Mac OSX demo wont launch! Help

[Johan K]

As soon as the demos are updated (pretty soon now) the SDL will be included in the osx app bundle. So it will be click and go.

[dbradhud]

I tried to dowload the OSX demo with three different browsers without success. Safair kept trying to download until the stated size of the file was over 150MB. Netscape and Explorer could download the file, but Stuffit Expander crashed trying to expand it. Anyone else having better luck?

[Johan K]

If you have trouble downloading then try this link instead:
http://www.illwinter.com/dom2/dom2demo_osx.tar.gz

[dbradhud]

I was able to download the file from the Illwinter website without any problems. Thanks.

[Joe Mannino]

I had downloaded the demo and it worked fine. I just received the game, installed it and double clicked. It let me create a god, but when I try to create a game, the program quits. No error message, nothing traumatic, it just fades out, same as the quit command did from the demo. Same thing happens when I try to play from the CD. I can see the demo games I saved, but the applications quits as well when I try to open them (I didn't expect to be able to play them, but as they were there I tried).

Also, I downloaded the patch, and that will not work either- it return with: Some files you tried to patch are locked or missing. Patch not applied.

I checked and the application is not locked. I've reloaded SDL and copied the application over twice each, and even restarted after the second time with no change in results.

I'm running 10.3.3 on a G4. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Joe

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

Originally posted by Joe Mannino:


Also, I downloaded the patch, and that will not work either- it return with: Some files you tried to patch are locked or missing. Patch not applied.

I checked and the application is not locked. I've reloaded SDL and copied the application over twice each, and even restarted after the second time with no change in results.

Command-i on the main app file. Under "Ownership and Permissions," it will be marked Read only . Change this to Read and Write . Worked for me. Be sure to change it back after patching-- you wouldn't want to accidentally scramble some other file afterward

[Johan K]

Originally posted by Joe Mannino:
I had downloaded the demo and it worked fine. I just received the game, installed it and double clicked. It let me create a god, but when I try to create a game, the program quits.

I you start dominions from a terminal window and with the -d switch (for debug) you will see some text as well as an error message when the game quits.

[Joe Mannino]

Changing the info to read and write worked perfect- it even lets me play the demo games.

Thanks!
Joe