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Fixed in 2020.2.X

Fixed in 2019.4.X

Votes

0

Found in

2019.4.9f1

2020.1

2020.1.17f1

2020.2

Issue ID

1298617

Regression

Yes

[Mac] Editor crashes on MTLGetEnvCase<MTLErrorModeType> on startup when metalEditorSupport is set to 0 in the ProjectSettings

Graphics Device Features

-

Reproduction steps:
1. Create a new project
2. Go to Project's root folder > ProjetSettings > ProjectSettings.asset
3. Find "metalEditorSupport" and set it to 0
4. Open the project
-- Observe the crash

Expected result: the Editor should fallback to other Graphics API or prompt an error message informing the Metal API support is disabled

Reproducible with: 2019.4.9f1, 2019.4.17f1, 2020.1.17f1, 2020.2.0b1
Not reproducible with: 2018.4.30f1, 2019.4.8f1, 2020.2.0b2, 2021.1.0b1

Not reproducible with iMac 10.14, i5-4570R @ 2.7GHz, 64bit, 8 GB, Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB
Reproducible with MacMini 11.0, Apple M1, 8 GB

Workaround: go to Project's root folder > ProjetSettings > ProjectSettings.asset, find metalEditorSupport and set it to 1

  1. Resolution Note (fix version 2020.2):

    The issue seems to be fixed in 2020.2.0b2 and above

  2. Resolution Note (fix version 2019.4):

    Fixes an editor crash by always allowing the use of Metal API on Apple M1 macs, even if Metal Editor Support is disabled in the Player Settings. Fixed in 2019.4.24f1

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