Long War for Mac OS/X - pointers / advice?

[dubiousintent]

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Do you want me to attached the logs?

 

Yes, please attach the logs. Even if I can't make them out (I don't have a Mac), they should help someone.

 

Also, just FYI: beta 15d2 is now the latest version of LW for the Mac. I wouldn't mess with the "E" test version until wghost81 says the Linux/Mac version is ready.

 

The ambiguous file names in the Voice directory bothers me. That is not typical. You may want to consider a complete re-install of XCOM in the meantime, and test it all works fine (twice) before installing any mods. You should also use "English" as the installation language, and then change to your preferred language in the game once that is complete.

 

Even though this is on a Mac, the basic install process outlined in the "Basic Guide" should be followed for a Steam install. Only the pathing should need to be modified as necessary for the Mac environment, and I would expect that to be handled automatically by Steam.

 

In fact, I don't believe we have any information on the pathing for a Mac Steam install, so confirmation the paths are the same as for Windows Steam or how they are different would be helpful.

 

-Dubious-

Edited May 29, 2015 by dubiousintent

[ynchan]

Thanks I'll try a reinstall and see if it works.

[ynchan]

Hi dubiousintent

 

Happy to announce that the reinstall went well. The last time I've also forgot to turn off the auto sync of save files. Once I turned it off it is working now.

[dubiousintent]

Hi dubiousintent

 

Happy to announce that the reinstall went well. The last time I've also forgot to turn off the auto sync of save files. Once I turned it off it is working now.

Always happy to hear a success story. Yes, that "auto sync to the cloud of save files" is a sneaky one. Which is why the "Basic Guide" is so long. Lots of little things you have to take into account. Miss one and it's r"e-install and try again" time.

 

Thanks for reporting back.

 

-Dubious-

[ErikVeland]

You help have been invaluable. I did end up reinstalling XCOM (which takes a full re-download because I bought it on the app store - Take note every mac user who wants XCOM, don't do it on the App store, its so much more trouble when modding or even downloading!).

 

Hang on. So are there no instructions for getting LW to work with the App Store version anywhere? My only option is to re-purchase the game on Steam?

[dubiousintent]

Instructions for LW with the Mac AppStore version of EW can be found in the "Basic Guide". My interpretation is ynchan is saying that it is much more difficult to install than Steam version because of different folder paths. How "doable" it is depends upon your familiarity with OS/X terminal command and navigating pathing. Things get further complicated because pathings also depend upon which "Store" you purchased from (i.e. "Apple AppStore" or "gamersgate.co.uk", and possible others not yet reported). So he is recommending that if you haven't purchased EW yet, bear this in mind.

 

-Dubious-

Edited June 22, 2015 by dubiousintent

[DonSwordsman]

I'm the one who has had issues getting long war working and nothing I have found has helped me fix it. I am currently working on end of term papers so I might give it a try again once I am on summer break.

[ErikVeland]

Instructions for LW with the Mac AppStore version of EW can be found in the "Basic Guide". My interpretation is ynchan is saying that it is much more difficult to install than Steam version because of different folder paths. How "doable" it is depends upon your familiarity with OS/X terminal command and navigating pathing. Things get further complicated because pathings also depend upon which "Store" you purchased from (i.e. "Apple AppStore" or "gamersgate.co.uk", and possible others not yet reported). So he is recommending that if you haven't purchased EW yet, bear this in mind.

 

-Dubious-

Thanks for that. I followed the instructions and it seemed to install successfully:

Happy-Mac:~ erikveland$ /Users/erikveland/Downloads/LW-EW-Linux-OSX-b15e/install-LW-OSX.sh ; exit;
Installing Long War for XCOM:EW, please, be patient...
User files dir: /Users/erikveland/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/XEW
Wrote backup to:
User files: /Users/erikveland/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/XEW/backup
Game files: /Users/erikveland/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition/backup
Copying install files...
\e[0;32mLong War installed successfully.\e[0m
Now run the game. Remeber to check your game settings (especially video settings).
logout
There are stopped jobs.

But when I run the game, regardless of choosing Enemy Within or Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition or the video setting I get a crash:

 

 

Incident Identifier: [TODO]
CrashReporter Key:   [TODO]
Hardware Model:      iMac15,1
Process:         XCOM Enemy Unkno [25369]
Path:            /Applications/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition.app/Contents/MacOS/XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition
Identifier:      com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown
Version:         80296.16857.3962
Code Type:       X86
Parent Process:  launchd [1]

Date/Time:       2015-06-22 08:35:40 +0000
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.11.0 (15A178w)
Report Version:  104

