PlaneShift

Support => Technical Help: Problems BEFORE entering the game => Topic started by: Towelie on July 10, 2006, 04:07:54 pm

Title: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: Towelie on July 10, 2006, 04:07:54 pm
Im getting blue message before entering the game... ???
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: steuben on July 10, 2006, 04:14:04 pm
according to the irc topic. still don't run the updater. there have been reports of it being safe, but those are few and far between.

best not update.
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: Towelie on July 10, 2006, 04:18:00 pm
Then no updater for now ;D
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: lothar25 on July 10, 2006, 08:52:49 pm
Then no updater for now ;D

Exactly , better re-download from Torrent , its quite fast that way :)
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: Mordaan on July 10, 2006, 10:51:52 pm
Exactly , better re-download from Torrent , its quite fast that way :)

I am curious, why all the redownloading?  Doesn't anyone just save the install file?  Heck, I still have the install file from MB!   ;D
Title: i had to run the updater to play planeshift but there's a prob
Post by: Armywolf15 on July 11, 2006, 01:21:06 am
there is prob i had to run the updater to play becasue i counld get into the game the sever said Faild so i update'd it and i can go in but like 5 to 10 mins it says somthing fogot so i update it again for missing files and such but this file wont update into my files its called data/zoneinfo.xml??? PLZ help
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: Karyuu on July 11, 2006, 01:46:52 am
You really should just download the new version entirely.
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: willelmo on July 11, 2006, 05:37:06 pm
There seem to be some opposite information from this thing, one sticky thread called 'known fixes' is very strongly telling you to run updater, but then here is information that it should not be run, personally I have not found differences as I think I have had only fresh new version, but maybe it is offical infomation that don't run updater but instead do fresh full install?
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: LARAGORN on July 11, 2006, 05:39:15 pm
Check the dates on the posts you read, The known fixes thread was before the new 0.015 release. I think
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: DaveG on July 11, 2006, 06:07:35 pm
A lesson in stickies:

1)  PS Tech Help Guide (http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=21401.0)
2)  **** DON'T RUN THE UDPATER! **** (http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=24127.0)

Which of the 2 do you think wins here?...  :P

Simply put, I'm not going to temporarily edit every sticky when the update servers are down for a little bit.
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: VMann on July 11, 2006, 10:24:04 pm
I have an idea: Why don't we make a sticky thread telling if the updater is safe to use? I don't mean temporary ones like we have them now, but one that in a short sentence says "yes" or "no" to using the updater. This thread just needs a little edit every once and then (when a new client is released and then when the updater can be used again). And another advantage: You could link to this thread in the installer program, because now, after installing PS it always says "Run the updater now (highly recommended)", giving bad advice to new people who did not yet see in the forum that there is such a thread.
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: Bereror on July 11, 2006, 10:58:34 pm
I'm not sure about the suggestion. There is a quite clear sticky saying "**** DON'T RUN THE UDPATER! ****".

Normally you should run the updater and only during few days(weeks) after a major release you shouldn't. And that's why the sticky is there.
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: DaveG on July 11, 2006, 11:00:38 pm
I've got a big honkin' warning, and we've told you many times.  That's all you need.  If you don't follow instructions, great, you've wasted almost 2 whole minutes.  Re-install and move on.  It's not like screwing this up will make your computer explode, or even inconvenience you mildly.  Only problems arise when people don't even read the top sticky in all caps with asterisks around it and an exclamation mark.
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: zoople on July 11, 2006, 11:55:38 pm
Hi, i download the Game in Version  0.3.015 for Linux. And when i start the Game, he say, that he cant connect to the Server.
Now i start the Updater and he Say, that i must Update 130MB.
Thats right?


Sorry for my bad englisch, im German.

with nice greetings.
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: Rolf Blacksmith on July 12, 2006, 12:18:23 am
Simply don't update right now.

Just _don't_ do it
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: zoople on July 12, 2006, 12:19:47 am
How i can Play the Game, when i dont update?
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: restore on July 12, 2006, 09:51:50 am
Don't run it until we all get notified in the forums by a new post being put saying that it's alright.
Title: Re: Is it safe to run the updater now?
Post by: DaveG on July 12, 2006, 09:54:44 am
Read the sticky.  Use the patch.  Lock.