How to Use Custom DLC (CDLC) on Mac (2023 Update)

 

The following instructions are for Rocksmith 2014 Remastered, with the latest update installed.  These instructions may not work for older versions or pirated versions of the game, and I will provide no support for pirated versions.  Please buy the game and support the developer.  Without the game, we would have nothing to play customs with anyway.

Download the patch here : https://github.com/aik002/RSBypass/releases/download/1.8pre2/RSBypass.zip

Video instruction :

To convert PC customs to Mac version :

https://github.com/glebb/rocksmithconvert/releases/download/2.2.0/RSConvert_GUI-2.2.zip

 

Here are all the steps (read them carefully) :

• Your user account needs to be an Administrator account.
• Download the Rocksmith Patch:  https://github.com/aik002/RSBypass/releases/download/1.8pre2/RSBypass.zip
• Unzip the patch file and double-click on "RUN_PATCH_RS.command" to run the patch.  This will patch the Rocksmith 2014 app file to allow cDLC's to work.   **If you encounter a permissions error, see the note below**
• Download the customs you want. Make sure they end in "_m.psarc". If they end in "_p.psarc" they are PC only versions and will need to be converted with the Toolkit. I'll put instructions for that down below.
• Place the customs in the dlc folder. The location is: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Rocksmith2014  
  • It is a hidden folder, so the easiest way to find it is to open Finder, and using the "Go" menu, select "Go To Folder" and paste the location in there. You can then drag the dlc folder to your sidebar to create a permanent link.
  • You can also find the folder by opening Steam and going to your games library and right-clicking on Rocksmith 2014, and choosing "Properties".  Select the "Local Files" tab and click on "Browse Local Files"
• Launch Rocksmith 2014 by either opening Steam and running it from "Library", or launch it from the Mac Launchpad by clicking on "Rocksmith 2014"
• Say goodbye to your family, friends, and free time. You won't be seeing any of them for a while.

 

**If you encounter a permissions error while running the patch:

1. Right-click on the patch and select "Get Info"
2. Under "Sharing & Permissions", make sure that all users listed have "Read & Write" permissions.
3. If they do not, click the small lock icon in the bottom right corner to allow the permissions to be changed, and enter your Admin password.  Then select each user that needs to be changed and alter the permissions.
4. Repeat for the other two files needed for the patch ("insert_dylib" and "libRYBypass.dylib")

 

Updated 2023/11/01, confirmed to work until Sonoma OS.

@@missis sumner I have tried a7x - sof and slipknot - before I forget, both which have had the same issue

 

So do any CDLCs work for you?

@@missis sumner Not sure, I have only really tried those 2 so far, I am down to try more but if I get the same result I am not really sure whats wrong

Ok, so you have bought Cherub Rock?

No not cherub rock, using a different dlc but I am changing the number in the rstoolkit, using gonnago far kid to be exact

If the CDLC show up in the list, it's not an appID issue but simply the patch that hasn't been properly applied.

@@firekorn is there a way to fix it? Or is it the game?

@@ItsHydraYT

 

Did you find a solution? I was playing fine with custom DLC yesterday. Now that I turned off and restarted my computer today I have this issue with songs that worked fine yesterday. The amps drop and then the game freezes.

@@curryk93 @@ItsHydraYT Did any of you tried to follow the instruction in the first post properly from A to Z? There's no reason it doesn't work for you as it does work for everyone else that properly followed the instructions...

@@firekorn I believe I did. I installed everything yesterday and it worked fine. I could convert files to mac and played them all. Now today it  doesn't work.

@@curryk93 so did you try to apply the patch again? If not it's very likely to fix your issue, if yes, we'll need a lot more detail on what is happening and what you did to figure out what is going on. We can't just figure out why it doesn't work for you when we have 0 information.

@@firekorn

Yes I tried running the patch again and it didn't change anything. I gave pretty much all the info I have.

It worked yesterday after I followed the instructions exactly. I could play games that were already set up for mac and I could convert other songs to mac and play them. I turned my computer off for the night and now today they don't work. I get through tuning and the amplifiers in the background drop down then the game freezes.

Let me know if there's other info I can provide to help find a solution.

@@firekorn I can try reinstalling and following the instructions through again, I tried this process which is what got the songs to show up in the first lace but the never ended up going past tuning

@@ItsHydraYT The song should always show up as long as you own Cherub Rock, the patch will only allow you to play them.

