Post by bytesoup in macOS — Game launches and immediately closes (no screen visible, just immediately crashes)

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Just bought the game and experienced the same issue. Here are some details:

MewnBase Version: 0.43
macOS: High Sierra Version 10.13.5

$ java --version
java 9
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9+181)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9+181, mixed mode)

$ java -jar MewnBase.jar
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
    at org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW.glfwCreateWindow(GLFW.java:1647)
    at com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3Application.createGlfwWindow(Lwjgl3Application.java:442)
    at com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3Application.createWindow(Lwjgl3Application.java:391)
    at com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3Application.createWindow(Lwjgl3Application.java:379)
    at com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3Application.<init>(Lwjgl3Application.java:108)
    at com.cairn4.moonbase.desktop.DesktopLauncher.main(DesktopLauncher.java:41)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: GLFW windows may only be created on the main thread and that thread must be the first thread in the process. Please run the JVM with -XstartOnFirstThread. For offscreen rendering, make sure another window toolkit (e.g. AWT or JavaFX) is initialized before GLFW.
    at org.lwjgl.glfw.EventLoop$OffScreen.<clinit>(EventLoop.java:37)
    ... 6 more
AL lib: (EE) alc_cleanup: 1 device not closed</clinit></init>

$ java -XstartOnFirstThread -jar MewnBase.jar
MewnBase: SettingsLoader: Creating default settings file
MewnBase: SettingsLoader: Writing settings to disk.
MewnBase: SettingsLoader: validating settings file
MewnBase: Compiling shaders...
java(92750,0x7fff9a00f380) malloc: *** error for object 0x12db1b1a0: pointer being freed was not allocated
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
[1]    92750 abort      java -XstartOnFirstThread -jar MewnBase.jar

Cairn46 years ago

Sorry it's still being crashy on macOS everyone :(

Thanks for posting those attempts at running it bytesoup. Found a bug/issue post for libgdx (engine that MewnBase uses) that sounds like it might be the same issue: https://github.com/libgdx/libgdx/issues/5205

Although I'm not able to test this on my end... the post suggests trying to disable the dedicated/integrated gpu switching on your system (probably like this http://osxdaily.com/2017/01/08/disable-gpu-switching-macbook-pro/) - and then running the game again. Would you mind trying that out and letting me know if it fares any better?

bytesoup6 years ago

Thanks for the prompt response! And no worries; I still have at least one fallback OS to play it on.

I checked the issue raised in the libGDX project. Unfortunately I'm running the game on a MacBook (not MacBook Pro) so there is no GPU switch available. However, I'm using an external monitor which was also mentioned - so I unplugged it, but the issue remained.

I have experienced issues with using the LWJGL3 backend before; LWJGL works just fine. I will spend a bit more time looking for a solution and will report back here if I stumble upon something.

Joshua Meadows6 years ago

Yeah I'm also on a MacBook Pro with a single GPU, so there's no graphics switching on my end either unfortunately.

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