Having trouble running School of Lust on MacOS?
Mac OS Guide
Hi everyone!
We received a few reports, that the most recent release of School of Lust no longer works on macOS. When launching the app it might show the following error message: The application "SchoolofLust" can't be opened.
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For newer Macs, Apple's Rosetta may need to be installed before the game can run.
Rosetta is Apple's translator that lets newer Apple Silicon Macs run apps that were originally made for Intel Macs.
Step 1: Install Rosetta
Open Terminal on your Mac.
You can find it by pressing Command + Space, typing Terminal, and pressing Enter.
Then paste this command into Terminal and press Enter:
softwareupdate --install-rosetta
Follow any prompts that appear. Once it finishes, try opening the game again.
Step 2: Try the repair commands
If the game still does not open, please open Terminal again and run this single command:
sudo chmod +x "/Applications/SchoolofLust.app/Contents/MacOS/nwjs" "/Applications/SchoolofLust.app/Contents/Versions/65.0.3325.146/nwjs Framework.framework/Helpers/crashpad_handler" && sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/SchoolofLust.app" && codesign --force --deep --sign - "/Applications/SchoolofLust.app" && open "/Applications/SchoolofLust.app"
After running the command, which removes potential newer macOS permission blocks, check whether the game opens successfully.
Step 3: Send us the error message
If the game still does not open, run this command in Terminal:
"/Applications/SchoolofLust.app/Contents/MacOS/nwjs"
Terminal should show an error message. Please copy that message and send it to us, since it will help us figure out what is going wrong.
One extra note: the Mac version was packaged on Windows, so there is a small chance the Mac app bundle did not package perfectly. That said, if this were a widespread issue, we would probably have heard from more players by now.
If you're still experiencing any issues running the game on Mac OS X, please don't hesitate to reply to this post or contact us.
Cheers! =)
Boner Games
Comments (62)
Every time I try to run the newest version an Unexpected error
rosetta no longer supported by mac (just read still unsure) but cant play game
Hi Nemo! Rosetta should still work on the latest Mac (until 2027). Did you try following the instructions above? If so, do you get any error messages? Cheers!
Hey BG, I'm still experiencing the same problem I had before, to where I open the game, but nothing pops up. I did the terminal instructions right, and I restarted it again and again like you said, but it didnt work. do you know any other fix?
I did all steps in the Video and all steps from here also tryed anything from the comments. Its still not opening... even after trying to open it more then 20 times. Something seems to be just wrong. Maybe something with ''nwjs'' ? (Idk what this is but looks weird)
Hi BG, I tried to open and close it a few times, but it didnt seem to work. Is there anything else I can try?
I did all the terminal thingy and it worked, but when I open the game, nothing pops up; not even a black screen on anything. I haven't had this problem with previous versions, and I have a Mac book Air.
Hi ER! You may need to try opening the app a few times until it actually works. The latest "Sonoma" has an issue like that, where you have to try a few times for it to open for some reason. Let us know if that works. Cheers =)
in order to have my save file transferred what do i look for on Mac?
Hi CS! The save files are located within the app file. You need to right click the app file and it should show you an option like "Show Contents" afterwards you should find the save folder in there. I can't remember the exact location (and I don't have access to a Mac computer right now), but it should be something like: Contents/Resources/app.nw/save/ . Let me know if you can't find it or if you need further help. Cheers =)
so I did everything in the terminal and moved it to applications. But now when I open it, the game randomly crashes and closes
Hi J! Sorry to hear that. From what I understand, the game does start, but crashes while you're playing, right? We will need some additional information to figure out what's going on. - Did you have no issues with the previous releases of the game? - How often are these crashes? Did you notice that it crashes during certain events within the game or are they completely random? - Would it be possible for you to tell us which Mac you own or if possible give us your hardware specs? Thank you in advance!
payed $13 and the game doesnt run...
