Error message for mac users on outdated macOS (less than v10.15) #4217
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In the weeks since v2024.03 has been in stable, we've noticed that macOS users below v10.15 (Catalina) can't successfully launch tModLoader. The .NET 8 release notes (https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/8.0/supported-os.md#macos) say macOS 12+ is needed, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Supported devices for v10.15 (https://support.apple.com/en-us/118458) seem to be anything in the last 10 years, so we are fine with this new limitation:
This PR adds an error message to inform the user. This is better than the game appearing to start in Steam and then suddenly closing.
TODO: Screenshot of new error message window here. Code is not tested yet:
Sample of errors seen by pre 10.15 users:
Natives (27).log
Natives (28).log