[Mac] DOM Exception or Crash on Load

Game Dev Tycoon bug
#7

This kinda sucks! Great game, but ruins the experience when you can´t load your saved game or even jus play again!

#8

Exactly the same problem here. I’ve started again twice by deleting the saved game file, but always reach a point where I can’t reload when the company gets too large.

The game also isn’t usable on retina mode for me - I have to switch to a non-retina display mode to get a legible display.

#9

Same here. Here’s the error message I get:

Uncaught error. Please report this to support@greenheartgames.com:
Uncaught Error: InvalidStateError: DOM Exception 11
(file:///Applications/Game%20Dev%20Tycoon.app/Contents/Resources/app.nw/compressed/codeNw.js:1361)

It then asks me to restart - I click “Continue” and it crashes back to the desktop. I have a level 3 company, playing on OSX 10.7.5, circa 2009 MacBook Pro.

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#10

I’m experiencing the same issue on my Mac OS X 10.8.3 setup.

I get a javascript error alert window and the message “[Object event]”. The screen is black with an infinite progress bar. I can still access the game menu, but any attempt to load a save game is met with the same error message.

Does anyone know where the save games are stored?

#11

I am having the same problem I think. OS X 10.7.5. No idea if there is a solution to this. If you really want to play the game tho, there is actually a way to open the game in your browser, the saved games doesn’t seem to come along tho :frowning: I dont even know if you can save the games you play there at all either…

Just sayin’, if you really just want to play the game, there is a way :wink:

#12

thanks, this sort of error report is quite helpful. We will see if we can fix this but please allow a few days. We are unfortunately completely overloaded at the moment.

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[Mac] Java Script Error
[Mac] Crashes when opening any saved game
#13

I have exactly the same issue :frowning:
Macbook Pro Retina 15"…

#14

same issue, here is the crash report from system console

#15

I have this error :
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property ‘title’ of null
(file:///Applications/Game%20Dev%20Tycoon.app/Contents/Resources/app.nw/compressed/codeNw.js:655)

Please restart the game.

#16

Very sorry for the trouble. We hope to be able to investigate this in detail in the next day or two.

#17

Same for me. It is good news that you are working on it. It would be a shame to lose my saved game.

#18

@Outconsumer: I copied the save game and loaded it on windows, works perfectly.

#19

Where did you find the save game, sveinerikkro?

#20

Hey guys, I was having the same issue but I found a temporary fix. Open the “Applications” folder on Mac, right click on the “Game Dev Tycoon” icon and then check the “Open in low resolution” option. It opens just fine, just doesn’t look as good. Hopefully they come out with a real fix soon.

Good luck! =)

#21

That doesn’t actually fix this issue. Mine has that checked and still can’t load a save game.

#22

Sorry to hear that. It does work for me however, able to load save game perfectly …

#23

Wow, this is really frustrating. I recently started playing the game and there have been some crashes related to the Javascript error mentioned above, but now it’s not even letting me load/start a game. I restarted my computer and then it let me load my most recent save but then I got the Javascript error again and was forced to quit.

#24

I was checking this forum for answers for the last 2 days and at last decided to post since this is frustrating at best. I’m part of the small percentage of people who’ve payed and getting your game to stop working the day after buying it is more than anoying.

Error message:

Uncaught Error: InvalidStateError: DOM Exception 11
(file:///Applications/Game%20Dev%20Tycoon.app/Contents/Resources/app.nw/compressed/codeNw.js:1361)

Extra details: My game sometimes just opens, or it can be done by opening the menu and loading a game quickly while the first loading bar is loading after “click to continue”. On the other hand, either my staff have no character or there’s no R&D and Hardware wing to be seen even though I can scroll sidewards to them, therefore it makes me think it’s a problem of loading that part of the data. Last night I was able to load a game after some tries and make it work for a while but it wouldn’t let me change between games or start new ones without “crashing”.

Thanks for the help and I really hope it gets fixed soon.

#25

FYI, I renamed this thread to make it more clear about the two types of errors discussed in this thread.

According to the comment by Patrick, they’re being investigated.

#26

In case it helps the devs, I was able to “fix” the problem by deleting the ~/Library/Application Support/Game Dev Tycoon directory. This of course deleted my saved game and reset everything else, but the game worked again. If it helps, I can send the folder, just tell me how/where.