1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/port/Game.cpp b/src/port/Game.cpp
index 9804fe324..c1afe80b1 100644
--- a/src/port/Game.cpp
+++ b/src/port/Game.cpp
@@ -1035,6 +1035,14 @@ extern "C"
     CFPreferencesSetAppValue(CFSTR("ApplePressAndHoldEnabled"), kCFBooleanFalse, kCFPreferencesCurrentApplication);
     CFPreferencesAppSynchronize(kCFPreferencesCurrentApplication);
 #endif
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(PLATFORM_IOS)
+    // Default the writable data folder to ~/Library/Application Support/SpaghettiKart
+    // (libultraship expands the ~ and creates the directory). Without this, a Finder
+    // launch has no SHIP_HOME and libultraship falls back to the current working
+    // directory, scattering config/saves/mods into the user's home folder.
+    // overwrite=0 keeps any SHIP_HOME the user already set.
+    setenv("SHIP_HOME", "~/Library/Application Support/SpaghettiKart", 0);
+#endif
     // load_wasm();
     GameEngine::Create();
     audio_init();