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cyberpunk2077-mac-gogrichpresence-fix
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
patch_richpresence.py v3 — Cyberpunk 2077 (macOS, GOG build)
Verified against the real libGameServicesGOG.dylib (80 KB, 34 exports, links
against @rpath/libGalaxy.dylib).
What the library actually does:
_SetRichPresence (0x1528) is a 5-instruction thunk that tail-calls
gs::GameServicesGOG::SetRichPresence (0x1bec). That function calls
galaxy::api::Friends(); with no Galaxy session it returns null, so control
goes to the error path, which calls gs::WriteLog("...Failed to set status
'%.*s'", 8, str) -> openlog/syslog. A null string there is the SIGSEGV.
The same error path then tail-calls the game's completion callback
(mov w0,#0; mov x1,x19; ldr x2,[sp,#0x18]; br x2) — which is why skipping
the whole function hangs the loading screen.
Modes:
--mode list Identity check + decoded listing of the function, following
the thunk one level. Writes nothing. Start here.
--mode nolog RECOMMENDED. `ret` at gs::WriteLog's entry (one 4-byte edit).
Kills every log call in the library, so no null string can
reach syslog anywhere — and every callback, entitlement query
and listener still runs untouched.
--mode nop-log Narrower: nop only the two WriteLog calls on the rich-presence
error path (8 bytes). Same effect for this one crash.
--mode ret BLUNT, and known to hang: skips the whole function, so the
game never receives its completion callback. Kept for
reference only.
Usage:
python3 patch_richpresence.py --mode list
python3 patch_richpresence.py --mode nolog --dry-run
python3 patch_richpresence.py --mode nolog
python3 patch_richpresence.py --restore
No third-party modules. Python 3.8+.
"""
import argparse
import os
import shutil
import struct
import subprocess
import sys
DEFAULT_DYLIB = os.path.expanduser(
"~/Documents/Cyberpunk 2077/Cyberpunk2077.app/Contents/"
"Frameworks/libGameServicesGOG.dylib")
SYMBOL = "_SetRichPresence"
WRITELOG = "__ZN2gs8WriteLogEPKcz" # gs::WriteLog(char const*, ...)
# Names whose calls are safe to remove: they only write log output, and none of
# them feed a value back into the caller's logic.
LOG_NAMES = {
"syslog", "vsyslog", "asl_log", "asl_vlog", "os_log", "os_log_impl",
"_os_log_impl", "os_log_with_type", "printf", "vprintf", "fprintf",
"vfprintf", "puts", "NSLog", "NSLogv",
}
LOG_PREFIXES = ("_ZN2gs8WriteLog",) # gs::WriteLog(char const*, ...)
# Mach-O constants
FAT_MAGIC, FAT_CIGAM = 0xCAFEBABE, 0xBEBAFECA
FAT_MAGIC_64, FAT_CIGAM_64 = 0xCAFEBABF, 0xBFBAFECA
MH_MAGIC_64, MH_CIGAM_64 = 0xFEEDFACF, 0xCFFAEDFE
MH_MAGIC_32, MH_CIGAM_32 = 0xFEEDFACE, 0xCEFAEDFE
LC_SEGMENT_64, LC_SYMTAB, LC_DYSYMTAB, LC_CODE_SIGNATURE = 0x19, 0x02, 0x0B, 0x1D
N_STAB, N_TYPE, N_SECT = 0xE0, 0x0E, 0x0E
SECTION_TYPE, S_SYMBOL_STUBS = 0x000000FF, 0x08
INDIRECT_SYMBOL_LOCAL, INDIRECT_SYMBOL_ABS = 0x80000000, 0x40000000
CPU_TYPE_X86_64, CPU_TYPE_ARM64 = 0x01000007, 0x0100000C
ARCH_NAMES = {CPU_TYPE_ARM64: "arm64", CPU_TYPE_X86_64: "x86_64"}
ARM64_RET = bytes((0xC0, 0x03, 0x5F, 0xD6)) # ret
