[Denirio]

Hello chaps,

I'm fairly sure I've done everything correctly however when I launch AoA I get a pretty black screen.
The launcher also won't detect my F-16 combat stick, whilst Windows Control panel will.
Finally, It's not pretty I downloaded the "pretty files" but don't know if they're in the correct spot of if they're working.

I took the liberty of launching the game in debug mode and got some wonderful code that makes no sense to me,
I'm sure smart gentleman like you will understand:




Weapon explosion 'MS_Impact' does not have an LOD0 anim!
ntdll.dll! ZwWaitForSingleObject + 21 bytes
kernel32.dll! WaitForSingleObjectEx + 67 bytes
kernel32.dll! WaitForSingleObject + 18 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! <no symbol>
fs2_open_3_6_17_DEBUG_SSE2_BP.exe! <no symbol>
kernel32.dll! BaseThreadInitThunk + 18 bytes
ntdll.dll! RtlInitializeExceptionChain + 99 bytes
ntdll.dll! RtlInitializeExceptionChain + 54 bytes

[The E]

Please find a file called "fs2_open.log" (Should be in <FreeSpace directory>\data) and post it here.

[Denirio]

I have no idea what this means 


==========================================================================
DEBUG SPEW: No debug_filter.cfg found, so only general, error, and warning
categories can be shown and no debug_filter.cfg info will be saved.
==========================================================================
FreeSpace 2 Open version: 3.6.17.9481
Passed cmdline options:
  -missile_lighting
  -3dshockwave
  -3dwarp
  -ship_choice_3d
  -weapon_choice_3d
  -warp_flash
  -snd_preload
  -mod blueplanet,mediavps_3612
Building file index...
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\adv-bp.vp' with a checksum of 0x07c8f9a5
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\bp-audio1.vp' with a checksum of 0x0dc57722
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\bp-audio2.vp' with a checksum of 0x213dcdf3
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\bp-core.vp' with a checksum of 0x099138b1
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\bp-visuals1.vp' with a checksum of 0x31c7316a
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\bp-visuals2.vp' with a checksum of 0x4eedd84a
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\mediavps_3612\MV_Advanced.vp' with a checksum of 0x4b8b0f5a
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\mediavps_3612\MV_CB_ANI_1.vp' with a checksum of 0x9c948078
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\Root_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xce10d76c
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\smarty_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xddeb3b1e
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\sparky_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x164fe65a
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\sparky_hi_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xa11d56f1
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\stu_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xd77da83a
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\tango1_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x4c25221e
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\tango2_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x86920b82
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\tango3_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x705e8d71
Found root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\warble_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xd85c305d
Searching root 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\' ... 0 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\adv-bp.vp' ... 358 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\bp-audio1.vp' ... 41 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\bp-audio2.vp' ... 683 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\bp-core.vp' ... 47 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\bp-visuals1.vp' ... 400 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\bp-visuals2.vp' ... 1561 files
Searching root 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\mediavps_3612\' ... 0 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\mediavps_3612\MV_Advanced.vp' ... 1283 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\mediavps_3612\MV_CB_ANI_1.vp' ... 32 files
Searching root 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\' ... 26 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\Root_fs2.vp' ... 157 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\smarty_fs2.vp' ... 10 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\sparky_fs2.vp' ... 3027 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\sparky_hi_fs2.vp' ... 1337 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\stu_fs2.vp' ... 2355 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\tango1_fs2.vp' ... 32 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\tango2_fs2.vp' ... 15 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\tango3_fs2.vp' ... 10 files
Searching root pack 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\warble_fs2.vp' ... 52 files
Found 20 roots and 11426 files.
Setting language to English
Initializing OpenAL...
  OpenAL Vendor     : Creative Labs Inc.
  OpenAL Renderer   : Software
  OpenAL Version    : 1.1

  Found extension "ALC_EXT_EFX".

  Sample rate: 44100 (44100)
  EFX version: 1.0
  Max auxiliary sends: 1
  Playback device: Generic Software on Speakers (Parallels Audio Controller (x64))
  Capture device: Line In (Parallels Audio Contro
... OpenAL successfully initialized!
Initializing OpenGL graphics device at 2560x1440 with 32-bit color...
  Initializing WGL...
  Requested WGL Video values = R: 8, G: 8, B: 8, depth: 24, stencil: 8, double-buffer: 1
  Actual WGL Video values    = R: 8, G: 8, B: 8, depth: 24, stencil: 8, double-buffer: 1
  OpenGL Vendor    : Parallels and ATI Technologies Inc.
  OpenGL Renderer  : Parallels using ATI Radeon HD 6970M OpenGL Engine
  OpenGL Version   : 2.1 ATI-7.32.12

  Using extension "GL_EXT_fog_coord".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_multitexture".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_env_add".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_compression".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_env_combine".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_draw_range_elements".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object".
  Using extension "GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_framebuffer_object".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_rectangle".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_bgra".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_cube_map".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_point_sprite".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_shading_language_100".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_shader_objects".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_vertex_shader".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_fragment_shader".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod".
  Using extension "GL_ARB_texture_float".
  Unable to find extension "GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_geometry_shader4".
  Using extension "GL_EXT_texture_array".
  Found special extension function "wglSwapIntervalEXT".

