WZ 2100 does not launch on mac 10.4

[Buginator]

I do not have "glxinfo" I typed it in at terminal. Unless I have to change to a certain directory I don't have it.
Does anyone know where to get it? besides that the problem is NOT that when i launch a game it quits under graphics load. in the old version the games run full speed. the problem IS that the new version does not even open. It just bounces in the dock a while and then nothing but the "this program has crashed message" the program does not even open.

Which old version was it?
Lots of things have changed, and I am guessing your video drivers are choking (though, it could be many other things). It wouldn't be the first time we have heard something like this from mac users, but I think this is the first time I heard of that specific 'EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION' error.

Run the game with --debug all --debugfile blah.txt and attach blah.txt

[stiv]

Ithe problem is NOT that when i launch a game it quits under graphics load. in the old version the games run full speed. the problem IS that the new version does not even open.

Exactly. And the reason for that, IMHO, is because the newer version requires OpenGL capabilities your graphics card does not support. Whether this is because your graphics card is running out of memory (16 MB!), missing a common OpenGL extension or some other reason is yet to be determined.

I'm not enough of a mac person to know the equivalent of glxinfo or how to determine your video systems capabilities. I will note that 2.0.4 is a really old version of the game (Release date: 26th August 2006)

[bugmenot]

Which old version was it?
Lots of things have changed, and I am guessing your video drivers are choking (though, it could be many other things). It wouldn't be the first time we have heard something like this from mac users, but I think this is the first time I heard of that specific 'EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION' error.

Run the game with --debug all --debugfile blah.txt and attach blah.txt

kk thanks for the reply. about the version that works it is 2.0.4 . about my vid drivers "choking", unless it needs a LOT of vid card power just to load the main menu screen i don't think that is the problem but it could be old opengl libraries as stiv said. about the --debug all --debugfile blah.txt should i type

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$ open /path_to_warzone/warzone.app  --debug all --debugfile blah.txt 

or

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$ open /path_to_warzone/warzone.app/contents/macos/warzone  --debug all --debugfile blah.txt 

thanks a BUNCH for the help

[dak180]

about the --debug all --debugfile blah.txt should i type

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$ open /path_to_warzone/warzone.app  --debug all --debugfile blah.txt 

or

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$ open /path_to_warzone/warzone.app/contents/macos/warzone  --debug all --debugfile blah.txt 

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$ /path_to_warzone/warzone.app/contents/macos/warzone  --debug all --debugfile /path_to_debugfile/blah.txt

Would be what you want.

In addition to the debug file, if it crashes again please attach the entire crash report as well as the blah.txt file.

[Zarel]

I'm not enough of a mac person to know the equivalent of glxinfo or how to determine your video systems capabilities. I will note that 2.0.4 is a really old version of the game (Release date: 26th August 2006)

glxinfo works fine in OS X 10.6.2 here. It takes a while to load, of course.

Then again, I have coreutils and a whole buncha other stuff installed with MacPorts, so it's perfectly plausible a vanilla install of OS X doesn't have it.

[bugmenot]

thanks all kk here is the "blah.txt debug file"

