EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION at 696C5B60

[Facky]

i just got the game installed ran updater got this error searched found patch, i was right version but i installed patch anyways it finaly elt me into game loading screen, i log on got the error, ran updater, it let me log in i click new char same error, updater,date of birth same error and now i cant get past the date of birth screen this only error i have recived so far im not a noob compaird to most issues but this has me confused i searched forums up to page 65 nothing so sry i have to post.

windows xp pro
1.5g ram
amd 2.2g
nvidia gforce 4400 128mg

dunno what else u need but needless to say i can run much more difficult games than this

another issue is i get random collor issues with every screen messed up pixils and such and no its not my drivers they are perfectly fine for 17 other games anyways sombody tell me what to do

i have fully uninstalled and reinstalled and ran path/updater 3 times now.

[neko kyouran]

With the .3.16 version from the PS downloads page, there shouldn't be any manual patch needed.  Simply install, then run updater to get a few new files and you should be good to go.  I'd suggest you try to unistall the old version, make sure that it removes all files out of the folder you installed it to, make sure you don't have any psclient.exe programs running in memory (if you don't know how to kill these, just reboot your computer before going to the next step), then reinstall with the .3.16 client.  Then run updater a few times to make sure you get everything.  Then try to create a character.

About the graphics issue.  PS uses OpenGL, not DirectX, so while your driver may be fine for all those other games, it may not support OpenGL properly.  I suggest that after you get the game client running properly, and if you are still getting graphics issues, to try updating your graphics drivers.

[Facky]

never had the older version no client or exe was running in backround and i full uninstalled the game 3 times each threw diffrent means, i realize the newer version dident need to be patched but when i did patch it, it allowed me to proceed past the game loading screen. by the way im not talking about in the game im talking about when you click "run planeshift" on the updater, befor it goes to that screen where it loads the login screen theres a flash of a black screen where it is loading the...loading screen... that is where the access violation is occuring when i patched it let me go all the way to date of borth page but then the error pops up again

[LARAGORN]

Try shutting down all non-essential processes, before running the updater and running PS from there.
and definatly update your Drivers.

[Karyuu]

If you're installing 0.3.016, do not patch it. I don't understand if you're patching it all the time, or if you're installing and then just running the updater. Can you explain this a bit more to me?

[Capprion]

lol  dunno what else u need but needless to say i can run much more difficult games than this lol   that was great     
i had a problem installing n loading to with xp, but im thinkin its your gforce  or like what was mentioned ur drivers. 

 uninstall PS again.. do a scan to chek if you have any trojans ( trojans cause alot of proplems with alot .exe tasks you will run ) update all your drivers from the manufacturs websites . install then restart your computer and try to run it from the exe and not from the updater , i have had alot of problems with the updater on xp. 
if that dont work then roll back your drivers restart and try the same
hope it works. i still dont understand why you keep trying to update an already patched client 
maybe because the way the client reads on the shortcut ?
 i get alot of questions about the difrence between PlaneShift - Tech Demo and the full game     people seem to get confused when it comes to PS

[Rolenun]

For faster answers, I would suggest going to #planeshift-build on freenode.net using an irc client.
You should be able to get realtime help to troubleshoot the problem.
Recommended Window's Irc Clients Include: kvirc at http://www.kvirc.net and icechat at http://www.icechat.net
Recommended Linux Irc Clients Include: kvirc at http://www.kvirc.net and bitchx at http://www.bitchx.org
Recommended Mac Irc Clients Include: kvirc at http://www.kvirc.net
Useful Integrated/Plugin/Extension/Add-on Irc Clients Include:
    Chatzilla for Firefox, Mozilla, and SeaMonkey at https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/16/
    Opera's internal chat client: Click Chat->List Rooms and create your new account there.
And of course, the Irc Faq from Planeshift is located here: http://www.planeshift.it/community_irc.htm

Please note, this is not an all-inclusive list of every irc client available and everyone has their own opinions as to which are the best.

[Induane]

* Induane adds Rolenun's post to his newly started collection of ready made posts.

Anyways yes - come join the planeshift-build channel.  Real time help is often much easier.