PlaneShift
Support => Technical Help: Problems BEFORE entering the game => Topic started by: nprz on December 05, 2005, 12:12:22 am
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I was playing earlier today with no issues and then I left to do some RL things and when I come back I can\'t join the game. One of my characters isn\'t listed and I don\'t have an option to join the game with my other and I don\'t have the option to create a new character.
The server is up with 55 people, so obviously they are playing.
My account is: prziborowski@gmail.com
I tried making a new account to see if there was just a problem with my account but on the new account it doesn\'t progress after picking my race and name.
I ran the updater in both modes and there weren\'t any files to pick up. I guess I will redownload the whole thing but in the mean time I was wondering if this is a new problem or not.
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There was some reports, not so long ago, of people not being able to click the \"next\" button, and they couldn\'t create chars or log in.
There were some problems with the client waiting for server data, but that seems to be solved by now, and anyway, after another try you\'d had been able to play, so, if I recall correctly the other cause for those errors was merely graphical, I know it\'s weird since you were already playing the game, but I\'d try updating the graphic card drivers before hav?ng to redownload the whole game again.
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I wouldn\'t think it was be a graphic driver problem since I played it before with no changes. I think it is an issue of the server not sending me all of the data.
I guess I will do what I can to debug this for the time being.
I was able to crash my client messing around though. After trying to create a new character, then going back and trying again. The CP is set to -1 and it checks to make sure I have a name, but doesn\'t change for a race this time and creates an exception.
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I had this same problem. I tried several different times with different character names.
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I just downloaded it about 1 hour ago and i get stuck not being able to click next.
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I have just finished installing this game and running the updater.
I start the game, register an account, log into the server and go to create an avatar and get stuck with not being able to click NEXT.
What is going on?
I hav the latest video drivers for my card and I don\'t see any graphical problems while trying to create the character.
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I\'m having the same problem. I\'m brand new, I\'ve never been in the game before. I was able to click on \"Path\" once and got a message about hitting next (which I am assuming is normal) but I wasn\'t able to proceed nor have I been able to duplicate the message. CP jumps between 0 and -1 (I\'m not sure what this means though). I suggested the game to a friend of mine also and they are having the same problem.
I know all my drivers are correct as are theirs.
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Same stuff happening here. Can\'t get past the creating a character screen where you select the race/name. CP switches between 0 and -1 (character points?). Has to be on the server\'s end. I bet they\'re working on it. I\'ll try again tomorrow.
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Pretty easy to reproduce:
Environment:
Windows 2000 on a pretty standard machine with all drivers up to date.
Steps:
1. On a clean machine, install PlaneShift from Bittorrent (as listed from the download page).
2. Register a new e-mail/password for the server.
3. Run the PlaneShift updater. By the time this finishes, you may have several new grey hairs you may not have had before.
4. Run the client (PlaneShift Tech Demo).
5. Log in with the aformentioned e-mail/password (from step 2).
6. Choose \'New Character\'... you\'ll have to, as you won\'t have any characters.
7. Give the character a random name, then Kran (or any other race you support).
8. Click on either Next or Paths.
Expected results:
Character generation can continue.
Actual results:
You can hear the button \'click\' when you use the mouse to click on these buttons, but nothing actually happens. Several of the other buttons work without issue, but you cannot actually get started with the game.
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Just joined and downloaded the client. All was well, until I tried to hit \"Next\" or \"Path\". Nothing form that point on. I could hit \"Prev\" and go backward, but not anything past selecting an avatar and a name.
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I was watching my network lights, when i noticed that the activity light for my node blinks when i click the next button. This tells me that the info to move on is sent, but the server is eather: Not responding, Not sending, or my router is blocking the communications port. The latter seems odd and unlikly, because the server has authenticated my user name as password, when i log on. Could a mod or programer tell me what the comunication ports are, because i have already tryed 7777, but that has no effect. I hope that this helps.
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Originally posted by katmgck
Just joined and downloaded the client. All was well, until I tried to hit \"Next\" or \"Path\". Nothing form that point on. I could hit \"Prev\" and go backward, but not anything past selecting an avatar and a name.
Same exact problem.
I\'m running on OSX 10.4. I take it\'s expands to the other platforms as well.