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--- Starting log ---
wz      |03:56:22: [SDL_main] Using language: 
wz      |03:56:22: [initialize_ConfigDir] Write dir: /Users/coedoe/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 2.2/
wz      |03:56:22: [initialize_ConfigDir] Base dir: /Users/coedoe/Desktop/
wz      |03:56:22: [SDL_main] Warzone 2100 - Version 2.2.4
fog     |03:56:22: [war_SetFog] Visual fog turned OFF
fog     |03:56:22: [setRevealStatus] avSetRevealStatus: Setting reveal to ON
main    |03:56:22: [SDL_main] initializing
wz      |03:56:22: [registry_load] Loading the registry from [directory: /Users/coedoe/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 2.2/] config
wz      |03:56:22: [openLoadFile] Reading...[directory: /Users/coedoe/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 2.2/] config
wz      |03:56:22: [registry_load] Parsing the registry from [directory: /Users/coedoe/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 2.2/] config
wz      |03:56:22: [setLanguage] Setting language to "System locale" ()
wz      |03:56:22: [setLocaleUnix] Requested locale "", got "C" instead
fog     |03:56:22: [avSetStatus] avSetStatus: Setting fog of war OFF
fog     |03:56:22: [war_SetFog] Visual fog turned ON
fog     |03:56:22: [setRevealStatus] avSetRevealStatus: Setting reveal to OFF
texture |03:56:22: [setTextureSize] texture size set to 256
wz      |03:56:22: [registry_save] Saving the registry to [directory: /Users/coedoe/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 2.2/] config
wz      |03:56:22: [saveFile] We are to write (config) of size 718
wz      |03:56:22: [saveFile] Successfully wrote to /Users/coedoe/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 2.2//config with 718 bytes
wz      |03:56:22: [registry_save] Saving the registry to [directory: /Users/coedoe/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 2.2/] config
wz      |03:56:22: [saveFile] We are to write (config) of size 718
wz      |03:56:22: [saveFile] Successfully wrote to /Users/coedoe/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 2.2//config with 718 bytes
net     |03:56:22: [NETinit] NETinit
net     |03:56:22: [NETinit] NETPLAY: Init called, MORNIN'
wz      |03:56:22: [saveConfig] Writing prefs to registry
wz      |03:56:22: [registry_save] Saving the registry to [directory: /Users/coedoe/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 2.2/] config
wz      |03:56:22: [saveFile] We are to write (config) of size 718
wz      |03:56:22: [saveFile] Successfully wrote to /Users/coedoe/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 2.2//config with 718 bytes
wz      |03:56:22: [registerSearchPath] registerSearchPath: Registering /Users/coedoe/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 2.2/ at priority 2
wz      |03:56:22: [rebuildSearchPath] Cleaning up
wz      |03:56:22: [rebuildSearchPath] *** Switching to multiplay mods ***
wz      |03:56:22: [registerSearchPath] registerSearchPath: Registering /Users/coedoe/data/ at priority 3
wz      |03:56:22: [rebuildSearchPath] Cleaning up
wz      |03:56:22: [rebuildSearchPath] *** Switching to multiplay mods ***
wz      |03:56:22: [registerSearchPath] registerSearchPath: Registering /Users/coedoe/share/warzone2100/ at priority 4
wz      |03:56:22: [rebuildSearchPath] Cleaning up
wz      |03:56:22: [rebuildSearchPath] *** Switching to multiplay mods ***
wz      |03:56:22: [registerSearchPath] registerSearchPath: Registering /Users/coedoe/Desktop/ at priority 5
wz      |03:56:22: [rebuildSearchPath] Cleaning up
wz      |03:56:22: [rebuildSearchPath] *** Switching to multiplay mods ***
wz      |03:56:22: [registerSearchPath] registerSearchPath: Registering data at priority 6
wz      |03:56:22: [rebuildSearchPath] Cleaning up
wz      |03:56:22: [rebuildSearchPath] *** Switching to multiplay mods ***
wz      |03:56:22: [registerSearchPath] registerSearchPath: Registering data at priority 7
wz      |03:56:22: [rebuildSearchPath] Cleaning up
wz      |03:56:22: [rebuildSearchPath] *** Switching to multiplay mods ***
wz      |03:56:23: [printSearchPath] Search paths:
wz      |03:56:23: [printSearchPath]     [/Users/coedoe/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 2.2/]
wz      |03:56:23: [printSearchPath]     [/Users/coedoe/Desktop/]
wz      |03:56:23: [printSearchPath]     [data/mp.wz]
wz      |03:56:23: [printSearchPath]     [data/base.wz]
wz      |03:56:23: [printSearchPath]     [data/]
wz      |03:56:23: [scanDataDirs] gamedesc.lev found at data/base.wz

[bugmenot]

one more thing - it might be a clue, when i did debug mode and got the "blah.txt" on the terminal right before it quit it said "illegal Instruction" :-S