook Pro M2 Max
Sonoma 14.5
64GB of Ram

Thanks.

[WaywardsLost]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von hobbes.cm:

Hi,
I'm having an issue where no matter what launch option I use, I always get the "Rosetta: On. Reduced performance." warning on the game's start screen. How do I get the game to run natively?
I've tried reinstalling Steam, and I've tried all the "Launch Options" in the settings menu.
I'm running on a:
16" MacBook Pro M2 Max
Sonoma 14.5
64GB of Ram

Thanks.

That's the exact thing I was trying to fix when I came across my problem. No matter what, it always shows Rosetta.

[grilled.dev_Mechanistry]

Hi, could you check if you removed all leftover files from mods? If everything seems to be in order, could you send us your log files? Here's how to find them: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1062090/discussions/2/3110269213859735252/

[SGA]

i had the problem of freezing when i launched the game on my mac, so i selected "Play macOS workaround" and it seems to run correctly (i was worried about buying another game who doesn't run correctly on mac). Thank you !

[SamTheGeek]

I've also experienced the issue with the game starting on MacOS Sequoia. I've pulled the logs and am happy to share them, there's two lines that seem pertinent:

1.

ERROR: Shader Hidden/Universal Render Pipeline/DBufferClear shader is not supported on this GPU (none of subshaders/fallbacks are suitable)
2024-08-18 23:22:13.637 Timberborn[2001:17866] +[IMKClient subclass]: chose IMKClient_Modern
UnloadTime: 0.238041 ms

2.

Curl error 7: Failed to connect to config.uca.cloud.unity3d.com port 443 after 2 ms: Error
Curl error 7: Failed to connect to cdp.cloud.unity3d.com port 443 after 1 ms: Error

I am assuming the second error is Unity's error handling firing, and then being prevented from connecting due to Sequoia's new permissions around local network access. I've looked into the MacOS logs and it seems like TCC is preventing the connections from going out.

I've tried launching in all three launch modes (normal, workaround, safe mode) with similar result. I've never installed any mods.

[grilled.dev_Mechanistry]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von SamTheGeek:

I've also experienced the issue with the game starting on MacOS Sequoia. I've pulled the logs and am happy to share them, there's two lines that seem pertinent:

1.

ERROR: Shader Hidden/Universal Render Pipeline/DBufferClear shader is not supported on this GPU (none of subshaders/fallbacks are suitable)
2024-08-18 23:22:13.637 Timberborn[2001:17866] +[IMKClient subclass]: chose IMKClient_Modern
UnloadTime: 0.238041 ms

2.

Curl error 7: Failed to connect to config.uca.cloud.unity3d.com port 443 after 2 ms: Error
Curl error 7: Failed to connect to cdp.cloud.unity3d.com port 443 after 1 ms: Error

I am assuming the second error is Unity's error handling firing, and then being prevented from connecting due to Sequoia's new permissions around local network access. I've looked into the MacOS logs and it seems like TCC is preventing the connections from going out.

I've tried launching in all three launch modes (normal, workaround, safe mode) with similar result. I've never installed any mods.

Hi, thanks for the report, could you send us full logs at [e-mail]?

[isplumm]

So I have moved onto Timberborn V6 - fantastic game - but mods don't appear to work - if I try to enable any, game crashes - I get an error message saying Rosetta needs to be enabled - which seems wrong to me?

[grilled.dev_Mechanistry]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von isplumm:

So I have moved onto Timberborn V6 - fantastic game - but mods don't appear to work - if I try to enable any, game crashes - I get an error message saying Rosetta needs to be enabled - which seems wrong to me?

Are you using Update 6 or Update 5 mods? If it's the former, could you send us your logs at [e-mail]? Here's how to find them: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1062090/discussions/2/3110269213859735252/

[nollfem]

Just want to jump in here to say that I've been playing on macOS since 2021 and have rarely had any problems, thanks a lot for keeping up the mac support! There are a bunch of other games that I have to skip since they're not working for macOS but I know I can always come back to Timberborn!

[Jambo]

QUICK QUESTION: How to launch "MacOS Workaround" mode from a Mac desktop icon installed by the Steam client?

To play experimental Update 6 with the Ladder/Harmony mod QoL configuration, I have to play TB in the MacOS Workaround mode on my M1 iMac. No problem with that, however it would help if there was a way to tweak the desktop game icon to launch in that mode rather than having to go to the Steam client Library for this great game to launch via the Play button. I have checked the "always launch in Workaround" mode so I don't have to choose among startup configs when clicking Play, but I would like to simply double-click the desktop icon to directly launch the game in Workaround mode. TY... BTW, Update 6 with the Ladder mod is awesome.

[roel]

I'm on OSX 14.7, and starting Timberborn on expirimental on update 6 is not as good as it was. With main, i didn't have any issues, but now I sometimes have to click the icon 4 or 5 times before it starts.

It will look like it's starting timberborn, but will go back to desktop after a few seconds. Repeating this often makes the game start, and run without any issues for hours.

Starting in workaround does not work, starting in safe mode works.

[grilled.dev_Mechanistry]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von roel:

I'm on OSX 14.7, and starting Timberborn on expirimental on update 6 is not as good as it was. With main, i didn't have any issues, but now I sometimes have to click the icon 4 or 5 times before it starts.

It will look like it's starting timberborn, but will go back to desktop after a few seconds. Repeating this often makes the game start, and run without any issues for hours.

Starting in workaround does not work, starting in safe mode works.

Hi, could you send us your logs at [e-mail]? Here's how to find them: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1062090/discussions/2/3110269213859735252/