Myth II Green Berets 1.1 Problem

[Aardman55]

Before doing that, go find your "myth_log" text file (located inside your Myth II folder) and copy/paste the contents into a post in here. There should not be any need to mess with compatibility mode if you are using the latest version of Myth2.

2011-09-10 10:49:17 Myth II crawling under WinNT ----------------------------------------------
Scanning for software devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for Direct3D devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for 3Dfx devices...
Found 0 to use
Initialized for DirectSound3D using COM
Running Software at 640 x 480, 16 bit

I have Windows 7 but it shows WinNT.

[Pyro]

You still have not updated the game as I suggested. Download and run the 1.7.2 update.

[Aardman55]

You still have not updated the game as I suggested. Download and run the 1.7.2 update.

Ah sorry ok ill update.
Ok heres the log.
2011-09-10 11:05:13
Myth II Build 374 running under Modern Windows 6.010000 ----------------------------------------------
Loading poweruser.txt... not found.
Scanning for software devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for Direct3D devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for DirectX 11 devices...
Found adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
Found 1 to use
Scanning for 3Dfx devices...
Found 0 to use
Scanning for OpenGL devices...
Found 1 to use
GeForce GT 240M/PCI/SSE2 | NVIDIA Corporation | OpenGL 3.3
Initialized for DirectSound3D using COM
Loading Patch Files...
Patch 1.2
Patch MariusNet
Patch 1.3
Patch 1.4
Patch 1.4 Interface
Patch 1.5
Patch 1.7 Templates
Loading Patch Files Succeeded
Running OpenGL at 1366 x 768 (VSync ON)
Starting mesh "|iGreen Berets-Basic Training|p" with 2 plugins...
GB_MultiMythOveride_V1.1
GB_SoloMeshes_V1.1
Using 1.7.2 gameplay...
OpenGL: initialized with ErasePreviousFrame=0, Use32BitTextures=1, UseAppleClientStorage=1, UseDepthTest=1, UseShaders=1, UpdateCMapChunked=1
Myth Crashed: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
Attempting Stack Trace...
0 0x00404ca3 __byte_swap_data + 0x010d (corelibrary\cseries\byte_swapping.c:181)
1 0x00404de0 _byte_swap_data + 0x0010 (corelibrary\cseries\byte_swapping.c:66)
2 0x00497a74 _byte_swap_bitmap_pixels + 0x00ac (myth2code\bitmaps.c:753)
3 0x004eb3f6 _build_collection_pointers + 0x007a (myth2code\shapes.c:1842)
4 0x004ebf56 _get_collection_index + 0x001a (myth2code\shapes.c:526)
5 0x004b30f4 _postprocess_monster_definition + 0x060c (myth2code\monster_definitions.c:871)
6 0x004994f8 _definition_tag_to_index + 0x00b8 (myth2code\definitions.c:591)
7 0x004edf50 _postprocess_unit_definition + 0x00e0 (myth2code\unit_definitions.c:156)
8 0x004994f8 _definition_tag_to_index + 0x00b8 (myth2code\definitions.c:591)
9 0x004ede80 _custom_unit_definition + 0x0070 (myth2code\unit_definitions.c:101)
10 0x004b9267 _new_monster_palette_entry + 0x0079 (myth2code\monsters.c:533)
11 0x004a7b24 _add_markers_to_new_map + 0x00ac (myth2code\markers.c:402)
12 0x004c6f67 _initialize_myth_for_new_map + 0x0109 (myth2code\myth.c:604)
13 0x004a4382 _begin_game + 0x003e (myth2code\main.c:1868)
14 0x004a6703 _change_game_state + 0x04ad (myth2code\main.c:1579)
15 0x004a77e1 _update_game_state + 0x000f (myth2code\main.c:1439)
16 0x004a78bc _main + 0x0084 (myth2code\main.c:376)
17 0x004ecb7f _WinMain@16 + 0x0011 (myth2code\shell_windows.c:273)
18 0x0051255f _WinMainCRTStartup + 0x0051 (crt0.c:251)
19 0x767e3677 ? + 0x0000 (?:0)
20 0x77779f02 ? + 0x0000 (?:0)
21 0x77779ed5 ? + 0x0000 (?:0)
Stack Trace Complete
Recording Buffers Flushed
Saved Recording To 'Crash- Sep 10 11.05.43 2011'

[Pyro]

After running the update, did you copy the "Patch 1.3" plugin from the GB disk to your plugins folder like I mentioned some posts ago? Before doing this keep a copy of the Patch 1.3 you currently have. With the GB file you will be able to play GB but normal Myth2 games will be red on mariusnet since they use the normal Patch 1.3 file. So you will need to switch out to play online.

