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kikuchiyo wrote:
Any chance of a linux release?

Unfortunately, I've never been involved in producing Linux builds; historically, that was Trick's area, but they haven't been around for years now. If someone would like to step up and push the needed buttons, I'd be happy to work with them.

I've been building DROD on Linux for years. The builds were generally without CaravelNet support by necessity, and non-static by choice.

I can try creating an official build if you want. (Obviously with no guarantee of success, or promise of any time frame.)

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Hey Mike, if you'd like to work together and try producing a full OS X build, let me know! I'm not sure of the steps required to do that.

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Due to a newly discovered crash, I am provided a new CNet-enabled Windows build of 5.1.1. As usual, it is a "drop-in" update, where you directly replace the drod.exe file.

Developers working on other platforms might want to add this PR to their builds, as the crash is a product of faulty logic exposed by 5.1.1 changes.

On the topic of other platform builds, it can be worth posting non-CNet 5.1.1 builds in this thread to allow for initial testing. For non-Steam builds, the only difference is CaravelNet connectivity, so most changes and fixes will be available. (Steam builds have some extra considerations beyond the addition of the Steam overlay stuff in relation to DLC holds)

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Windows patch installer for 5.1.1.544, for if you don't want to mess around with dropping files into places. As with all patch installers, it requires a pre-existing installation of TSS.

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Well, I installed it. The good news is that the Englos Creeps no longer crash the game when their path is blocked. The bad news is, they also no longer call for artillery strikes.

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Looks like the crash was covering up the fact that there was also a regression. Fun!

Windows patch installer for 5.1.1.550 attached

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disoriented wrote:
Is anyone else running the 5.1.1.515 beta? I am getting a crash when navigating to the Hold Select screen and selecting the hold called "Blackout". The crash happens instantly as soon as this hold is selected in the list. No other hold in the list causes this, and there is nothing in drod.err or drod.log.
Does this happen to anyone else?

I just encountered this crash myself in the stable macOS 5.1.1 release. My current OS version is 10.15.7.

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I've pushed a new Windows build to Steam for 5.1.1 --- both GatEB and TSS.

If someone could independently validate the latest fixes, I'd appreciate it.

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Here's a new Mac build which includes the latest code changes.

Once the fixes have been verified on this build I can build new full and demo releases.

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slimm tom wrote:
Here's a new Mac build which includes the latest code changes.

Once the fixes have been verified on this build I can build new full and demo releases.

For anyone else testing the Mac build: After downloading the .dmg and copying the app to your hard drive, be sure to perform the following steps before you can run it:

- Copy drod5_0.dat from your release version to the test version. The file is in the DROD.app/Contents/Resources/Data/ directory. Copy it to the same location in the new app package. To open an app's package, right-click the .app and select "Show Package Contents".

- If you are running MacOS 15 Sequoia, you will need to visit your Settings app to give DROD permission to run, since it is not from a signed developer. Apple Menu > System Settings > Privacy and Security > scroll down to the Security section near the bottom. If you've tried to launch the new DROD.app within the past hour, there will be a prompt to allow launching, and you'll need to click Allow and enter your system password to grant permission.

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slimm tom wrote:
Here's a new Mac build which includes the latest code changes.

Once the fixes have been verified on this build I can build new full and demo releases.

I've started using this build myself, and on three occasions (two of them today) while DROD was running, my computer has frozen up and restarted on its own. The freezing has consisted of the computer no longer responding to clicks and the interface no longer responding to the cursor position (although other functions continue to work), and the restart comes about a half a minute later. The most recent time this happened, DROD was open but inactive. My current OS is 14.7.1.

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mrimer wrote:
I've pushed a new Windows build to Steam for 5.1.1 --- both GatEB and TSS.

If someone could independently validate the latest fixes, I'd appreciate it.

Hey Mike, haven't seen a new build crop up yet on Steam for either GatEB or TSS. It isn't region specific is it?

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tonyk wrote:

mrimer wrote:
I've pushed a new Windows build to Steam for 5.1.1 --- both GatEB and TSS.

If someone could independently validate the latest fixes, I'd appreciate it.

Hey Mike, haven't seen a new build crop up yet on Steam for either GatEB or TSS. It isn't region specific is it?

Hi, thanks for asking. The new build is 5.1.1.624. I'm seeing this # when I install the game in my Steam client. What version number are you seeing on the title screen?

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mrimer wrote:
Hi, thanks for asking. The new build is 5.1.1.624. I'm seeing this # when I install the game in my Steam client. What version number are you seeing on the title screen?

Ah figured it out. New Win build. I am on Deck and it was set for the Linux build. Moving to Proton pulled in the latest build, thanks!

Based on my highly scientific trials, I haven't been able to replicate the crash related to fuses and room transitions. So finger's crossed that it has finally been put to bed.

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Thanks for testing this out!

I'll put out an official announcement on Steam for the Windows build soon.

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Just a reminder that this update hasn't gone to the gog version yet.

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Hi, when you have a chance, can you also update the Windows full game installer in https://forum.caravelgames.com/downloads.php (the "CaravelNet Downloads" section)?

Currently the full version is still listed as 5.1.1.561 but the patch available in the Free Downloads section patches up to version 5.1.1.624 (notably including the fix for crashing on room exit).

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Thanks for noting this, Chaco.

I've packaged the 5.1.1.624 binary into a full installer and uploaded it.

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mrimer wrote:
Thanks for noting this, Chaco.

I've packaged the 5.1.1.624 binary into a full installer and uploaded it.

Thank you for the updated installer sir!

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There have been reports of crashes during cloud sync uploadings when playing The Descent of King Hesper. This is likely to due to the large size of the hold creating large save files. Improvements in 5.2 should alleviate this issue.

Until 5.2 is released officially, you can use the attached DROD build to deactive cloud sync for your player profile. I've also made an attempt to allow it be reactived if the local and cloud profiles match, although I'm not super sure how well that works beyond the matching working correctly.

Otherwise, this is identical to 5.1.1.624 in terms of functionality. This probably won't be pushed officially, as it's a tad messy behind the scenes, but a cleaner version may be implemented for 5.2

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New Mac build which includes all the changes in the master (5.1.1) branch.