[Run Error]An uncaught exception occurred: Failed to load texture

[bowmanonjupiter2]

Win11, i7 13700K, RTX 3060Ti
"cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release", RUN OK
"cmake --build . --config Release -j8 ", WARNING: "MSVCRT.lib(initializers.obj): warning LNK4098: defaultlib 'libcmt.lib' conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAUL
TLIB:library"

Run Release/alien.exe
Error: An uncaught exception occurred: Failed to load texture

[TheBarret]

Just my 2 cents;

Warning LNK4098:

You can try specifying the /NODEFAULTLIB linker option followed by the specific library that is causing the conflict.
For example, if libcmt.lib is causing the conflict, you can use /NODEFAULTLIB:libcmt.lib in your linker options.
Make sure to review your project's settings and dependencies to ensure that the correct libraries are linked.

[chrxh]

Could be a problem with OpenGL or OpenGL-CUDA interoperability. Have you checked the troubleshooting section in https://alien-project.org/downloads.html?
If you already have, could you then start alien with the parameter -d and post the log.txt?

I think the linker warning should not be the problem. I have it too, but have yet to investigate it.

[ccyberrain]

I have the same issue on Win11, RTX 3070, CUDA 12.2.2, MSVC v143.

Log.txt contains the following output:
2023-10-18 14-57-36: DEBUG mode
2023-10-18 14-57-36: set full screen mode

[ccyberrain]

I found a solution: the folder resources needs to be copied to */alien/build/Release
Afterwards, the application runs as expected.

[chrxh]

Actually you should start ALIEN from the build directory via .\Release\alien.exe as described in the readme. In this case you don't need to copy the resource folder.

[chrxh]

I've updated the readme to make it clearer.

[bowmanonjupiter2]

thanks will try and let you know.