Exception Type:  SIGSEGV
Exception Codes: SEGV_MAPERR at 0x2
Crashed Thread:  0

Thread 0 Crashed:
0   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x902d1ccc 0x902cd000 + 19660
1   libsystem_dnssd.dylib               0x9b5683c0 0x9b564000 + 17344
2   libsystem_dnssd.dylib               0x9b565dba 0x9b564000 + 7610
3   libsystem_dnssd.dylib               0x9b569597 0x9b564000 + 21911
4   libdispatch.dylib                   0x9a08b917 0x9a08a000 + 6423
5   libdispatch.dylib                   0x9a099d92 0x9a08a000 + 64914
6   libdispatch.dylib                   0x9a090ee8 0x9a08a000 + 28392
7   libdispatch.dylib                   0x9a09d80b 0x9a08a000 + 79883
8   CoreFoundation                      0x973d05be 0x97312000 + 779710
9   CoreFoundation                      0x97388977 0x97312000 + 485751
10  CoreFoundation                      0x97387da6 0x97312000 + 482726
11  CoreFoundation                      0x97387c0b 0x97312000 + 482315
12  HIToolbox                           0x99bfa459 0x99bcc000 + 189529
13  HIToolbox                           0x99bfa1a3 0x99bcc000 + 188835
14  HIToolbox                           0x99d986e8 0x99bcc000 + 1885928
15  XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition  0x01471ee3 0x1000 + 21434083
16  XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition  0x017a845f 0x1000 + 24802399
17  XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition  0x0002221a 0x1000 + 135706
18  XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition  0x01791b3a 0x1000 + 24709946
19  XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition  0x0129e53c 0x1000 + 19518780
20  HIToolbox                           0x99c0e0a0 0x99bcc000 + 270496
21  CoreFoundation                      0x973d04b6 0x97312000 + 779446
22  CoreFoundation                      0x973cff62 0x97312000 + 778082
23  CoreFoundation                      0x974543ad 0x97312000 + 1319853
24  CoreFoundation                      0x97388851 0x97312000 + 485457
25  CoreFoundation                      0x97387da6 0x97312000 + 482726
26  CoreFoundation                      0x97387c0b 0x97312000 + 482315
27  HIToolbox                           0x99bfa459 0x99bcc000 + 189529
28  HIToolbox                           0x99bfa075 0x99bcc000 + 188533
29  HIToolbox                           0x99d98744 0x99bcc000 + 1886020
30  HIToolbox                           0x99d867dc 0x99bcc000 + 1812444
31  XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition  0x0129e5a9 0x1000 + 19518889
32  XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition  0x017917f0 0x1000 + 24709104
33  XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition  0x000159c2 0x1000 + 84418
34  XCOM Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition  0x00015435 0x1000 + 82997

:(

[GenericName8]

Hey guys, same problem here, my terminal when I try to install: Name-MacBook-Pro:~ Name$ /Users/Name/Desktop/LW-EW-Linux-OSX-b15e/install-LW-OSX.sh
Installing Long War for XCOM:EW, please, be patient...
User files dir: /Users/NameLibrary/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown/XEW
\e[0;31mOld version of Long War found. Keep savegames?\e[0m (y/n)y
keeping savegames
uninstalling old version now
found old Long War backup in /Users/Name/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/XCom-Enemy-Unknown/backup_oldLW or /Users/Name/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/XCOM Enemy Unknown/XEW/backup_oldLW
\e[0;31mremove old Long War backup files?\e[0m (y/n)y
Removing old Long War backup and all its content...
mv: rename /Users/Name/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/XCom-Enemy-Unknown/XComData/XEW//.DS_Store to /Users/Name/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/XCom-Enemy-Unknown/backup_oldLW/.DS_Store: No such file or directory

I have tried to follow the basic guide, but it's mac installation instructions are confusing for me and I also don't have the containers/com.feralinteractive.xcom folder.

The .DS_Store thing seems to be the major issue, how do I fix it? I've spent most of the last two days trying to deal with it. Exhausted every method I can think of but I've very limited in my computer skills. Thanks all.

Edited June 23, 2015 by GenericName8

[dubiousintent]

Thanks for that. I followed the instructions and it seemed to install successfully:

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But when I run the game, regardless of choosing Enemy Within or Enemy Unknown - Elite Edition or the video setting I get a crash:

(log omitted) ...

:sad:

Sad indeed. THAT looks like a runtime error, which takes it beyond any help I can give you.

 

You've gotten past the installer and have found a LW bug. You need to post that log file (along with the other information they request in the included documentation for Bug Reports) to the Beta 15e Feedback thread in the download page "Forums" section on the main Nexus site under the forum restructuring that started this week.

 

The "bad news" is that the developers don't have access to a Mac, at all. But they do have access to Linux boxes, so as long as the problem is OS/X they should be able to fix it, but will need some Mac users to help them test the solution.

 

-Dubious-