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Mac OSX Specific Issues / Re: [solve] Installation files missing
« on: February 05, 2010, 09:18:49 pm »
For others, like myself, that looked into this thread to see how the OP solved the issue, I will provide what I did when I opened the disk image only to find no *.app.

The original help file for installation appears to be deprecated, as the new disk image only contains two folders.  While this might not be the expected procedure by the developers, and with the lack of installation documentation, the trial and error method of dragging the Planeshift folder to an appropriate folder in my home directory.  I put it in Application but I doubt that I will keep it there on subsequent "installs".  However, once it is copied, then open that folder in the new place and run the pslaunch.  The first step was to have it update itself, so let it update and restart.  Then, it appears to need to update again (possibly to update the game files) which takes a bit longer.  Once it has updated twice (note, it does this twice with 0.5.1, so future releases this may not be true, so the number of updates may not be the same), and doesn't seem to want to update anymore, then I went to the settings and adjusted my display and other things appropriately.  Then I hit run and the pslaunch died.  Not to be undaunted, I tried the other application in that folder, which presumably is the game and it started up and ran.

That is all I did, and I am at the initial tutorial zone.  Seems to work, but I haven't done anything else yet.

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Mac OSX Specific Issues / Re: pslaunch new update crashes
« on: February 05, 2010, 09:09:04 pm »
So, while I am a first time user of this game too, I think there is need to have some updated documentation about installation.  I have it apparently working and did the following to get it from download to running.

Got the latest disk image (0.5.1) and opened it up.  In there were two folders, I took the Planeshift folder and put it into the Application folder in my home directory (drag and drop worked fine from the .dmg to the finder folder).  Now, putting it in that particular folder is probably questionable, but apparently it can be dropped pretty much anywhere.
 
After it is copied, open that folder and double click the pslaunch application.  I told it to update which it did (I assume to update the launcher), and then I had to do it a second time (which took longer, so I assume it was updated the games files).  Then, I selected the settings to get the appropriate screen setting for my machine and saved them.  Then hit run and the launcher subsequently died with a dialog box saying it encountered an unexpected error and went away.  I ran the other executable in that folder (the name escapes me but it begins with ps and isn't the launcher) and the game started up.

Just out of curiosity, checking in my home Library/Application folder and there is a Planeshift folder that contains what I think are the settings.

So, I believe it to be installed, I don't know why the launcher doesn't run the game, but you can just run the game itself and it appears to run.

I haven't gotten past the tutorial zone so I can't speak to playability, speed, etc.

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