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Setting up and running BUILD engine games with Raze

This guide will help you run BUILD engine games on macOS.

Games you should be able to run:

NOTE: Please follow a guide for Ion Fury as it's not supported by Raze.

Setting up Raze

To run BUILD engine games you'll need to use Raze source port, prepare game data and configure Raze.

Get Raze

  1. Grab the latest available release, likely named like raze-macos-<version>.zip.
  2. Unpack zip file and move Raze.app to your Application folder

Alternatively, if you've got Homebrew installed, you can use the following command to install Raze: brew install raze

Run Raze.app at least once

Before you continue configuration you'll want to run Raze at least once to create a configuration file.

  1. Navigate to your applications folder in Finder, typically /Applications
  2. Open Raze.app

Prepare game data

Download game data from Steam or GOG. Please refer to BUILD engine games section for specifics.

Most likely you'll want to consolidate game data in a special folder, for example /Users/<your-user-name>/BUILD or any other folder. Please note the folder where your game data is located - this will come handy in the next step.

Configure Raze to find your game data

  1. Open Finder
  2. Press Command + Shift + G or select Go > Go to Folder...
  3. Type ~/Library/Preferences
  4. Locate and open raze.ini
  5. Find [GameSearch.Directories] section
  6. Add the folder you're using to store BUILD engine game data

Alternatively, note the folders already configured and put your game data in one of those folders.

Run Raze, select and play your game

  1. Navigate to your applications folder in Finder, typically /Applications
  2. Open Raze.app
  3. Observe the list of the games presented similarly to this:
IWAD Game
DUKE3D Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition
BLOOD BLOOD: One Unit Whole Blood
Sw Shadow Warrior
REDNECK Redneck Rampage
STUFF Exhumed
  1. Select the desired game and press OK

If you don't see any games in the list, most likely you'll need to configure Raze to find your game data. Refer to troubleshooting section for some recommendations.

BUILD engine games

Duke Nukem 3D

GOG.com no longer has Duke Nukem 3D for sale. You can however find it in your account if you purchased it before it was delisted.

Steam app-id for Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour: 434050.

Blood

GOG.com lists Blood: Fresh Supply that seems to include Blood: One Unit Whole Blood - Windows as an extra. It seems like you can use either version.

Steam app-id for Blood™ Fresh Supply: 1010750

Death Wish for Blood mod

  • Download the latest version from ModDB
  • Move the zip file you've downloaded to the folder you store your Blood game data (e.g. /Users/<your-user-name>/BUILD/Blood)
  • Run Raze.app
  • In the Additional Parameters: add full path to the zip file you've placed with Blood game data, e.g. -file "/Users/<your-user-name>/BUILD/Blood/Death_Wish_<version>.zip"
  • Select BLOOD from the list of games

If everything goes well - you'll see Death Wish menu screen.

However, if nothing happens, you might have to do some extra work:

  • Delete everything in Additional Parameters:
  • Select BLOOD and launch again

See this issue comment for more details.

Shadow Warrior

GOG.com lists:

  • Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
  • Shadow Warrior Classic Complete

Steam app-id for Shadow Warrior Classic Redux: 225160

Troubleshooting

As you've launched Raze - notice that it opened two windows. Check out Raze <version> - Console window that would list some log messages.