Installing on a mac?

[Krissy]

Hi!

So, i'm in the process of installing the game on my mac using the tutorial on babyz.org. However, I appear to be stuck around step 8, where i'm supposed to go either the installation exe route, or use a preinstalled game. I think i might have realized my issue as i have a babyz.exe file, which might be different from the installation exe? Either way, I'm a bit lost and unsure where to go from this point to getting my game working. 

Any help is appreciated! Thanks in advance

[Krissy]

Bumping with new information that maybe someone can help me with

So, i found a .rar that had a bunch of game files as well as an installation exe. I followed the directions and something happened, i'm unsure what, but when i double click to basically launch the game, the computer kind of acts like it's thinking and then closes out back to wineskin.

Has anybody had luck getting this to work? I unfortunately can't do the windows partition at the moment due to s.m.a.r.t errors on my harddrive (long story - but the the basic gist is that my macbook back in 2012 was shipped with a faulty harddrive, but applecare refuses to cover the replacement) So until i can get a new HD i can't upgrade my os or do bootcamp or any of that. Obviously that would make things a LOT easier, haha.

Any help is appreciated! ^_^

[Becky ❤]

babyz.exe means that you should have the game files with like /resource/ etc folders (inside there should be folders titled area, clothes and a few more) - do you have that? otherwise you will need to build carolyn's fooler (on carolyn's creations!) or download the game installer which a link for is drifting around somewhere.

[Krissy]

Aha - thank you! I wondered if that was a possible option.

If I build carolyn's fooler, will I use the "copy a folder inside" option on Wineskin?

[Becky ❤]

yes that is exactly right <3 and you set the path for the main exe to be babyz.exe in there! Also, it's much easier to download the scenes/rez files/toys etc from babyz.org than to us her easy edit kits (although both will work fine)!

[Krissy]

Hmm, hit another snag, but it appears i'm making progress! I get a popup that says wineskin can't find the exe. I attached an image of what I have built so far, i can take more screenshots, but am I missing something? I haven't built the fooler in so long I actually am unsure if i even have everything, haha.

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I can't thank you enough for all of your help, Becky!

[Becky ❤]

that is where you need to go inside of the app (right click and choose show contents) so that you can see something inside it called wineskin.app. You launch that and on the main page you will see a address bar for the exe - you select babyz.exe in it!
you're getting there - you should just be able to click ok at this point, not sure, but try the above and see if it helps or not!

[Krissy]

I found the address bar in the advanced section - when i double click wineskin in the babyz.app file it gives me the install software, set screen options, or advanced options to choose from. When I go into advanced, I get this:

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and then when i double click the babyz.app its just a blank screen with babyz in the corner (next to the apple, file, and all that), and then goes back to the finder where i can view all the files. :/ Unless i'm telling it to go to the wrong place for the exe?

[Becky ❤]

hrmmm the advanced screen was the one I wanted and it looks set to me! can you download mfc42.dll and add it to the main babyz directory? it's floating around online. let me know if that helps!

[Krissy]

I found and added it! It started to load the main babyz loading screen and then closed out. So close! haha