FM2012 not running on Mac - SI aware and looking into it

[zippoice]

I just updated the steam after restarting, fm2012 can not be launched

why? does anybody can solve the problem.

its mac version

thanks very much

NEIL BROCK EDIT - For a workaround for this issue please read this post - http://community.sigames.com/showthr...=1#post7754338

[AmericanVillan]

Same thing just happened to me!

[zippoice]

Same thing just happened to me!

i tried to reinstall the steam and the game, but nothing changed.

[rhett_72]

i just had the same problem. its a repeat of an issue i had last year. but the fixes that worked b4 dont work now. but if you try right clicking on the play button in your library and validating catche files it may work. but i have tried this and deleted and reinstalled and no change. this version is becoming very frustrating. i'll wait b4 buying again to see if there are as many bugs in future versions

[zippoice]

I tried but useless

[rhett_72]

this is becoming very tiresome

[AmericanVillan]

Thanks, yeah I've tried everything to try and fix it and nothing thus far has worked! My PS3 stopped reading discs today and now I can't play fm. Unbelievable! smh...

[zippoice]

DEAR GOD I FOUND THE SOLUSION


- Open Steam and access your Games Library
- Right-click on Football Manager 2012 -> Properties -> General -> Set Launch Options
- Type this in the box: -small_screen -windowed
- Click on OK, close the window and launch FM12 through Steam

[rhett_72]

nothing working here.

[zippoice]

nothing working here.

ye, i don't know why. First time I tried it works but now it does not.

[Thiago Souza]

Same here!

[beegees]

The same problem. Steam updated, Football Manager 2012 Russian does not run... (MAC OS X 10.7.3 Lion)

zippoitse recipe did not help ...

[GomesIvo]

Same problem in Portugal... Steam Sucks big time

[Savard]

Yesterday Steam was down for 24 hours for German users, and today this.

Fantastic gaming platform!! Great pick, SI!

[zippoice]

is there any way can stop steam update automatically ?

[DirtyJoe]

have the same problem.

[taylanbil]

I have the same problem, helps much appreciated

[danbowxw]

same here, tried everything

[Craluth]

And the same here. 'Preparing to launch Football Manager 2012' box comes up and disappears in an instant, then nothing happens.

[danbowxw]

And the same here. 'Preparing to launch Football Manager 2012' box comes up and disappears in an instant, then nothing happens.

and when trying to quit steam, it appears a message like "football manager 2012 is running, quit it before"

[kickingbird]

Getting this too - wtf???

[spyon]

Me too... Any solutions?

[DirtyJoe]

It looks like "Steam" is running a old version of FM12 (12.2.1) hence not the new update is not compatible - Its only a guess.

[hunterhunter]

Come on SI, these people have been up since 5 in the morning.

[Kriss]

Has anybody checked on the Steam site? sounds rather like their update might have borked.

[kickingbird]

http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=2660869

post #2 especially unhelpful...

[DirtyJoe]

Has anybody checked on the Steam site? sounds rather like their update might have borked.

Yes had a look there Kris, could not find anything useful

[higgins]

Well, at least I'm not the only one to have that problem.

[Kriss]

Agreed, but only one report on their forum is hardly going to have them jumping to the pumps it's obviously a problem due to the Mac update so people should really be rattling their cage.

I'm sure SI will do what they can to bump the problem but they've barely got into the office yet.

[kickingbird]

registered to post on their forum, but waiting approval... SI will have to help as you say...

[higgins]

Agreed, but only one report on their forum is hardly going to have them jumping to the pumps it's obviously a problem due to the Mac update so people should really be rattling their cage.

I'm sure SI will do what they can to bump the problem but they've barely got into the office yet.

Sorry but I don't understand, Did steam release a FM update for mac today?

[danbowxw]

Sorry but I don't understand, Did steam release a FM update for mac today?

I suppose it means the update of mac version steam

[Kriss]

Sorry but I don't understand, Did steam release a FM update for mac today?

That's what I'm assuming from what's said here, not a FM update but a Steam one.

[higgins]

That's what I'm assuming from what's said here, not a FM update but a Steam one.

Unsure about that, last Steam app version release was dated 18.04 and yesterday I regularly played the game until late evening without any problems.

I just realized many other people are having similar issues with steam and FM 12 today, hopefully SI will try to address this annoying issue as soon as possible.
Not sure if it's Steam or SI fault, don't care to be honest, just do something cause we basically can't play a game we regularly own.

[Stampler]

if youre playing on a laptop i can recommend NEVER shutting the pc down completely . I just close the lid while FM is still running. When i want to play again, i open the lid, and windows continues the last session. So Steam can NEVER do anything to my game, because its ALWAYS running.

[wwfan]

It is undoubtedly a Steam issue. I'm sure SI & SEGA will be chasing it up as a top priority.

