Hi,

I have been away for some time and when I launched PS again (0.18 still), I noticed that the blue box with the upside down chars that used to appear in the lower part of my screen now and then now permanently takes the whole screen width:
http://mindsky.de/ps/shot01_070716.jpg
The problem persists with the 0.19 client and I couldn't find any references in the forum (maybe due to wrong search terms).

My configuration: Debian Etch on an Athlon 1800+, 512MB RAM, ATI Radeon 7000 with 64MB RAM (dual head), xorg radeon driver, texture downsampling 1/4 in case that's relevant.

Any hints how to get rid of this would be welcome.

Cheers,

- Finira -

Looks completely OK to me. "Failed to update up!" seems to be pretty normal, and I've got used to the client telling me there are new updates available, even if there are none. You can play, which means it can't get any better even if you managed to get rid of those messages.

Cheers,
- Finira -

oh, yes! just roleplay, just talk with the others and admire the landscape....this is so fun...[\irony]

listen mate, like you, i just started to play, nobody here will help you...the typical answer from the help channel is "find out by yourself, is more fun".

Well, the help channel is the wrong place to ask questions like that. Talk to your fellow players, ask them for advice, you'll find out that the statement "nobody here will help you" is plainly wrong. If you had tried to roleplay and talk to others you might have found that out.

anyway, even though i've been just playing for 2 days, my advice is: 1. Go and kill some rats to get some tails and eyes. You will find rats on the sewer behind the bar (near the place you appear when you come from the deth realm).

Where you come out of DR depends on what race you are. Some start at the smithy, for example. But no better place than there to talk to fellow players and ask for advice and directions.

Cheers,

- Finira -

Thank you so much, Nilaya - works like a charm 

- Finira bounces happily -

*rolls her eyes* I guess I'm just too old for this ... therefore, I'm going back to playing and having fun. Some people could do with taking some things a little less seriously, too, in my opinion. Narf.

Hey Durwyn,

I never connected the word "hell" with religion in PS. And I think in a role playing environment it's downright absurd to do so - if you want to connect it to something, it's death realm (at least that's my association). And no, "Death Realms Dwarves" just wouldn't sound right .

Please, dear GMs, don't be more Catholic than the Pope! (When has this expression ever fitted better, huh?  )

Cheers,

- Finira -

Same here, if char's a guild member, client crashes (linux). If the char's not a guild member, the crash doesn't occur.

HTH,

Finira