Graphic Settings Issue: MAC OSX

[RocketPOW!]

Ive been having an issue with my Graphic settings recently. Whenever I go into my advanced graphic settings and try to switch my texture settings to high, whenever I save and accept the changes, it doesnt apply and switches back to the original setting. Here is my computer Specs:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M370X 2048 MB

I get these commands when I boot up the game:

Error: Material "debug/debuglightmap" uses unknown shader "LightmappedGeneric_dx8"
Error: Material "debug/debugluxels" uses unknown shader "DebugLuxels"
Error: Material "___fillrate_0" uses unknown shader "FillRate"
Error: Material "___debugnormalmap_1" uses unknown shader "DebugNormalMap"
Error: Material "___debugdrawenvmapmask_2" uses unknown shader "DebugDrawEnvmapMask"
Error: Material "___debugdepth_3" uses unknown shader "DebugDepth"
Error: Material "___debugdepth_4" uses unknown shader "DebugDepth"
Initializing Awesomium..
Parent cvar in server.dll not allowed (props_break_max_pieces)
Detecting unused .gma files...
Finished! Run menu_cleanupgmas to clean up said files
Addons have changes - remounting
--- Missing Vgui material vgui/logos/UI/spray
ConVarRef hap_HasDevice doesn't point to an existing ConVar

and I also get:

Error: Material "___fillrate_0" uses unknown shader "FillRate"
Error: Material "___debugnormalmap_1" uses unknown shader "DebugNormalMap"
Error: Material "___debugdrawenvmapmask_2" uses unknown shader "DebugDrawEnvmapMask"
Error: Material "___debugdepth_3" uses unknown shader "DebugDepth"
Error: Material "___debugdepth_4" uses unknown shader "DebugDepth"
Error: Material "debug/debuglightmap" uses unknown shader "LightmappedGeneric_dx8"
Error: Material "debug/debugluxels" uses unknown shader "DebugLuxels"

And whenever I try to change the settings, I usually get this data from the command tab:

Unknown command "mat_disable_d3d9ex"
ConVarRef hap_HasDevice doesn't point to an existing ConVar


Could someone help me figure this out? What should I do? Are my specs not allowing me to do this or something?

[CEO of Social Anxiety]

i can't solve the problem because i'm too inexperienced with the game files and so on but i can assure you that your specs would only be the cause of low FPS rates and the game crashing because the GPU is overloaded with rendering the game on your graphic settings.

[RocketPOW!]

Originally posted by CForce:

i can't solve the problem because i'm too inexperienced with the game files and so on but i can assure you that your specs would only be the cause of low FPS rates and the game crashing because the GPU is overloaded with rendering the game on your graphic settings.

Ok, so its something with the coding I guess. Mabey it has something to do with the dx8 thing that I see popping up most. I believe that is a short term for Direct X 8.

[JesseSmith]

Right click on Garry's mod, the go to properties, then launch options and clear anything if it's there.

[RocketPOW!]

Originally posted by Untrustworthy Banana Peel:

Right click on Garry's mod, the go to properties, then launch options and clear anything if it's there.

There is nothing in there. Ive also verified the game cache. None of it helped.

[JesseSmith]

Maybe its just because your on a Macbook, those are definitly not built for gaming.

[RocketPOW!]

Originally posted by Untrustworthy Banana Peel:

Maybe its just because your on a Macbook, those are definitly not built for gaming.

But as CForce stated, the GPU and the specs couldnt exactly prevent me from activating an Option that should be functional in the first place. The fact that its a Macbook shouldnt really be affecting the issue at hand.

[JesseSmith]

Looking at the error, it might be an issue with an addons, I suggest deleting any addons you find usless or could cause issues, then try, if all else fail you might want to just wipe your addons entirley.

[RocketPOW!]

Ok. So I did a complete deletion of my addons. After that, I restarted Gmod.

