System Freeze on Setup

[astraldream]

I have looked around for someone with this problem or similar, but couldn\'t find anything.
I manage to download and update, but when I go to start the game or even run PlaneShift Setup, the whole system hangs after a few seconds, before I even click on anything.

I have
Windows XP (SP2)
AMD XP2500
ATI Radeon 9600
Gigabyte MB
512 MB RAM
80GB HD

This has happened before on another free online game (can I say which one?), where the whole system froze after only 10 seconds.

IF anyone has come across a similar problem or even better knows a solution, would be hiiiighly appreciated!

Thanks!

[DaveG]

Try turning off sound in the setup first.

If that doesn\'t work, there\'s a sticky in this forum section on ATI messyness...

[astraldream]

Thanks, but entering the setup screen itself freezes the computer :/  strange I know! Is there anyway to change the settings from the command line without entering setup?

[AryHann]

Yes.

If I remember right you have to open in /Directory of Planeshift/ psclient.txt
then - hopefully that I am giving you the right instructions -
where you see:
;Sound renderer
System.PlugIns.iSoundRender = crystalspace.sound.render.software

substitute it with:
;Sound renderer
;System.PlugIns.iSoundRender = crystalspace.sound.render.software

[DaveG]

psclient.txt is the log file...
You want pssetup.cfg

Sticking a \" ; \" on that line ~should~ allow you to run the setup.

[AryHann]

Right, I was not thinking clearly
Thanks!

[astraldream]

Hey thanks guys! Tried the command line thingy, it didnt work :p , but I started windows in safe mode and ran setup in there, and managed to launch without hardware acceleration. Must be the ATI issue.

I managed to connect to a server, setup a character and start loading the game. Now I have a different problem! The game crashes right at the end of loading,
the psclient log says something about missing widgets and images, I\'m sure I saw one of those in another forum, may well be the Radeon.

Thanks for your help guys.

[astraldream]

it works it works! Updated the Radeon drivers and I it loads like a dream!

[AryHann]

Great !