Installing Mods on Civ5 for Mac

hetvler · Dec 21, 2013

I don't believe so! It was user error. Thanks for the prompt replies and the guide!

beewyka819 · Jan 2, 2014

Nevermind

chaosagent47 · Jan 13, 2014

Hello first thanks for this installation guide. Now maybe my question has been answered already if so I missed it would like some guidance. I have G&K and BNW installed through steam and I'm using the current latest Mac os. I followed the instructions for installing mods on macs found at the beginning of this thread. But when I end up going into the game I get stuck at the main menu and cannot do anything, click on the buttons or even exit the game it just freezes. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong or what I missed? Thanks.

AlanH · Jan 14, 2014

Hi, welcome :wavey:

That usually means you have corrupted the mainmenu.lua file when you tried to edit it. If you used TextEdit to do this, then please check out the warning in the first post.

NWbyNW · Feb 10, 2014

I have faithfully read the entire first few posts and tried to follow it on the nose, but I obviously did something wrong. I am having the same issue as Chaosagent47 and am trying to make the world edit mod work.

My problem is obviously with the coding, and I am using TextWrangler. I have the mod in the correct folder. When the game starts, it shows the mod icon, but I can not click on anything on my main menu and screen. So instead of trying to explain it, maybe someone can point out what I did wrong. My game is up to date, but for some reason says it is not. I can't even play the game anymore.

Here is the TextWrangler code for the Mainmenu.lau

Here is my main menu for the game, with a bunch of things I've never seen on the main menu before. I also can not press anything or play the game.

I would appreciate any help, and really just want to be able to at least play my game, even if the mods won't work.

AlanH · Feb 10, 2014

Hi, welcome :wavey:

I don't know how your MainMenu.lua code got like that, but I've included below a listing showing what it should look like. You seem to have moved a couple of code lines around, which screws up the logic, and hence causes the script to fail when it tries to run to handle your main menu.

Code:

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-- Main Menu
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include( "MPGameDefaults" );

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-- Script Body
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local bHideUITest = true;
local bHideGridExamples = true;
local bHideLoadGame = true;
local bHidePreGame = true;
local fTime = 0;
-- MAC_PORT local i1, i2 = string.find( UI.GetVersionInfo(), " " );
-- MAC_PORT versionNumber = string.sub(UI.GetVersionInfo(), 1, i2-1);
versionNumber = UI.GetVersionInfo(); -- MAC_PORT
Controls.VersionNumber:SetText(versionNumber);


function ShowHideHandler( bIsHide, bIsInit )
    if( not bIsHide ) then
        Controls.Civ5Logo:SetTexture( "CivilzationV_Logo.dds" );
        
        -- This is a catch all to ensure that mods are not activated at this point in the UI.
        -- Also, since certain maps and settings will only be available in either the modding or multiplayer
        -- screen, we want to ensure that "safe" settings are loaded that can be used for either SP, MP or Mods.
        -- Activating the DLC (there doesn't have to be any) will make sure no mods are active and all the user's
        -- purchased content is available
        if (not ContextPtr:IsHotLoad()) then
			UIManager:SetUICursor( 1 );
			Modding.ActivateDLC();
			PreGame.LoadPreGameSettings();
			UIManager:SetUICursor( 0 );
			
			-- Send out an event to continue on, as the ActivateDLC may have swapped out the UI	
			Events.SystemUpdateUI( SystemUpdateUIType.RestoreUI, "MainMenu" );
		end
    else
        Controls.Civ5Logo:UnloadTexture();
    end
--	Controls.ModsButton:SetHide( true ); -- MAC_PORT - rickb Comment this line out to re-enable mods. Happy modding!
end
ContextPtr:SetShowHideHandler( ShowHideHandler );

-------------------------------------------------
-- Event Handler: ConnectedToNetworkHost
-------------------------------------------------

NWbyNW · Feb 10, 2014

Thank you! It appears to work now. I appreciate the help.

bruce_the_LG · Feb 14, 2014

So I just wanted to start by thanking you for this intuitive step by step process for activating mods for the mac.

Now heres my problem. I downloaded Keka and I replaced the file that you posted above. Unfortunately, my keka is compressing the files as opposed to extracting them to smaller files.

If there is anyway you could help me figure out why this is happening that would be great.

Everything else I followed from your instructions are working perfectly.

AlanH · Feb 15, 2014

If keka is still compressing .civ5mod files then you haven't replaced its preferences file correctly.

