Request for Bug Fix or Update for Stardew Valley on macOS

You need to strip the quarantine off the StarDew App and ModdingAPI, re-install the software then,

Open Terminal:

xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine <path to app>

Drag and drop the Apps from /Applications to the Terminal to fill in the path to the Apps run this command for each app. Do not type <path to app> it will be filled in when you drag and drop from Applications to Terminal.

Also see this article from the StarDew Valley Devs

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Installing_SMAPI_on_Mac#Error_message:_.22StardewModdingAPI_will_damage_your_computer._You_should_move_it_to_the_trash..22

it's up to the creator of Stardew Valley to make sure it's compatible with Sequoia, not Apple.

That's partly true: Apple has broken something with legit apps signed by legit developer certificates. As you may know, some apps are not updated (so no resigning by developers) and in this case Apple has blocked them from working just because of new rules for apps signing. Let users decide if they want to run their apps. Previously it was possible to overcome this measures: allow app to load, but in Sequoia it's not possible. Apps shouldn't be killed just because of some changes in macOS.

For example, recently the legit Docker app has stopped working, because macOS Sequoia was complaining it's malware. Can you imagine how many developers were affected by this bug in macOS Sequoia? And the only solution worked - waiting for a new version. Imagine Apple infrastructure team not able to access docker containers, because Docker.app is a malware now :D

There are plenty of small (and not so small) apps, which are not participating in SDKs programs. And in Sequoia it's not about changes in SDK, but in gatekeeper, which refuses some apps to work. I'm sure Docker is big enough for its dev team to be aware of changes, but even Docker app had issues and stopped working, so there is something wrong at Apple side if even big companies weren't prepared.

YelHalansu wrote:

Is there any possibility of implementing a bug fix or update to address this issue and provide a smoother experience for users?

Just to be clear, it's up to the creator of Stardew Valley to make sure it's compatible with Sequoia, not Apple.

Just to add, be sure to update to Sequoia 15.3.1.

You could install virtual machine software and install High Sierra as a VM then run the software that way. The developers do not seem to be interested in updating the game any further.

What Apple did is breaking changes, which threw away a lot of software. This software is _compatible_ with Sequoia, but not with some weird signing issues silently introduced by Apple in Sequoia.

Some apps won't be resigned, so they are useless now.

You keep referring to an Apple "bug". The only "bug" is apps that aren't updated to be compatible with Sequoia, or any other macOS release.

You cannot even run an X86_64 VM on an Apple Silicon Mac unless via glacial emulation through the UTM virtual machine. Parallels has this in early beta, but it is not ready for primetime, is slow, and gaming in a VM guest is self-abuse.

What Apple chooses to change in the operating system is shared with third-party application developers via the beta program. If an app developer does not choose to participate in the Sequoia SDK beta program or stay current with Apple's changes, that is not Apple's fault.

xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine <path to app>

Thx, I've tried everything, including xattr, even re-signing not working apps with my own developer account – nothing helps.

I couldn't say. I have four installs of Sequoia 15.3.1 and none of the software I have installed broke.

For Intel MacBooks yes, but for modern Apple Silicon MacBooks x86_64 VMs are too slow.