[Aardman55]

After running the update, did you copy the "Patch 1.3" plugin from the GB disk to your plugins folder

The first thing i made aftere installing the plugin.

[Aardman55]

Please i need answers im now waiting like 6 hours

[Pyro]

You were waiting that long because most people were asleep during that time. Does it allow you to play normal Myth2 levels? Take a screenshot of the plugins folder now that you updated.

[Aardman55]

yeah icould play here the pics:
http://imageshack.us/content_round.php? ... ad&newlp=1

[Pyro]

Ok, I was able to figure it out once I looked at the GB files. Does your GB come with v1.0 versions of the files plus the v1.1 update? Or does it come as v1.1 already? The v1.1 update replaces the GB's "Patch 1.3" file with "GB_(Patch 1.3)V1.1". Due to how Myth2 works and how this v1.1 update was made, it means you get to keep the original Patch 1.3 you get from your Myth2 copy or given from the latest update. To play normal Myth2 with others you still have to take GB_(Patch 1.3)V1.1 out, but at least the name won't be conflicting with the original.

So get rid of your Patch 1.3, place the original (non-GB) version back in. Then place the GB_(Patch 1.3)V1.1 file into your plugins folder.

[Aardman55]

the installation already included the v1.1 files.
also i dont have a gb_patch1.3_v1.1 file in my folder only the the gb_solomeshes_1.1 and multi meshes etc.

EDIT:
Now when i replaced the patch it keeps going back to the main menu when it is loaded half way and it also does not include the intros.

[Pyro]

Ok, we are getting close then. Show me a screenshot of the contents of the GB disk, please. I want to see how it is different from what I've seen. Go to http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/md5sums/ and download the "md5sums-1.2.zip" file. Use that program to find out the MD5 sum of the 4 GB files (MultiMeshes, MultiMythOveride, SoloMeshes, and Patch 1.3).

Copy/paste the MD5 sums for those files and I will compare with the ones I got. By the way, I renamed my "GB_(Patch 1.3)V1.1" file to "Patch 1.3" and it still worked.

Just to be safe, do you have anything inside your "local" folder found in your Myth II folder?

[killerking]

I got my version of green berets with 2 physical CD's; one with Myth and one with Green Berets.
Notice I had to do a manual install since I was on a mac. Later I found out that there was an update to v1.1 on my CD, but I needed pluginpatcher for that. So, I downloaded that program from udogs and patched everything.
My plugin folders now contains the following files for green berets:
GB_SoloMeshes_V1.1
GB_MultiMythOveride_V1.1
GB_MultiMeshes_V1.1
Patch 1.3 (2,6 mb)

I just tried to load a level, and somehow it returns me to the main menu!
I think there's something wrong with my patch 1.3 ; I could remember that it had a way larger size when I installed it.