[higgins]

It is undoubtedly a Steam issue. I'm sure SI & SEGA will be chasing it up as a top priority.

I'm sure too, they just need some pressure...

[brendon20uk]

searched everywhere and i cannot see a fix to this issue... something needs to be done.

I played fm2012 all day yesterday with no issues. Im sad because today i want my southend united team to win the champions league hehe.

[Candre168]

Why was my steam post deleted...(as well as the guy who responded).

[milnerpoint]

Probably to stop the thread decending into a steam rant.

[Candre168]

Probably to stop the thread decending into a steam rant.

I wasn't aggressive in my criticism in any way. However, as a customer I have the freedom to express my dissatisfaction at an unreliable tool, and denying me that right shows how sensitive SI are over the matter.

[milnerpoint]

I wasn't aggressive in my criticism in any way. However, as a customer I have the freedom to express my dissatisfaction at an unreliable tool, and denying me that right shows how sensitive SI are over the matter.

No you wernt, but its all been said before, in countless threads. I dont think SI are sensative over it, a few mods on here are quite vocal in their opposition to Steam, its just been done before, so many threads have been closed because of Steam rants, no point in this one going down the same route as there are people needing help.

[zippoice]

if you want to play the game, re-install the steam. and do not restart the steam after updated. So that means you can not shut the computer down. That's my solution at the moment.

[Kriss]

Stick to solving the problem, posts not related to that will be deleted.

[Neil Brock]

Are all you users running on Mac? Let me know, thanks.

[kickingbird]

Yes running on mac

[Burnsey85]

I am having the same problem, after searching the internet quite a bit for a fix it seems everyone who's mentioned what OS they're using is having the problems using Macs.

[kerrysen]

exactly the same scenario for me!! my one day off which i want to play FM and its ruined. have to say this would never have
happened on previous versions. granted these last few are better but for people who dont play it online its a heavy price to pay

[Deano]

I am and am having the same problem

[rich75]

Same issue, on a mac, game never launches. Steam flashes up a "preparing to launch" window which immediately vanishes. If you look in Activity Monitor you can see FM appear for about a second before quitting immediately. Have reinstalled Steam and FM twice.. still buggered.

[brendon20uk]

Yes, all mac users.

Tried everything possible suggested on sites and forums.
i.e:

1. verify integrity of game cache
2. restart steam
3. reboot laptop/pc
etc...

Problem: 'Preparing to launch fm2012' box appears for a split second and nothing.

It needs a urgent fix for mac users. Promto

Also to mention I'm using: Lion OSX

[Neil Brock]

We believe it's related to the latest Steam update and we're contacting them hoping to get this issue resolved - as always we'll keep you updated when we hear anything. Thanks.

[jandileida]

We believe it's related to the latest Steam update and we're contacting them hoping to get this issue resolved - as always we'll keep you updated when we hear anything. Thanks.

Do you believe or do you know?

Thanks

[Neil Brock]

Do you believe or do you know?

Thanks

Well we can't confirm it until we hear directly from Steam I'm afraid.

[jandileida]

Well we can't confirm it until we hear directly from Steam I'm afraid.

Wait, after almost 12 hours with this issue, you still don't know where is the problem?

You have to call Mr. Wolf then, my dear

[Neil Brock]

Okay thanks, we're looking into this issue and hopefully we'll be able to update on it soon.

[kerrysen]

any idea how long this may take to fix??

[K3V0]

Glad to see it's not just me.

Still very disappointed it's happening to begin with.

[Kriss]

Not going to help in this instance but this is the Steam Mac forum link, it's not that easy to find so I thought it worth posting.

I've put the link in the FAQ's for future reference too.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...play.php?f=891

[Burnsey85]

I tried asking on the Steam Mac forum earlier, registered hours ago to post my problem and still not been activated. Waste of time!

[Kriss]

Keep this thread focussed on this particular problem only please.

[ajones88]

Keep this thread focussed on this particular problem only please.

It is focussed on the particular problem. Im just stating that we never used to experience these problems with previous games before all the updates came along?

[milnerpoint]

It is focussed on the particular problem. Im just stating that we never used to experience these problems with previous games before all the updates came along?

Your right, we experienced different kinds of problems before steam came along.

[Kriss]

It is focussed on the particular problem. Im just stating that we never used to experience these problems with previous games before all the updates came along?

Nope, we just had different sets of problems, how short people's memories are

Nevertheless, let's keep this thread on the topic of resolving this particular issue please.

[ajones88]

Nope, we just had different sets of problems, how short people's memories are

Nevertheless, let's keep this thread on the topic of resolving this particular issue please.

