EL ver 1.50 bug

[falonor]

This is what I did :

~ un-instaled EL 1.40 , deleted all remaining files ;

 

~ downloaded the EL.exe file ; ran the instal ;

~ the game's folder is in the default path > C:\Program Files\Eternal Lands

 

It is a clean Windows XP SP 2 instal after formating the C: partition .

All drivers instaled and updated . All win updates available as well .

 

 

This is what I encountered :

~ upon loading EL , been prompted to choose the server's language ;

default is " Select English Language " ; trying to hit save would not work

and the game is stuck to that point .

 

~ this is the third time I fresh instal EL 1.5 ;the first time, when providing a User and Pass

was not able to click Login ; if I hit Enter ,the game closed automaticaly ;

in case I tried to create a new character , the game froze .

 

Hardware :

AMD Sempron 2400+ ; 1.6 GHz ; 512 MB of RAM

Radeon 9200 Pro AGP ; 500 MHz ; 128 MB

also plenty of hard drive space ; 7200 RPM , if it even counts

 

 

Bottom line , how can I succesfuly make EL work ?

Also can u tell me what file/s to modify so that the game would automaticaly recognize English as default

server language ; and what files , if possible , can be altered succesfuly so EL sets my User and Pass also

automaticaly and attempts to log ?

 

Hope this post is in the right place and pray it is not to much of a fuss ; can't stand bugs !

[Aphistolas]

This should be under "Help Me" I believe.

 

Try reading the threads there and in General Chat, Entropy has posted a few patches that could solve this problem.

[bluap]

Like Aphistolas said, you'll find plenty of advice in the help me thread. Anyway, to set the language, edit your el.ini file, the one in "c:\windows\profiles\<your login name>\My Documents/Eternal Lands/main/". Find the line with #language= "" and replace "" with "en". However, I really doubt this is your problem. Clicking the save button will attempt to play the click sound. Many other people have had problems with sound. To make sure that is off, again edit your el.ini file. Make sure the lines with "#enable_sound=" and "#enable_music=" are both set to 0. Also check that you only have one of each these lines in the file.

Edited December 18, 2007 by bluap

[falonor]

Thank you very much , doing that as we speak ,

hope it will work , thou I have some reservation since

I already edited the EL.ini and have set the sound to 0 .

 

Will get back at you with an edit and many thanks to you guys

 

EDIT : stil having problems , stil not able to start the game

the instal is clean ; default path ;

EL.INI file edited to minimum settings , the two EL.INI files coincide

sound , shadows are off .

 

The game loads but frezes when requested to press the window to start

thou I do get these errors :

[01:54:42] Couldn't find the GL_ARB_shadow extension, not using it...

[01:54:42] GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object extension found, using it.

 

[01:54:42] Couldn't find the GL_EXT_framebuffer_object extension, not using it...

[01:54:42] GL_EXT_draw_range_elements extension found, using it.

 

[01:54:42] Couldn't find the GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two extension, not using it...

[01:54:42] Couldn't find the GL_ARB_fragment_program extension, not using it...

[01:54:42] GL_ARB_vertex_program extension found, using it.

 

[01:54:42] Couldn't find the GL_ARB_fragment_shader extension, not using it...

[01:54:42] Couldn't find the GL_ARB_vertex_shader extension, not using it...

[01:54:42] Couldn't find the GL_ARB_shader_objects extension, not using it...

[01:54:42] Couldn't find the GL_ARB_shading_language_100 extension, not usin

 

[01:54:42] GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat extension found, NOT using it...

[01:54:42] Couldn't find the GL_ARB_texture_rectangle extension, not using

 

[01:54:42] GL_EXT_fog_coord extension found, NOT using it...

[01:54:42] Couldn't find the GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc extension, not using it...

[01:54:42] Couldn't find the GL_EXT_texture_compression_latc extension, not using it...

 

[01:54:42] Framebuffer disabled (need newer driver)

 

[01:54:52] Error opening sound configuration file

 

It seems to be a conflict between what are the actual working features and related features that are not working properly

or not working at all.

Also might it have something to do with the ATI ? Should I edit some of the files , look for specific drivers or codecs ?

What about the sound error ? What is up with that ? ( #enable_sound= 0 and #enable_music= 0 set in both EL.INI )

 

Please get back at me as soon as possible .

Edited December 19, 2007 by falonor

[Ryala]

EDIT : stil having problems , stil not able to start the game

the instal is clean ; default path ;

EL.INI file edited to minimum settings , the two EL.INI files coincide

sound , shadows are off .

[01:54:52] Error opening sound configuration file

I have seen this issue with someone else. Even with the sound turned off in EL.INI, you will get this error if you have a sound_config.xml from a previous version of EL. This file should be in "C:\Program Files\Eternal Lands\Sound". Try downloading el_sound_150.zip from the game download page (if you haven't already) and extract it to your "C:\Program Files\Eternal Lands" folder with the "preserve folders" option turned on. If you have two "Sound" folders (ie, "C:\Program Files\Eternal Lands\Sound\Sound"), it means you have extracted the files to the wrong place and you're still using the old version.

 

But... that particular sound issue shouldn't freeze your client. The freezing seems to be related to your graphics card and/or settings. Double-check that you have the latest drivers for your card and the latest version of DirectX. Also make sure that you only have one driver installed for your card - you can check this in My Computer (right-click) / Properties / Hardware / Device Manager. If you have more than one "Display adapter" listed, delete them all, reboot, and then reinstall the latest graphics driver for your card.

 

Good luck.

[Aepox]

You sure default path is program files? Mine installed to c:\programs\

 

Are you sure you put the options to low in EL.INI? Ie Poor Man etc

[falonor]

EDIT : stil having problems , stil not able to start the game

the instal is clean ; default path ;

EL.INI file edited to minimum settings , the two EL.INI files coincide

sound , shadows are off .

[01:54:52] Error opening sound configuration file

I have seen this issue with someone else. Even with the sound turned off in EL.INI, you will get this error if you have a sound_config.xml from a previous version of EL. This file should be in "C:\Program Files\Eternal Lands\Sound". Try downloading el_sound_150.zip from the game download page (if you haven't already) and extract it to your "C:\Program Files\Eternal Lands" folder with the "preserve folders" option turned on. If you have two "Sound" folders (ie, "C:\Program Files\Eternal Lands\Sound\Sound"), it means you have extracted the files to the wrong place and you're still using the old version.

 

But... that particular sound issue shouldn't freeze your client. The freezing seems to be related to your graphics card and/or settings. Double-check that you have the latest drivers for your card and the latest version of DirectX. Also make sure that you only have one driver installed for your card - you can check this in My Computer (right-click) / Properties / Hardware / Device Manager. If you have more than one "Display adapter" listed, delete them all, reboot, and then reinstall the latest graphics driver for your card.

 

Good luck.

 

Thank you a million , that did it w00t

I had two drivers instaled and functional , working for the worst .

 

I just can't thank you all enough , and especialy Ryala , you are the real deal , software wizz and hardware guru

u pin pointed exactly what was the problem

[Ryala]

I'm happy that it worked. See you in-game.

[Entropy]

Actually, there are some issues with the client where it will sometimes crash if the sound is not found but enabled. It's been solved in the CVS though.