Running macOS Games

Before you can run your game on a macOS computer, you must ensure the shader compiler \(located in the `lumberyard_version\dev\Tools\CrySCompileServer\x64\profile` directory\) is running on your PC. For more information, see Building Shaders for macOS Games.

To run your game on a macOS computer

1. Open the Xcode solution that you generated \(located in the `Solutions` folder in the directory where you installed Lumberyard\).

2. Build, run, and debug your application as you would any Xcode project. For information, see Launching Your Mac App .

3. \(Optional\) Load different levels by doing one of the following:

   • Open the console window using the tilde \(**\~**\) key, and then enter map <name of map or level to load>. The console supports tab completion, so you can press Tab after the map command to see the list of supported levels and maps to load.

   • Edit the autoexec.cfg file for your game to change the map command to load a different map or level. Run the game from Xcode again.

     For example, if you are using the Samples Project, edit the autoexec.cfg file located in the /dev/SamplesProject directory. macOS supports the Advanced_RinLocomotion level.

4. Use the following controls to navigate around your game:

   • Switch between cameras by selecting the buttons in the lower right corner of the screen.
   • Move Rin in the Character Controller view by using the mouse or keyboard \(**WASD**\).
   • Jump in the Character Controller view by pressing the Space key.