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MO2 Fails to Open SkyrimSE Game Window #2387

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@mikgmr149

The problem:

Every time I try to open SkyrimSE through MO2, it tries and fails to open the game window. As soon as I click "run" I get this error message: "Unable to open monitor interface to \\.\DISPLAY1:" "Success."

To Reproduce:

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Open MO2 from within Wineskin Porting Kit app.
  2. Click and choose one of the other recognized launchers (SKSE, Skyrim Special Edition, Skyrim Special Edition Launcher, even Explore Virtual Folder).
  3. Click Run
  4. Despair at the same outcome occurring.

Environment:

  • Mod Organizer Version that exhibits the issue: v2.5.2
  • Last Mod Organizer Version that did not exhibit the issue (if applicable):
  • Desktop OS/version used to run Mod Organizer: MacBook pro, Apple M3, running macOS Sequoia 15.7.5. Using Porting Kit v7.0.1

Details:

When I click run, the Skyrim game application icon shows up briefly on the Mac dock, the screen goes black (like it does when normally running Skyrim) for about 1 second and flickers, and the Skyrim app closes and the icon goes away.

I am not computer savvy at all. This is my first time trying to mod SkyrimSE on my Mac (or submit an issue report like this). I downloaded SkyrimSE and MO2 through the Wineskin Porting Kit in March. I can open MO2 (only if downloaded as a separate port from SkyrimSE, not within SkyrimSE port), I can download mods, and make portable or global instances for SkyrimSE. MO2 also recognizes SKSE, Skyrim Special Edition, Skyrim Special Edition Launcher, and has Explore Virtual Folder. I can play Skyrim normally with no issue if I open from within the Porting Kit. I can even run Skyrim through SKSE. Cannot do it from within MO2. I also tried adjusting my Mac firewall settings to allow operations through MO2, Wineskin, Porting Kit, Skyrim, even SKSE. I don't have another Virus service, I just have AdGuard v2.18.0.2089.

Link to Mod Organizer logs:

USVFS: https://gist.github.com/mikgmr149/71fa5465ff39b0a4aae822c58d843b47

MO Interface: https://gist.github.com/mikgmr149/36afb0258e766dc1cc2a632b03b55c3e

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