See the SaveData folder in the XCOM folder? That’s what we’re going to sync in Dropbox. Now navigate to Application Support -> Feral Interactive -> XCOM Enemy Unknown – Elite Edition’.Īlternatively, from the Finder type Command-Shift-G and enter ‘~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown – Elite Edition’ and press Return. To open it, in the Finder select the Go menu, then hold down Alt and select the Library item which appears. They are stored in the Application Support folder, which lives in the user’s Library folder, which is hidden by default. Locate the Mac XCOM saved gamesįirst, choose the computer which contains your ‘master’ saves, the ones you want to sync to other machines. If you don’t have one, a basic free account is all you need and you can even get a bit of extra storage by signing up via my links. You’ll also need a Dropbox account with a few MB free to store the XCOM SaveData folder. If you know how to create symbolic links in the command line and prefer that method, go for it, but this tutorial assumes you’ve installed the symlink tool available here. Don’t despair! Here’s how you can use a free Dropbox account to do just that.įirst off, this is all much easier if you install the Symbolic Link service I wrote about in this post, otherwise you need to use the Terminal command line. ORIGINAL STORY: XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Elite Edition for the Mac ( $50 on the Mac App Store) is not available on Steam and doesn’t use iCloud so there’s no way to sync your saved games between multiple computers running XCOM. If you’re using the non-Steam version, read on 🙂 If you want to sync your saves over Steam, that’s the version to buy. You can buy the standard edition and the relevant DLC from Steam but at regular prices it’s cheaper to just buy the Elite Edition elsewhere. UPDATE: XCOM is now available on Steam for Macs, but beware – it’s not the Elite Edition.

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