ARM64_NOP = bytes((0x1F, 0x20, 0x03, 0xD5)) # nop
X86_RET = bytes((0xC3,))
class Slice:
def __init__(self, offset, size, cputype, endian):
self.offset, self.size = offset, size
self.cputype, self.endian = cputype, endian
self.segments = [] # (name, vmaddr, vmsize, fileoff, filesize)
self.sections = [] # dict per section
self.symbols = [] # (name, value, n_type, n_sect)
self.symtab = None
self.dysymtab = None
self.has_signature = False
@property
def arch(self):
return ARCH_NAMES.get(self.cputype, "cpu 0x%08x" % self.cputype)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- parsing ----
def find_slices(buf):
magic = struct.unpack_from(">I", buf, 0)[0]
if magic in (FAT_MAGIC, FAT_MAGIC_64, FAT_CIGAM, FAT_CIGAM_64):
big = magic in (FAT_MAGIC, FAT_MAGIC_64)
wide = magic in (FAT_MAGIC_64, FAT_CIGAM_64)
end = ">" if big else "<"
nfat = struct.unpack_from(end + "I", buf, 4)[0]
out, pos = [], 8
for _ in range(nfat):
if wide:
cputype, _s, off, size, _a = struct.unpack_from(end + "iiQQI", buf, pos)
pos += 32
else:
cputype, _s, off, size, _a = struct.unpack_from(end + "iiIII", buf, pos)
pos += 20
out.append((off, size))
return out
if magic in (MH_MAGIC_64, MH_CIGAM_64, MH_MAGIC_32, MH_CIGAM_32):
return [(0, len(buf))]
raise SystemExit("Not a Mach-O file (magic 0x%08x)." % magic)
def parse_slice(buf, offset, size):
magic = struct.unpack_from("<I", buf, offset)[0]
if magic == MH_MAGIC_64:
end = "<"
elif magic == MH_CIGAM_64:
end = ">"
else:
return None # 32-bit slice: not interesting
cputype, _s, _ft, ncmds, _sc, _fl, _r = struct.unpack_from(end + "iiIIIII", buf, offset + 4)
sl = Slice(offset, size, cputype & 0xFFFFFFFF, end)
pos = offset + 32
for _ in range(ncmds):
cmd, cmdsize = struct.unpack_from(end + "II", buf, pos)
if cmdsize == 0:
break
if cmd == LC_SEGMENT_64:
segname = buf[pos + 8:pos + 24].rstrip(b"\0").decode("utf-8", "replace")
vmaddr, vmsize, fileoff, filesize = struct.unpack_from(end + "QQQQ", buf, pos + 24)
nsects = struct.unpack_from(end + "I", buf, pos + 64)[0]
sl.segments.append((segname, vmaddr, vmsize, fileoff, filesize))
sp = pos + 72
for _i in range(nsects):
sectname = buf[sp:sp + 16].rstrip(b"\0").decode("utf-8", "replace")
addr, ssize = struct.unpack_from(end + "QQ", buf, sp + 32)
soff, _align, _reloff, _nreloc, flags, res1, res2 = struct.unpack_from(
end + "IIIIIII", buf, sp + 48)
sl.sections.append(dict(seg=segname, name=sectname, addr=addr,
size=ssize, offset=soff, flags=flags,
res1=res1, res2=res2))
sp += 80
elif cmd == LC_SYMTAB:
sl.symtab = struct.unpack_from(end + "IIII", buf, pos + 8)
elif cmd == LC_DYSYMTAB:
f = struct.unpack_from(end + "18I", buf, pos + 8)
sl.dysymtab = dict(indirectsymoff=f[12], nindirectsyms=f[13])
elif cmd == LC_CODE_SIGNATURE:
sl.has_signature = True
pos += cmdsize
load_symbols(buf, sl)
return sl
def load_symbols(buf, sl):
if not sl.symtab:
return
symoff, nsyms, stroff, strsize = sl.symtab
end = sl.endian
symbase, strbase = sl.offset + symoff, sl.offset + stroff
for i in range(nsyms):
n_strx, n_type, n_sect, _d, n_value = struct.unpack_from(