First, make sure you are working with the correct Library/Preferences folder - /Users/<your name>/Library/Preferences/.

Did you extract the preferences file that I attached? It downloads as a .7z file, and you need to extract it to create a file called com.aone.keka.plist. Then quit keka and put the new com.aone.keka.plist file into /Users/<your name>/Library/Preferences/.

When you move the new file into Preferences, the system should ask if you want to replace the existing file. If this doesn't happen, then either the file name is incorrect, or you are in the wrong folder.

Hamlick · Mar 1, 2014

Hey! I'm having the same problem Encleadus had back on page 13.

I'm running OS 10.7.5, BNW version 1.3.4. I downloaded the 'Faerun' and 'Mod of Ice and Fire' mods for BNW using your wondrous guide. Everything goes fine until I select the "Begin your journey" button when starting a game.

Normal, non-modded games run fine. I tried verifying my Civ 5 files; everything came up clean, except, of course, the text file you had me edit.

Thoughts?

AlanH · Mar 1, 2014

Hi, welcome. :wavey:

Can you say what happens when you select "Begin your journey"? Crash to desktop? We never found out whether Encleadus fixed his problem.

Hamlick · Mar 2, 2014

Yup, 15 seconds of everyone's favorite beachball and then crash to desktop. For what it's worth, I upgraded to Maverick to see if that would change anything, no dice.

Here's the beginning of the crash report:

Spoiler :

Adriano5 · Mar 4, 2014

I have edited my Civ V application's menu.lua code so I can access the 'Mods' button in the main menu of the game, but every time that I go back and try to play the game, the 'Mods' button doesn't appear.
For some unknown reason (which might be related to the mods button problem), my Civ V application is labeled 'Gods & Kings' instead of 'Civilization V', so I think that maybe Steam isn't recognizing G&K as the Civ V copy to run, so it doesn't run that copy, but runs another Civ V copy that I have yet to find that doesnt have the menu.lua file edited; even after I have searched for several hours over continuous periods of time.
I have installed and uninstalled Civ V many many times on this computer to try to this problem, but so far, nothing is working.
Clicking the G&K copy shows up with a message telling me that Steam isn't open, even when I have it open and on the Civ V homepage on Steam.
Also, I have made sure that G&K is enabled in every way it can be (as far as I know).

Thanks for your time.

NASAROG · Mar 5, 2014

I just gave up on playing with mods on my mac. From the complicated installation process, to the unreliable startup of the mods… I'm passing on this one. I don't understand why it has to be so difficult to implement proper mod support on the mac.

Oh well.

USMCPlayboy · Mar 15, 2014

Hey AlanH...First, I want to say thanks for taking the time to put together such a comprehensive guide for non-techies like myself to follow.

I know that I made progress, because I was able to follow all the way through, and even get the mod to load properly...however, my problem is coming in a similar place to where I believe Encleadus and Hamlick are seeing issues.

I set up game, and it loads...as soon as I click "Begin Your Journey", I get the beachball and immediate crash to desktop.

I am running on an 27" iMac that is less than a month old, with Steam version of Civ5 w/ G&K and BNW. I will caveat this by saying that this is my very first time attempting to use any Civ mods, but the appeal of a D&D mod was just too great, that now I am annoyed to the point of wanting to solve the problem, and I just haven't been able to enjoy playing the base game with this hanging over my head!!! Crazy...I know

Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

I will post my crash report in the next post for your reference. Im not entirely sure how Hamlick compressed it so I might need someone to do that for me so as not to overwhelm the thread.
EDIT: I love when i figure stuff out on my own...the spoiler thing...not the CTD thing

Thanks,
USMCPlayboy

USMCPlayboy · Mar 15, 2014

Crash Report details (section 1):

Spoiler :

USMCPlayboy · Mar 15, 2014

Crash Report Section 2:

Spoiler :

USMCPlayboy · Mar 15, 2014

Crash Report section 3 (final)

Spoiler :

AlanH · Mar 16, 2014

I get the same problem if I load up the BNW version (v6).

I tried two map options. Each time I had a CTD. I've looked at the log files and can't see any clues. Sorry, it looks as if this mod is somehow incompatible with the Mac version.

arand86 · Mar 22, 2014

Hello, really appreciate your work on this guide, but I have a difficulty I can't seem to work through.

I've already installed a mod, then unpacked it with keka, but it doesn't give me a folder, it's just the .civ5mod file. Once I put it in the designated folder, I can access the mods button on the main menu, but it says that I have no mods. What exactly have I done wrong?

Many thanks

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