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Support => Technical Help: Problems BEFORE entering the game => Topic started by: goldenramoth on March 31, 2007, 02:08:51 pm

Title: The updater won't work.
Post by: goldenramoth on March 31, 2007, 02:08:51 pm: Hi, I just downloaded the new version of PS but the updater won't connect. How come?
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: Caarrie on March 31, 2007, 02:12:49 pm: The updater has been disabled and will not work and is not needed
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: Nilrem on March 31, 2007, 02:13:52 pm: Be glad it has not..

if it had worked it would have ruined your installation, and you would have been forced to install the game anew.

For the time being, ignore the messages about "run updater" that the game prompts you to do. Some issues have arosen with the updater, and until the updating functionality is fixed, and there's a coordination as to put into the mirrors the most recent files, it's better not to use the updater.

If you can launch the game, join the server, and play, then everything's fine. ;)
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: Arathian on April 09, 2007, 03:23:49 am: thats bs. when i load the game up and go to character selection where the character should be its all dark and fuzzy. so i listened to what you said and i made a character not even knowing what he looked like. once the game started i couldnt see anything. the only colors were black and dark brown. everything was fuzzy. Whats wrong with the graphics? When i go to The update thing in start menu it says mirrors failed or something and then it says not enough mirrors. im confused and really irritated. someone please tell me what i can do to actually play the game normally. It would be really appreciated. :@#\
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: neko kyouran on April 09, 2007, 03:42:37 am: sounds like your graphics card needs its drivers updated.
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: Arathian on April 09, 2007, 03:44:32 am: okay, can you tell me how i can do that?
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: neko kyouran on April 09, 2007, 03:48:11 am: System specs needed in order to help:

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If you are on Windows, you can right-click on your My Computer icon, click Properties - your processor type and amount of RAM will be displayed under Computer: on the General tab. To see your video card, type dxdiag into the Run command, and look at the Display tab. The name and approx. total memory, and driver version are the important bits.
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: Arathian on April 09, 2007, 03:55:23 am: Microsoft windows xp professional.
256 MB of RAM
Name: NVIDIA FX 5200
Approx,Total memory: 128.0 MB
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.5673 (English)
main Driver: nv4_disp.dlll

Is that All u need? And by the way if its important BOTH "test" buttons work.
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: neko kyouran on April 09, 2007, 04:00:58 am: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71.html

notice the driver version number difference.

Get that one and test.
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: Arathian on April 09, 2007, 04:04:30 am: Ok i clicked on the primary downoad site and registered...but how do i DL it?? im dumb i know.
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: neko kyouran on April 09, 2007, 04:08:07 am: all you have to do is click on the primary link, or one of the mirrors and then hit i agree or accept on the next page and then just wait a few seconds on the page that it wants you to subscribe to their newsletter and a pop up asking you where you want to save the file should appear.
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: Okim on April 12, 2007, 10:10:58 pm: :o so if the updater doesn't work, how does one get the recent patches? Does it mean that I have to redownload and reinstall the client?
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: Caarrie on April 12, 2007, 10:19:18 pm: If you dont have the 0.3.018 client you need to download the whole thing.
Title: Re: The updater won't work.
Post by: Karyuu on April 13, 2007, 12:52:07 am: And after 0.3.018, there are no more required updates - and thus no actual need to run the updater at all.