end + "IBBHQ", buf, symbase + i * 16)
name = ""
if 0 < n_strx < strsize:
s = strbase + n_strx
e = buf.find(b"\0", s)
name = buf[s:e].decode("utf-8", "replace")
sl.symbols.append((name, n_value, n_type, n_sect))
def indirect_symbols(buf, sl):
if not sl.dysymtab:
return []
off = sl.offset + sl.dysymtab["indirectsymoff"]
n = sl.dysymtab["nindirectsyms"]
return list(struct.unpack_from(sl.endian + "%dI" % n, buf, off)) if n else []
def defined_symbol(sl, name):
for nm, value, n_type, n_sect in sl.symbols:
if nm == name and not (n_type & N_STAB) \
and (n_type & N_TYPE) == N_SECT and n_sect != 0:
return value
return None
def vmaddr_to_fileoff(sl, vmaddr):
for name, seg_vmaddr, vmsize, fileoff, filesize in sl.segments:
if name == "__PAGEZERO" or vmsize == 0:
continue
if seg_vmaddr <= vmaddr < seg_vmaddr + vmsize:
delta = vmaddr - seg_vmaddr
if delta >= filesize:
raise SystemExit("vmaddr 0x%x has no file data in %s." % (vmaddr, name))
return sl.offset + fileoff + delta
raise SystemExit("Could not map vmaddr 0x%x to a file offset." % vmaddr)
def section_of(sl, vmaddr):
for s in sl.sections:
if s["addr"] <= vmaddr < s["addr"] + s["size"]:
return s
return None
def function_end(sl, start):
"""End of the function: next defined symbol, else end of its section."""
sect = section_of(sl, start)
limit = sect["addr"] + sect["size"] if sect else start + 0x4000
nxt = limit
for _nm, value, n_type, n_sect in sl.symbols:
if (n_type & N_STAB) or (n_type & N_TYPE) != N_SECT or n_sect == 0:
continue
if start < value < nxt:
nxt = value
return nxt
def stub_map(buf, sl):
"""vmaddr of each symbol stub -> symbol name it jumps to."""
out = {}
indirect = indirect_symbols(buf, sl)
if not indirect:
return out
for s in sl.sections:
if (s["flags"] & SECTION_TYPE) != S_SYMBOL_STUBS:
continue
stride = s["res2"] or 12
for i in range(s["size"] // stride):
idx = s["res1"] + i
if idx >= len(indirect):
break
symidx = indirect[idx]
if symidx & (INDIRECT_SYMBOL_LOCAL | INDIRECT_SYMBOL_ABS):
continue
if symidx < len(sl.symbols):
out[s["addr"] + i * stride] = sl.symbols[symidx][0]
return out
def symbol_at(sl, vmaddr):
for nm, value, n_type, n_sect in sl.symbols:
if value == vmaddr and not (n_type & N_STAB) \
and (n_type & N_TYPE) == N_SECT and n_sect != 0:
return nm
return None
def is_log_name(name):
bare = name.lstrip("_")
if bare in LOG_NAMES or name in LOG_NAMES:
return True
return any(bare.startswith(p.lstrip("_")) for p in LOG_PREFIXES)
def exported_count(sl):
return sum(1 for _nm, _v, t, s in sl.symbols
if not (t & N_STAB) and (t & N_TYPE) == N_SECT and s != 0 and (t & 0x01))
# ------------------------------------------------------- tiny arm64 decoder --
def _sx(val, bits):
return val - (1 << bits) if val & (1 << (bits - 1)) else val
def decode(insn, addr):
"""Decode the handful of arm64 encodings we need. Returns a string."""
if insn == 0xD65F03C0:
return "ret"
if insn == 0xD503201F:
return "nop"
if insn == 0xD503233F:
return "paciasp"
if insn == 0xD50323BF:
return "autiasp"
if (insn & 0xFC000000) == 0x94000000:
return "bl\t0x%x" % (addr + _sx(insn & 0x03FFFFFF, 26) * 4)