Here's my myth_log:
2011-09-24 10:50:33
Myth II 32-Bit |iUniversal|p Build 374 running under MacOS 1068 (Intel) ----------------------------------------------
Loading poweruser.txt... OK.
Error: File system Read in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #2663: couldn't read #1024 bytes from offset #64 in local tag ':mac:Users:dolfijn:Desktop:games:Myth II Æ’:local:meshes:killerking's mesh'
Error: File system Read in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #1216: single_file_read() failed in tag_file_read()
Error: File system Read in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #2663: couldn't read #1024 bytes from offset #64 in local tag ':mac:Users:dolfijn:Desktop:games:Myth II Æ’:local:meshes:willow voor Ares tutorial'
Error: File system Read in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #1216: single_file_read() failed in tag_file_read()
Scanning for software devices...
Found 1 to use
Scanning for OpenGL devices...
Found 1 to use
ATI Radeon X1600 OpenGL Engine | ATI Technologies Inc. | OpenGL 2.0
Error: Data Corrupted in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #3552: the monolithic file ':mac:Users:dolfijn:Desktop:games:Myth II Æ’:plugins:thecurse' has no header
Loading Patch Files...
Mazz 6 Detail Textures Patch v1
Patch 1.2
Patch MariusNet
Patch 1.3
Patch 1.4
Patch 1.4 Interface
Patch 1.5
Patch 1.7 Templates
Magma - Bungie Map Textures v1
UA Detail Textures v1.2
Loading Patch Files Succeeded
Error: Data Corrupted in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #2663: couldn't read #1024 bytes from offset #64 in local tag ':mac:Users:dolfijn:Desktop:games:Myth II Æ’:local:meshes:killerking's mesh'
Error: Data Corrupted in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #1216: single_file_read() failed in tag_file_read()
Error: Data Corrupted in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #2663: couldn't read #1024 bytes from offset #64 in local tag ':mac:Users:dolfijn:Desktop:games:Myth II Æ’:local:meshes:willow voor Ares tutorial'
Error: Data Corrupted in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #1216: single_file_read() failed in tag_file_read()
Error: File system Read in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #2663: couldn't read #1024 bytes from offset #64 in local tag ':mac:Users:dolfijn:Desktop:games:Myth II Æ’:local:meshes:killerking's mesh'
Error: File system Read in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #1216: single_file_read() failed in tag_file_read()
Error: File system Read in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #2663: couldn't read #1024 bytes from offset #64 in local tag ':mac:Users:dolfijn:Desktop:games:Myth II Æ’:local:meshes:willow voor Ares tutorial'
Error: File system Read in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #1216: single_file_read() failed in tag_file_read()
Error: File system Read in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #2663: couldn't read #1024 bytes from offset #64 in local tag ':mac:Users:dolfijn:Desktop:games:Myth II Æ’:local:meshes:killerking's mesh'
Error: File system Read in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #1216: single_file_read() failed in tag_file_read()
Error: File system Read in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #2663: couldn't read #1024 bytes from offset #64 in local tag ':mac:Users:dolfijn:Desktop:games:Myth II Æ’:local:meshes:willow voor Ares tutorial'
Error: File system Read in /Myth/Myth2Code/tag_files/tag_files.c, line #1216: single_file_read() failed in tag_file_read()
Running OpenGL at 1680 x 1050
Starting mesh "|iGreen Berets-Basic Training|p" with 1 plugin...
GB_SoloMeshes_V1.1
Using 1.7.2 gameplay...
OpenGL: initialized with ErasePreviousFrame=0, Use32BitTextures=1, UseAppleClientStorage=1, UseDepthTest=1, UseShaders=1, UpdateCMapChunked=1
Error: File system Open in /Myth/Myth2Code/definitions.c, line #507: couldn't read header for collection definition 'gbtu'.
Error: File system Open in /Myth/Myth2Code/definitions.c, line #593: mesh definition postprocess failed on '501gb00 Green Berets Tutorial'.
Closing Myth.

What did I do wrong?
I know I could play green berets before I updated to 1.7


Greetings,
Killerking

[Pyro]

Some of your error messages indicate you have files in your local folder. This can mess things up if you try to play single player or in a TCP/IP game. The local folder is mostly ignored only when you are on a metaserver like MariusNet. Either delete the local folder or rename if you intend to mess with later.

As for Green Berets, your Patch 1.3 got overriden when you ran the latest update of Myth2. It overrides your patch plugins if they are different. Grab the Patch 1.3 from GB and patch it. Then place that new files back into your plugins folder. Does the patched file have "GB_(Patch 1.3)V1.1" as the name or no?

[killerking]

Thanks for the tip - after replacing patch 1.3 I can play Green Berets again.
I already suspected there was something wrong with the patch - that's why I made a remark about size of the file.
I don't remember how the 'patch 1.3' came out of pluginpatcher - I could've renamed it, I don't remember. I thought there was a 'patch notes' file on my green berets cd with instructions on how to use pluginpatcher to patch everything to v1.1 . I'll look that textfile up for you later - right now my green berets sits in a cd-box, with a pile of other things on that box.

Greetings,
Killerking