Hi Prince! Did you make sure to change the version number from 0.8.0a to 0.8.0b when you followed the steps above? We've updated the steps now to reflect the latest version. Please try following them again and let us know if you need further help. Cheers =)
I still have the same problem as a year ago. I get the loading screen, then the warning screen, the two Play and Exit buttons, click on play and then there's the model depiction screen, then the alpha release screen, followed by the Boner Logo screen. The arrow is the boner arrow, and I do need to click on the beginning screens, and click on play to advance from screen to screen. but after the Boner Logo screen, the opening screen with the menu doesn't come up. I've let it load up on it's own, but I do need to click on play to get it to advance. I still don't know what the problem is. The loading occurs at the very beginning, and after it's loaded, there shouldn't be a delay because the program is still loading, right? I did let it run without clicking, except for the play button. it went through it's screens like normal but for the first time ever I got a loading screen again. Except next t the word loading the "little friend" which usually went up and down, was flaccid.not moving at all. Maybe there's something not loading, or maybe it's caught on something after the Boner logo, but before the menu screen. I hope this can be fixed. Yup, tried it again. Get the boner logo, the 'little friend' goes up once, and then stops, and the music plays.
I have a problem with my Macbook telling me that app cent be opened because Mac OS can't tell if it have malware or not
Hi CD! Did you follow the steps above? It should fix the problem you're having. If it doesn't, please let us know. Cheers =)
so what happend with me is that i did every thing u asked but the game still cant run sure it fixed the thing with the message but still each time i open the app the app just close it self cant even enter and play
Hi IW! We're sorry to hear that. Can you please download the latest version of the game from the Download Portal again? We did some changes to the files, which should fix the issue you were having. Let us know if that helps. Cheers =)
so i did all the coding and then put it in the applications folder but when i click on it to load up itll bounce twice in the bottom the not load up
Hi DH! Did you replace the version number from 0.6.1c to 0.6.2a when you were entering the commands?
I don't know. You see, when I can't see the opening screen, I can't click on "New Game", Without clicking on new game, Which I don't think I'm able to do, as the the music never changes, and I don't know if I"m even able to click on the "New Game" button because I can't see it.
Yup, the game starts up, it goes through the pages until I see the silhouette of the woman, and then... nothing except hearing the music. I don't know if there's going to be a opening screen or not. But I do thank you for your response.
Hi JBB! That's weird. Does everything work when you skip the introduction part?
Hey Boner, you're last download downloads as School of Lust v0.6.0p1c, but when it downloads, it's labeled as School of Lust Mac 0 and nothing else. Will that give me any problems when I'm trying to get what needs to go into the Applications folder. Looks like it decompressed the zip file. So I didn't have to.
Hi JBB! Sorry for the late reply. It should not be labeled as "School of Lust Mac 0", but School of Lust v0.6.1c. Can you please try to download again? I've reset the download for your account. Cheers =)
I've stumbled across an interesting error, everything loads up and i can click through the 'are you 18+ screen, but then it just goes straight to a black screen. I waited for a couple minutes and still nothing.
I recently downloaded this but cannot get it to run. I have a MacBook Air and even tried this process of coding for what seems to be for another Mac. I had no success so I am currently trying to re-download. I checked for other updates or further instruction on how to solve this and nothing has worked. I even moved the game into the applications folder and still got the window: "The application "School of Lust" can't be opened." Is there something else I can do?
Hi Ian! Sorry to hear that you're having trouble running it on Mac. The coding above is not for another Mac. It should work on all MacOS versions. When you ran the commands above, did it show any error messages? That might help us figure out why it doesn't work for you. Cheers =)
hey i cant get school of lust too run, how do i get it to run on windows?
Hi, I followed all of your instructions and having the same issues as Peter Ottes. the file is in my applications folder and tried the right click and still does not work.
Hi S! Did you change the version from 0.4.2 in the instructions above to the version you have (which I assume is 0.4.3)?