if (insn & 0xFC000000) == 0x14000000:
return "b\t0x%x" % (addr + _sx(insn & 0x03FFFFFF, 26) * 4)
if (insn & 0xFFFFFC1F) == 0xD63F0000:
return "blr\tx%d" % ((insn >> 5) & 0x1F)
if (insn & 0xFFFFFC1F) == 0xD61F0000:
return "br\tx%d" % ((insn >> 5) & 0x1F)
if (insn & 0xFEFFF800) in (0xD63F0800, 0xD61F0800): # blraaz/braaz family
return ("blraa" if insn & 0x02000000 else "braa") + "\tx%d" % ((insn >> 5) & 0x1F)
if (insn & 0x9F000000) == 0x90000000: # adrp
immlo, immhi = (insn >> 29) & 0x3, (insn >> 5) & 0x7FFFF
imm = _sx((immhi << 2) | immlo, 21) << 12
return "adrp\tx%d, 0x%x" % (insn & 0x1F, (addr & ~0xFFF) + imm)
if (insn & 0xFF000000) == 0x91000000: # add xd, xn, #imm
imm = (insn >> 10) & 0xFFF
if (insn >> 22) & 0x3 == 1:
imm <<= 12
return "add\tx%d, x%d, #0x%x" % (insn & 0x1F, (insn >> 5) & 0x1F, imm)
if (insn & 0xFFC00000) == 0xF9400000:
return "ldr\tx%d, [x%d, #0x%x]" % (insn & 0x1F, (insn >> 5) & 0x1F,
((insn >> 10) & 0xFFF) * 8)
if (insn & 0xFFC00000) == 0xB9400000:
return "ldr\tw%d, [x%d, #0x%x]" % (insn & 0x1F, (insn >> 5) & 0x1F,
((insn >> 10) & 0xFFF) * 4)
if (insn & 0xFFC00000) == 0xF9000000:
return "str\tx%d, [x%d, #0x%x]" % (insn & 0x1F, (insn >> 5) & 0x1F,
((insn >> 10) & 0xFFF) * 8)
for mask, mnem in ((0xA9800000, "stp-pre"), (0xA9000000, "stp"),
(0xA8800000, "stp-post"), (0xA9C00000, "ldp-pre"),
(0xA9400000, "ldp"), (0xA8C00000, "ldp-post")):
if (insn & 0xFFC00000) == mask:
imm = _sx((insn >> 15) & 0x7F, 7) * 8
return "%s\tx%d, x%d, [x%d, #%d]" % (
mnem, insn & 0x1F, (insn >> 10) & 0x1F, (insn >> 5) & 0x1F, imm)
if (insn & 0xFFE0FFE0) == 0xAA0003E0:
return "mov\tx%d, x%d" % (insn & 0x1F, (insn >> 16) & 0x1F)
if (insn & 0xFFE0FFE0) == 0x2A0003E0:
return "mov\tw%d, w%d" % (insn & 0x1F, (insn >> 16) & 0x1F)
if (insn & 0x7F800000) == 0x52800000:
return "movz\t%s%d, #0x%x" % ("x" if insn & 0x80000000 else "w",
insn & 0x1F, (insn >> 5) & 0xFFFF)
if (insn & 0x7F800000) == 0x72800000:
return "movk\t%s%d, #0x%x" % ("x" if insn & 0x80000000 else "w",
insn & 0x1F, (insn >> 5) & 0xFFFF)
if (insn & 0xFF000000) == 0x54000000:
return "b.cond\t0x%x" % (addr + _sx((insn >> 5) & 0x7FFFF, 19) * 4)
if (insn & 0x7F000000) in (0x34000000, 0x35000000):
return "cbz/cbnz\t0x%x" % (addr + _sx((insn >> 5) & 0x7FFFF, 19) * 4)
return ".word\t0x%08x" % insn
def branch_target(insn, addr):
"""Return (kind, target) for direct branches, else (None, None)."""
if (insn & 0xFC000000) == 0x94000000:
return "bl", addr + _sx(insn & 0x03FFFFFF, 26) * 4
if (insn & 0xFC000000) == 0x14000000:
return "b", addr + _sx(insn & 0x03FFFFFF, 26) * 4
return None, None
def disassemble(buf, sl, start, end, stubs, indent=" "):
"""Decoded listing of [start, end), with branch targets resolved."""
lines, base = [], vmaddr_to_fileoff(sl, start)
for pos in range(0, max(0, end - start), 4):
insn = struct.unpack_from("<I", buf, base + pos)[0]
addr = start + pos
text = decode(insn, addr)
kind, target = branch_target(insn, addr)
note = ""
if target is not None:
name = stubs.get(target) or symbol_at(sl, target)
if name:
