DAT file is missing when running on MacOS M1 chip

[brandenc40]

Error is displayed when running on Mac M1 apple silicone

[k4zmu2a]

This error is shown when the game cannot find main game resource: PINBALL.DAT or CADET.DAT.
Resources should be in the same folder as game executable.
Resources are not included in this project, you have to provide them yourself.

[k4zmu2a]

Lack of game resources in this repo is by design.
It is to make the project seem more legal than it really is.
This concept is widely used in similar game projects.

Lack of sound is understandable; you need to download the sounds and music if you want them to play.
Consider downloading the whole game data set.

[eggplants]

Note: FmasterofU/WinXP-Pinball does not appear to comply with rights laws, so please use it at your own risk when you clone and use it.

Below code worked in Ubuntu 21.04. Also it may work well in other environments such as Mac and other Linux dists.

# sudo apt install freepats libsdl2-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev timidity
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/k4zmu2a/SpaceCadetPinball
cd SpaceCadetPinball
cmake . && cmake --build .
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/FmasterofU/WinXP-Pinball
mv WinXP-Pinball/Pinball/* bin
rm -rf WinXP-Pinball
./bin/SpaceCadetPinball

[ghost]

Is that redistribution of WIndows XP games legal?

[brandenc40]

This error is shown when the game cannot find main game resource: PINBALL.DAT or CADET.DAT.
Resources should be in the same folder as game executable.
Resources are not included in this project, you have to provide them yourself.

Lack of game resources in this repo is by design. It is to make the project seem more legal than it really is. This concept is widely used in similar game projects.

Lack of sound is understandable; you need to download the sounds and music if you want them to play. Consider downloading the whole game data set.

Thank you this is helpful, I'd recommend explaining this in the README to avoid this confusion for others in the future.

[k4zmu2a]

README already has this info:

“How to play: Place compiled executable into a folder containing original game resources (not included).”

It must be this succinct to stay easily readable.

[0x5066]

RTFM, it's that simple.