Halo 2, Multiplayer maps, c579:... assertion failed

[RonFBurgundy]

Title

https://xemu.app/titles/4d530064/#Halo-2

Direct copy from original disc than mounted to .ISO via c-xboxtool205.

menu states Version 1.5
Disc is NTSC

Maps updated via Insignia XBL DLC prompt(multiple attempts)

Bug Description

XEMU crashes to desktop when multiplayer game launches, have tried many maps, different game modes. insignia online or offline.

Campaign appears playable, was able to progress for about 30min.

Created QEMU launch parameters: C:\Users\Ron\Downloads\xbox\xemu-win-release\xemu.exe -machine xbox,bootrom=C:\Users\Ron\Downloads\xbox\Backups\Xbox-Emulator-Files\mcpx\mcpx_1.0.bin,kernel-irqchip=off,avpack=hdtv -device smbus-storage,file=C:\Users\Ron\AppData\Roaming\xemu\xemu\eeprom.bin -bios C:\Users\Ron\Downloads\xbox\Backups\Xbox-Emulator-Files\bios\Complex_4627.bin -m 128 -drive index=0,media=disk,file=C:\Users\Ron\Downloads\xbox\Backups\Xbox-Emulator-Files\hdd\xbox_hdd.qcow2,locked=on -drive index=1,media=cdrom,file= -display xemu -device usb-hub,port=1,ports=4 -audio none
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ERROR:../hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/glsl/psh.c:579:get_sampler_type: assertion failed: (state->dim_tex[i] == 2)
Bail out! ERROR:../hw/xbox/nv2a/pgraph/glsl/psh.c:579:get_sampler_type: assertion failed: (state->dim_tex[i] == 2)

Expected Behavior

Expected to launch the multiplayer maps and not crash to desk.

xemu Version

xemu_version: 0.8.8
xemu_branch: master
xemu_commit: ebcacad
xemu_date: Thu Jan 9 22:51:04 UTC 2025
xemu_settings_get_base_path: base path: C:\Users\Ron\AppData\Roaming\xemu\xemu
xemu_settings_get_path: config path: C:\Users\Ron\AppData\Roaming\xemu\xemu\xemu.toml

System Information

Win11

CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K
OS_Version: 23H2
GL_VENDOR: NVIDIA Corporation
GL_RENDERER: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
GL_VERSION: 4.0.0 NVIDIA 566.36
GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION: 4.00 NVIDIA via Cg compiler

Additional Context

Things I have tried:
-repaired all C++ packages
-updated Nvidia Drivers
-turned off Image Scaling and threaded optimization (nvidia 3d settings per app/Xemu)
-fresh install of Xemu with removal of old files
-all the MCPX and Bios combos i could get my hands on

[RonFBurgundy]

Hello, I seem to have gotten around the issue.

I made a new qcow image.
I used TruHeXEn 2021 and reset said qcow to factory.
I installed Halo2 multiplayer maps from the original Halo 2 multiplayer map pack
Downloaded update from insignia for halo2/Blastacular map pack

all seems to actually run and play now.

would like to hear the theories as to what was wrong with my old install?

Ill update here if things change

Cheers,
Ron Burgundy
Anchor man