Agreed. Just seems more than often there is a problem. Im done with my rant! I want my Game!!!!!...... please

[Kriss]

This is the particular problem, why can't we boot from the disc like we used to and can we have that feature back? a valid question since someone from SI is currently on this thread

Use the search function and you'll find it discussed ad nauseum, this thread isn't for that discussion, ta!

Edit, you could start here http://community.sigames.com/showthr...tion-Steam-FAQ

[lilljons]

Yup, Mac user too. And like many here, day off from work. So hugely disappointed this occured.

[kerrysen]

the reasons for not be allowing to boot via disc are to stop the illegal copying and distribution of this game and to protect the profits that sega and SI will make from each new version, thats acceptable and understandable but not if these problems caused by updates and steam are going to stop us paying customers from playing our product..

[kerrysen]

if there is a solution later i take it will be posted here? only just got a mac and not too hot on it so will need help wherever possible, thanks

[Arehucas77]

just to keep the thread, I got the same problem. Waiting for news. Thanks!

[kerrysen]

I feel like an alcoholic who approaches the bar 2 mins after last orders!! come on SI you can fix this

[anton_williams]

Same problem (Mac)

[evertonno1fan]

Same problem here, mac.

[K3V0]

Just fix this by next Monday when I go to my girlfriends place for three weeks, I need FM to keep me busy while she's at work and I'm off.

[jandileida]

Same problem as everyone. I'm a proud mac user

[aliozd]

same here until the morning. please be quick.

[aliozd]

well before erasing bad posts or banning users, you should inform us about the problem.

[Neil Brock]

well before erasing bad posts or banning users, you should inform us about the problem.

I have here - http://community.sigames.com/showthr...=1#post7753737

Thanks.

[FrazT]

well before erasing bad posts or banning users, you should inform us about the problem.

See post 72

[Machete82]

Im a PC user and i have the same problem. The game starts loading up normally but then just shuts down

[Kriss]

Im a PC user and i have the same problem. The game starts loading up normally but then just shuts down

Pretty sure that's not associated with this issue, had a look in the FAQ's?

[Machete82]

Well it is exactly the same issue everyone else seems to have. Played just fine yesterday but havent had any luck today.

[Nina-Sky]

i cannot play heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!!!

[aliozd]

i want my money back.

[kickingbird]

chill out... it will be fixed

[Thain]

Lol i wish that steam "problem solving team" is fast to resolve this isuue as the moderator team here is in deleting complain posts

[Neil Brock]

Lol i wish that steam "problem solving team" is fast to resolve this isuue as the moderator team here is in deleting complain posts

We didn't delete complaining posts actually we dealt with posts discussing piracy. Please keep this thread on topic so we can keep track of users experiencing the issue. Thanks.

[Thain]

We didn't delete complaining posts actually we dealt with posts discussing piracy. Please keep this thread on topic so we can keep track of users experiencing the issue. Thanks.

Yea of course. Sorry for that. I'm just a bit pissed off for the problem. Just keep us updated about steam responses.

Seems that the issue is hitting all mac users (as i am)

[Ushark]

I'm seriously sick of this . I own the game and I can't play whenever I want, because there is something wrong with steam all the time. I'll never buy it again.

[Tjoffen]

Same problem, Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3

[inkakutawetrust]

yea I'm a mac user with the same problem, have steam still not got back to you guys to offer some sort of explanation? thanks for doing what you can anyway, might just have to dig out the
subbuteo from the attic in the meantime

[totbalazs]

same issue.. im working in a mac store, and nobody comes, and all the day i just play this, thats WHY I BOUGHT it, and same same and as i see, it happens almost monthly.. why?? and why there isnt any solution?.. it looks like anyway that if its cancelling itself automatically.. just one day to another. great..

[Toine1985]

Same problem as everybody. Mac OSX 10.6.8

[Thain]

A question to someone that has steam and some other game (i just have fm2012 on steam). The issue is present also with other games ?

[rich75]

A question to someone that has steam and some other game (i just have fm2012 on steam). The issue is present also with other games ?

Nope, just with FM, mind you I only have one other game via steam but that works fine.

[Stampler]

A question to someone that has steam and some other game (i just have fm2012 on steam). The issue is present also with other games ?

no it is not.

[JLJ27]

I remember back in the days...before the "modern age" with Steam. Then I could play my FM game whenever I wanted. That was really fun.

Now I can't play it when I want. Not as fun anymore.

Will I continue to play FM after this? Not sure.

[totbalazs]

im gonna think that, because all this crap happening is: 'our' addiction rate... they think that it will push down, but no! im gonna install the 11, and see if it works. but if its not... imma goin to the gas station and burn up what starts with s, or if i saw an apple..

[JLJ27]

Same problem - I'm a Mac user.

[Russell74]

Have the same problem for the record.
Played until 00:45 this morning and was up and ready again at 07:30
Still waiting, and getting very bored of Mario Kart!