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

[Hinmaton]

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.

Edited December 31, 2015 by Hinmaton

[Hinmaton]

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.)

 

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# copy LW files to game dir

cp_ -r "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/"* "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/"

INSTALLED_FILES="${LW_FILES}"

# copy xcomgame.int and xcomuishell.int to feraloverrides

for file in ${FERAL_OVERRIDES}; do

cp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${installdir}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`"

# XXX: seems like mac localization files are cached too

cp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${userfiles}/MacInit/`basename $file`"

# XXX: Terrible hack; since overrides are not under the install_data_dir, go two up

INSTALLED_FILES="${INSTALLED_FILES}

Edited December 31, 2015 by Hinmaton

[tracktwo]

It sounds like your install folder structure doesn't look at all like the one the script is expecting. I don't have a mac, but from what I understand there are a few different ways to get the game on mac and they all have slightly different setups. Evidently you don't have the same version as the person who created the mac script.

 

The problem probably isn't in locating the xcomgame.int file within the LW package, my guess is that it can't find the *destination* folder it's trying to copy it to within the game package. It's hard to tell wtih all the variables in there, but one thing you can try to see exactly what it's trying to copy where is to make a copy of those two lines starting with cp_ and in the copy, put "echo" in front of cp_. That'll print out the line to the screen so it'll show you what command it's trying to execute. E.g. it should look like this:

echo cp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${installdir}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`"
echo cp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${userfiles}/MacInit/`basename $file`"

In addition to the original two lines without echo. Then run it again and take a look at the output on the screen. See if you can find the corresponding destination folders in your game package at all, or if not, if you can at least find an existing xcomgame.int file in there.

Edited December 31, 2015 by tracktwo

[Hinmaton]

Okay, I'm going to try that.

 

For the record, this is the script I'm working with:

 

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#!/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/XEW

INSTALLDIR=~/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive.xcomenemyunknown/Data/Library/Application\ Support/Feral\ Interactive/XCOM\ Enemy\ Unknown\ -\ Elite\ Edition

INSTALL_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=false

if [ $SELFNAME = "uninstall-LW-OSX.sh" ]; then

IS_UNINSTALL=true

fi

$IS_UNINSTALL && echo "Uninstalling Long War for XCOM:EW, please, be patient..." || echo "Installing Long War for XCOM:EW, please, be patient..."

dry_run=false

backup_data=true

function cp_() {

if $dry_run; then

echo cp $* >&2

else

cp "$@"

fi

}

function mkdir_() {

if $dry_run; then

echo mkdir $* >&2

else

mkdir "$@"

fi

}

function rm_() {

if $dry_run; then

echo rm $* >&2

else

rm "$@"

fi

}

function mv_() {

if $dry_run; then

echo mv $* >&2

else

mv "$@"

fi

}

function ln_() {

if $dry_run; then

echo ln $* >&2

else

ln "$@"

fi

}

function uninstall() {

echo "uninstalling Long War mod now"

# delete mod files

while read file; do

rm_ -f "${installdir}/${file}"

done < "${installdir}/.lw_install"

usersaves=$userfiles/SaveData

userconf=$userfiles/MacInit

rm_ -f $usersaves/*

rm_ -f $userconf/*

# restore original files

cp_ -r "${installdir}/backup/"* "${installdir}/"

cp_ -r "${userbackup}/"* "${userfiles}"

# delete restored backups

rm_ -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" ]; then

echo "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 yn

if [[ $yn == y || $yn == Y ]]

then

echo "Removing old Long War backup and all its content..."

rm_ -rf "${installdir}/backup_oldLW"

rm_ -rf "${userfiles}/backup_oldLW"

else

exit 1

fi

fi

# backup old LW files

mkdir_ "${installdir}/backup_oldLW"

while read file; do

mv_ "${installdir}/${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 files

cp_ -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 files

usersaves="$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 up

for file in ${LW_FILES}; do

case "$file" in

*upk)

if [ -e "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/file.uncompressed_size" ]; then

mkdir_ -p "${gamebackup}/`dirname $file`"

cp_ "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/$file.uncompressed_size" "$gamebackup/$file.uncompressed_size"

fi

;;

esac

done

# backup xcomgame.int and xcomuishell.int in feraloverrides

for file in ${FERAL_OVERRIDES}; do

if [ -e "${installdir}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`" ]; then

mkdir_ -p "${gamebackup}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}"

cp_ "${installdir}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`" "${gamebackup}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`"

fi

done

# backup remaining files

for file in ${LW_FILES}; do

if [ -e "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/${file}" ]; then

mkdir_ -p "${gamebackup}/`dirname $file`"

cp_ "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/${file}" "${gamebackup}/$file"

fi

done

}

function install() {

# for each LW upk file check if corresponding .upk.uncompressed_size file exist and delete it

for file in ${LW_FILES}; do

case "$file" in

*upk)

if [ -e "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/$file.uncompressed_size" ]; then

rm_ -f "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/$file.uncompressed_size"

fi

;;

esac

done

# copy LW files to game dir

cp_ -r "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/"* "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/"

INSTALLED_FILES="${LW_FILES}"

# copy xcomgame.int and xcomuishell.int to feraloverrides

for file in ${FERAL_OVERRIDES}; do

cp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${installdir}/${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`"

# XXX: seems like mac localization files are cached too

cp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${userfiles}/MacInit/`basename $file`"

