Game runs out of memory, crashes on Mac M1

[andrewpey]

Original issue

• [MacOS] Increasing memory usage - leaking Mach ports #918

Description

There're several reports that the game eats a lot of memory and then crashes on Mac M1 after the 0.87 update.

While we keep investigating the issue, here're temporary solutions to this problem:

Temporary solution 1

Try to change your game resolution to something other than your native screen resolution (or Looks like resolution if you use scaling).

Temporary solution 2

Switch to the m1_test branch on Steam. It should work on M1 without issues. The only downside is that build on that branch is locked to older version of the game.

To switch to the branch, do the following:

• Right-click Voxel Tycoon on Steam
• Properties
• Betas
• Select m1_test branch in the betas list

[andrewpey]

We've released an 0.87.1.5 update that should fix this issue.

[andrewpey]

Seems like the issue is still here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/732050/eventcomments/3176733459032297101

[rbranham]

Ran into same issue on my M1 mac. Just to add some additional information, it looks like in addition to the memory spiking the ports(internal mac ones, not network ones) ramp up infinitely as well. Not sure which is cause and which is the effect but might be useful to know. Also activity monitor says I'm using 0 swap so I'm not sure where this memory is leaking to?

[RoeyPrat]

Hi, I got the same issue on a mac that is not M1.
Memory eaten, ports taken.

  Model Identifier:	MacBookPro16,2
  Processor Name:	Quad-Core Intel Core i7

I'm on version 0.87.1.5.

[andrewpey]

We've just pushed a new build to the beta branch where we upgraded to the most recent stable Unity version (2021.3.0). Please try it out and let us know if the issue is still here.

[andrewpey]

We've just pushed a new build (0.87.1.8) to the beta branch which includes a native M1 version. Please try it out and let us know if the issue is still here (and if it works at all).

[rbranham]

Was able to test for a couple of hours on the new branch, memory problem seems to be fixed. Thanks!

[andrewpey]

We've added a second temporary solution involving just changing your in-game resolution (see the original post).

[andrewpey]

The recent update (0.88.3.1) contains a possible fix for this issue. Please give it a try and let us know if it helps.