Mac - Crash to desktop

Nuk · 12-16-2007, 10:19 PM

Okay - This one might be a bit of an oddball.

I've just upgraded to OOTP8 from OOTP2007. I've also upgraded from a PC (Win 2000) to a Mac (Leopard OS).

So I've transferred over my OOTP2007 league from the PC to OOTP8 on the Mac.

The league seems to be working fine - however when I click on certain players (not all of them - but the odd minor leaguer or someone on the DL) the program simply quits unexpectedly and quits without saving.

Has anyone seen anything like this - could it be a problem from transferring from PC to Mac? Thoughts?

Nutlaw · 12-17-2007, 05:59 PM

Which version of OOTP 8 are you using? The league ought to run just fine after being copied from one system to the other. You never had any of these problems with OOTP 2007 on the pc?

Nuk · 12-17-2007, 06:24 PM

Never had a problem with this in OOTP2007 on the PC. Version is 8.0.0.12 (I don't believe the Mac version has updated to 8.0.0.13 yet).

Nutlaw · 12-17-2007, 06:28 PM

If the game crashes after you select a certain player, will it crash again if you load it back up and select that same player?

Nuk · 12-17-2007, 10:28 PM

Yes it does. I think it's a facegen issue - the times it's crashed it was giving me the "Wait...generating face for Player X" when it crashed (it happened so quickly the first time I hardly noticed it.)

Should I turn facegen off for now?

robster1225 · 12-18-2007, 01:02 AM

There's an issue with Mac and PC facegen compatibility. This kind of thing happened to me before when joint commishing an online league, I had to delete faces.dat, reopen the game, and the problem was fixed. But, be sure to back that up in case it doesn't fix it.

Nuk · 12-18-2007, 12:37 PM

Will try that this afternoon and let you know how it goes.

robster1225 · 12-19-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Nuk

Will try that this afternoon and let you know how it goes.

Did you get a chance to try this?

robster1225 · 12-19-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by robster1225

Did you get a chance to try this?

I should add one caveat. Deleting faces.dat will require your league to create all new faces for your players, but after it does that it should work as expected.

Darcy_Helbreth · 12-19-2007, 05:19 PM

I have also upgraded from ootp 2007 to 2008. But both games were and are on my mac.

I am having the same problem, game crash to desktop.

unterbau · 12-20-2007, 12:28 PM

I've also been having this problem and deleting the faces.dat doesn't seem to be helping. This happens only when I'm clicking on the "HTML" reports, not the regular profiles. This wasn't a problem with OOTP 2007.

Nuk · 12-20-2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by robster1225

Did you get a chance to try this?

Sorry - busy time with a wee babe at home - will try today. Thanks.

robster1225 · 12-20-2007, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by unterbau

I've also been having this problem and deleting the faces.dat doesn't seem to be helping. This happens only when I'm clicking on the "HTML" reports, not the regular profiles. This wasn't a problem with OOTP 2007.

Did you go from the PC version to the Mac version with the same file?

injury log · 12-20-2007, 04:40 PM

If it is indeed the Mac-PC Facegen issue, disabling Facegen will definitely solve the problem. I've encountered this issue repeatedly using pre-made roster sets (CubbyFan's first set, for example) which were made on PC- even though they don't seem to have any FaceGen faces, the game would still try to create faces for certain players, and crash while doing so. Disabling Facegen solved the problem. Not sure what you could try if you want to keep using FaceGen, however.

unterbau · 12-20-2007, 05:16 PM

No, I've never had this on a PC, it's always been on my mac. Could it be that the mlb quickstart roster that's packaged with the game is from a PC? I'll try and shut off facegen completely, but I would much rather have facegen working...

Nuk · 12-20-2007, 10:17 PM

Deleting faces.dat did the trick. It does change the faces some - but it's not such a huge deal in a fictional league. It doesn't change ethnicity - so that's good.

robster1225 · 12-21-2007, 05:14 PM

I'm glad that worked for you.

12-16-2007, 10:19 PM	#1
Nuk Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 215	Mac - Crash to desktop Okay - This one might be a bit of an oddball. I've just upgraded to OOTP8 from OOTP2007. I've also upgraded from a PC (Win 2000) to a Mac (Leopard OS). So I've transferred over my OOTP2007 league from the PC to OOTP8 on the Mac. The league seems to be working fine - however when I click on certain players (not all of them - but the odd minor leaguer or someone on the DL) the program simply quits unexpectedly and quits without saving. Has anyone seen anything like this - could it be a problem from transferring from PC to Mac? Thoughts?

12-17-2007, 05:59 PM	#2
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	Which version of OOTP 8 are you using? The league ought to run just fine after being copied from one system to the other. You never had any of these problems with OOTP 2007 on the pc?

12-17-2007, 06:24 PM	#3
Nuk Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 215	Never had a problem with this in OOTP2007 on the PC. Version is 8.0.0.12 (I don't believe the Mac version has updated to 8.0.0.13 yet).

12-17-2007, 06:28 PM	#4
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	If the game crashes after you select a certain player, will it crash again if you load it back up and select that same player?

12-17-2007, 10:28 PM	#5
Nuk Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 215	Yes it does. I think it's a facegen issue - the times it's crashed it was giving me the "Wait...generating face for Player X" when it crashed (it happened so quickly the first time I hardly noticed it.) Should I turn facegen off for now?

12-18-2007, 01:02 AM	#6
robster1225 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,617	There's an issue with Mac and PC facegen compatibility. This kind of thing happened to me before when joint commishing an online league, I had to delete faces.dat, reopen the game, and the problem was fixed. But, be sure to back that up in case it doesn't fix it.

12-18-2007, 12:37 PM	#7
Nuk Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 215	Will try that this afternoon and let you know how it goes.

12-19-2007, 05:19 PM	#10
Darcy_Helbreth Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 5	I have also upgraded from ootp 2007 to 2008. But both games were and are on my mac. I am having the same problem, game crash to desktop.

12-20-2007, 12:28 PM	#11
unterbau Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 26	I've also been having this problem and deleting the faces.dat doesn't seem to be helping. This happens only when I'm clicking on the "HTML" reports, not the regular profiles. This wasn't a problem with OOTP 2007.

12-20-2007, 04:40 PM	#14
injury log Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,162	If it is indeed the Mac-PC Facegen issue, disabling Facegen will definitely solve the problem. I've encountered this issue repeatedly using pre-made roster sets (CubbyFan's first set, for example) which were made on PC- even though they don't seem to have any FaceGen faces, the game would still try to create faces for certain players, and crash while doing so. Disabling Facegen solved the problem. Not sure what you could try if you want to keep using FaceGen, however.

12-20-2007, 05:16 PM	#15
unterbau Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 26	No, I've never had this on a PC, it's always been on my mac. Could it be that the mlb quickstart roster that's packaged with the game is from a PC? I'll try and shut off facegen completely, but I would much rather have facegen working...

12-20-2007, 10:17 PM	#16
Nuk Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 215	Deleting faces.dat did the trick. It does change the faces some - but it's not such a huge deal in a fictional league. It doesn't change ethnicity - so that's good.

12-21-2007, 05:14 PM	#17
robster1225 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,617	I'm glad that worked for you.