Bad animation data, "your data might be corrupt", upon Island Rum launch

[NanoBobs]

Hi folks, I was wondering if anyone might point me in the right direction on this ...

I'm running Island Rum on macOS Catalina (10.15.7), and it's been working perfectly for well over a year.

Suddenly today, I'm getting this error:

File: player_library/animations/SHARK/STUN.anim

Bad animation data loaded. Your data might be corrupt, please run the patcher and try again.

 

I'm not sure how to "run the patcher"?  I've executed the "Re-scan" process from the Island Rum menu, and that hasn't changed anything.  I'm getting a crash to desktop every time I try to launch.  

 

I've restarted the machine multiple times, run that re-scan, etc., and at the moment it's just dead in the water.

 

Is there something I should be trying?  I'd appreciate any advice, many thanks! 

[NanoBobs]

I am willing to promise not to stun any sharks, if that will let me play the rest of the game .... 🙂

 

[Arc-Mage]

Your best bet it to install the launcher. Island Rum will be going away sometime in the future. Pull that bandaid off now.

[NanoBobs]

10 hours ago, Arc-Mage said:

Your best bet it to install the launcher. Island Rum will be going away sometime in the future. Pull that bandaid off now.

 

Thanks!  I wasn't even aware it was a bandaid, good to know ...

 

The main installation thread points me right back at Island Rum, but I'm assuming I'd be looking for something like this (for my Intel-based Mac):

 

If I'm understanding this correctly, Island Rum is a convenient front-end, but there's a way to install the launcher application and then just use that directly?

 

Thanks again for the advice!

[NanoBobs]

Launcher installed, and it works like a charm!