[MobileForce]

So when I try to start Blue planet 2 via FS2 Open launcher 5.5g, I get this error message:


sounds.tbl(line 629):
Error: Missing required token: [#Flyby Sounds End]. Found [$UEF:      0   T_flyby1.wav,   0, 0.75, 1, 200, 400         ]  instead.

ntdll.dll! KiFastSystemCallRet
kernel32.dll! WaitForSingleObjectEx + 67 bytes
kernel32.dll! WaitForSingleObject + 18 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_18.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_18.exe! <no symbol>


what am i mssing? In the FS2 Open launcher, in the Features i tried -mod Blue Planet 2, didn't register it, as well as blueplanet2 which gave me this error message.


ps: i guess this is a modding community, but i'm too stupid to program things so i just downloaded the installer for Blue planet 2. not sure wheter this goes into support or blue planet 2 subfolder.
also, this error appears before i start the game- and just crashes with that error message. you guys can figure this out, right?

pps: yes i did try this http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=70511.0, but i don't know how to use checksums.

[Phantom Hoover]

Please follow these instructions and post your fs2_open.log.

[Arpit]

One thing I would like to say is that Blue Planet is not compatible with 3.6.18 executables. Use the build which was provided in the complete install or download these builds.

Or if your computer does not support deferred lightning (i.e. you have Intel graphics), then you could take a recent nightly build, download this package and enjoy.

pps: yes i did try this http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=70511.0, but i don't know how to use checksums.

Don't get confused with checksums. We'll fix the problem for you. Just run your game in a DEBUG build and let that crash happen. Then go to your Freespace2/data folder. There you will find a file called 'fs2open.log'. Attach that file to your post.

Just for information, checksums are used to check that you don't have corrupt VPs. You can check your VPs checksums by opening your fs2open.log in Wordpad. If the checksums of your VPs do not match the checksums given on the page you visited, then ... you have corrupt VPs and you need to redownload/reinstall those VPs.

[MobileForce]

One thing I would like to say is that Blue Planet is not compatible with 3.6.18 executables. Use the build which was provided in the complete install or download these builds.

Or if your computer does not support deferred lightning (i.e. you have Intel graphics), then you could take a recent nightly build, download this package and enjoy.

pps: yes i did try this http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=70511.0, but i don't know how to use checksums.

Don't get confused with checksums. We'll fix the problem for you. Just run your game in a DEBUG build and let that crash happen. Then go to your Freespace2/data folder. There you will find a file called 'fs2open.log'. Attach that file to your post.

Just for information, checksums are used to check that you don't have corrupt VPs. You can check your VPs checksums by opening your fs2open.log in Wordpad. If the checksums of your VPs do not match the checksums given on the page you visited, then ... you have corrupt VPs and you need to redownload/reinstall those VPs.

Here is the Errorlog! Thanks, Pilot.

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[Jeff Vader]

Find the file called fs2_open.log.

[Arpit]

Right don't give errorlog.text

Give fs2open.log (it's a file with extension as .log)

[Herra Tohtori]

I just thought something.

Most people don't see what the actual file extension is, because Microsoft at some point decided it was good idea to make it a default setting to hide known file extensions.


For most people, the fs2_open.log file would actually look like "fs2_open" (probably with the unknown file type icon).

With "Details" view enabled, they would see something like

Filename                              Type

fs2_open                             LOG file


...whereas the errorlog.txt contains the word "log" in the filename.

Maybe there's some room for improved clarity and user-friendliness here.

[MobileForce]

I just thought something.

Most people don't see what the actual file extension is, because Microsoft at some point decided it was good idea to make it a default setting to hide known file extensions.


For most people, the fs2_open.log file would actually look like "fs2_open" (probably with the unknown file type icon).

With "Details" view enabled, they would see something like

Filename                              Type

fs2_open                             LOG file


...whereas the errorlog.txt contains the word "log" in the filename.

