Problem with loading/installation.

[Darin]

Alright first off i think it is AWESOME that MythII has made a comeback since i used to be a hardcore gamer back when Bungie was still in control. But I'm having a problem. I have the mythII CD from the set of 3 that I originally bought a long time ago. I cannot use my OS 9. I directly drag the file then i start the installation process then when i get finished the game starts up shows me the intro and freezes before i get to the main menu. It then tells me that Myth has quit and "do i want to submit an error report" blah te blah. What do i need to do to get this game running? or would it be easier to buy a version that is already ready to go? thanks for the help!!
-mark

[iron]

Darin, did you run the updaters for 1.5.1 then 1.6 once the installation from CD was complete?

[Death's Avatar]

http://tain.totalcodex.net/items/show/myth-ii-1-5-1-mac

for 1.5.1

And

http://tain.totalcodex.net/items/show/myth-ii-1-6-mac

for 1.6.

-DA

[Darin]

I'm correct when I can just drag only the Myth II file and that would be all i need? because when i tried updating the game it said there were no mountable file systems. Also wow! i would have stayed up last night if i knew it would be such a fast response time. =) I'll be sure to stay up.
-Darin

[iron]

hehe, well ... some of us have too much spare time on our hands

Its been a while since I owned a Mac, so I'm not sure what you mean by dragging the Myth II file. Is this an icon you're trying to drag from the Myth CD to your HD? If so, its not going to work, as Myth dates from 1998 when Macs worked very differently.

I don't think the installer on the CD will work either. I could be wrong (hopefully someone with a Mac will post and make this clearer), but I believe the 1.5.1 update comes with an installer that'll get the game onto your HD, and then its just a matter of running the 1.6 update.

[Darin]

Well I'm glad that there are some more people like me out there =).

Ok I deleted any trace (that was easy to find) of Myth II on my drives and i am currently installing the whole game from the installer on the 1.5.1 file.

[iron]

Ok, if you hit any problems you know where to post

[Darin]

Well.. It installed.. It showed the intro. Very smoothly mind you. It took forever to come to the Menu. It came up. there was no music and it took up to 10 mins to finish loading. Still no music and the mouse was the original curser from the desktop. I tried clicking preferences (still no music) It started loading then after about another 5ish mins i restarted the computer. =( any suggestions?

[iron]

There should be a file in your myth 2 folder called "myth_log.txt". Can you cut & paste its contents here?

[Darin]

2007-10-10 22:56:22
Myth II Build 290 running under MacOS 1039 ----------------------------------------------
Scanning for software devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for OpenGL devices...
Found 1 to use
Loading Patch Files...
Patch 1.2
Patch MariusNet
Patch 1.3
Patch 1.4
Patch 1.4 Interface
Patch 1.5
Loading Patch Files Succeeded

[iron]

hrm. well, no luck there then. I've never heard of this happening before.

Have you tried it again after rebooting the computer? Also, did you do a full install? Have you got 5 foundation tag files in the "tags" folder?

I'm thinking that perhaps the CD might be corrupted, but its hard to know for sure yet - could be something else.

[Darin]

I only have 2 things in my tags folder. (medium install and small install)

[iron]

right. Well, with a full install you should also see:-

international large install
international small install
large install

Can you see the tags folder on the CD in MacOS? If so, try copying those files across to the tags folder on your HD.

[Darin]

Hmmm... when i try to drag em over a read error pops up.. You might have something there when you said the cd is corrupted. and right now my finder is locked =) so restart coming! lol..

[Darin]

IT WORKS!!! =) thank you SO much Iron =) Once i get to play multiplayer i hope to see you on the field.