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All right, which way of installing would you suggest that I try next, freyk?

Didn't work, unfortunately. I guess I might have to give up. Thanks anyway!

Oh, right, spoiler tags. Here is the content of mylog.txt after I start TDM with the start argument:

... Or perhaps this is the log, I don't really understand the log system:

Do you know where to find vcrun2015? It doesn't seem to be among the other components. The video problem (the black screen) remains when I launch the game in windowed mode with low screen resolution. The screen also stays black when I try to start the game using start argument "+set r_customHeight 600 +set r_customWidth 800 +set r_fullscreen 0" I created a log (I think) using your instructions: [game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 374):INI (INIT) FR: 0] LogFile created at 2018.10.08 13:37:14[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 377):INI (INIT) FR: 0] Executable last cleaned and rebuilt on May 16 2018 15:57:22[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 380):INI (INIT) FR: 0] The Dark Mod 2.06/32, code revision 7400 (7400M)[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 426):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogBegin: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 426):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogEnd: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 426):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogInfo: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 426):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogDebug: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 426):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogWarning: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 426):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogError: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_FRAME: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_SYSTEM: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_MISC: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_FROBBING: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_AI: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_SOUND: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_FUNCTION: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_ENTITY: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_INVENTORY: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_LIGHT: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_WEAPON: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_MATH: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_MOVEMENT: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_STIM_RESPONSE: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_OBJECTIVES: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_DIFFICULTY: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_CONVERSATION: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_MAINMENU: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_LOCKPICK: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_AAS: 0[game\DarkModGlobals.cpp ( 436):FRC (FORCE) FR: 0] LogClass_STATE: 0 Any ideas?

Ok, so I did what freyk suggested and installed the "vcrun2013" component. This time, the game will actually launch - the music starts and when I move the mouse around or hit the buttons it is clear that I am "making contact" - but the thing is, the screen is all black. Any further ideas? Btw, thanks a bunch for the help, I really appreciate it!

Thanks for replying! PlayOnMac_4.2.12.dmg is the version I use. I followed the step by step-guide listed in my first post and did an online installation of TDM. The error message when I try to launch TDM is: Error in main TheDarkMod crashed. Select its shortcut and click on "Debug" in the side panel to get more details. More details are here: [10/07/18 17:08:41] - Running wine-1.7.16 TheDarkMod.exe (Working directory : /Users/gustav/Library/PlayOnMac/wineprefix/TheDarkMod/drive_c/games/thedarkmod) err:module:import_dll Library MSVCR120.dll (which is needed by L"C:\\games\\thedarkmod\\ExtLibs.dll") not found err:module:import_dll Library ExtLibs.dll (which is needed by L"C:\\games\\thedarkmod\\TheDarkMod.exe") not found err:module:import_dll Library mfc120.dll (which is needed by L"C:\\games\\thedarkmod\\TheDarkMod.exe") not found err:module:import_dll Library MSVCR120.dll (which is needed by L"C:\\games\\thedarkmod\\TheDarkMod.exe") not found err:module:import_dll Library MSVCP120.dll (which is needed by L"C:\\games\\thedarkmod\\TheDarkMod.exe") not found err:module:LdrInitializeThunk Main exe initialization for L"C:\\games\\thedarkmod\\TheDarkMod.exe" failed, status c0000135 wine(4505,0x401fb000) malloc: *** error for object 0x406625e4: pointer being freed was not allocated *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug

Hi! I'm a Thief-fan since almost 20 years now (times flies!) and have finally decided to treat myself this seemingly excellent game that is the Dark Mod. I've installed TDM on my mac using PlayOnMac, following the procedure outlined in the thorough step-by-step-guide found here: http://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=Installer_and_Manual_Installation#Installing_TDM_on_Linux.2FMac_OS.2C_using_PlayonMac.2FPlayonLinux Still, when I try to launch TDM I get an error message saying TheDarkMod crashed. Any ideas on how to move forward from here? (I have btw not forgotten to install "mvsc100"). Thanks in advance, I am really looking forward to exploring the game!