Hinmaton

Cool! I'm glad it's working correctly. Now if I could just do something about the fact that it keeps stomping my pecker shut...

Does Long War eliminate choices in abductions? In my game, there is only one choice for Long War abductions. Is that the way it's supposed to play?

Thanks, Dubious, but this game came from the App Store, not Steam.

It quit working. I don't know why, but now the opening scenario only has four soldiers in it. I'm about to give up on this game.

To "look inside" the app, you have to right click on it, then choose "Show Package Contents" to see the tree inside the app. In the OS X guide, it said to put the app inside a particular folder in the Library, so the script would find it, and, I assume, look inside it. The problem I had was that following those directions, I dragged and dropped the app to that particular folder, but I didn't notice that it wasn't moving the app, it was creating an alias, and that didn't work. It worked as soon as I forced the Finder to move the app by copying and pasting it.

I got it running, thanks.

I added two "echo" lines to the script, in the function "install". I underlined my additions here: ------ function install() {# for each LW upk file check if corresponding .upk.uncompressed_size file exist and delete itfor file in ${LW_FILES}; docase "$file" in*upk)if [ -e "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/$file.uncompressed_size" ]; thenrm_ -f "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/$file.uncompressed_size"fi;;esacdone # copy LW files to game dircp_ -r "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/"* "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/" echo cp_ -r "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/"* "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/" INSTALLED_FILES="${LW_FILES}" # copy xcomgame.int and xcomuishell.int to feraloverridesfor file in ${FERAL_OVERRIDES}; docp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${installdir}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`" echo cp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${installdir}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`" # XXX: seems like mac localization files are cached toocp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${userfiles}/MacInit/`basename $file`" # XXX: Terrible hack; since overrides are not under the install_data_dir, go two upINSTALLED_FILES="${INSTALLED_FILES}../../${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`"done---------- This is the new output: Last login: Wed Dec 30 23:42:43 on ttys000 Lyles-MacBook-Pro:LW-EW-Linux-OSX-v1_0 Lyle$ sudo ./install-lw-osx.sh Password: Installing Long War for XCOM:EW, please, be patient... User files dir: /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/XEW old backup already exists in /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/XEW/backup or /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/backup. Owerwrite old backup? (y/n) y Removing old backup and all its content... Wrote backup to: User files: /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/XEW/backup Game files: /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/backup Copying install files... cp_ -r ./install-files/xcomgame /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/Data/XEW/XComGame/ cp: /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition.app/Contents/Resources/MacOverrides/XEW/xcomgame.int: No such file or directory Lyles-MacBook-Pro:LW-EW-Linux-OSX-v1_0 Lyle$ ----------- Now I'm not sure why it's not finding that folder, because looking by hand, the folder XEW does indeed exist, but the file "xcomgame.int" does not exist.