note = " ; %s%s" % (name, " <-- LOG" if is_log_name(name) else "")
elif stubs and section_of(sl, target) and \
(section_of(sl, target)["flags"] & SECTION_TYPE) == S_SYMBOL_STUBS:
note = " ; (symbol stub)"
else:
note = " ; (internal)"
lines.append("%s0x%x %08x %s%s" % (indent, addr, insn, text, note))
return lines
def tail_targets(buf, sl, start, end, stubs):
"""Direct b/bl targets that land on internal code (thunk following)."""
out, base = [], vmaddr_to_fileoff(sl, start)
for pos in range(0, max(0, end - start), 4):
insn = struct.unpack_from("<I", buf, base + pos)[0]
kind, target = branch_target(insn, start + pos)
if target is None or target in stubs:
continue
sect = section_of(sl, target)
if not sect or (sect["flags"] & SECTION_TYPE) == S_SYMBOL_STUBS:
continue
if start <= target < end:
continue # branch inside the same function
out.append((kind, target, symbol_at(sl, target) or "sub_%x" % target))
return out
def analyze_calls(buf, sl, start):
"""Every arm64 `bl` inside the function, resolved to a name where possible."""
if sl.cputype != CPU_TYPE_ARM64:
return None
end_addr = function_end(sl, start)
stubs = stub_map(buf, sl)
calls = []
base_off = vmaddr_to_fileoff(sl, start)
for pos in range(0, end_addr - start, 4):
insn = struct.unpack_from("<I", buf, base_off + pos)[0]
addr = start + pos
kind, target = branch_target(insn, addr)
if kind is None:
continue
if kind == "b" and start <= target < end_addr:
continue # local jump, not a call
name = stubs.get(target) or symbol_at(sl, target) or ""
calls.append(dict(kind=kind, addr=addr, fileoff=base_off + pos,
target=target, name=name,
log=is_log_name(name) if name else False))
return dict(start=start, end=end_addr, calls=calls, stubs=stubs)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------- actions ----
def read_file(path):
with open(path, "rb") as fh:
return bytearray(fh.read())
def collect(buf):
slices = []
for off, size in find_slices(bytes(buf)):
sl = parse_slice(bytes(buf), off, size)
if sl:
slices.append(sl)
return slices
def plan_for(buf, sl, mode):
"""Return (list of (fileoff, new_bytes, note), info) for one slice."""
start = defined_symbol(sl, SYMBOL)
if start is None:
return None, None
if mode == "nolog":
wl = defined_symbol(sl, WRITELOG)
if wl is None:
return [], dict(start=start, no_writelog=True)
return ([(vmaddr_to_fileoff(sl, wl), ARM64_RET,
"ret at %s entry (0x%x) — disables all logging in the library"
% (WRITELOG, wl))],
dict(start=start, writelog=wl))
if mode == "ret":
patch = ARM64_RET if sl.cputype == CPU_TYPE_ARM64 else X86_RET
off = vmaddr_to_fileoff(sl, start)
return [(off, patch, "ret at function entry")], dict(start=start)
info = analyze_calls(bytes(buf), sl, start)
if info is None:
return [], dict(start=start, unsupported=True)
# The exported symbol is usually a thunk; follow its tail call one level so
# we see the log calls in the real implementation.
calls = list(info["calls"])
for _kind, target, _name in tail_targets(bytes(buf), sl, start, info["end"],
info["stubs"]):
deeper = analyze_calls(bytes(buf), sl, target)
if deeper:
calls.extend(deeper["calls"])