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Alright, it seems the server is indead not sending the correct info to anyone who tries to create a character right now. However, people made new characters earlier today, so it seems it works some of the time. Try again later and see if it works then.
Meanwhile, I\'m seeing if i can do anything. So far I fixed an unrelated crash.
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I\'m suprised how many new people showed up to this tread to report the problem. I wonder how many others downloaded the game today and just gave up. Anyways, cutos to all us newbies! BTW it still doesnt work.
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i am suprised we have not had a post from a mod yet.
Karyuu is on right now. maby they are waiting for acraig to look into this, because it looks server realited, and he is one of the head programers. He also takes care of most server end problems.
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i hope it isn\'t too hard to sortout .... cuase i got the newbie creation thing too ..... i had a fight with that next button!
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comphappy, what do you need a mod for? Karyuu can\'t program :P
As I said before, this is a random thing that will just mysteriously work sometimes, and other times not. I will try and get a server admin (acriag) to look into why the server is not sending the correct responsce. Till then no one can create, so just be patiant.
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I have just joined the forums finally(always want to have some ingame experience before I start posting random nothingness). I saw the communicative storytelling thread and about exploded. I want to create a character simply for an engaging storyline and roleplay it to completion.
Alas, I can\'t make one :\\ . I have no theorys about what is wrong. Just looking forward to when it is fixed. Remember all, this is in alpha stage. These things will happen, so just grin(feebly) and bear it(poorly). I know I do.
:D
Kythag
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I\'m not sure where I would come in :) I\'m not familiar with the code as well, and generally have no control of what happens. Though I can definitely say that this is being looked into.
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Thank You for your time, I did find something of interest in my log file of the update
====== Sun Dec 04 16:44:46 2005
GL driver: ialmgicd 6.14.10.3732
NOTIFY: Applied: Intel: Extreme Buggy Graphics
NOTIFY: OpenGL renderer: Intel 865G (vendor: Intel) version 1.3.0 - Build 4.14.10.4308
NOTIFY: Using windowed mode at resolution 640x480.
NOTIFY: Pixel format: Color: 32 Alpha: 8 Depth: 24 Stencil: 8 AccumColor: 64 AccumAlpha: 16 MultiSamples: 0
VSync is disabled.
Critical files () not found (Server only)
Mounting skin: /planeshift/art/apps.zip
Skipping \'YesNo\' because it\'s already loaded
NOTIFY: psUpdaterEngine initialized.
Couldn\'t delete temporary repository zip (/this/updatertemp/repos.zip)
Checking updates
Updates: 0
Creating psnetconnection 093A2F18!
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Saved total 44 seconds of CPU time
========
This
Critical files () not found (Server only)
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Refer to Bereror\'s last post here (http://planeshift.oodlz.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=20917&boardid=17&styleid=4).
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I just saw that after i submited
This may be completly unrelaited, but i do have this error come up every time i load ps right befor the game opens. I was able to get a quick screenshot
it says:
Warning: Could not load plugin \'crystalspace.sndsys.manager\'
Not knowing much about the code, but that sounds kind of like the server communication manager, but i could be wrong
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Sound-related (http://planeshift.oodlz.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=20393&boardid=17) ;)
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It is very strange because it isn\'t just creating a new character for me. My normal account has 2 characters and when I log in, it only displays one of them (it doesn\'t display create new character either).
This wouldn\'t frustrate me if the join button appeared like it used to. Oh, also if it affected those other people playing, then I\'d be happier :)
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I\'ve tried a few times now without success, to include this morning. For me, the problem is not random, but easily reproducable.
I\'m actually impressed that a community decided to create an open sourced game along these lines. I don\'t mind the rough edges at the moment, understanding the effort involved in something of this magnitude.
But, yeah, I doubt many people will be as accomodating as I am. I left my bittorrent of the file running all night, but it seems very few people continued to download it. I don\'t know if that\'s just because of timing, though.
In any event, I look forward to being able to try the game sometime.
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Same problem as Fleeb, and as the other bunch of people who posted last April. Planeshift sounds like a great concept, but having trouble getting in. The \"Next\" button makes a click sound, but nothing further.
