I need help guys(client thing)

[0liver]

Hey everyone, i ned help with the Client thing. You see..

          Its this BitTorrent client thing, i installed it, but >
>when i opend it all it is, is this really low budget looking search thing. Now it was step one to install >

>that, and step two is to get PlaneShift Crystal Blue 0.3.012. and i click on the link it says to click, and it >

>shows up to that Budget search thing that doesnt do anything outstanding. i need help, is my computer messed up?

>do i download somthing? is that search thing what its supposed to be? can you help?

[Karyuu]

Low budget search thing? Unfortunately I have no clue what you may be referring to within the BitTorrent client :/ When you click on the PlaneShift_CBV0.3.012.exe.torrent file and it opens in the BitTorrent client, does it begin to download? Can you possibly post a screenshot of what you are seeing?

And if this is too complicated, remember that you don\'t have to use the torrent file. Scrolling a bit further down and using the mirrors is perfectly acceptable as well, and a lot simpler.

[0liver]

Thank you very much for responding, i must look like a total idiot

It doesnt start downloading no, it just sits there and says 0KB/s , and that it has made no proggress, frankly i don\'t even know how to start it. but i took your advise and used a mirror, its down loading now.

Thank you very much, kind stranger.

[defender43]

(Karyuu, you\'re forgetting something...)
... Hiya! And welcome to PlaneShift!

[ollie_975]

Hey i downloaded that bittorrent thing (and yea it does look low budget). But the game didn\'t load.

I then downloaded a mirror and i downloaded fine and bittorrent recognised it and got to 100% but where do i go now?

Ollie

[ThomPhoenix]

Step by step, please.

1 You downloaded the .torrent file from the PS main site?
2 You opened it with Bittorrent and it downoaded to 100%?
3 You opened the file from your default download folder?

[Karyuu]

Downloading BitTorrent is not downloading the game. You will have to download the game client through BitTorrent - consider it a downloading application, in simple terms :)

If you clicked on the \"2) Click here to get PlaneShift Crystal Blue 0.3.013\" link, it will fire up your BitTorrent client and begin downloading the actual game. This will take a long time - around an hour at least, I guarantee it. Make sure that the file you are downloading is indeed called \"PlaneShift_CBV0.3.013.exe\". Once it finishes and the server will come back, you\'ll be able to log in and go in-game.

[DaveG]

At this point BitTorrent is the only way available to download the new release.  After a bit, we\'ll have it up on the download servers, too.  (and then update servers, as well)

[r.guppy]

In my bit torrent Activity Log it says : Problem connectining to tracker -

 Help please as i never used it before.

[SirRight]

Wow...so many threads on the same problem.  Click on following for the probable answer:

http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=22143&boardid=17&styleid=3&sid=5b20fe0111467d7f7895db0a025cf45a&page=1#1

[Annon]

Does bittorrent require an outside connection to connect to the computer I am on to work?  If so, the there is no way for me to use it (network blocks all incoming connections not on the http port).  If not, why is bittorrent going impossibly slow (5 day download time)?

The network I\'m on runs at cable/DSL-ish speeds when it\'s busy, and I am running windows XP.

[Karyuu]

If you\'ve some sort of firewall or router in place, it does need to have some ports open - otherwise speeds may suffer.

[Annon]

But open in what way?

I can connect to a server, but if the server needs to connect to me it\'s not gunna work.  Incoming traffic is blocked, but as long as I establish the connection I can do prety much what I want.

[Karyuu]

Check this section of the bittorrent FAQ.

[Annon]

Yeah....not working.

Is there not any way to get a working, if dated, copy from one of the web servers?  I could update to 0.3.013 when it becomes available to me...