info = dict(info, calls=calls)
edits = []
for c in info["calls"]:
if not c["log"]:
continue
if c["kind"] == "bl":
edits.append((c["fileoff"], ARM64_NOP,
"nop out call to %s at 0x%x" % (c["name"], c["addr"])))
else:
# tail call: nothing runs after it, so returning here is equivalent
edits.append((c["fileoff"], ARM64_RET,
"return instead of tail-calling %s at 0x%x"
% (c["name"], c["addr"])))
return edits, info
def codesign(path):
try:
subprocess.run(["codesign", "--remove-signature", path],
check=False, capture_output=True)
res = subprocess.run(["codesign", "--force", "--sign", "-",
"--timestamp=none", path],
capture_output=True, text=True)
if res.returncode != 0:
print(" ! codesign failed: %s" % res.stderr.strip())
print(" Run manually: codesign -f -s - \"%s\"" % path)
return False
subprocess.run(["xattr", "-d", "com.apple.quarantine", path],
check=False, capture_output=True)
print(" re-signed ad hoc: OK")
return True
except FileNotFoundError:
print(" ! codesign not found. Then run: codesign -f -s - \"%s\"" % path)
return False
def main():
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description=__doc__, formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
ap.add_argument("--dylib", default=DEFAULT_DYLIB)
ap.add_argument("--mode", choices=("list", "nolog", "nop-log", "ret"),
default="list")
ap.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true")
ap.add_argument("--restore", action="store_true",
help="restore from the .orig backup this script made")
args = ap.parse_args()
path, backup = args.dylib, args.dylib + ".orig"
if args.restore:
if not os.path.exists(backup):
raise SystemExit("No backup at %s" % backup)
shutil.copy2(backup, path)
print("Restored %s from %s" % (path, backup))
codesign(path)
return
if not os.path.exists(path):
raise SystemExit("Not found: %s" % path)
print("Target: %s" % path)
buf = read_file(path)
# Plan against the pristine backup when we have one: after a successful
# nop-log patch the instruction we look for is gone from the live file, so
# analysing the live file would report "nothing found" instead of
# "already patched".
srcbuf = buf
if os.path.exists(backup):
candidate = read_file(backup)
if len(candidate) == len(buf):
srcbuf = candidate
print(" (planning against the pristine backup %s)"
% os.path.basename(backup))
slices = collect(srcbuf)
# Identity check. The real library is small (~80 KB) and exports only ~34
# symbols, so export count alone says nothing. What it does have is imports
# from the Galaxy SDK; the no-op stub has none.
size_kb = len(buf) / 1024.0
galaxy = sum(1 for sl in slices for nm, _v, t, _s in sl.symbols
if not (t & N_STAB) and (t & N_TYPE) == 0 and "galaxy" in nm)
counts = [exported_count(sl) for sl in slices]
print(" file size: %.1f KB, exported: %s, galaxy::api imports: %d"
% (size_kb, ", ".join(str(c) for c in counts) or "n/a", galaxy))
if galaxy:
print(" -> real GOG library (it links against the Galaxy SDK)")
else:
print(" *** No galaxy::api imports: this is the NO-OP STUB, not the")
print(" original library. Restore your backup first:")