The first Commands as soon as I opened the game up was this:

Error: Material "debug/debuglightmap" uses unknown shader "LightmappedGeneric_dx8"
Error: Material "debug/debugluxels" uses unknown shader "DebugLuxels"
Error: Material "___fillrate_0" uses unknown shader "FillRate"
Error: Material "___debugnormalmap_1" uses unknown shader "DebugNormalMap"
Error: Material "___debugdrawenvmapmask_2" uses unknown shader "DebugDrawEnvmapMask"
Error: Material "___debugdepth_3" uses unknown shader "DebugDepth"
Error: Material "___debugdepth_4" uses unknown shader "DebugDepth"
Initializing Awesomium..
Parent cvar in server.dll not allowed (props_break_max_pieces)
Detecting unused .gma files...
Finished! Run menu_cleanupgmas to clean up said files
--- Missing Vgui material vgui/logos/UI/spray
ConVarRef hap_HasDevice doesn't point to an existing ConVar

I then tried to change my advanced graphic settings for my textures to high. This was the command I recieved:

'userconfig.cfg' not present; not executing.
Host_WriteConfiguration: Wrote cfg/config.cfg
JOY_AXIS_X: mapped to Turn (absolute)
JOY_AXIS_Y: mapped to Look (absolute)
JOY_AXIS_Z: unmapped
JOY_AXIS_R: mapped to Forward (absolute)
JOY_AXIS_U: mapped to Side (absolute)
JOY_AXIS_V: unmapped
Advanced Joystick settings initialized
Unknown command "mat_disable_d3d9ex"
Error: Material "___fillrate_0" uses unknown shader "FillRate"
Error: Material "___debugnormalmap_1" uses unknown shader "DebugNormalMap"
Error: Material "___debugdrawenvmapmask_2" uses unknown shader "DebugDrawEnvmapMask"
Error: Material "___debugdepth_3" uses unknown shader "DebugDepth"
Error: Material "___debugdepth_4" uses unknown shader "DebugDepth"
Error: Material "debug/debuglightmap" uses unknown shader "LightmappedGeneric_dx8"
Error: Material "debug/debugluxels" uses unknown shader "DebugLuxels"

When I hit Ok with the options, this appeared:

'userconfig.cfg' not present; not executing.
Host_WriteConfiguration: Wrote cfg/config.cfg
JOY_AXIS_X: mapped to Turn (absolute)
JOY_AXIS_Y: mapped to Look (absolute)
JOY_AXIS_Z: unmapped
JOY_AXIS_R: mapped to Forward (absolute)
JOY_AXIS_U: mapped to Side (absolute)
JOY_AXIS_V: unmapped
Advanced Joystick settings initialized
Unknown command "mat_disable_d3d9ex"

Does this mean anything?

[Global]

http://steamcommunity.com/app/4000/discussions/1/490123197938606779/#c490123197951186071
Apparently it's been an issue for a while now.

[RocketPOW!]

Originally posted by Global Cyanide:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/4000/discussions/1/490123197938606779/#c490123197951186071
Apparently it's been an issue for a while now.

Huh. I also noticed on that thread that it was dated from 2015. If what the thread says is right about the whole update thing, you'd think they would fix the issue by now. That post was from a year ago, and it hasnt been addressed to FacePunch?

[Global]

You could try bringing it up with FacePunch, but I think it's beyond their control. GMod runs off the TF2 branch of the Source Engine, if I'm not mistaken. Correct me if I'm wrong

[RocketPOW!]

Originally posted by Global Cyanide:

You could try bringing it up with FacePunch, but I think it's beyond their control. GMod runs off the TF2 branch of the Source Engine, if I'm not mistaken. Correct me if I'm wrong

I wouldnt know about the engine part. But, they could at least make a patch of some sort. In fact, one of their more recent updates allowed the use of multicore rendering, which utilizes the specs of a computer. So I dont know why they couldnt make a patch to fix the bugs that are caused by the source

[JesseSmith]

Maybe try going into keyboard settings and reseting your keys to default, since the error mentions "joystick options"

[RocketPOW!]

Originally posted by Untrustworthy Banana Peel:

Maybe try going into keyboard settings and reseting your keys to default, since the error mentions "joystick options"

I keep getting this command anytime I try to change any of the settings:

'userconfig.cfg' not present; not executing.
Host_WriteConfiguration: Wrote cfg/config.cfg

[JesseSmith]

Originally posted by Shiro Kibo:

I keep getting this command anytime I try to change any of the settings:

'userconfig.cfg' not present; not executing.
Host_WriteConfiguration: Wrote cfg/config.cfg

Try verifying game cache again?