hey, the first problem seemed an awful lot like the server was down, so i think you mite not have needed to update, but try going on ps setup (in planeshift folder) and changing it to 24 or 32bit colour.

im not a computer guy... is that free or will i have to pay to do it. And how do i update them anyways?

Rite,
I was getting the error message
\"something unexpected happened in planeshift: crystal blue details: exception_access_violation at 5ed3e6b2 would you like to save a diagnostic file?\" ,
but i changed the skin and the sound and it worked. Then the screen changed when it was loading the actual world. The skin appeared- with quests etc, but also the messaging box appeared. At the top, as i had a new character, it said something about dwarves, and someone said hi. I could type in the message box. I felt tempted to call a gm but i didnt. Another thing was that the top half of the screen showed the view you would see when in-game. As i pressed the directional buttons, the view changed as it would when your character was moving. So that meant i was actually playing. Also after about 7 minutes a sword appeeared in the distance. It approached and went past. I guessed that this was another character as it moved in a pattern like someone was holding it and running. Strangest of all in the bottom left hand corner there was a completely blue box with writing that was upsiede down but also the wrong way round, like looking at writing in a mirror upside down. I managed to read a few words, but  the text kept changing. It was green writing. I managed to make out and help. I have only tried to log in once now after i fixed the other problem, and i am tring it again now. Please help if you can.

EDIT: I\'ve tried again, with the same result. Whilst i am typing it is still running, but i have selected quit. This time there are many more swords, all leaving trails behind like when a computer is frozen and you drag a window around. Strangely arranged words are still coming up

EDIT2: Gotta screeny -
http://photobucket.com/albums/d90/burntleaf/?action=view¤t=3aa7e509.jpg

EDIT3: Cmon people reply, also progress= i moved quite far, and talked to quite a lot of people , the blue bit at the bottom disappeared as i moved, then when i stopeed it came back. The moving is very hard and delayed so i can\'t really do much.

First of all id like to apologise if this topic has already been looked at but i did look. If there has alredy been a topic plese post a link.
Rite- I download PlaneShift_CBV0.3.012.exe and it downloads 100% after a few hours. The green bar says- Done, Share Ratio: 87%, will seed indefinitely. The slider is on- Maximum Upload Rate: 20 kb/s (DSL/cable 256k up). When i open the torrent file it gives a directory with no torrent files, and it says the planeshift file i have at the moment is not a torrent file, yet it has no icon and no updater. I have previously been a player but i needed to download again as i got a new comp. PLease help,
Burntleaf
EDIT:Iv kept the bittorrent client open and its started uploading. Its now on 90% Do i need to wait till its 100%?

or heis double jointed....? I reckon the ynwwn would look better with a bit more texture to his body? dont kill me

EDIT: o wait sorry my computer has a wierd colour thing wher orange looks black in colour.. saw picture on laptop n looks vry good

HUH! That wasnt an insult to ur english by the way

i never even knew the npcs had knowledge of you yet, my computer crashed about 5 months ago and havent been on it since...

the hunting game/event, is that the same as the treasure hunts they used to have? and yayoo, unless you are trying to send a different message to what i am recieving, Uranus has a u not an i. And i also disagree with you yayoo. If planeshift had more festivals gameplay would become less realistic and easier to get quick money. They already have the haloween dress up and the festivals of the hunt before that, so i dont think planeshift needs more festivals.