print(" cd \"%s\"" % os.path.dirname(path))
print(" cp libGameServicesGOG.dylib.bak libGameServicesGOG.dylib")
print(" Patching the stub cannot bring the DLC back.\n")
found_any, all_edits = False, []
for sl in slices:
edits, info = plan_for(srcbuf, sl, "list" if args.mode == "list" else args.mode)
if info is None:
print(" [%s] %s not found in this slice" % (sl.arch, SYMBOL))
continue
found_any = True
print(" [%s] %s at 0x%x" % (sl.arch, SYMBOL, info["start"]))
if args.mode == "list":
calls = analyze_calls(bytes(srcbuf), sl, info["start"])
if calls is None:
print(" (listing supported on arm64 only)")
continue
start, end_addr = calls["start"], calls["end"]
stubs = calls["stubs"]
print(" function spans 0x%x-0x%x (%d bytes), %d call(s)/branch(es):"
% (start, end_addr, end_addr - start, len(calls["calls"])))
for line in disassemble(bytes(srcbuf), sl, start, end_addr, stubs):
print(line)
# A tiny function that jumps somewhere else is a thunk: the real work
# (and the crashing log call) lives in the target. Follow it one level.
for kind, target, name in tail_targets(bytes(srcbuf), sl, start,
end_addr, stubs):
t_end = function_end(sl, target)
span = min(t_end, target + 0x200)
print(" --- %s target %s at 0x%x (0x%x-0x%x, first %d bytes) ---"
% (kind, name, target, target, t_end, span - target))
for line in disassemble(bytes(srcbuf), sl, target, span, stubs,
indent=" "):
print(line)
continue
if not edits:
print(" nothing to patch in this slice"
+ (" (no logging call found — send me the --mode list"
" output)" if args.mode == "nop-log" else "")
+ (" (gs::WriteLog not found — is this the real library?)"
if args.mode == "nolog" else ""))
continue
for off, new, note in edits:
cur = bytes(buf[off:off + len(new)])
state = "already patched" if cur == new else "will patch"
print(" %s: %s (offset 0x%x, %s -> %s)"
% (state, note, off, cur.hex(), new.hex()))
all_edits.extend(edits)
if not found_any:
raise SystemExit(
"%s is not exported by this file — you are pointing at the no-op "
"stub, not the original. Restore the original first." % SYMBOL)
if args.mode == "list":
print("\nList mode: nothing written.")
return
if args.dry_run:
print("\nDry run: nothing written.")
return
if not all_edits:
print("\nNo edits to apply.")
return
if all(bytes(buf[o:o + len(n)]) == n for o, n, _ in all_edits):
print("\nAlready patched. Nothing to do.")
return
if not os.path.exists(backup):
shutil.copy2(path, backup)
print(" backup written: %s" % backup)
else:
print(" backup already exists: %s (left as is)" % backup)
for off, new, _note in all_edits:
buf[off:off + len(new)] = new
tmp = path + ".new"
with open(tmp, "wb") as fh:
fh.write(buf)
shutil.copymode(path, tmp)
os.replace(tmp, path)
print(" applied %d edit(s)" % len(all_edits))
codesign(path)
print("\nDone (mode: %s). Launch the game and load a Phantom Liberty save."
% args.mode)
print("To undo: python3 %s --restore" % os.path.basename(__file__))
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())
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cyberpunk2077-mac-gogrichpresence-fix

