So as soon as the Starter Kit zip file has been downloaded, open up Terminal, and run the following command: Well it's actually easier to do this before doing anything else. Previously, I gave advice about removing the quarantine flag from the Starter Kit application after unzipping the file, etc. You will have to pay for Crossover after a couple of weeks, or you might be able to keep re-downloading the trial version. An alternative if you have one of the M1s is to download Crossover, and run the game directly through that (i.e. I'm pretty sure the tool won't run on the new M1 Macbooks, as it uses Wineskin under the bonnet, and I don't believe a version of Wineskin has yet been released that is fully compatible with that new CPU. Here are the important things you need to know: Because of that, certain things won't work in exactly the same way as the Windows version.
Please be aware that the Mac version is a port of the original Windows application. If you have any issues upon first usage of the tool, please head to the support thread on the forum to see if the FAQs can help you: Mac version notes Give it anywhere up to 30 seconds the first time you run it, as it needs to unpack the Game folder which contains everything needed for the tool to work. Click in to the folder that just got created and then double click on CM0102StarterKit.exe to start the tool up (if you want to, you can right click and run as an administrator, but it shouldn't be necessary). I recommend doing that somewhere you know that your user account has full access to/permission for, like the Desktop or somewhere in your user folder. To get started, all you have to do is extract the downloaded zip file anywhere you like. NET 4.0 or higher, it will come up with an error message saying that the application " failed to initialise properly".
Just run that to install it, and you should be good to go (you will need an Internet connection for this though). I've included the installation file with this tool (dotNetFx40setup.exe). This should come pre-installed on Windows 7, 8 and 10, but XP and Vista may require you to manually install it.
NET 4.0 runtime or higher on your computer before running the tool.
XP or Vista) performance may be choppy as it's hard to cater for a 20 year old operating system! I've attempted to make the tool look and feel like the game interface so it's a bit more familiar.įor the Windows version, you will need to make sure you have the Microsoft. Also if you do use an older operating system Whilst I have done my best to test on each operating system, there will undoubtedly be scenarios and configurations I haven't managed to cater for.
Please note that this tool works with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10 and now (should) work on all Mac OSX versions from High Sierra all the way up to Big Sur. No need for worrying about downloading files, installing anything, using external patchers or tools, or changing compatibility settings - this tool does everything required to get you setup on an original or updated version of CM! The purpose of this little tool is to get you up and running as quickly as possible with CM 01/02. Welcome to the Championship Manager 01/02 Starter Kit!