Mac OS X is Apple's current operating system for desktop and laptop computers. Use the [os-x] tag for questions specifically related to the OS X version of a game, or a general feature or issue with the OS.

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Is there any way to make scrolling sensible in OSX?

I'm playing Minecraft on a mac, and I'm using a Logitech Revolution MX. When scrolling in the game, it flicks through my items very quickly, rather than one item-per-click scrolling than I get in ...
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Steam (Mac) game location

A few months ago, I restored my Mac from a Time Machine backup. Now, when I try to play a game on Steam (Civ 5 for example), Steam does not seem to be aware of the location of the game. I found the ...
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Why are my controllers not working in Super Meat Boy on OS X?

I'm trying to play Super Meat Boy on OSX using a joypad, and it doesn't work: the buttons are fine, but the D-pad is completely ignored! I've tried many joypads and the result is the same for all of ...
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Getting rid of bones levels on Nethack Cocoa

I have been plagued by a problem. I think something's out to kill me (although considering I'm playing Nethack, that "something" is "everything"). Specifically, I'm getting into trouble for something ...
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How do I download mods on Garry's Mod for Mac

I have Garry's Mod for Macintosh. I can download maps with ease, but I'm unsure about general mods and SWEPS.
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While in a OSX, How can I “alt+tab” in The Cave ? (full-screen)

I tried ⌘tab / alttab / esc (that only opens the menu). It's hard to check the internet (friends/work/emails/etc) while in full screen and needing to save and exit every time. Running on OSX ...
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I can't open Spore on my Mac

It's been a long time since I tried to play spore on my iMac. I reinstalled it today and whenever I try to open it my screen will go black, a blue box will flash on my screen, my cursor will change a ...
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Fullscreen toggle on mac for Assassin's Creed Brotherhood?

I've tried everything: CMD+H, Alt tab, CMD+M, and nothing seems to be able to take me out of fullscreen mode for Assassin's Creed Brotherhood on my Macbook Pro. Are there any other ways so that it ...
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Q.U.B.E. on Mac on just one display

How can i make Q.U.B.E using just one display? I've tried turn off fullscreen, but it just scale down the viewport of the game, but i am still in the OSX fullscreen layout.
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AOE 2 Windows recorded game on Mac?

I owned a PC during my college days and have a whole collection of recorded games (around 1000 games) played during that period. Now I own a mac and would really like to watch those games again, since ...
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How can I fix a “failed to connect to LAN” error in Rome Total War: Gold?

I recently purchased Rome Total War: Gold via the Mac App Store on OS X Lion. I have had a lot of fun playing the single player campaign. However, when I try to access multiplayer to battle against ...
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Why are all my classes deleted?

I was playing call of duty Combat training one day. When I died, I was surprise when I hover my mouse over the class, it says there which was suppose to be a picture of the gun inside the class, ...
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Black Ops for Mac on ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB

I initially planned to purchase Black Ops for Mac from the Mac App Store for my late 2009 iMac. I was thinking I'd then buy GameCompanion and connect an Xbox 360 controller to my computer, ...
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Games on windows 8 in bootcamp lag even on lowest graphics

I've been playing Crysis 2 and Skyrim on my Retina MacBookPro (10,1) for months now. The two games used to run super smoothly even on nearly maxed out settings. This laptop has an Nvidia GeForce GT ...
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Multiwinia one full screen

When i make multiwinia fullscreen it also black the secondary display. I there way to make multiwinia fullscreen instead of fullscreens and e.g. watch tv on the secondary display? Note: I can't have ...
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Mods for Civilization 5 do not work on my Mac

I have successfully got the "Mod" option to appear on the in-game menu to appear by following this thread. However, I cannot get any of the mods I have to subscribed to via Steam to show up in the Mod ...
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How do I add mod support into Civilization 5 for Mac when I have MainMenu.xml instead of MainMenu.lua?

I'm trying to enable the mod button within the Steam version of Civilization 5 for Mac. When I navigate to: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/sid meier's civilization ...
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Missing game textures on XP VM (Parallels 6)

I have an 1-year old 27'' iMac (8GB RAM) and am using Parallels Desktop 6 to virtualize a Windows XP installation. This is its dxdiag output: While Games like Civilization IV work without any ...