Fixes the SIGSEGV crash when loading a save in Cyberpunk 2077 on macOS (GOG
build)
without GOG Galaxy installed — by disabling one function inside
libGameServicesGOG.dylib instead of replacing the whole library with a stub.

Replacing the library works, but it also silences the additional-content API, so
the game stops recognising DLC and refuses saves that need Phantom Liberty. This
patches four bytes instead, so achievements, cloud saves and the DLC entitlement
path all keep working.

Symptoms this fixes

  • The game crashes the moment you load any save, with SIGSEGV /
    EXC_BAD_ACCESS and libGameServicesGOG.dylib in the faulting frames.
  • GOG Galaxy is not installed / not running.
  • If you already tried a no-op stub library: the crash stops, but the game no
    longer sees your DLC.
  • If you already tried patching SetRichPresence to return immediately: the
    crash stops, but the game hangs on the loading screen (see
    docs/ANALYSIS.md — the function tail-calls a completion
    callback the loader waits for).

Quick start

# 1. see what would change — writes nothing
python3 patch_richpresence.py --mode list

# 2. patch
python3 patch_richpresence.py --mode nolog

# undo at any time
python3 patch_richpresence.py --restore

Default path is
~/Documents/Cyberpunk 2077/Cyberpunk2077.app/Contents/Frameworks/libGameServicesGOG.dylib.
Use --dylib /path/to/libGameServicesGOG.dylib for any other install location
(e.g. under /Applications, which needs sudo).

The script backs the original up to libGameServicesGOG.dylib.orig before its
first edit, and re-signs the result ad hoc — required, since macOS on Apple
Silicon refuses to load a dylib whose signature no longer matches.

What it changes

--mode nolog writes a single ret at the entry of
gs::WriteLog(char const*, ...).

That function only logs: openlog → syslog → closelog, plus an optional
user-supplied logger via vsnprintf. The crash happens because, with no Galaxy
session, gs::GameServicesGOG::SetRichPresence takes its error branch and logs
"[GameServicesGOG]: Failed to set status '%.*s'" with a null string pointer.
Returning from the logger immediately removes that crash — and every other
null-string log crash in the library — while leaving all program logic, callbacks
and listeners intact.

Four bytes. Nothing else in the file changes.

Modes

mode effect notes
list identity check + decoded disassembly of SetRichPresence, following its tail call one level writes nothing; start here
nolog ret at gs::WriteLog entry (4 bytes) recommended — fixes every null-string log crash
nop-log nop over just the two WriteLog calls on the rich-presence error path (8 bytes) narrower, same effect for this crash
ret ret at SetRichPresence entry known to hang the loading screen; kept for reference

Add --dry-run to any patching mode to preview the exact byte changes.

The tool parses Mach-O itself (no dependencies beyond Python 3.8+), resolves
symbols through the symbol table and __stubs / indirect symbol table, handles
universal binaries, is idempotent, and plans against the .orig backup when one
exists — so re-running never compounds edits.

About DLC recognition

This patch fixes the crash. It does not fabricate DLC ownership.

CheckAdditionalContentStatus asks galaxy::api::Apps()->IsDlcOwned(...) and
forwards the result through IsDlcOwnedListener::OnDlcCheckSuccess(id, owned).
With no Galaxy session, Apps() is null and the function skips straight to the
completion callback without reporting anything as owned. The entitlement is an
answer from GOG, not a flag in your game files.

So if you own Phantom Liberty and want the game to see it, sign in with GOG
Galaxy at least once. With a live session, Friends() and Apps() are non-null,
which means this crash cannot occur in the first place and the DLC check actually
runs. This patch is what makes the game playable without Galaxy — base game
saves, achievements and cloud saves included.

Requirements

  • macOS, Apple Silicon (the arm64 GOG build). Universal files are handled;
    x86_64 slices are patched in ret mode only.
  • Python 3.8+ (system Python is fine).
  • codesign from the Xcode Command Line Tools (xcode-select --install).

Verifying a patch

python3 patch_richpresence.py --mode list        # shows what's applied
codesign -dv "…/Frameworks/libGameServicesGOG.dylib"   # must verify

Verification during development was done by diffing the patched file against the
original byte for byte and re-disassembling the affected functions with capstone
to confirm the completion-callback tail call survived. See
docs/ANALYSIS.md.

Disclaimer

Modifies a file inside your own game install. Keep the .orig backup the script
makes; a game update will replace the library and you can simply re-run the tool.

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