robichaudc/civ5

civ5

Work MBP Todo

• Enable save-before and save-after end-of-turn

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Logging

• Use journalctl | grep Civ5XP
• Example error message: "Sep 08 22:47:05 bigred kernel: Civ5XP[414771]: segfault at 669d2604 ip 00000000dccece08 sp 00000000ec4fecdc error 4 in libCvGameCoreDLL_Expansion2.so[dc97e000+55f000]"

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Config

config.ini

• I already have changes, diff against the default

Should I add EUI files, or a simple add/ remove script?

Am I using DX9 or 11? Or none at all?

What else can we turn off? Reward popups? Look into mapping from game screen and help understanding the mapping

Potential fixes / next steps

• Need better EUI logging, so we can isolate the issue that is causing the crash

• Crash logs: Research issue that shows in logs - ?

• "There have been anecdotal reports of Mac users having success using Windows virtualization with e.g. Parallels or VirtualBox."

  Try Linux + Wine

  Try Linux solutions: Steam proto…, ludity

• How to determine root cause?

  • Need a reproducible crash, can test it on all the machines (MBP x2, big-red)
  • How to find crash logs?
  • Look into EUI, can it be updated? Easier install, logging
  • Try turning down all graphics settings, removing all or part of EUI, disable animations (great people)

• Check civ5 reddit, sidebar links

• Check this thread - https://www.reddit.com/r/civ5/comments/ej3q3g/eui_crashes_on_mac_mojave/ Use legacy version of EUI maybe

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/civ5/comments/e43gcm/constant_crashing_on_mac/
  • Partition solution - https://www.reddit.com/r/civ5/comments/7gzx00/civ_5_is_crashing_on_my_mac_pro_help/
  • Catalina megathread - https://www.reddit.com/r/civ5/comments/dy6uzd/macos_catalina_megathread/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/2zd6xh/civ5_for_linux_not_working/

  Set "Low Leader scene quality”

  Linux system - Check into updated drivers for linux box + video card and others

  Could have 2 separate installs, one with EUI and one without, to see if that makes a difference

  Try DirectX 11 (Windows)

Attempted fixes

• Lowered to a single CPU
  • Seems like hyperthreading was disabled here
• Changing max simluataneious threads in config.ini
• Tried increasing and decreasing, no effect

Crash situations

• Using a work boat
• Using a great person

Other tasks

• Message civfanatics and see if bc1 is interested in open source collaboration?
• Is there a way I can enable more useful logging?

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Update linux big-red

• Try out fixes suggested in reddit / steam forums
  • Try out removing EUI (via script) and confirm it is removed and if crash is still happening
  • LD_PRELOAD
  • taskset