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Hi
just started to play this great game after so many years. However, on my iMac (Maverick 10.9.2) it crashes at the beginning of level 3 (Down a Broken Path) every time. Reinstalling the game does not work. This happens on saved game load and also Start a new game load of that level. I got the latest 1.8.0 patch and installed the game from cd using that installer. Levels 1 and 2 and tutorial worked great.

Any help please?

Thanks!

Run Myth II. Load that map and let it crash. Exit Myth II. Now look for the "myth_log" text file in your Myth II folder. Copy/paste its contents into your next post. This file can help diagnose issues.

I suspect your Myth 2 CD might have been scratch and therefore at least one of the game files is corrupt. To check if this is the case do the following.

You will need to get the MD5 checksums for the foundation files in your "tags" folder that have the word "install". For Mac users, one method is opening Terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal.app). Type "md5", type a space, drag the file into the terminal window (it adds the file path by doing that), and press Enter. The command line returns the checksum. Do that for each of the 5 "install" files in the "tags" folder except for plugin cache as it won't matter.

Then we can compare those values. If one of them is not the same as someone with a working Myth 2 game, then that file is likely corrupt and will need to be replaced from a different CD.

This is from the log, seems to be some kind of memory or data error? Thanks for any advice again!

Starting mesh "Down a Broken Path"...
Using 1.8.0 gameplay...
OpenGL: Initialized with ErasePreviousFrame=0, MaxAnisotropy=8, MSAASamples=1, UseDepthTest=1, UseMipMaps=1, UseNPO2Textures=1, UseShaders=1, UpdateCMapChunked=1, UseCMapTiles=1, UseAppleClientStorage=1
Error: Out of Memory in /Myth/Myth2Code/model_definitions.c, line #181: allocation failed for data from model cornerWall_mode.
handle_error: exiting with code 8

I still need those MD5 checksums or I won't be sure of the problem.

Yes here they are:
MD5 (/Applications/Myth II/tags/international large install) = 75a59bdbc4faf9eae47c6ce35be7bb24

MD5 (/Applications/Myth II/tags/international small install) = 31d0cec54ed75a0fb49ebfc43aaef0da

MD5 (/Applications/Myth II/tags/large install) = 6c473476d80e9f6fd069468d4b45be40

MD5 (/Applications/Myth II/tags/medium install) = 5335a2d28f60f1b60fcb8745534484ac

MD5 (/Applications/Myth II/tags/small install) = cb1238856b4432ae07d9df9900034820

Thanks a lot!

These are the values I get from mine.
Your "international large install" and "small install" have different values from mine. Keep in mind that there are other localizations of Myth II, so if your copy is not the English one, then your values could be different from mine anyways. Even the UK version could be different from the American one.

A corrupt "small install" explains your problem since that file contains the model files your myth_log mentioned. You need to find another copy of Myth II to obtain fresh copies of the "international large install" and "small install" files. No need to reinstall. Just copy the files over and see if your MD5 for those two are the same as mine.

One thing you could try before searching for a new Myth2 CD, is to clean your old one and try to copy over those two files. Maybe your disc reader will be able to get them right if the scratches aren't that bad. To know if it worked, just compare their MD5 checksums with mine.

Thanks a lot Pyro! It does not get any more helpful than this.
All the best,
Batemax

Managed to borrow a copy of the same game cd from a friend, copied the install files on my installation like Pyro said = it works now! So my game cd has corrupted over the years. Thanks again Pyro!