Mac Problems?

Hello, everyone!

The Mac version of Sex Gods could give you errors when you try to play it, so here are a couple of things you could do to fix it.

Run the xattr command:

Sometimes, MacOS marks downloaded files as unsafe and prevents them from being opened. You can remove this attribute by running the following command in a terminal:
  • xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /path/to/SexGodsFile.app

Warning! The '/path/to/SexGodsFile.app' should be replaced with your file name and path. The only part of that command that you should copy from this post is the following (including the space after the end of that line):
  • xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine 

Note the spaces before and after com.apple.quarantine and the space between xattr and -rd. If you don't have those spaces, on special the space between com.apple.quarantine and the beginning of the path of your file, the command will give you the error 'No such file' because it won't find the file.

This xattr command will remove the security flag MacOS adds to downloaded files. But if your Sex Gods file has spaces, dots, and dashes, remove them before doing this solution. Example:
  • Bad file name: SexGods - V 0.39.app
  • Good file name: SexGodsV039.app

Example of using the xattr command:
  • xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Users/YourUser/Downloads/SexGodsV039.app

And a last advice: try to use the name of the general folders in English, even if your Mac is in another language, because, at least in Spanish, the folders 'Users = Usuarios' and 'Downloads = Descargas' need to be on English in the file's path otherwise you get the error No such file.

No such file error examples:
  • Using the word 'YourUser' instead of your actual user name:
    xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Users/YourUser/Downloads/SexGodsV039.app

  • Descargas instead of Downloads:
    xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Users/YourUser/Descargas/SexGodsV039.app

  • Usuarios instead of Users:
    xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Usuarios/YourUser/Downloads/SexGodsV039.app

  • No spaces inside xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine:
    xattr-rdcom.apple.quarantine /Users/YourUser/Downloads/SexGodsV039.app

  • No space after xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine:
    xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine/Users/YourUser/Downloads/SexGodsV039.app

Unverified developer:

If you try to play on a Mac, you could have trouble running the game because the app has not been signed by a verified Mac/Apple developer. I'm not a validated Mac developer, so I can't sign it.

If a verified developer does not sign the application, macOS may block it. In this case, you should go to:
  1. System Preferences → Security & Privacy.
  2. In the General tab, they should see an option to allow the blocked application to run.
  3. Click Allow anyway.