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System Shock on macOS using Shockolate

Here's a short post on how to run System Shock Classic Edition on macOS

Published atApril 4, 2022

Get the game

Download: https://gog.com/downloads/system_shock_classic/en1installer1
Store page: https://gog.com/en/game/system_shock_enhanced_edition

Extract game assets

Download extractor: https://macsourceports.com/utility/extractor
mkdir -p "~/Library/Application Support/systemshock/res"
Copy extracted DATA and SOUND directories to ~/Library/Application Support/systemshock/res

Shockolate

Download: https://macsourceports.com/game/systemshock (pick software mode)
Extract and run Shockolate.app