Michael Emrys Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 What are we looking for a clear-cut answer to? If it's whether or not installing multiple patches could cause problems (especially when the initial patch might have had permissions issues due to the OS) then the answer would be "yes". Thank you, Phil. That sounds pretty definitive to me! Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Hey guys - another update. That small patch from the DRM folks is making the game crash. We're referring back to them, and hopefully we'll get a solution from them fast. That'll likely push things back another day or two. I'm hoping they'll get it to us in time to put together the patch and test it over the weekend. Let me know if you have questions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STORMCROW-UK Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Ok I've worked this out. The link at Battlefront.com to Gamefront.com for the revised patch (http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=281&Itemid=478 - link is http://www.gamefront.com/files/20584148/Combat_Mission_Battle_for_Normandy_1_01_Patch_OSX_zip) is actually a link to the OLD version of 1.01. Of course with everything having the same version number it's impossible for anyone to tell without looking for the FPS number as pointed out by Phil and then downloading multiple copies and comparing dates on them. I'd suggest that the patch numbering system needs to be amended as it's going to impact customer experience and increase your support costs? In the interim can you at least publish MD5 hashes of what you expect the file to be so we can double check? I'll install the amended file and report back on the stability 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STORMCROW-UK Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Ok game bombs out at start. Crash reports uploaded in ticket ZZE-721817. Would love to hear your suggestions! :-) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Thanks for your reports. Your crashes look precisely like the DRM problem that the DRM company is currently looking at. So hopefully we'll get an answer about that shortly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerDog Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Been away for a while ... Running a MacBook Pro with OSX Lion and I thought I'd try CM Normandy (Demo), so I downloaded it... Click to start and it simply opens a white box and nothing else happens .... Saw there was a patch titled 1.01 for CM Normandy, which I downloaded and installed. Now, it wants a serial number or asks me to buy the game right now. Don't want to buy anything until I see the demo run, which I re-installed, but it still won't do anything except open up a blank white box and sit there .... Suggestions? Thanks for any feedback... Regards, Doug 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbassie Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Any news on the patch? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xian Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 As Phil just said - it's being tested over the weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majormauser2 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Been away for a while ... Running a MacBook Pro with OSX Lion and I thought I'd try CM Normandy (Demo), so I downloaded it... Click to start and it simply opens a white box and nothing else happens .... Saw there was a patch titled 1.01 for CM Normandy, which I downloaded and installed. Now, it wants a serial number or asks me to buy the game right now. Don't want to buy anything until I see the demo run, which I re-installed, but it still won't do anything except open up a blank white box and sit there .... Suggestions? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbassie Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 As Phil just said - it's being tested over the weekend. Yes, that would've been last weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STORMCROW-UK Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 +1 for an update on the patch. Currently can't play the game at all on Lion due to the DRM (the irony!). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Hey guys. The DRM patch didn't come until yesterday. Happily, it appears to have fixed the issues they were having. I've been putting together our testing build and we'll get it tested this weekend. Hopefully early next week we'll have something for you guys. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STORMCROW-UK Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Thanks for the update Phil, much appreciated! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Thanks again, Phil. And be assured that while some posters do get crabby, the vast majority of us really appreciate your efforts and especially that you work closely with us and try to keep us informed of developments. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poesel Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 When the patch comes, will it be the third v1.01 patch or a v1.02 for the Mac or a v1.02 for everyone? I would very much prefer v1.02 for everyone even if it would just bump the version number for the PC. Then everyone would be on the same version and thus greatly reduce confusion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ales Dvorak Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I heard some terrible stories by people who upgraded to Lion. CMBN nightmare? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ales Dvorak Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Hey guys. The DRM patch didn't come until yesterday. Happily, it appears to have fixed the issues they were having. I've been putting together our testing build and we'll get it tested this weekend. Hopefully early next week we'll have something for you guys. And Phil if you ask me, patch runs slower than 1.00 (graphics). Maybe is just me... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Do you have the latest patch, with the FPS numbers? The early 1.01 patch had so many problems I wouldn't be shocked by other issues. As far as benchmarks it looks like the frame rates are roughly the same between the 1.01 I'm running right now and 1.00. Also, nothing's changed since then that would change that... but if you can find someplace where performance seems way off send me a save and I'll do what I can. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Thanks again, Phil. And be assured that while some posters do get crabby, the vast majority of us really appreciate your efforts and especially that you work closely with us and try to keep us informed of developments. Thanks very much, Michael. I should have answered this the other night, actually, but I've been banging away on the installer for the patch, and Apple installers are always kind of... heads-down. Lots of fun-filled days of debugging and cursing. Building a patcher on OSX is a bit like negotiating a trap-filled obstacle course with several false endings and some extraordinarily large dogs chasing you. Here's hoping I can finally knock it out tonight. Early this coming week should still happen unless tonight is filled with spectacular failure. I'll let you guys know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Ye gods! And I always thought that the Mac had the reputation of being (relatively) easy to write code to. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collingwood Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Ye gods! And I always thought that the Mac had the reputation of being (relatively) easy to write code to. Oh my aching sides. Hahahhahahaha! Sorry Michael but as a life-long programmer that has done some hard graft programming Macs, I found that very funny. All platforms have their quirks, but Apple have a history of being, er, not exactly helpful to developers. cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Lion certainly has seen Apple openly disregard backward compatibility in an attempt to make Macs more comfortable for existing or future ipad users. The audio software community is not happy at all with this release. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ales Dvorak Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Do you have the latest patch, with the FPS numbers? The early 1.01 patch had so many problems I wouldn't be shocked by other issues. No, I can't see any FPS numbers. Where are they? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 When you're playing a scenario, they'll be in the lower-right hand corner of the 3D view. If they're not there, you have an older version of the patch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Lion has been... disappointing. In my experience Apple is only "friendly" to developers when a) the developers' needs coincide directly with Apple's or the technology in question is more than one year old and less than 3 years old (and neither of these circumstances are guarantees). Otherwise the documentation is poor, the functionality isn't functional, and the tools are broken. It's... occasionally daunting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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