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#1 SilentJacket

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Posted May 27 2013 - 10:03 AM

So, I know this has been brought up before, and as mentioned (and in spite of Hughes kind warnings) I have been working on a converter in order to get Hawken to run on computers running OSX.


To Hughes, and the rest of the Hawken team, I am sorry I kept at it despite your warnings, and I know I am no exception to your rules, but I was so close, yet cannot continue for reasons that I will elaborate below.


To everyone else, unfortunately, as of now, and into the foreseeable future, porting Hawken to OSX has proved futile, not for any client-based issues, but rather the server itself, specifically, this:

Connection to "Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=DISINTEGRATOR.METEOR.LAN;Initial Catalog=EngineTaskPerf;Trusted_Connection=Yes;Connection Timeout=2" or "10.5.5.26" failed

Unfortunately, 27 builds (my god), and 3 updates later, I have still been unable to get the game to communicate with Meteor's Servers.


I know Linux based computers have been able to accomplish this, yet it seems the error lies within connections between the Mac, and Meteor's Servers.

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Last Working Build


Build Debug:
Spoiler

What works:
-launcher
-patcher
-patch notes
-login splash
-sound
-textures

What does not work:
-advanced dx11 features
-server connection

Unknown:
-gameplay


As Linux builds of Wine (same source code) are able to run Hawken successfully, it is not wine.

Unless I can get support from ADH, there is no way I can continue.


The End :\

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Posted May 27 2013 - 12:40 PM

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Posted May 27 2013 - 12:40 PM

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Posted May 27 2013 - 03:51 PM

*pats on back*
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Posted May 27 2013 - 05:13 PM

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Posted May 27 2013 - 06:04 PM

That's a shame SilentJacket.  Who knows, perhaps the next patch will be, umm, 'friendlier' to the process?

Considering that the source is the same between Linux and Mac OS, there has to be some difference at an OS level.  I wish I knew more about this stuff to be able to help.

(I don't mean to necro threads, I'm just almost always running behind.  My apologies)

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#7 SilentJacket

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Posted May 28 2013 - 09:43 AM

heh, you were right, not many people really care :P

oh well, I learned a lot with this project, and it has helped me optimize some of my other ports

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Posted May 28 2013 - 09:52 AM

Goodnight, sweet prince. A good effort, certainly.
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