Alan, thanks for taking the time to write this guide. If you (or anyone else) can help me, I'd quite appreciate it.
I'm running the basic Civ V through steam on OS X 10.8. When I show package contents for the 'Civilization V.app' all I have is a folder labeled "Contents" with two sub-folders ("MacOS" and "Resources") as well as a file labeled Info.plist. I do not see a "MainMenu.lua" file anywhere -- are you familiar with this issue?
Thanks in advance.
I have access to the mod on my mac but when i go to play it the mod contents aren't shown
Hi, welcome
Is Civ5 installed correctly? Does it run? Are you sure you are looking at the correct Civilization V.app? It's at:
~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/sid meier's civilization v/Civilization V.app
Don't forget the '~', which is short for your Home folder, at /Users/<your_user_id>
When you Show Package Contents, you should see "MacOS", "Resources" and "Home" folders. This "Home" folder contains "assets", which is where you need to go to find the file to edit.
[UPDATE] New feature: If you are using the Steam version of Civ5 then you can now subscribe to a Steam Workshop mod. It will then download to a folder on your Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata/########/ugc/ *
If you have the Gods & Kings expansion, repeat the above steps to edit the second copy of the file at:
Contents/Home/assets/DLC/Expansion/UI/FrontEnd/MainMenu.lua
Finally, go to this post by Iamgoofball and follow his instructions to replace the file:
Contents/Home/assets/UI/FrontEnd/Modding/InstalledPanel.xml
This question comes up over and over again, because the information is scattered around the forum.
[UPDATE] New feature: If you are using the Steam version of Civ5 then you can now subscribe to a Steam Workshop mod. It will then download to a folder on your Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata/########/ugc/ *
* If you can't find ~/Library on your Mac, please see the Notes near the top of this post.