Server being upgraded...(.4.01) June 30, 2008

[TDB]

FYI...

(09:28:14) >Server Admin: server will shutdown in 1 minute for upgrade
(09:28:28) >Server Admin: SERVER WILL BE UPGRADED TO 0.4.01 RELEASE
(09:28:44) >Server Admin: YOU WILL NEED A NEW CLIENT TO CONNECT TO IT
(09:28:46) >Server Admin: SEE YOU IN THE NEXT RELEASE


And from IRC just now (10:30 Monday "server time", 2:30 utc)...
(09:32:49 PM) XilliX: NO ONE IS SUPPOSED TO LOG ON
(09:32:57 PM) XilliX: give it a rest
(09:33:09 PM) XilliX: if we can get it running we may be able to debug it

(12:20:54 AM) XilliX: everyone can log on as much as they want now
...but note that it sounds like the server is still crashing every couple minutes.



That's "new client" as in "use the updater", not as in "reinstall everything":

No false rumours

Velh: It's quite simple, the updater tool takes your old client, and upgrades it to the "new client"

And in a different thread, we see that it's probably safer to wait for the official announcement:

it'd be safer to not run the updater until it is announced it could be used.

you're probably going to have to re-install now.  might as well just wait until the new client packages are released.

Yup. Laanx is crashing during startup because of something, and it can only be fixed when a dev takes a look at it. And that will be tomorrow, some time.

[Gaian]

Awww...    Does anybody know when will this "next release" be available for Linux?

[Zatarra]

(09:28:44) >Server Admin: YOU WILL NEED A NEW CLIENT TO CONNECT TO IT

Who knows where/when this new client can be downloaded?

Because an update doesn't seem to work. After an update with the updater I get the note:
"This application has failed to start because OpenAL32.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem."

Or am I just not patient enough... 

[Velh Krome]

It's quite unpredictable when will the packaged clients be available for download, but as usual I expect the clients for all of the platforms to be free to download from the same time on, without much delay for each.
Just have a look on these forums here now and then for any news..

EDIT:
You will need to download the new client, as usual using the psupdater wont be enough.

Stay patient guys, it'll all be good in the end...

[Elvors]

You will need to download the new client, as usual using the psupdater wont be enough.

Aww, why have an updater then?

[Minks]

For windows, the updater works fine (for me and others),
download size is ~60 MB.
And Xordan is fixing the missing dll to the updater files.

[Baulele]

I'm waiting on pins an needles (and crossing my fingers to see a Mac version) ...  

[Velh Krome]

For windows, the updater works fine (for me and others),
download size is ~60 MB.
And Xordan is fixing the missing dll to the updater files.

(09:28:44) >Server Admin: YOU WILL NEED A NEW CLIENT TO CONNECT TO IT

..sounds confusing to me then.

As long as it will work by updating though..

[ThomPhoenix]

You will need to download the new client, as usual using the psupdater wont be enough.

Stay patient guys, it'll all be good in the end...

No false rumours

Velh: It's quite simple, the updater tool takes your old client, and upgrades it to the "new client"

[Minks]

The updater increments 4.00 to 4.01 

[Kahara]

Hi all
Just to say that i launched the updater on linux, and it worked.
Downloaded about 60Mio like said for Windows and the game launch, saying well that the version is 0.4.01

Hope the server will be back soon

Kahara

[Velh Krome]

wow, indeed worked here too!

I have a question though: Am I presuming correctly that this 0.4.01 wont be compatible to any private server that was compatible to 0.4.00 clients? (latest cs or cel or what heck..)
Just curious in case Laanx will be down for longer..

[Zatarra]

Updater worked here too, now with the .dll added. (Windows XP)

4.01 is a fact.

[Elvors]

@Kahara: After fixing the updater, it worked for me, too. Though it failed to patch a lot of files (probably damaged during the failed updated) and decided to download them to get the situation corrected.

@devs: I liked that the updater was smart enough to download instead of attempting a patch. Most commercial software requires a full reinstall in such a situation.
I disliked that there was a time window during which the updater would wedge itself if run.

@Minks: I can confirm that now. My client now says it is 0.4.01 (not 0.4.00.1 as announced in the /worldshout).

@Velh: You'll have to try the new client with the old server and see whether it will work. The announcement didn't say anything about that combination.
However, supporting thing kind of compatibility usually requires additional, hard-to-debug coding, so I'm sharing your assumption that it won't work.

[Caarrie]

@Velh: You'll have to try the new client with the old server and see whether it will work. The announcement didn't say anything about that combination.
However, supporting thing kind of compatibility usually requires additional, hard-to-debug coding, so I'm sharing your assumption that it won't work.

There are several net bumps so the new client will NOT work with the old server.