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The server was restarted, and character creation works again. We will look into why the server was not responding to just creation messages, but this might happen again before we can fix it.
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now i can click next the first time, but on the screen where i\'m supposed to select my parents\' jobs and religion, there\'s nothing available to select in the scroll down box and so i can\'t proceed. is this a general problem, or am i missing a linux package to make the writing appear?
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Works now! yay! Tried the game, didnt care for it. Sorry guys, but good forums. I\'ll come back to the game in 6 months or so.
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Ok, half of my problem is fixed. I thought they were the same problem but apparently not.
Maybe my account\'s data got damaged because it only send information about 1 of my players and then stops. It seems like the client is still waiting for the rest of the server data to be sent (which is why the join button doesn\'t appear and why the other character and \"create new character\" also don\'t appear).
Account: prziborowski@gmail.com
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It happens again!
I have the same problems with the \"Next\" button, CP=0, etc...
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I\'m having the same difficulty as the folks above. Click on next button and nothing happens. The server never responds. and CP is at 0 or -1. Lovely music playing while you try though :-)
Is the problem any closer to getting fixed? Perhaps you could have character creation seperate from the game server? that way the game server wouldn\'t have to take care of that. A web interface would work just fine I think and could be done at the account creation page.
Jeremy Wall
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Every six months or so I visit the planeshift site and download the client to see if it works yet, but, after a few years of this, I have to yet to actually get in-game!
Right now I\'m having the same problem, path button and next button both click but do nothing. I can\'t create a character.
I ran ethereal for a little while I clicked at path and next, dunno if it\'s any use:
Client:
01 80 ff 7f 38 00 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 09 00 0b 06 00 00 00 01 00 2e 00
Server:
00 80 ff 7f 38 00 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 00 00
Client:
09 80 10 fc 7f 00 00 00 00 35 00 00 00 35 00 01 00 cb f9 38 00 00 00 00 07 00
00 00 07 00 6b 04 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 85 5b 6c 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 00
6f 0d 00 45 6e 65 6e 00 46 65 72 65 6e 6f 00 00
(\"Enen\\0Fereno\\0\\0\" )
Server:
00 80 10 fc 7f 00 00 00 00 35 00 00 00 00 00
Client:
01 80 3c e4 6b 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 00 6f 0d 00 45 6e 65 6e 00 46 65 72
65 6e 6f 00 90 (\"Enen\\0Fereno\\0\" again, my randomly generated char name)
Client:
09 80 bb be 5f 00 00 00 00 35 00 00 00 35 00 01 80 9f b3 65 00 00 00 00 07 00
00 00 07 00 6b 04 00 00 00 00 00 01 80 71 ec 69 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 00
6f 0d 00 45 6e 65 6e 00 46 65 72 65 6e 6f 00 00
Server:
00 80 bb be 5f 00 00 00 00 35 00 00 00 00 00
Client:
01 80 7d 83 30 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 00 6f 0d 00 45 6e 65 6e 00 46 65 72
65 6e 6f 00 00
Server:
00 80 7d 83 30 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00
Client:
01 80 3c e4 6b 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 00 6f 0d 00 45 6e 65 6e 00 46 65 72
65 6e 6f 00 90
Server:
00 80 3c e4 6b 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Client:
01 00 32 37 5b 00 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 09 00 0b 06 00 00 00 01 00 2e 00
Server:
00 00 32 37 5b 00 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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Hi
Same thing as above, CP change from 0 or 7 (or more than 100 sometimes), etc...
The strange part is : when i first try this afternoon (this was the really first try with my account just created) , i\'ve been able to advance straight forward until the \"life event\" screen, but i must close psclient abruptly, without login out (an urgent thing to be done).
Perhaps it\'s a coincidence...
If not : all my apologies, but hey! i\'ve found a bug :)
PS : tcpdumping the connection, i see the character\'s name travelling to the server when i first , but the server reply seems to be like the previous other.
As i type : Yes \\o/, it works again !
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The server got in a bad state, as some put it, and in that state was not responding to character creation messages. We have no idea why, and I was hoping investigation could be done on the servrside, but it crashed before that could happen. Of course, this made creation possible once again, and we won\'t see this problem again for anouther week or more now.