@@firekorn Does it have to be cherub rock? I used the convertor and used a different song and code 

@@ItsHydraYT no but it woulda avoid a lot of hassle and mistake if you just get the one everyone use.

@@firekorn so would you suggest that I buy cherub rock? Cause I have been using the converter with the ID of Gonna go far kid

hey guys,

 

so i bought Rocksmith 2014 edition - remaster and the cherub rock song, followed all instructions, expect of converter stuff, because they're alot of songs for mac. But only the cherub rock is listened in the list. I tried 3 songs but none of them is in the list. ideas?

thanks

 

edit : put it in the wrong folder, sorry guys :D

@@firekorn so would you suggest that I buy cherub rock? Cause I have been using the converter with the ID of Gonna go far kid

 

It is only £2.39.  But you can struggle with some other DLC that you've bought, if you like. ;)

Hi all and thank you for the tutorials, I've done everything you have said (for real everything), but I'm still not able to apply the patch and I don't know why, when I try to run it, this is what it says... I'll really appreciate if someone can help me

Last login: Tue Mar 21 06:04:35 on console

MacBook-Pro-de-Ser...:~ Ser...$ /Users/Ser.../Desktop/MAC_Patch/RUN_PATCH_RS.command ; exit;

cp: directory /Users/Ser.../Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Rocksmith2014/Rocksmith2014.app/Contents/MacOS does not exist

/Users/Ser.../Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Rocksmith2014/Rocksmith2014.app/Contents/MacOS/Rocksmith2014: No such file or directory

logout

Saving session...

...copying shared history...

...saving history...truncating history files...

...completed.

I had exactly the same problem. Seems as if the patch is missing the correct path.

Could it be that your user name is not the same like the name of your user folder?!

If you open the patch with 'Text Edit' you can manually adjust the name of the user folder. Save the corrected patch and run it again. You will see it will work!

Good Luck!

 

RS_PATH="/Users/Name of user folder/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Rocksmith2014/Rocksmith2014.app/Contents/MacOS"

cd "`dirname "$0"`"

cp ./libRSBypass.dylib "$RS_PATH/"

./insert_dylib --inplace "$RS_PATH/libRSBypass.dylib" "$RS_PATH/Rocksmith2014"

 

Got it working . Moved dll file to rs root.

 

Can you elaborate a little more on this. Im in the same situation, dlc shows up fine until I try to play the song and then it tries to load and then  freezes. Ive tried to use the patch above, however this is what happens when I run the script. I'm on sierra.

 

loads/MAC_Patch/RUN_PATCH_RS.command ; exit;

cp: directory /Users/nikkogutierrez/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Rocksmith2014/Rocksmith2014.app/Contents/MacOS does not exist

/Users/nikkogutierrez/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Rocksmith2014/Rocksmith2014.app/Contents/MacOS/Rocksmith2014: No such file or directory

logout

Saving session...

...copying shared history...

...saving history...truncating history files...

...completed.

 

[Process completed]

 

I had exactly the same problem. Seems as if the patch is missing the correct path.

Could it be that your user name is not the same like the name of your user folder?!

If you open the patch with 'Text Edit' you can manually adjust the name of the user folder. Save the corrected patch and run it again. You will see it will work!

Good Luck!

 

RS_PATH="/Users/Name of user folder/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Rocksmith2014/Rocksmith2014.app/Contents/MacOS"

cd "`dirname "$0"`"

cp ./libRSBypass.dylib "$RS_PATH/"

./insert_dylib --inplace "$RS_PATH/libRSBypass.dylib" "$RS_PATH/Rocksmith2014"

 

 

 

Thank you I noticed my user name and the user folder weren't the same did the change in the user name via preferences and all worked out!! Thank you very much!!

I got this : "The application “RocksmithCustomSongToolkit” can’t be opened. 

Security and Privacy checked . No Toolkit blocked

I got this : "The application “RocksmithCustomSongToolkit” can’t be opened. 

Security and Privacy checked . No Toolkit blocked

 

What are you trying to do?  If you're trying to run the Toolkit rather than CDLC on Rocksmith, you'd be better off asking in the Toolkit thread.  IIRC, you have to have Mono installed to run the Toolkit.