Okay, I'm going to try that. For the record, this is the script I'm working with: --------- #!/bin/bash# Long War Linux install script set -eu # default values# FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR=XCOM\ Enemy\ Unknown.app/Contents/Resources/MacOverrides/XEW USERFILES=~/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application\ Support/Feral\ Interactive/XCOM\ Enemy\ Unknown\ -\ Elite\ Edition/XEWINSTALLDIR=~/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application\ Support/Feral\ Interactive/XCOM\ Enemy\ Unknown\ -\ Elite\ EditionINSTALL_DATA_DIR="Data/XEW/XComGame" MOD_DATA_DIR="`dirname "$0"`/install-files"MOD_CONFIG_DIR="${MOD_DATA_DIR}/xcomgame/config" FERAL_OVERRIDES="xcomgame/localization/int/xcomgame.int xcomgame/localization/int/xcomuishell.int"FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR=XCOM\ Enemy\ Unknown\ -\ Elite\ Edition.app/Contents/Resources/MacOverrides/XEW LW_FILES=`find "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/" -type f | sed "s,${MOD_DATA_DIR}/,,g"` SELFNAME=`basename "$0"` IS_UNINSTALL=falseif [ $SELFNAME = "uninstall-LW-OSX.sh" ]; thenIS_UNINSTALL=truefi $IS_UNINSTALL && echo "Uninstalling Long War for XCOM:EW, please, be patient..." || echo "Installing Long War for XCOM:EW, please, be patient..." dry_run=falsebackup_data=true function cp_() {if $dry_run; thenecho cp $* >&2elsecp "$@"fi} function mkdir_() {if $dry_run; thenecho mkdir $* >&2elsemkdir "$@"fi} function rm_() {if $dry_run; thenecho rm $* >&2elserm "$@"fi} function mv_() {if $dry_run; thenecho mv $* >&2elsemv "$@"fi} function ln_() {if $dry_run; thenecho ln $* >&2elseln "$@"fi} function uninstall() {echo "uninstalling Long War mod now" # delete mod fileswhile read file; dorm_ -f "${installdir}/${file}"done < "${installdir}/.lw_install" usersaves=$userfiles/SaveDatauserconf=$userfiles/MacInitrm_ -f $usersaves/*rm_ -f $userconf/* # restore original filescp_ -r "${installdir}/backup/"* "${installdir}/"cp_ -r "${userbackup}/"* "${userfiles}" # delete restored backupsrm_ -rf "${userbackup}" "${gamebackup}"rm_ -f "${installdir}/.lw_install" echo "Everything should be restored to pre mod versions."} function uninstall_old() {echo "uninstalling old version now"if [ -e "${installdir}/backup_oldLW" -o -e "${userfiles}/backup_oldLW" ]; thenecho "found old Long War backup in ${installdir}/backup_oldLW or ${userfiles}/backup_oldLW"echo -en "\e[0;31mremove old Long War backup files?\e[0m (y/n)"read ynif [[ $yn == y || $yn == Y ]]thenecho "Removing old Long War backup and all its content..."rm_ -rf "${installdir}/backup_oldLW"rm_ -rf "${userfiles}/backup_oldLW"elseexit 1fifi # backup old LW filesmkdir_ "${installdir}/backup_oldLW"while read file; domv_ "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/${file}" "${installdir}/backup_oldLW"done < "${installdir}/.lw_install" usersaves="$userfiles/savedata"userconf="$userfiles/MacInit"cp_ -r "$usersaves" "${installdir}/backup_oldLW"cp_ -r "$userconf" "${userfiles}/backup_oldLW" # restore original filescp_ -r "${installdir}/backup/"* "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/"# no need to restore savedata or userdata since both would just be deleted anyway rm_ -f "${installdir}/.lw_install" echo "old Long War version backed up in:"echo "${installdir}/backup_oldLW"echo "${userfiles}/backup_oldLW"} function backup() {mkdir_ "$userbackup"mkdir_ "$gamebackup" # backup user filesusersaves="$userfiles/savedata"userconf="$userfiles/MacInit" cp_ -r "$usersaves" "$userbackup"cp_ -r "$userconf" "$userbackup" # iterate through LW files and backup corresponding game files# for each LW upk file check if corresponding .upk.uncompressed_size file exist and back it upfor file in ${LW_FILES}; docase "$file" in*upk)if [ -e "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/file.uncompressed_size" ]; thenmkdir_ -p "${gamebackup}/`dirname $file`"cp_ "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/$file.uncompressed_size" "$gamebackup/$file.uncompressed_size"fi;;esacdone # backup xcomgame.int and xcomuishell.int in feraloverridesfor file in ${FERAL_OVERRIDES}; doif [ -e "${installdir}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`" ]; thenmkdir_ -p "${gamebackup}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}"cp_ "${installdir}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`" "${gamebackup}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`"fidone # backup remaining filesfor file in ${LW_FILES}; doif [ -e "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/${file}" ]; thenmkdir_ -p "${gamebackup}/`dirname $file`"cp_ "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/${file}" "${gamebackup}/$file"fidone} function install() {# for each LW upk file check if corresponding .upk.uncompressed_size file exist and delete itfor file in ${LW_FILES}; docase "$file" in*upk)if [ -e "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/$file.uncompressed_size" ]; thenrm_ -f "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/$file.uncompressed_size"fi;;esacdone # copy LW files to game dircp_ -r "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/"* "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/"INSTALLED_FILES="${LW_FILES}" # copy xcomgame.int and xcomuishell.int to feraloverridesfor file in ${FERAL_OVERRIDES}; docp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${installdir}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`" # XXX: seems like mac localization files are cached toocp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${userfiles}/MacInit/`basename $file`" # XXX: Terrible hack; since overrides are not under the install_data_dir, go two upINSTALLED_FILES="${INSTALLED_FILES}../../${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`"done # copy LW defaultgamecore.ini to WritableFiles/XComGameCore.inicp_ "${MOD_CONFIG_DIR}/defaultgamecore.ini" "${userfiles}/MacInit/XComGameCore.ini" # copy LW defaultloadouts.ini to WritableFiles/XComLoadouts.inicp_ "${MOD_CONFIG_DIR}/defaultloadouts.ini" "${userfiles}/MacInit/XComLoadouts.ini" if ! ${dry_run}; thenecho "${INSTALLED_FILES}" > "${installdir}/.lw_install"fi if [ ! -e "${installdir}/${SELFNAME}" ]; thencp_ "$0" "${installdir}/"ln_ -s "${installdir}/${SELFNAME}" "${installdir}/uninstall-LW-OSX.sh"fi} # checking command line parametersif [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; thenuserfiles="${USERFILES}"elseuserfiles="$1"fi if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; thenif [ -d "${INSTALLDIR}" ]; theninstalldir="${INSTALLDIR}"else echo "Can not find game files. Please specify xew dir location" read installdir installdir="${installdir%/}" if [ `basename "${installdir}"` != xew ]; then installdir="${installdir}/xew" fi if [ ! -d "${installdir}" ]; then echo "invalid directory specified." exit 1 fifielseinstalldir="$2"fi # checking if directories existif [ -d "$userfiles" ]thenecho "User files dir: $userfiles"elseecho "$userfiles is not a directory!"exit 1fi # backup location for existing filesuserbackup="$userfiles/backup"gamebackup="$installdir/backup" if $IS_UNINSTALL; thenif [ -f "${installdir}/.lw_install" ]; thenecho -ne "\e[0;31mThis will delete all mod savegames and configs. Are you sure?\e[0m (y/n)"read ynif [[ $yn == y || $yn == Y ]]; thenuninstallelseecho "you can find the savegames in ${userfiles}/savedata and settings in ${userfiles}/MacInit if you want to back them up."fielseecho "Long War install not found!"fi exit 0fi keep_saves=falseif [ -f "${installdir}/.lw_install" ]; thenecho -ne "\e[0;31mOld version of Long War found. Keep savegames?\e[0m (y/n)"read ynif [[ $yn == y || $yn == Y ]]; thenecho "keeping savegames"keep_saves=trueelseecho "not keeping savegames"fi uninstall_oldbackup_data=falsefi if ${backup_data}; then# check if backup dir already existif [ -d "${userbackup}" -o -d "${gamebackup}" ]; thenecho "old backup already exists in ${userbackup} or ${gamebackup}."echo -n "Owerwrite old backup? (y/n) "read ynif [[ $yn == y || $yn == Y ]]thenecho "Removing old backup and all its content..."rm_ -rf "$userbackup"rm_ -rf "$gamebackup"elseexit 1fifi backup echo "Wrote backup to:"echo "User files: $userbackup"echo "Game files: $gamebackup"fi # clear user filesusersaves="$userfiles/savedata"userconf="$userfiles/MacInit"if ! ${keep_saves}; thenrm_ -f "$usersaves/"*firm_ -f "$userconf/"* echo "Copying install files..." install echo -e "\e[0;32mLong War installed successfully.\e[0m"echo "Now run the game. Remeber to check your game settings (especially video settings)." exit 0 # end of install script