Maybe there's some room for improved clarity and user-friendliness here.

there is no fs2_open.log being generated by the debugger of the 5.5 windows launcher, only an errorlog.txt. i can't help you if the forum gives me wrong advice on how to do something, i followed the advice and only got a .txt. I repeat. there is NO fs2_open.log

Just saying, but that means the troubleshooting forum is useless if you want .log and it only generates .txt.
it asks me for a .exe called "fs2_open_3_6_12d_inf" in the forum, but all i have is "fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP", "fs2_open_3_6_18_DEBUG". So with these two files, it doesn't work, but blue planet is supposed to work with fs2_open_3_6_17_debug, which is in the launcher itself, so this is all bs if you include a file and then it doesn't even work. I can post the errorlog.text. i can copy and paste the erros i recieve,


HERE ARE THE WARNINGS. THE "BREAK INTO DEBUGGER"DOESN"T WORK!
---------------------------
Warning!
---------------------------
Too many icons in icons.tbl; only the first 105 will be used
ntdll.dll! KiFastSystemCallRet
kernel32.dll! WaitForSingleObjectEx + 67 bytes
kernel32.dll! WaitForSingleObject + 18 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! SCP_DumpStack + 354 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! Warning + 495 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! brief_parse_icon_tbl + 738 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! game_init + 1566 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! game_main + 519 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! WinMain + 328 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! __tmainCRTStartup + 283 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! WinMainCRTStartup + 13 bytes
kernel32.dll! BaseThreadInitThunk + 18 bytes
ntdll.dll! RtlInitializeExceptionChain + 239 bytes
ntdll.dll! RtlInitializeExceptionChain + 194 bytes

sounds.tbl(line 629):
Error: Missing required token: [#Flyby Sounds End]. Found [$UEF:      0   T_flyby1.wav,   0, 0.75, 1, 200, 400         ]  instead.

ntdll.dll! KiFastSystemCallRet
kernel32.dll! WaitForSingleObjectEx + 67 bytes
kernel32.dll! WaitForSingleObject + 18 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! SCP_DumpStack + 354 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! Error + 229 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! error_display + 369 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! required_string + 111 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! parse_sound_table + 875 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! gamesnd_parse_soundstbl + 79 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! game_init + 1606 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! game_main + 519 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! WinMain + 328 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! __tmainCRTStartup + 283 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! WinMainCRTStartup + 13 bytes
kernel32.dll! BaseThreadInitThunk + 18 bytes
ntdll.dll! RtlInitializeExceptionChain + 239 bytes
ntdll.dll! RtlInitializeExceptionChain + 194 bytes

I CAN'T HELP YOU IF YOUR TUTORIALS DON'T PROVIDE ME WITH THE FILES I NEED TO SHOW YOU.
That is all.

[Jeff Vader]

K.

[Arpit]

Okay calm down. I actually had no intention to irritate you.

Let's try one more time:

1) Run the game in DEBUGGER just as you did.

2) Let the game crash and exit it.

3) Go to your Freespace2 folder. (By default, C:/Games/Freespace2)

4) From there go to data folder.

5) Then check if there is the fs2open.log file. If it's not there then we will try to see what we will do.

As for the fs2_open3_6_12d_inf.exe , the time at which that post was written was when 3.6.12 was released. Now 3.6.18 executables are the latest. (To be honestly precise 3.7 builds are latest builds but they are in their RC phase i.e. not completely finished)
So you are perfect don't worry.

[MobileForce]

K.

[rant]
could i at least, you know, actually get a proper way to obtain fs2_open.log?
[/rant]

Or the .exe for the debugger? i have tried all 3 debugger exes- "fs2_open_3_6_18_DEBUG", "fs2_open_3_6_18_DEBUG_NO-SSE", "fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP"

none of which have worked. I try to give you as much information as possible, and all i get is "K".
Personal log: 3_6_17 doesn't work at all and just crashes the game. 3_6_18 does work, with transcend, without mods, but not blue planet 2.
SO: most probable cause of crash: blue planet 2 mod folder. Transcend works.