# XXX: Terrible hack; since overrides are not under the install_data_dir, go two up

INSTALLED_FILES="${INSTALLED_FILES}

../../${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`"

done

# copy LW defaultgamecore.ini to WritableFiles/XComGameCore.ini

cp_ "${MOD_CONFIG_DIR}/defaultgamecore.ini" "${userfiles}/MacInit/XComGameCore.ini"

# copy LW defaultloadouts.ini to WritableFiles/XComLoadouts.ini

cp_ "${MOD_CONFIG_DIR}/defaultloadouts.ini" "${userfiles}/MacInit/XComLoadouts.ini"

if ! ${dry_run}; then

echo "${INSTALLED_FILES}" > "${installdir}/.lw_install"

fi

if [ ! -e "${installdir}/${SELFNAME}" ]; then

cp_ "$0" "${installdir}/"

ln_ -s "${installdir}/${SELFNAME}" "${installdir}/uninstall-LW-OSX.sh"

fi

}

# checking command line parameters

if [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; then

userfiles="${USERFILES}"

else

userfiles="$1"

fi

if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; then

if [ -d "${INSTALLDIR}" ]; then

installdir="${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

fi

fi

else

installdir="$2"

fi

# checking if directories exist

if [ -d "$userfiles" ]

then

echo "User files dir: $userfiles"

else

echo "$userfiles is not a directory!"

exit 1

fi

# backup location for existing files

userbackup="$userfiles/backup"

gamebackup="$installdir/backup"

if $IS_UNINSTALL; then

if [ -f "${installdir}/.lw_install" ]; then

echo -ne "\e[0;31mThis will delete all mod savegames and configs. Are you sure?\e[0m (y/n)"

read yn

if [[ $yn == y || $yn == Y ]]; then

uninstall

else

echo "you can find the savegames in ${userfiles}/savedata and settings in ${userfiles}/MacInit if you want to back them up."

fi

else

echo "Long War install not found!"

fi

exit 0

fi

keep_saves=false

if [ -f "${installdir}/.lw_install" ]; then

echo -ne "\e[0;31mOld version of Long War found. Keep savegames?\e[0m (y/n)"

read yn

if [[ $yn == y || $yn == Y ]]; then

echo "keeping savegames"

keep_saves=true

else

echo "not keeping savegames"

fi

uninstall_old

backup_data=false

fi

if ${backup_data}; then

# check if backup dir already exist

if [ -d "${userbackup}" -o -d "${gamebackup}" ]; then

echo "old backup already exists in ${userbackup} or ${gamebackup}."

echo -n "Owerwrite old backup? (y/n) "

read yn

if [[ $yn == y || $yn == Y ]]

then

echo "Removing old backup and all its content..."

rm_ -rf "$userbackup"

rm_ -rf "$gamebackup"

else

exit 1

fi

fi

backup

echo "Wrote backup to:"

echo "User files: $userbackup"

echo "Game files: $gamebackup"

fi

# clear user files

usersaves="$userfiles/savedata"

userconf="$userfiles/MacInit"

if ! ${keep_saves}; then

rm_ -f "$usersaves/"*

fi

rm_ -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

[Hinmaton]

I added two "echo" lines to the script, in the function "install". I underlined my additions here:

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function install() {

# for each LW upk file check if corresponding .upk.uncompressed_size file exist and delete it

for file in ${LW_FILES}; do

case "$file" in

*upk)

if [ -e "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/$file.uncompressed_size" ]; then

rm_ -f "${installdir}/${INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/$file.uncompressed_size"

fi

;;

esac

done

# copy LW files to game dir

cp_ -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 feraloverrides

for file in ${FERAL_OVERRIDES}; do

cp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$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 too

cp_ "${MOD_DATA_DIR}/$file" "${userfiles}/MacInit/`basename $file`"

# XXX: Terrible hack; since overrides are not under the install_data_dir, go two up

INSTALLED_FILES="${INSTALLED_FILES}

../../${FERAL_OVERRIDE_DIR}/`basename $file`"

done

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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$

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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.

[tracktwo]

It looks like the first command is succeeding, but the second one is failing since you put the "echo" after the corresponding cp_ and it is printing the first one but not the second.

 

When you say the XEW folder exists do you mean the one "<path to Xcom .app>/Contents/Resources/MacOverrides/XEW" or the one "<path to xcom folder>/Data/XEW"? Note there is a difference there between the two and not just on the end: the second is looking inside the .app and the first is not. IIRC (it's been a long time since I've used a mac) you need to take some special actions in the finder to be able to look "inside" an app to see its contents instead of executing it, and this is where the path in the error line is pointing.

[Hinmaton]

I got it running, thanks.

[Hinmaton]

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.

Edited January 1, 2016 by Hinmaton

[Hinmaton]

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.

[dubiousintent]

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.

I see tracktwo got you further along, which is great. The fact that the game reverted to having only four soldiers initially after you had gotten it working suggests that Steam did a "verify files" on you and reverted your LW files. This is why we say you have to run modded games with Steam in "Offline" mode. It is also why we "disable phone home" since that can also affect some mods.

 

Both of those problems are covered in the "Basic Guide". Be sure to backup your modified LW install script so you don't lose those changes if you need to install an updated LW.

 

Yeah, this game is often a major pain. As the saying goes: "That's XCOM, baby!"

 

-Dubious-