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Currently, yes, mono is supposed to crash after the download and before the update is supposed to start. On Mac and Linux the freeso.command and freeso3d.command scripts handle updating the client, so you just have to run them again after the crash.

New instructions have been added that use our new TSO download source and simplify some other parts. As always, let us know if you run into any issues.

Create a shortcut to FreeSO.exe, right click the shortcut and click Properties. Then, add -dx to the end of the Target field. If you're interested in trying out 3D mode, you would also add -3d to the same field.

Oh that window is because you got Windows.Forms to work. It looked like a wine screenshot so I just wanted to double check. Somebody else actually ran into this problem and posted to #support in Discord. They weren't sure what managed to fix the issue, but we've since updated macextras.zip as...

To answer some general questions, software mode is largely unplayable and mostly used for testing/development since it is entirely CPU bound. Also, an Intel HD 4000 should be more than capable of playing the game. However, I've never come across this error happening with macOS, but as you've...

freeso.command and freeso3d.command are just scripts to handle client updates and run the game. They run mono FreeSO.exe which means that you should have downloaded FreeSO from...

SharpDX.SharpDXException... Message: The parameter is incorrect... at SharpDX.Direct3D11.Device.CreateTexture2D(Texture2DDescription& descRef, DataBox[] initialDataRef, Texture2D texture2DOut) at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.Texture2D.CreateTexture()... PPXDepthEngine.cs... What It Means...

It's likely your GPU is too old. http://forum.freeso.org/threads/common-errors-crashes.6326/#post-30978

UPDATE: If you have been using FreeSO on Mac prior to Update 70 (June 9th, 2018), you must redownload macextras.zip

UPDATE: If you have been using FreeSO on Linux prior to Update 70 (June 9th, 2018), you must redownload macextras.zip

I'm glad that worked for you! Usually copying the files from a Windows machine locally works better than using the script, but it sounds like they got corrupted during the transfer or something.

I've added some clarification to the steps and included how to make the scripts executable since that was lacking. Thanks for that! However, I haven't come across the FormatException error before. Did you use GetTSO.sh to download and extract The Sims Online files or were you able to copy them...

I believe the current implementation of TTS currently checks if the platform is Windows and then uses Windows specific system calls, so it’s unavailable for Linux and Mac.

System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'Void FSO.Content.Content.set_TS1Hybrid(Boolean)'... System.MissingMethodException: ... 'Int32 FSO.Client.GlobalSettings.get_TexCompression()'... System.NullReferenceException: ... FSO.Client.UI.Panels.EODs.UIRouletteEOD.SpinHandler... What It...

System.ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added... System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: ... Microsoft.Xna.Audio.DynamicSoundEffectInstance... What It Means: Your The Sims Online installation is invalid. What To Try: Reinstall The Sims Online (if this is your first...

Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics.NoSuitableGraphicsDeviceException: Failed to create graphics device!... What It Means: FreeSO can’t find your GPU. What To Try: If your game has worked fine and you’re now seeing this after a GPU driver update, restart your PC. If you’re attempting to play...

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object… at SharpDX.XAudio2.SourceVoice.CreateSourceVoice… The first part of this error can be thrown for many reasons, so make sure the bolded part matches your specific message somewhere near the top. What It Means...

Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio.InstancePlayLimitException… What It Means: FreeSO was unable to play a sound. What To Try: Unmute your speakers. Plug in a pair of headphones. Run the game in DirectX mode by changing your graphics mode on the settings tab of the launcher (this makes it to happen...

System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: The system detected an invalid pointer address in attempting to use a pointer argument in a call… What It Means: Your environment has some sort of odd networking configuration that FreeSO doesn’t like. What To Try: Disabling IPv6 might help (untested).

SharpDX.SharpDXException: … ApiCode: [DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED/DeviceRemoved], Message: Unknown… What It Means: Not all SharpDX.SharpDXException errors mean this, but if you’re using Intel graphics and your computer is older, it’s likely unsupported. What To Try: This is a hardware problem...