It also looks to me like the error is in this, but I can't even read it: (The only reason I think that is because I see what my reading tells me is a comment that says "copy xcomgame.int and..." and xcomgame.int is at the end of the error output.) -------- # copy LW files to game dircp_ -r "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/"* "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/"INSTALLED_FILES="${LW_FILES}" # copy xcomgame.int and xcomuishell.int to feraloverridesfor file in ${FERAL_OVERRIDES}; docp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${installdir}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`" # XXX: seems like mac localization files are cached toocp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${userfiles}/MacInit/`basename $file`" # XXX: Terrible hack; since overrides are not under the install_data_dir, go two upINSTALLED_FILES="${INSTALLED_FILES}

Okay, if this is a statement of the problem, then something is really, really wrong: cp: /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition.app/Contents/Resources/MacOverrides/XEW/xcomgame.int: No such file or directory Looking through the files in the Long War Mod folder, there is a file named "xcomgame.int", but it sounds to me like the reason the install script can't find it is because it's not in a folder named "XEW", "MacOverrides", or any of the other folders listed in that string. In my copy of the mod, it's here: (I'm going to try to construct a path name. I'm a carpenter, and this definitely isn't made of wood.) /Users/Lyle/Desktop/LW-EW-Linux-OSX-v1_0/install-files/xcomgame/localization/int/xcomgame.int The two paths are so different, it almost seems like the error statement is the destination, not the source. But you told me it's the source, and I did find it in what should be the source material. Edit: going back and trying to follow the path in the "cp:..." output down, you get inside "Containers", and the next folder, "com.feralinteractive.something" doesn't exist.

Okay, I've done some reading. If I understand you, Dubious, and I understand what I just read, (and I may, I may not. Never discount the possibility that I've made a mistake. My reputation as a genius is overrated.) there is a command somewhere in the script that tells Terminal to copy files from the Long War file to a folder in the game package, and Terminal can't find that file because it can't find that folder. Let's start there, please. Have I got that right? If I do, I'll start hunting through the mod files for the right folder. That all said, is it possible to figure out where all the mod files go, and just grab them by hand and drag them over?

Has anyone with a Mac managed to install Long War?

Thanks, but no thanks. It's their product. If they can't or won't get it to run, I'm not going back to school just to use their product. If I wanted to learn Linux, I wouldn't own a Mac. It looks to me like they have a great product, one I'd really like to try, but they didn't finish the job, and can't be bothered to do so now. Have a nice day, and Happy New Year.

BTT

I've tried everything I can think of. I see output that I don't even know what it means. This is the output from Terminal on my last attempt: -------------------------- Last login: Fri Dec 25 00:17:25 on ttys000 Lyles-MacBook-Pro:LW-EW-Linux-OSX-b15f Lyle$ sudo ./install-lw-osx.sh We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things: #1) Respect the privacy of others. #2) Think before you type. #3) With great power comes great responsibility. Password: Installing Long War for XCOM:EW, please, be patient... User files dir: /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/XEW old backup already exists in /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/XEW/backup or /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/backup. Owerwrite old backup? (y/n) y Removing old backup and all its content... Wrote backup to: User files: /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/XEW/backup Game files: /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/backup Copying install files... cp: /Users/Lyle/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition.app/Contents/Resources/MacOverrides/XEW/xcomgame.int: No such file or directory Lyles-MacBook-Pro:LW-EW-Linux-OSX-b15f Lyle$

For the rest of us, is there a definitive guide to installation of Long War on OS X? I bought XCOM from the app store. It is in the Applications folder on my hard drive. Nothing I do will convince Long War to install.