FreeOrion

I downloaded version 3.17 of free orion on my macbook pro (mac OSX lion )and tried to change the display settings in the options menu when i returned to the game the settings were to large and i could not even enter the options menu again as it was off the screen so i had to power down my macbook when i powered up again nothing came up on the opening screen (the picture of the blue planet)so i deleted the whole program then re-downloaded it and re-installed it but now nothing is coming up on the opening screen again the music plays but theres no menu to select game type or anything can anyone help me out I'm a lifelong fan of MASTER OF ORION its one of the best games ever created please help

It sounds like you changed the resolution settings to something larger than will fit on your screen, so the menu on the intro screen is too far down/right to be seen.

Resolution settings are stored in config.xml (in Username/Library/Application Support/FreeOrion/ ) and deleting and reinstalling the program won't remove that file; you'll need to delete it yourself, or edit it to set the resolution to what you want, if the in-game resolution selection isn't working for you. The relevant lines are (similar to).