  No hardware support for shadow mapping. Shadows will be disabled.
Compiling new shader:
   Loading built-in default shader for: soft-v.sdr
   Loading built-in default shader for: soft-f.sdr
Shader features:
   Depth-blended Particles
Compiling new shader:
   Loading built-in default shader for: soft-v.sdr
   Loading built-in default shader for: soft-f.sdr
Shader features:
   Distorted Particles
Compiling deferred light shader...
   Loading built-in default shader for: deferred-v.sdr
   Loading built-in default shader for: deferred-f.sdr
Fragment shader failed to compile:
ERROR: 0:10: Invalid qualifiers 'in' in global variable context
ERROR: 0:12: Invalid qualifiers 'in' in global variable context
ERROR: 0:36: Use of undeclared identifier 'lightposition'
ERROR: 0:37: Use of undeclared identifier 'lightDir'
ERROR: 0:38: Use of undeclared identifier 'dist'
ERROR: 0:41: Use of undeclared identifier 'lightDir'
ERROR: 0:43: Use of undeclared identifier 'conedot'
ERROR: 0:46: Use of undeclared identifier 'attenuation'
ERROR: 0:46: Use of undeclared identifier 'conedot'
ERROR: 0:48: Use of undeclared identifier 'conedot'
ERROR: 0:51: Use of undeclared identifier 'attenuation'
ERROR: 0:51: Use of undeclared identifier 'conedot'
ERROR: 0:54: Use of undeclared identifier 'dist'
ERROR: 0:62: Use of undeclared identifier 'beamvec'
ERROR: 0:63: Use of undeclared identifier 'beamvec'
ERROR: 0:63: Use of undeclared identifier 'beamlength'
ERROR: 0:65: Use of undeclared identifier 'lightDir'
ERROR: 0:65: Use of undeclared identifier 'beamDir'
ERROR: 0:65: Use of undeclared identifier 'beamlength'
ERROR: 0:68: Use of undeclared identifier 'lightposition'
ERROR: 0:68: Use of undeclared identifier 'beamDir'
ERROR: 0:68: Use of undeclared identifier 'neardist'
ERROR: 0:69: Use of undeclared identifier 'lightDir'
ERROR: 0:69: Use of undeclared identifier 'nearest'
ERROR: 0:70: Use of undeclared identifier 'dist'
ERROR: 0:70: Use of undeclared identifier 'lightDir'
ERROR: 0:71: Use of undeclared identifier 'dist'
ERROR: 0:74: Use of undeclared identifier 'lightDir'
ERROR: 0:74: Use of undeclared identifier 'dist'
ERROR: 0:75: Use of undeclared identifier 'lightDir'
ERROR: 0:76: Use of undeclared identifier 'half_vec'
ERROR: 0:77: Use of undeclared identifier 'lightDir'
ERROR: 0:77: Use of undeclared identifier 'attenuation'
ERROR: 0:78: Use of undeclared identifier 'NdotHV'
ERROR: 0:78: Use of undeclared identifier 'attenuation'

ERROR! Unable to create fragment shader!
  Shader in_error!  Disabling GLSL model rendering!

