How do I "Run the game" on an Apple computer?

[Annushka]

The next time I visit my sister, I'm going to install KSP for her kids. She has an Apple computer. I'm not familiar OS-X, and I want to make sure I know what I'm doing by researching the install instructions beforehand. The installation instructions posted on the KSP website are:

1. Download and Save to File

2. Unzip the contents to a directory of your choice

3. Run the game

I think I can manage 1 & 2, but how do I "Run the game"? On Windows, you run the game by launching KSP.exe, but that file doesn't exist in the Mac distribution, and there isn't any obvious equivalent.

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Never mind. I found the answer on the wiki. The equivalent to KSP.exe is apparently KSP.app on OS-X.

Edited July 2, 2015 by Annushka

[stibbons]

Correct. The KSP.app folder is an application bundle. When you extract it on a Mac it'll look like this:

Just double-click the KSP icon and you're good to go.

(you ninja'd your own answer, but by then I'd already taken the screenshot and I didn't want to waste it. )

[Annushka]

Thank you, Stibbons. Your screenshot makes it very clear.

[Dispatcher]

What I've done for my friends who also have iMacs is to get them set up on Steam. I then gift them with games each year for an internationally celebrated religious holiday. Once they accept the gift, Steam loads it and all one needs to do is hit the Play button from within Steam. I prefer Steam simply because I can gift games to different friends and family who use different OSes (some use Windows and one Linux). I choose games which run on at least Windows and Mac, so that the person can enjoy the gift regardless of platform used.

Edit: I forgot, you can also click on the Launchpad (usually found on the Dock row at the bottom or side of the screen), scroll until you get the right page, and click on the KSP icon (a shortcut).

Edited July 3, 2015 by Dispatcher