OS Ventura 13.3.1 update breaks Launcher for older Intel Macs

Mophett · April 2023

Updating to OS Ventura 13.3.1 broke the ESO launcher file on my older intel Mac so now if anyone updates there older intel Mac it will no longer work because the ESO client will be outdated and no longer any way to update it. So will have to look for other options to be able to play.

I knew it would happen at some point, I just wish I'd waited one more day so I would of at least been able to use the launcher to update the ESO client and had one more week to sort another way to play.

denisclairetneb18_ESO · May 2023

There is an open source launcher for FF XIV that works just fine on Mac M1 & M2. It's impressive. I don't know if something similar exists for ESO.

jekyltooub17_ESO · May 2023

I'm using Ventura 13.1 and I keep getting the message that the launcher is damaged and can't be opened. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the game (no mean feat given my rural internet connection) and get the same message. Is this really it?

jekyltooub17_ESO · May 2023

jekyltooub17_ESO wrote: »

I'm using Ventura 13.1 and I keep getting the message that the launcher is damaged and can't be opened. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the game (no mean feat given my rural internet connection) and get the same message. Is this really it?

I just overrode the security settings and forced it to open. So far so good.

tralmekub17_ESO · May 2023

jekyltooub17_ESO wrote: »

I just overrode the security settings and forced it to open. So far so good.

What security settings did you need to override? I'm considering boosting my primary gaming Mac up to Ventura and want to be prepared.

CrushDepth · May 2023

What do you define as older intel?

Mophett · May 2023

2017 iMac with a Radeon Pro 580 8 GB

tralmekub17_ESO · August 2023

tralmekub17_ESO wrote: »

jekyltooub17_ESO wrote: »

I just overrode the security settings and forced it to open. So far so good.

What security settings did you need to override? I'm considering boosting my primary gaming Mac up to Ventura and want to be prepared.

For what it's worth to anyone else who worries, I did run into the "damaged" launcher issue after updating to Ventura on my 2017 iMac. Simply going into Applications, choosing Open in Finder, and opening the launcher directly was enough to fix. I didn't even have to right click and open and bypass Gatekeeper like some applications require. No further warnings or issues since then.