Aaaand we're locked out of the game again.

[Thyme]

Janner,

I did what you suggested, but for some reason I can't even run the updater!  Nothing will even open =(
Anyone got any ideas?

[Janner]

Janner,

I did what you suggested, but for some reason I can't even run the updater!  Nothing will even open =(
Anyone got any ideas?

 First try this..
4. The next step (once the update is finished) is to set the permission bits so that you can run the client. You'll need to set the permission bits through Terminal. Open Terminal, located at /Applications/Utilities/Terminal(.app). In the Terminal window, type "cd " (note the space " " after "cd"). Then, locate your Planeshift 3D folder in the Finder and drag it into the open Terminal window. Press return.
Then type:
"chmod 755 psclient.app/Contents/MacOS/psclient"
and press return.

And then type:
"chmod 755 pssetup.app/Contents/MacOS/pssetup"
and press return.

Finally, type
"chmod 755 updater.app/Contents/MacOS/updater"
and press return.

5. Double-click pssetup(.app) to modify your settings and then psclient(.app) and play.

 if still not working, unstuff the dmg of planeshift, and try that one, with the same files removed first.

[backeroo]

TRY this remove Version.dat

Then go to data/gui. 

Remove the following.

      questnotebook.xml
      interact.xml
      illumination.xml
      gmguiwindow.xml
      gmaddeditaction.xml
      borderlist.xml

Then update.

Cool, this worked!     \

thanks Janner.

[Cha0s]

Run the Java updater. Play.
That's what I did anyway.

[Theelk]

Run the Java updater. Play.
That's what I did anyway.

Thanks, that's all I needed to hear. Worked for me too! 

[Radiant Memphis]

None of the solutions thus far has worked for me. Updates fine (with 3.x vers.jar only), then does exactly as before flashes in the dock then quits. Any of the PS-Client,setup,update just flash in the dock momentarily then quit. The crash logs are the same as before which I've posted and sent in P.M.s. I also tried what Janner said to no avail. Well thanks everyone for your great work anyhow. Perhaps I'll pursue this game again after the next update.

[Cha0s]

Try trashing everything and using the Java installer (the Java updater with updaterconfig.xml, basically).

[Thyme]

I'm having the same problems as Radiant Memphis.  What does it mean to "trash" everything and use the Java installer?  I mean... I can't run it at all... it just won't open.

[zhai]

I've been having the same problem. I've noticed there are a couple of new mirrors in the downloads page so I tried once again to get the new client. Still, it won't open. Seems that I'm not the only one with this problem. Maybe my system specs have conflicts with the new version or something. I'm on a PBG4 on OSX.3.9 with a processor of 1.67 and 1GB of RAM.

Again, any "official" info will be much appreciated.

[Janner]

Try my unofficial version

http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=27008.0

[Cha0s]

Here's a step-by-step guide for those who have tried everything and are still having no luck.
1. Log in as an administrator. How do you know if you're an administrator? Go to System Preferences and open the User Accounts pane. You should see something that looks like this (though possibly with more accounts). Note the keyword "Admin" underneath the name under "My Account."
2. Delete (or put off to the side somewhere) everything remotely associated with Planeshift, including the application, the DMG, the settings files, everything. If you do store this stuff somewhere instead of deleting it, do not touch it at all during this process.
3. Download this. Safari may say "decompression failed." That's ok. Just put it on your Desktop (if it's not there already) and double-click it. It should decompress to a folder containing two files: 1. Updater-old.jar and 2. updaterconfig.xml (and yes, 10.4.x users, you can use Updater-old.jar without any problems).
4. Double-click Updater-old.jar to open the updater. Ignore all the options and just click "Start Update." Wait for it to download the game (it's gonna download EVERYTHING).
5. When it's done, close it and double-click psclient(.app). The game should run fine without a problem. If it doesn't, please send me a PM including your system specs: OS (i.e. 10.4.6), Model (i.e. MacBook black), Processor (i.e. Intel Core Duo 2: 2.2 GHz), and RAM (i.e. 1024 MB). If you encounter any errors during the update process, please send me your updater log as well.

I hope this helps everyone. Thanks for bearing with us!

[zhai]

I'm afraid I've done all you said and still no good.

My biggest concern is that I don't get the application to start at all. I've tried all the downloads available (official and unofficial) already.

@Chaos: I've already PMed you with some details.

[named]

Upgrade to (you need a new art folder, (read Cha0s post how to).

Download from Janner :
http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=26997.0

Mount it, copy to "what ever folder" on your box.

Copy the NEW art folder to "what ever folder" .

You ready to go....


You CANT save ANY old files. Just backup and save for later.

Good luck

[richcon]

I've been having a similar problem: I get past the login screen, to the player select screen, and then after selecting the player and clicking "Join" it immediately shuts down.

I tried using Cha0s's Java updator to download the entire package again, under this computer's admin account, and it got a working executable. I could login from there without crashes.

When I copied that working executable back to my normal, non-Admin account, it's giving me the same error as before. So the problem seems to be directly related to running Planeshift under a non-priviledged account - which is where I spend 99% of my time. Actually using Planeshift under a priviledged admin account, unfortunately, isn't an option for me. So I hope this bug can be discovered and fixed.

My computer is a Power Mac G5, Dual 2Ghz, 3.5 Gigs RAM, running Mac OS X 10.4.8.

Cha0s, if you'd like me to send you a crash report or any other information that might help you diagnose the problem, please PM me with instructions. I don't want to spam this group, and this forum software tells me that I'm not allowed to send PMs myself.

Thanks!

[asianknight]

i have the same problem as richcon, everything works fine in my admin account but it crashes after I join in my non-admin acccounts, does anyone know if its possible to make it so that I can play under my non-admin account?