Wait! I got something very very simalar when I updated. I don't remember the number, but the error comes as soon as you open planeshift right? When the game is loading on that splash screen with the tower and dragon-thingy and blah.

Try deleting ALL your DLLs in the planeshift folder.
Download updater version 1.1.1.1 from http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=23024.0 . Do it anyway, even if you seem to have 1.1.1.1 already.
Now unzip the zip file you downloaded into the PS folder. Run the updater. It will throw an error but ignore it. Run the update. When done, run the updater again. If it updates any more files, delete those and run the updater yet again. Run pssetup.exe and make sure everything is the way you want it. Then try launching Planeshift again.
Worked for me.. 

I have the same problem, and I tried that xml file. Here are the last few lines..
It looks like the Skills Window widget is missing?

Please help! Thanks in advance..
<\\Luca\\Crystal Space\\planeshift\\src\\common\\paws\\pawswidget.cpp:855> pawsWidget::FindWidget
:
  Could not locate widget StatsSkillList in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget StatsDescription in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget CombatSkillList in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget CombatDescription in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget MagicSkillList in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget MagicDescription in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget JobsSkillList in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget JobsDescription in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget VariousSkillList in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget VariousDescription in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget PysStaminaBar in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget MenStaminaBar in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget ExperienceBar in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget PysStaminaPerc in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget MenStaminaPerc in SkillWindow
  Could not locate widget ExperiencePerc in SkillWindow

<\\Luca\\Crystal Space\\planeshift\\src\\common\\paws\\pawswidget.cpp:595> pawsWidget::Load
:
  Failed the PostSetup for SkillWindow

<\\Luca\\Crystal Space\\planeshift\\src\\common\\paws\\pawsmanager.cpp:709> PawsManager::LoadWidget
:
  Widget SkillWindow failed to load pawsSkillWindow

<\\Luca\\Crystal Space\\planeshift\\src\\common\\paws\\pawsmanager.cpp:650> PawsManager::LoadWidget
:
  Could not load child widget in file /this/data/gui/skillwindow.xml
Following widgets failed to load:
Skills window

<\\Luca\\Crystal Space\\planeshift\\src\\client\\pscelclient.cpp:1151> GEMClientActor::SetDRData
:
  Ignoring DR pkt version 77 for entity Grendol with version 86.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 213 for entity Trepor with version 222.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 214 for entity Trepor with version 222.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 78 for entity Grendol with version 86.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 215 for entity Trepor with version 222.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 216 for entity Trepor with version 222.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 217 for entity Trepor with version 222.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 79 for entity Grendol with version 86.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 80 for entity Grendol with version 86.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 81 for entity Grendol with version 86.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 218 for entity Trepor with version 222.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 82 for entity Grendol with version 86.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 230 for entity Trepor with version 237.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 231 for entity Trepor with version 237.

  Ignoring DR pkt version 232 for entity Trepor with version 237.


<\\Luca\\Crystal Space\\planeshift\\src\\client\\psengine.cpp:1595> psEngine::BuildAppearance
:
  Failed to set trait   mesh=\"0\" mat=\"0\" tex=\"0\" shader=\"0.7,0,0\"/> for mesh.
Disabling CD on actor(712): Rat

experience = smaller steps
If there is ranks this is because this is easier to implement the skills from them. This is also easier to read your competence. You could answer : we will use sentences (but this is in fact only a translation number to String ) or nothing (but this point is hard to implement, if you want that player become aware of their pogress.

One other reason of ranks have been implemented in computer games is that variablse can not handle any number and so have a min/max values. ( a variable use a specific amount of memory)

No, experience != smaller steps >:|
Experience is experience. Experience is not steps, its a SLOPE.
And systems who use ranks/levels use variables with experience too, otherwise how would you know what rank/level you have? I just want to take out the level conversion and only use experience.
ARRGH is this so hard to understand?! X( just cause this is the first time something like this has been thought of..

Maybe this is true for computer games but I can\'t be sure and I don\'t know how you can. About pen and paper rpg, the Basic system from Chaosium does not involve levels and there is \"amount of experience\". A system like this one could be an alternativ sytem, but even this one is not \"new\".

And yeah, I wasn\'t referring to paper and board games, I was referring to computer rpgs.


Oh come ON! You thing this is an \"improvement\"?! A totally new skill concept that has never before been conceived is an improvement.
The ONLY thing that is the same as the last one is the concept of practical/theoretical practice and trainers.. and without the trainers it would be a crap system and the practical/theoretical is just a good idea..
Bah who cares what it\'s called X(

Gauging skill:

Eliminating numbers would aribitate your true strength and would be more realistic (You don\'t say \"I have 22 sword level and I do 121 damage\" in real life!) and would also serve to make people care less about \"levels\", therefore lessening PLing. To better gauge your strength you could go to trainers or some other npc and get awards such as \"Blademaster\" or \"Master artistain\" or \"Smith of Yliakum\".

 :rolleyes:

Here  is a good thread on why the current skill system is bad.

And I\'d like to disagree on your word \"improvements\". Like Baurak said, this is more a total revamp.

Gosh, my main point is the hardest-to understand point is seems :/
In this system, \"steps\", otherwise known as levels or ranks, do NOT exist. Experience alone is used.

The concept of \"1000 exp is lvl 1, 3000 exp is lvl 2\" is how ALL games these ways work. EVERY SINGLE ONE. I plan to change that on Planeshift by completely removing levels and only usend the exp part.

And autodidacts are people who learn things themselves right? Everybody is one. I mean, if you killed 2000 rats, do you not think you would become a LITTLE better? Without doubt, you will learn better, quicker ways of killing em by accident or on an impulse now and then.

And I say again, even in this system, if you do not use trainers at ALL, it will take like 20 times as long as you to reach, say, 10000 exp than someone else who uses trainers now and then. So you can do it, but it\'s not very smart. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Shadeslayer
And it\'s true that lvl\'s cost more to train if it\'s higher

A lot more, in trias and PP. They actually rise somewhat exponentially.

Ahh this is so exciting.. Can\'t wait till I can have my pet Ulbie.. (You can guess what mob it is heheheheheh \"Ulbie ATTACK!\" *crunch*)

Yeah I discovred this bug.. was reall funny to say \"EVERYBODY type \'/pet attack\'!!!!\" and they all crash.. shouldve reported though

Wooo nice! Yeah the \\/ part looks a bit weird, but the rest looks quite cool.. I like the little rings hehe

May I ask what the skin \"naked\" is O_o