AoW: Planetfall - planetfall immediately crashes upon launch

[dennisc42]

One line summary of your issue
planetfall immediately crashes upon launch

What platform are you running the game on?
Steam

What operating system do you use?
ventura 13.0.1

Which version of the game are you running?
1.404

What expansions do you have installed?
(DID NOT ANSWER QUESTION)

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
I press the 'play' button on the launcher and a window pops up saying "The game appears to have crashed or terminated unexpectedly (exit code null). The issue may be solved by verifying the integrity of your game files and deactivating any mods. If you are using Windows, you may also need to install Visual C++ Redistributable and NET Framework."

Have you tried verifying your files?
Yes

Steps to reproduce the issue
I've reinstalled the game and rebooted the computer. still crashing

Attach DxDiag (PC) or System Info log (Mac)
File(s) attached

Attach screenshot / video
File(s) attached

 

[AndrewT]

Unfortunately the Mac version of the game has no debug option or logging, so we're reduced to guessing I'm afraid!

Does your Mac meet the requirements?

• Processor: Intel Core i5 (3rd Generation)
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M380; NVidia GT 750M; Intel UHD630

 

[dennisc42]

yes, and thank you. m1 pro with 16 gb ram. I've been playing for months with no problems. A few days ago the problem started. I had been playing earlier in the day. I hadn't installed anything new and other games on steam play fine.

 

[AndrewT]

Ah, that seems to be this issue then:

AoW: Planetfall - Executable fails to start since launcher updated to 2023.1

One line summary of your issue Executable fails to start since launcher updated to 2023.1 What platform are you running the game on? Steam What operating system do you use? MacOS Ventura 13.0.1 Which version of the game are you...

forum.paradoxplaza.com

As you can see that will need work from the launcher developers, I'll raise it with paradox again tis week.

 

[gmcd]

I'm having an identical problem. I played a bunch last week and tried to start it up tonight, and I'm getting that same message. Verified the files, reinstalled, etc. None of that worked. I'm on an m1 mac mini, 16gb

Back to AoW 1 then

 

[dennisc42]

ah. missed that in the forums. thank you

 

[tefter]

this is the error:
dyld[28703]: terminating because inserted dylib '/Users/bmaxa/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/steamloader.dylib' could not be loaded: tried: '/Users/bmaxa/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/steamloader.dylib' (fat file, but missing compatible architecture (have 'i386,x86_64,arm64', need '')), '/System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/OS/Users/bmaxa/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/steamloader.dylib' (no such file), '/Users/bmaxa/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/steamloader.dylib' (fat file, but missing compatible architecture (have 'i386,x86_64,arm64', need '')), '/Volumes/air AFP Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Age of Wonders Planetfall/steamloader.dylib' (no such file), '/Volumes/air AFP Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Age of Wonders Planetfall/bin/steamloader.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/local/lib/steamloader.dylib' (no such file), '/lib/steamloader.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/lib/steamloader.dylib' (no such file, not in dyld cache)
dyld[28703]: tried: '/Users/bmaxa/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/steamloader.dylib' (fat file, but missing compatible architecture (have 'i386,x86_64,arm64', need '')), '/System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/OS/Users/bmaxa/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/steamloader.dylib' (no such file), '/Users/bmaxa/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/steamloader.dylib' (fat file, but missing compatible architecture (have 'i386,x86_64,arm64', need '')), '/Volumes/air AFP Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Age of Wonders Planetfall/steamloader.dylib' (no such file), '/Volumes/air AFP Volume/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Age of Wonders Planetfall/bin/steamloader.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/local/lib/steamloader.dylib' (no such file), '/lib/steamloader.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/lib/steamloader.dylib' (no such file, not in dyld cache)
Problem is only launcher, works if launched directly...