GZDoom won't start if "Doom Metal vol. 4" is taken off

[Not-so Ninja]

So I downloaded this wad file called "Doom Metal vol. 4", and I created a "Skins" folder in GZDoom's and put it in there as instructed.

It worked like a charm, but when I wanted to take it off since map packs with custom soundtrack won't work because of file conflict with it (Well, I assumed anyway), GZDoom can't even run without it.

What should I do?

Some mods I really really love only work with GZDoom (Susie and Ralsei companion, and Smooth DOOM), and I don't like Zandronum, so I'd really appreciate the little help.

(p.s. reinstalling it didn't work)

[_mental_]

GZDoom can't even run without it.

Could you please be more specific here. Does it crash? Is there any error message?

[Not-so Ninja]

GZDoom can't even run without it.

Could you please be more specific here. Does it crash? Is there any error message?

Well, it looks like this:
https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca88777 ... BsH5PqP4ow

The launcher works just fine and shows no errors at all...
OS: Windows 7 (NT 6.1) Build 7600

M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
Using program directory for storage
W_Init: Init WADfiles.
adding C:/Program Files (x86)/Games/Game Files/Game Files/DOOM series/Mods/ZDoom/gzdoom.pk3, 621 lumps
adding C:/Program Files (x86)/Games/Game Files/Game Files/DOOM series/Mods/ZDoom/zd_extra.pk3, 1657 lumps
adding ./DOOM2.WAD, 2919 lumps
I_Init: Setting up machine state.
CPU speed: 3015 MHz
CPU Vendor ID: AuthenticAMD
Name: AMD A4-4000 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
Family 21 (21), Model 19, Stepping 1
Features: SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2 HyperThreading
I_InitSound: Initializing OpenAL
Opened device OpenAL Soft on Speakers (Razer Surround Audio Controller)
EFX enabled
V_Init: allocate screen.
S_Init: Setting up sound.
ST_Init: Init startup screen.
Checking cmd-line parameters...
S_InitData: Load sound definitions.
G_ParseMapInfo: Load map definitions.
Texman.Init: Init texture manager.
ParseTeamInfo: Load team definitions.
LoadActors: Load actor definitions.
script parsing took 434.59 ms
R_Init: Init Doom refresh subsystem.
DecalLibrary: Load decals.
M_Init: Init menus.
P_Init: Init Playloop state.
ParseSBarInfo: Loading custom status bar definition.
D_CheckNetGame: Checking network game status.
player 1 of 1 (1 nodes)
I_InitInput
I_StartupMouse
I_StartupKeyboard
I_StartupXInput
I_StartupRawPS2
I_StartupDirectInputJoystick
GL_VENDOR: ATI Technologies Inc.
GL_RENDERER: AMD Radeon HD 7480D
GL_VERSION: 4.5.13399 Core Profile Context 15.200.1062.1004 (Core profile)
GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION: 4.40

Max. texture size: 16384
Max. texture units: 18
Max. varying: 128
Max. uniform block size: 65536
Uniform block alignment: 256
Resolution: 1300 x 650


The game itself afterwards starts up all black and immediately closes, which then shows the error message, but when I put the skins folder with the music mod back again, it works just fine. (Note that there are no other mods or addons with it when I started it up again this time. I just took the skins folder with the music mod in it out and put it on the desktop. Oh, even if the skins folder is kept, but the music mod wad file is taken out, it still occurs.)

[_mental_]

Save a crash report and attach it to this post please.

[Not-so Ninja]

Save a crash report and attach it to this post please.

Well, I honestly don't know how I can do that since when I tried to copy it to here it just downloads it so... Here's a link of a file sharing site I know with the zip file instead:
https://www20.zippyshare.com/v/l3fdOGNt/file.html

Will this do?

[Enjay]

The zippyshare link gives me a "403 forbidden" error.

You should be able to attach the crash report to a post. When you make a post using the full editor button, there should be an "upload attachment" feature towards the bottom of the page.

[Not-so Ninja]

The zippyshare link gives me a "403 forbidden" error.

You should be able to attach the crash report to a post. When you make a post using the full editor button, there should be an "upload attachment" feature towards the bottom of the page.

Oh, ok. I found it. Thanks!

[Rachael]

This crashes in the fluidsynth driver.

What midi soundfont are you using?

[Not-so Ninja]

This crashes in the fluidsynth driver.

What midi soundfont are you using?

I looked into the sound options menu with DOOM II. I assume you're talking about "MIDI device" option? As shown, I'm currently using FluidSynth.

But if you're talking about the one in the "soundfont" folder in the gzdoom folder, it shows "gzdoom.sf2"

(Oh, I forgot to mention these, and I think they are important to know. The version of GZDoom I'm currently using is 4.1.2b in x64 bit, which I downloaded fairly recently. My OS is Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, with AMD A4-4000 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 3.00 GHz as processor, and a 4GB ram.)

[_mental_]

We are interested in advanced FluidSynth options mostly. Could you please post your .ini file?

[Not-so Ninja]

We are interested in advanced FluidSynth options mostly. Could you please post your .ini file?

Here it is

It's an unmodded DOOM II .ini file I saved with ZDL 3.2.2.2

These are as little as I can add and the thing still happens


Ok, let me explain what you see.

Thing is, I added both Zandronum and GZDOOM sourceports along with their .wad files as IWADs coming from each of their own directories. (Zandronum and GZDoom have their own separated folders, and both have copies of DOOM and DOOM 2 as IWADs, which means I have 4 .wad files in and 2 sourceports in total in ZDL, assuming the wad files won't work when not in the same folders as the sourceports' they're running with. Since, well, it's convenient for me to just click on what I want instead of manually adding and removing them myself every time I want to change a mod.)

So... This affects the game somehow or is it just me?

Oh, and if this will also somehow affect my game, I kinda just shoved the mods' .pk3 files down on the same folders as their sourceports' rather than having their own neatly-placed folders in them.

[_mental_]

I asked for GZDoom .ini file, not ZDL one.

[Not-so Ninja]

I asked for GZDoom .ini file, not ZDL one.

Oh, oops. Right here.

(btw, are .ini and configuration settings pretty much the same?)

[Not-so Ninja]

I think I figured it out!

The Doom Metal vol. 4 mod only replaces the original soundtrack of the game. Since you told me that this somehow crashes my soundfont, I thought this has also something to do with the MIDI device I'm currently using in the sound menu, so I changed it from FluidSynth to Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth, hoping that the custom maps with custom soundtrack will finally work in this port...

and lo and behold!

IT WORKS!

and they sound the same as they are in Zandronum!


So I wanna say, problem solved, this is enough for me! Thank you guys for at least diagnosing the problem for me, which turned out to be my way to the solution!


So, uh... if you guys have the time, can you tell me why this problem only specifically occurs on FluidSynth and the other one (I think it's GUS)?

Oh, and how can I close this thread now that the problem is gone? (I'm kinda new here... I forgot to tell...)

Now if you'll excuse me, I'll go crazy on Sigil and Eviternity...

[_mental_]

It crashes because CPU you have doesn't support AVX instruction set. The version of FluidSynth shipped with GZDoom requires it for some reason.