  Max texture units: 8 (16)
  Max elements vertices: 1048575
  Max elements indices: 150000
  Max texture size: 16384x16384
  Max render buffer size: 16384x16384
  Can use compressed textures: YES
  Texture compression available: YES
  Post-processing enabled: NO
  Using trilinear texture filter.
  OpenGL Shader Version: 1.20
... OpenGL init is complete!
Size of bitmap info = 742 KB
Size of bitmap extra info = 48 bytes
ANI cursorweb with size 24x24 (25.0% wasted)
GRAPHICS: Initializing default colors...
Game Settings Table: Using Standard Loops For SEXP Arguments
Game Settings Table: Using standard event chaining behavior
Game Settings Table: External shaders are DISABLED
SCRIPTING: Beginning initialization sequence...
SCRIPTING: Beginning Lua initialization...
LUA: Opening LUA state...
LUA: Initializing base Lua libraries...
LUA: Beginning ADE initialization
ADE: Initializing enumeration constants...
ADE: Assigning Lua session...
SCRIPTING: Beginning main hook parse sequence....
Wokka!  Error opening file (scripting.tbl)!
TABLES: Unable to parse 'scripting.tbl'!  Error code = 5.
SCRIPTING: Inititialization complete.
SCRIPTING: Splash screen overrides checked
SCRIPTING: Splash hook has been run
SCRIPTING: Splash screen conditional hook has been run
Using high memory settings...
Wokka!  Error opening file (interface.tbl)!
WMCGUI: Unable to parse 'interface.tbl'!  Error code = 5.
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'bp-sdf.tbm' ...
Dutifully ignoring the extra sound values for retail sound 36, 'l_hit.wav'...
Dutifully ignoring the extra sound values for retail sound 37, 'm_hit.wav'...
CFILE: Created new directory 'C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\blueplanet\data\'
Windows reported 16 joysticks, we found 0
Current soundtrack set to -1 in event_music_reset_choices
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'bp-mus.tbm' ...
TABLES => Unable to find 'colors.tbl'. Initialising colors with default values.
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'bp-mfl.tbm' ...
Wokka!  Error opening file (armor.tbl)!
TABLES: Unable to parse 'armor.tbl'!  Error code = 5.
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'bp-aip.tbm' ...
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'bp-wxp.tbm' ...
BMPMAN: Found EFF (explo3.eff) with 48 frames at 22 fps.
BMPMAN: Found EFF (HFlakExp.eff) with 48 frames at 22 fps.
BMPMAN: Found EFF (exp06b.eff) with 92 frames at 22 fps.
BMPMAN: Found EFF (bomb_flare.eff) with 69 frames at 20 fps.
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'bp-wep.tbm' ...
WARNING: "Weapon explosion 'MS_Impact' does not have an LOD0 anim!" at weapons.cpp:181
Int3(): From d:\fso\scp bp branch\code\globalincs\windebug.cpp at line 1371

[The E]

Several things:

1. Your GPU drivers are incredibly outdated or corrupted. Please update them.
2. You have not followed the MediaVPs install instructions correctly. Please go here and install them again.

Regarding 1: I see that you're running BP through Parallels. You should use either a normal Windows install, or one of the native MacOS binaries.

[jr2]

Regarding the joystick, Xpadder should alleviate your problem if you can't get it working through regular means.  (Xpadder maps controller / joystick inputs to mouse / keyboard inputs.)

[crazy_dave]

Which version of MacOS X are you on? (Since it seems like you are on Mac by your use of parallels.) If you are on 10.7 (Lion) or earlier (Snow Leopard) (like me) you may need an unofficial version of the Mac build from jg18 temporarily to get BP working (MacOS is generally slow to upgrade their OpenGL version).

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=83509.msg1669187#msg1669187

After using a true Mac build (either the official or unofficial one), your stick should "just work".

[Denirio]

Hey guys thanks for your help,

Yes I am running parallels and this is the second time that I've been trying to get Blueplanet and Freespace 2 working, however I left my copmuter alone for too long and all of the files went walkabout.

Mac OS is: 10.7.5

Regarding the MediaVPs the instructions on installation confuse me, if I can get the installer to do all of the work for me where is said installer located and how do I get the files? Or if I'm doing this manually where do I extract all of files too.
Small words please lads I'm not that tech savy if you haven't already noticed.

[jg18]

I have not been able to get FSO working in Parallels. Funny since it worked in VMWare Fusion. I guess Parallels is optimized for DirectX and not OpenGL. So much for FREDding in Parallels.

Back to the OP, though.

Denirio, it's very unlikely you'll get BP working in Parallels. Could you copy your FreeSpace 2 folder to OS X? You can do that by left-clicking on the FreeSpace 2 folder in Windows Explorer while Parallels is running and then dragging while holding the mouse button down to either your OS X Applications folder in OS X Finder or to your OS X Desktop if that's easier. Do this after you fix the MediaVPs, though.

Then get the BP build I made, open the .dmg file, and copy (click & drag) the FS2_Open .app files to your OS X FreeSpace 2 folder. Also copy (click & drag) the data folder inside the .dmg's blueplanet folder to the blueplanet folder in your OS X FreeSpace 2 folder.

Then get wxLauncher, open it, go to the Basic Settings tab, click on Browse, and select your FreeSpace 2 folder.

Then go to wxLauncher's mods tab and select Blue Planet. From there you can press Play (lower-right corner).

Also, how did you get AoA and not WiH (BP 2)?

EDIT: To answer your question, the installer is currently broken, and the new one isn't ready yet. You should extract the files to "C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\mediavps_3612\" in your Parallels setup. If any of the files end up in "C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\mediavps_3612\mediavps_3612\", move those files to "C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\mediavps_3612\".

