Hello
This is a known bug with the re-release to fix it either disable TLS in the game options lobby tab, or download the fixed bundle here http://www.mediafire.com/file/00lxxtdmsu64nrs/0ad-0.0.23b-alpha-osx64.dmg/file
Hello
Look at https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/ReportingErrors
and
https://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/GameDataPaths
In the meantime in the game options try disabling GLSL and postprocessing.
I didn't know the water would render the blackface. Then my only concern would be the cinema manager when rendering cutscenes. But else yes they might be unnecessary.
Hello and welcome to the forums.
Why were you banned in the first place ? Usually it's because of profanity on the lobby or because you use multiple accounts. Both are marked in the ToU as being banning reasons.
Also please note that bans are usually temporary. I'm pinging @user1 to hear his version of the story.