I have talked to Flora and done all available options with her. But when I try to leave the house to go to school' character says "I should talk to Flora first." How can I get past this?
i do all the coding, but when i start the game up it just goes to a black screen the crashes immediately every time. Any help?
Thank you for the instructions it worked like wonders and keep up the good work.
Any help? Still can't play...
Hi PO! Sorry, I completely missed your previous reply. Did you already try moving the SchoolofLust app file to your Applications folder and see if the game runs from there? If you did, can you try right clicking the app and trying to open it from the right click menu? The reason for this is so it will bypass the safety precaution. Let us know if that still doesn't work. Cheers =)
It says " no such file or directory"
I still can't get this game to work. I was playing on gamcore and still supporting you but then got frustrated as it would be better to to play with it downloaded to my computer. But for some reason this still doesn't work no matter how many ways I've tried. Frustrating that it takes so much to play on a Mac.
Hi PO! Do you still receive an error message when you try to play the game after you download it to your Mac? If so, can you please tell us what exactly the error message says? It would help us a lot to figure out what's going on. Cheers =)
For those of you having the "unidentified developer" window pop-up on Mac. You can override the safety precaution by right-clicking the ".app" file. The same window will appear however, now you'll have the option to open it as well.
fyi you'll need to do this for nearly all programs you download that aren't coming from the app store
I followed the instruction the app won't launch and when I go into contents to launch there it will start till the tile page then its black
so i followed all the instruction but when i launch the game in the application folder it says “SchoolofLust” can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer. hope you guys got a fix for that...?
hello programers is anyone there hello... unidentified developer issue does anyone know what to do...
I cannot get past step 3 because it says "no such file or directory". I have downloaded the game, but I am unable to get past this and therefore cannot play
frist i can't download it
my Mac unzip it automatically but can't open
im fallowing everything but still cant get it work keeps saying ''No such file or directory'' when i type in
cd School\ of\ Lust\ Mac\ 0.2.1c/
Hi! I've tried this a few times and it tells me that there is no such file. Can you please help me resolve this? I have been playing off of another website but that only allows me two days in the game then I am shut off so I never get very far. I know it shows I have downloaded the game but I have had to remove the game and start again. Maybe you can send to my email? Don't know if this makes a difference. Thank-you in advance.
Don't know what the issue is but whenever i input the command "chmod -R +x SchoolofLust.app" it says "no such file or directory" ...
Hi TB! Sorry for the late laaaate reply. I totally missed your comment. Before you do that, make sure you entered the directory correctly. The post above says "cd School\ of\ Lust\ Mac\ 0.2.1c/" but it should be "cd School\ of\ Lust\ Mac\ 0.3.0a/" for the latest release. Let me know if that helps. Cheers =)
Is the dating system implimented yet ?
Has something come up concerning the newest update? It's been more than a week since the progress bar was updated, so I'm a little worried that something happened to delay things. I mean I recall the original date for this particular update was originally intended for first week of the month at the very latest, but more likely end of last month - yet we're all still waiting. Is everything alright over there? Do you people need a doctor? The police? An exorcist?
Hi Netatsake! No need for a doctor/police or exorcist, but if you have a spare programmer or two, that would be nice =) We're still not done yet with the tasks and on top of that we're trying to resolve a game-breaking issue with the new animated scenes. We're doing all we can to release the beta within the month, however I don't believe we ever promised it would release the first week of the month. Can you please tell us when we did that? We'll post a progress report as soon as the issue has been resolved. Cheers =)
I have a question when the next part will start, is it only for profit?
Hi Timon! I don't really understand your question. Can you please elaborate?
I signed for a cheers membership but there nothing to download. I go the download portal and it says there is nothing for me. What gives?
It took about 10 minutes for my download link to appear
hey me again I got to where you can talk to your alter ego but was wondering how you can switch between him and the main character
I dont remember the day, but one of them in october you can switch between them freely. it seems like a lot is still under development with the alter ego