EDIT 2: By F-16 combat stick, did you mean the CH Products Combatstick? That should work in OS X AFAIK. Try plugging it in before you open wxLauncher, then select it in wxLauncher's Basic Settings tab.

[Denirio]

I HAVE had BP work in Parallels flawlessly before, about 6 months ago. I created a post asking for help back then and some awesome guys on this forum helped me get it working.

I'll try your advice though, many thanks.

[jg18]

Impressive. I assumed from your last post in June that you'd given up and left, so glad to hear that you got it working.

Your post inspired me to try again to get the game working in Parallels. I've gotten it to work in Parallels Desktop 8 by disabling shaders (that is, by checking "Disable GLSL (shader) support" under Troubleshoot in the launcher's features/advanced settings tab), but I hope you don't have to do that to get it working, since the game will look much worse without shaders.

What version of Parallels do you have?

EDIT: Since you asked for small words, shaders are the wizardry that makes the graphics so pretty.

[Denirio]

Version 7 of Parallels

I have also attached screenshots of both my Freespace 2 folder and BP folder, because i have absolutly no idea what to move and or delete to get the thing working again.

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[jg18]

I'd say you should fix the MediaVPs first by reinstalling them within Parallels (Windows), as The E said. I mentioned before where to extract the files.


After that's done:

First, if Parallels is running in full screen, set it so that it's not full screen, that is, that it's running in a window.

From your first screenshot, click on "GOG Games" at the top. Then on the right side of the screen, there'll be an icon like the one labeled "blueplanet" in the first screenshot, except that it will be labeled "Freespace 2". Click on that icon, hold down the mouse button (or touchpad or whatever you're using), and drag out of the Parallels window to your desktop in OS X, then let go of the mouse button. That will copy your entire FS2 folder to your OS X Desktop. The Freespace 2 folder is likely to be fairly large, so it'll probably take a few minutes to copy.

From there, try the instructions I posted before.

[Denirio]

So I just completely reinstall the MediaVPs? I don't need to delete or move any of the seen files in the above screenshots?

[jg18]

Nope, there's nothing you have to delete or move. I guess you can delete the .7z files in your blueplanet folder if you want, since you've already extracted the .vp files out of them, but it's not absolutely necessary.

[Denirio]

So say I download everything from the MediaVPs page, where do I extract all of them to?
Do I download and extract the MediaVPs itself to the Freespace 2 folder and then everything else into the MediaVPs folder?

[jg18]

I don't know what you mean by "everything else", since everything on the MediaVPs page is part of the MediaVPs.

Extract them to your Freespace 2 folder. The .zip files from the MediaVPs page already have a mediavps_3612 folder in them, so the files should get put in the right spot, which is in a mediavps_3612 folder in your Freespace 2 folder. Just in case, after you're done downloading and extracting all of the MediaVPs files, could you attach screenshots of your Freespace 2 folder and your mediavps_3612 folder (which will get created when you extract the .zip files)? Then we can check that things are set up right.

EDIT: You can choose not to download MV_CB_ANI_1.7z and MV_CB_ANI_2.7z if you want. They're large files (meaning they take up space and download time) that won't make any difference for BP. Including them won't cause any problems, though.

[Denirio]

Screenshots attached, how do I proceed now?

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[jg18]

Good progress with the MediaVPs, almost there.

Is anything in the folder labeled mediavps_3612 (lowercase letters)?

To check this: starting from your first screenshot, click on "mediavps_3612" (lowercase) at the top of the screen. Does anything other than "MediaVPS_3612" appear on the right?

There should be three files there: mod.ini, FSU-MVP.bmp, and Readme.txt. If they're not there, download and extract MediaVPs_3612.zip (it's a small file) from the MediaVPs page again.

Besides that, the .vp files are in the C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\mediavps_3612\MediaVPS_3612\ folder when they should be in the C:\GOG Games\Freespace 2\mediavps_3612\ folder. Take a look at the top of the screen in your first screenshot to get a sense of what I mean.

To move those files:

- Open two Windows Explorer windows that look like the one in your first screenshot.

- In one of those windows, click on "mediavps_3612" (lowercase) at the top of the screen.

- In the other window, click on "MV_Advanced.vp", then hold down the Shift key and click on "MV_Root.vp". All of the .vp files should now be selected.

- Right-click (or if you don't have a right-mouse button, hold down control and click) on any of the .vp files and select "Cut" from the menu that pops up.

- In the window that you changed to "mediavps_3612" (lowercase) before, right-click on the area on the right of the screen (not on any specific file) and select "Paste" from the menu that pops up.

Then post a new screenshot of your mediavps_3612 folder.

[Denirio]

How we looking now?

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[jg18]

Could you post a screenshot of your mediavps_3612 (lowercase letters) folder? The screenshot you posted is your blueplanet folder.