If the dust has a use, it should probably have a non-zero value.  I like the idea of it being useful in unexpected ways.  It this was nethack, I would have tried a bunch of things :-)

For those who don't know it, almost everything in nethack has some effect when used in unexpected ways.  So you can say, "what happens if I dip this magic sword in this potion?"  and "what happens if I polymorph myself into a metal-eating monster and eat this magic ring?"  Etc.  The possibilities are quite fun, and lead to all sorts of interesting experimentation.

One thing I've never figured out in PlaneShift:  What is the preferred way of getting rid of things?  Many items can be sold, but some can't.  In particular, we are now generating lots of piles of dust during the gem enchanting process.  Now, maybe there is a use for this dust.  If so, I've not found it.

It raises the question though:  how can we get rid of unwanted items, other than leaving them around for GMs to deal with?  Which is not fair to the GMs.

Just a happy followup note.  I tried an update a couple of weeks ago, and things now seem to be running fine.  I've begun a little exploring, and hope to be back in Yliakum sometime soon.

Congratulations, this sounds wonderful!  Some major milestones here.

I look forward to playing again one day when I once again have a computer with a supported video card.  In the meantime, it's exciting to see the progress via the website and forums.

Thanks LigH.  That's not it, apparently, but I will keep trying.

Thanks Roled.  I'd love to get back in-game again, and see the old KS crowd for sure!

Are people using recent linux distros and unsupported ATI cards having success using legacy Catalyst or mesa?  The former seems like a temporary solution, since it won't work unless you downgrade to an old X.Org, and that won't be viable for very long.

Trying to get PS running again after a new install of Kubuntu 12.10.  The install ran fine, then the launcher, which upgraded itself properly and then the rest of PS.

On clicking PLAY however, I get endless scrolling messages:
The launcher installer Failed to remove file /this/pslaunch.tmp.bin

I'll keep at it, and will record the process and results here.

I've run into the same issue, trying three times.  I've checked spam, etc.