yeah, patch is simpler as long as you know to ignore the errors with the MSVC project file changes

(btw - the original instructions are from FSF, so he'd need to update his post...

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@praseodym - this is quite odd. The error is being reported in the media_vps, but you've redownloaded them, checked the md5sums, and the media_vps haven't changed recently.
Could you please try a few things for me?
1) put the attached file in /home/oliver/Freespace2/mediavps_3612/data/tables, then re-run FSO
(this is the table that FSO is complaining about, and I've attached a "good copy" I've just extracted from a mediavps download)
2) Can you try with a prebuilt binary?
Go to this URL:
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=fs2open-blueplanet&project=home%3AniffiwanClick on Download
Select your OS version & follow the provided instructions
Link the installed binary to your FSO directory
cd /home/oliver/Freespace2
ln -s /usr/bin/fs2_open_3.6.17_DEBUG
ln -s /usr/bin/fs2_open_3.6.17
(or, if you don't want to link the files, just ensure that /home/oliver/Freespace2 is your current working directory when you run /usr/bin/fs2_open_3.6.17_DEBUG or /usr/bin/fs2_open_3.6.17)
3) Can you please post the contents of your ~/.fs2_open/fs2_open.ini file?
e.g. here's a copy of one of mine:
$ cat ~/.fs2_open/fs2_open.ini
[Default]
VideocardFs2open=OGL -(1152x864)x32 bit
TextureFilter=1
OGL_AnisotropicFilter=0
OGL_AntiAliasSamples=0
SoundDeviceOAL=PulseAudio Software
CurrentJoystick=99999
EnableJoystickFF=0
EnableHitEffect=0
NetworkConnection=LAN
ConnectionSpeed=Fast
LastPlayer=adsS
[Sound]
PlaybackDevice=PulseAudio Software
CaptureDevice=PulseAudio Capture
(I'm particularly interested in any "Language" setting)
4) If nothing else works, please post of a log of how you built & installed FSO.
e.g.
script /tmp/fso-build.log
(run all the commands to build everything)
CTRL-D
paste-bin (or similar) /tmp/fso-build.log
Thanks for your patience while we try to find & fix this problem.
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