PlaneShift

Gameplay => Newbie Help (Start Here) => Topic started by: Yushatak on December 07, 2003, 08:19:34 pm

Title: Help getting Planeshift running (PLEASE)
Post by: Yushatak on December 07, 2003, 08:19:34 pm

I downloaded all 5 .part# files, and the .bat file, and then clicked on the bat file and nothing happened. They are all on a folder on my desktop called Planeshift. Help!

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Post by: CadRipper on December 07, 2003, 08:29:38 pm

Have you checked if the PlaneShiftV0.2.010.exe file(90.028.941 bytes) has been created ? If so, run it to install Planeshift on your computer.

If this file hasn\'t been created, replace the .bat file by this one (http://users.skynet.be/oi/files/run_me_first.bat) and execute it. I have added a pause line so that you can check and report a possible error in the file creation. Be sure to check the size and the names of the 5 parts you have downloaded (sometimes the names may not correspond to those in the .bat file).

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Post by: Yushatak on December 07, 2003, 08:32:18 pm

the parts are all 19.0 mb, and the 5th is 9.56. I switched bats and got nothing different. Where would the exe be put if it IS created? (any chance you guys could just put the exe up for download, it\'d be easier...)

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Post by: Yushatak on December 07, 2003, 08:41:06 pm

dunno if this will help-
this is exactly what i do.
I put all the stuff in a folder on the desktop.
Checked sizes, they matched near exact.
Clicked the bat.
Watched it load for about .5 sec.
Nothing Happened, i got pissed.
Came here to beg someone for help.

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Post by: CadRipper on December 07, 2003, 08:48:48 pm

Yushatak, I gave this .bat so that you could report the output in case of problem. Could you copy and paste that in your next post if necessary ?

Have you checked the name of the files ?

The PlaneShiftV0.2.010.exe should be created in the same directory as the 5 parts. Press F5 (refresh) to update the display of your explorer, maybe the file is there but you just don\'t see it.

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Post by: Yushatak on December 07, 2003, 08:53:30 pm

The outcome of clicking the bat, new or old, is nothing. Nothing happens, nothing loads, no screen appears. Nothing.

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Post by: Yushatak on December 07, 2003, 08:56:03 pm

Other helpful info that might help fix this.
OS-Windows 98 second edition
CPU-AMD 2600+
VidCard- NVidia Geforce 4MX
SoundCard -Dunno
Only OS could possibly have an impact from what i\'m doing, but i figured anything that could help i\'d do.

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Post by: elscouta on December 07, 2003, 09:07:18 pm

Maybe you have problems with .bat

You can try this:

copy /b PSV0.20.010.Part1 PSV0.20.010.Part2 PSV0.20.010.Part3 PSV0.20.010.Part4 PSV0.20.010.Part5 PlaneShiftV0.20.010.exe

(in a MSDOS prompt and in the dir where the 5 parts are located)

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Post by: CadRipper on December 07, 2003, 09:08:29 pm

Then try something else. Move all those files in an easy-to-find directory name (like c:\\temp) and open a command-line windows. To do that, click Start ,Run  , and type command  (enter).

Change to the directory you have moved your files into :

c: (enter)
cd \\temp (enter)

Now execute the .bat file :

run_me_first.bat (enter)

And check if it has created a file, report everything you see (there is a way to copy the windows content, check the window menu).

I wish I had a link to the whole file, but I haven\'t. Maybe you can search it in these forums  ;)

EDIT : done, the whole file is here : http://www.fragnetics.com/download.php?file=planeshift (http://www.fragnetics.com/download.php?file=planeshift)

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Post by: Yushatak on December 07, 2003, 09:15:53 pm

i had actually already tried this, but didnt kno i could copy-paste... here\'s what i did, and what it says.
Microsoft(R) Windows 98
   (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999.

C:\\WINDOWS\\Desktop>c:

C:\\WINDOWS\\Desktop>cd\\planeshift

C:\\planeshift>run_me_first.bat

C:\\planeshift>MZ?
Bad command or file name

C:\\planeshift>
              $
Bad command or file name
C:\\planeshift>6?4-^c-+??e?\\d}-??&?\'+n?G???m??p-\'tn+_?_??
Bad command or file name

C:\\planeshift>

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Post by: Yushatak on December 07, 2003, 09:22:01 pm

found a link but this will take a while... afterwards i have a question, may i place the complete .exe on my site?

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Post by: CadRipper on December 07, 2003, 09:23:15 pm

Hehe, it seems your .bat file is not correct, as it\'s copying the whole result on screen instead of copying it into a file. Most probably, a newline has been inserted before the name of the destination file :


copy /b PSV0.2.010.Part1 + PSV0.2.010.Part2 + PSV0.2.010.Part3 + PSV0.2.010.Part4 + PSV0.2.010.Part5
PlaneShiftV0.2.010.exe

(in two lines)

instead of :


copy /b PSV0.2.010.Part1 + PSV0.2.010.Part2 + PSV0.2.010.Part3 + PSV0.2.010.Part4 + PSV0.2.010.Part5 PlaneShiftV0.2.010.exe

(in one line)

You can edit and correct the .bat file, or download the whole file with the link I\'ve given above if you\'re bored  ;)

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Post by: Yushatak on December 07, 2003, 09:54:50 pm

apparently we posted at the same time, i already found that same link. Anyway, read my other post. (dl at 49%)