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[2.0.72][mac] Factorio doesn't launch on Intel Mac
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 9:27 pm
by karpuscul
I was using version 1.x for a while on the same machine, but after downloading 2.0.72 Space Age, can't get it to launch.
I'm running macOS 11.7.10 (the latest macOS version supported on this old machine). Hardware information is below:
Re: [2.0.72][mac] Factorio doesn't launch on Intel Mac
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2025 9:39 pm
by Loewchen
Try forcing opengl by editing the config file:
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Re: [2.0.72][mac] Factorio doesn't launch on Intel Mac
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2025 1:11 am
by karpuscul
Thanks! Forcing OpenGL helped.
Re: [2.0.72][mac] Factorio doesn't launch on Intel Mac
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2025 10:34 am
by Mojitaxe
Same problem but I confirm: forcing OpenGL is a workaround. Does it mean acceleration is disabled?
I get this message in the log.
0.190 Available displays: 1
0.190 [0]: iMac - {[0,0], 2560x1440, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB8888, 60Hz, 0x42c0140(0x01)}
0.191 OpenGL support is deprecated on macOS. If you experience graphical or performance problems, consider switching to Metal.
0.246 Initialised OpenGL:[0] NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M OpenGL Engine; driver: 4.1 NVIDIA-14.0.32 355.11.11.10.10.143
0.246 [Extensions] s3tc:yes; KHR_debug:NO; ARB_clear_texture:NO, ARB_copy_image:NO, ARB_pipeline_statistics_query:NO, ARB_gl_spirv:NO, ARB_ES2_compatibility:yes