[MobileForce]

Okay calm down. I actually had no intention to irritate you.

Let's try one more time:

1) Run the game in DEBUGGER just as you did.

2) Let the game crash and exit it.

3) Go to your Freespace2 folder. (By default, C:/Games/Freespace2)

4) From there go to data folder.

5) Then check if there is the fs2open.log file. If it's not there then we will try to see what we will do.

As for the fs2_open3_6_12d_inf.exe , the time at which that post was written was when 3.6.12 was released. Now 3.6.18 executables are the latest. (To be honestly precise 3.7 builds are latest builds but they are in their RC phase i.e. not completely finished)
So you are perfect don't worry.

1 done
2 done
3 my folder is C:\Program Files\GOG.com\Freespace 2
4/5- only 3 files (not folders) are multi.cfg, multi.txt, tcp.cfg
i try to give good information, too but how should i without any good tools?
ok so now on the blue planet 2 website it said i need an inferno download (a mod). so i download that and install it or what?
also, in the launcher, should i add the custom flag -mod blueplanet2, -mod Blue Planet 2, -mod Blue_Planet_2, or -mod blue_planet_2 ???

[Jeff Vader]

In case you're running Vista or 7, there was one more bit in the instructions linked to you. Since you've installed FS2 and FSO under the "Program files" directory, your log has actually been written into C:\Users\<Your Username>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\Freespace 2\data. So please check there.

[MobileForce]

In case you're running Vista or 7, there was one more bit in the instructions linked to you. Since you've installed FS2 and FSO under the "Program files" directory, your log has actually been written into C:\Users\<Your Username>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\Freespace 2\data. So please check there.

used the pc's search function. no fs2_open.log file. did not find anything under the appdata files.
there is absolutely no file on my whole pc called fs2_open.log, nor is there any file with the .log extension.

[MobileForce]

ACTUALLY
i have a fs2_open file... but it's a .txt.



HOLY CRAP IT SAYS THE IMAGE IS A .TXT AND IT SAYS .TXT BUT IT'S A DAMN .LOG WTF IS THIS BS
i even searched with the windows search function, but i didn't get any results.

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[Arpit]

AND IT MIGHT BE OPENING WITH NOTEPAD. That's normal. Don't worry.

One thing I would like to ask you is with which build you were playing,
'coz when I select fs2_open_3_6_17_SSE2_BP.exe I get this:

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FreeSpace 2 Open version: 3.6.17.9481

while you are getting this:

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FreeSpace 2 Open version: 3.6.18.9546


[MobileForce]

AND IT MIGHT BE OPENING WITH NOTEPAD. That's normal. Don't worry.

One thing I would like to ask you is with which build you were playing,
'coz when I select fs2_open_3_6_17_SSE2_BP.exe I get this:

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FreeSpace 2 Open version: 3.6.17.9481

while you are getting this:

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FreeSpace 2 Open version: 3.6.18.9546


i am indeed using 3.6.18 because 3.6.17 doesn't work- neither sse, non sse, or standard.
besides, using 3.6.18 doesn't work either. in 3.6.18 it gives me the error messages, in 3.6.17 it just crashes without any errors (programs has stopped working bla bla)

[Arpit]

i am indeed using 3.6.18 because 3.6.17 doesn't work- neither sse, non sse, or standard.

THERE. THAT.

BP builds are different. Even though 3.6.18 seems to be more recent than the BP build, the BP build is an Antipodes build. Use that.

Now to come to the point.

What happens when you use 3.6.17 build? Does it crash at start? When does it crash? What error it gives just before crash?

[Arpit]

Sorry I just saw your last statement now. 

Do this:

Or if your computer does not support deferred lightning (i.e. you have Intel graphics), then you could take a recent nightly build, download this package and enjoy.

[Phantom Hoover]

#1 lesson from all of this: we need a way of explaining this that circumvents the mess of FSO releases proliferating right now and Windows' total cluster**** of a filesystem organisation scheme.