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Support => Mac OSX Specific Issues => Topic started by: EvanInExile26 on May 21, 2006, 07:41:02 pm

Title: what's up with the official bittorrent link
Post by: EvanInExile26 on May 21, 2006, 07:41:02 pm: so I just got bittorrent hoping to get planeshift up and running... WRONG. I went to the official site download the torrent and all I get is ungodly symbols such as the following: ÷D¯§©?ó;H¯Þ=ç¡»VHd>à²GðÐ9ìÚÎ0¢ðÕ¿Ñ]t?Ìçd?!Iæ??Æ!uJ??§?[6yJÈAÄÝEÍ¥#)ÀQ?$A®[ðíµ.-?L§+ÛÈÖiõùë??. This goes on for a long time. So I tried looking for another source and let's say that effort is fruitless. Somebody please help.

p.s. I know I will be getting fifty thousand messages saying YOU NOOB and all the other classics but before you call me a noob help me get on planeshift and demostrate my true noobness
Title: Re: what's up with the official bittorrent link
Post by: Karyuu on May 21, 2006, 08:04:37 pm: Did you open the file with bittorrent? You don't open the .torrent file with anything else.
Title: Re: what's up with the official bittorrent link
Post by: EvanInExile26 on May 21, 2006, 08:19:11 pm: I don't get to the file. I click on the link in the download page of the planeshift website. Rather than start sending me anywhere or doing anything it sends me some kind of code. I tried getting another source for the torrent file but no luck.

is there a patch from 3.013 to 3.014?

Please avoid posting two or more successive posts before others have replied. Just edit your last post to add new information. --Santiago
Title: Re: what's up with the official bittorrent link
Post by: Karyuu on May 21, 2006, 08:30:28 pm: That's rather strange, as for me it launches an "Open With..." window where my torrent client is selected. This link right here (http://laanx.fragnetics.com/bt/PlaneShift_CBV0.3.014.macosx.torrent)? Is there a way for you to give your torrent client a URL?
Title: Re: what's up with the official bittorrent link
Post by: EvanInExile26 on May 21, 2006, 08:37:26 pm: yeah that's the link and I have no idea if I can get my client to a URL because it sounds too complicated and I'm not exactly a computer person. this is what mine opens up with: d8:announce41:http://laanx.fragnetics.com:6881/announce13:creation datei1146987191e4:infod6:lengthi342306933e4:name32:. after this is a page full of more computer babble
Title: Re: what's up with the official bittorrent link
Post by: Xordan on May 21, 2006, 08:39:13 pm: Right click on the link and click the 'save as..' or 'save link as..' option.
Title: Re: what's up with the official bittorrent link
Post by: EvanInExile26 on May 21, 2006, 08:47:28 pm: Still not working, it won't let me save in the bittorrent application. Should I just wait for a patch or the mirrors to be fixed?
Title: Re: what's up with the official bittorrent link
Post by: Karyuu on May 21, 2006, 09:09:22 pm: I don't think there is anything wrong that you can't fix on your side :} When you're clicking "Save As...", you're not trying to save in bittorrent. Try saving the file anywhere, onto your Desktop for example, then run it. I think you can drag it onto your bittorrent client to have it open there automatically.
Title: Re: what's up with the official bittorrent link
Post by: EvanInExile26 on May 21, 2006, 09:14:18 pm: I AM THE CHAMPION. IT WORKED. Thank you so very much Karyuu and Xordan. I deserve a cookie. Now all I have is 3 hours of glorious wait time... AH!!!
Title: Re: what's up with the official bittorrent link
Post by: Cha0s on May 23, 2006, 01:56:08 am: If you'd read the Guide, you'd have gotten on a lot faster (the torrent is low on seeders, so a direct download is quicker). Also, if you'd searched, you'd have seen others who had similar problems. ;)

I know you're new, so it's no big deal, but in the future, please read stickies and search before posting! Now, since this has been addressed in the past... iLock.