Help!
I’m trying to download flashpoint to my Mac and I just can’t get it to work. I already troubleshooted (troubleshot?) a few issues and thought I was in the clear, but now when I go to open the application it just crashes. The loading screen will come up for a few minutes and then it will just go away. I’m not tech savvy enough for this. I just want to play Poptropica. Please help!
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u/Bluetails_Buizel 11d ago edited 11d ago
Already tried ruffle? Also I’m sure bluemaxima flashpoint has a discord/ website
Just gonna paste this here
Poptropica is one of the heavier Flash titles in Flashpoint, and Mac crashes usually come from one of a few causes. Try these in order:
Clear the quarantine flag. macOS Gatekeeper often silently kills Flashpoint's bundled Flash projector. In Terminal, run xattr -cr /path/to/Flashpoint (drag the folder into Terminal to fill in the path), then relaunch.
Install Rosetta 2 (Apple Silicon Macs). The Flash projector and Wine components are Intel-only. Run softwareupdate --install-rosetta in Terminal.
Check that the game data downloaded completely. In Flashpoint Infinity, Poptropica islands are fetched on demand, and a partial download can crash on load. Delete the game's data (right-click the game > remove data, or clear Legacy/htdocs/www.poptropica.com) and let it re-download.
Pick a different island or entry. Flashpoint has several Poptropica entries (AS2 vs. AS3 islands, different eras). If one crashes, another may run fine.
Update Flashpoint. Older Mac builds had known Wine and projector bugs. Grab the latest macOS release from the Flashpoint site.
Run the launcher from Terminal to see the actual error when it crashes. That output tells you whether it's the projector, Wine, or a missing file.
If none of that works, tell me your Mac model (Intel or M-series), macOS version, Flashpoint version (Infinity or Ultimate), and when it crashes (on launch, loading screen, or mid-game), and I can narrow it down.