Client patch for Windows and Linux data (V2)

[Entropy]

If you downloaded the previous patch, please use this patch as well, it will fix some bugs and add other improvements.

 

We have an experimental patch that can dramatically decrease the time needed to load new player textures, so the game will be much faster around storage or map changes.

If you have a modern video card (DX10) it will make little difference, as those cards do not suffer from this particular issue.

This is ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN COPY, OVERWRITE AND EXTRACT FILES PROPERLY. If you do not know how to do those things, DO NOT INSTALL IT.

 

Here are the instructions for Windows:

Make a copy of the EL folder.

Download the file: http://www.eternal-lands.com/el_patch_191.zip

Close the game.

Extract it in the EL folder so that you OVERWRITE the existing files.

Launch the game normally (and enjoy).

 

For Linux, download the data file, extract it in the EL directory, get the newest CVS, and compile it with NEW_TEXTURES.

 

If it doesn't work, it is most likely because you did not follow the instructions, so please follow them.

 

If you are 100% sure you followed the instructions, and there are some problems, please post here (preferably with a screenshot of the problem).

 

Also, please post observations regarding to this patch here.

 

Custom clothing might not work (depending on your custom clothes provider)

 

[edit]After installing the patch, download and overwrite the latest el.exe from here: http://www.eternal-lands.com/el.exe

This fixes some problems and also adds the option to have more quick item slots.

[Khalai]

Impressive, I'm experiencing about 40-60% faster loading when loggin in or changing maps. No problems so far, will be looking for glitches meanwhile...

 

(quite old laptop, Intel Pentium M 2GHz, 1GB RAM, ATi X300, Win XP SP3)

[Niggle]

Minor glitch - minimap's title bar has wrong texture, other windows look fine. fixed in CVS

Edit:

Icons in Encyclopedia are generally wrong after update. fixed in CVS

Edited February 27, 2011 by Niggle

[bluap]

Another minor glitch, the alpha blended border for windows looks blocky now. If it's only me I'll post a screen shot. It looks like the right hand side is drawn as a mirror image.

 

Video card: GeForce GT 240/PCI/SSE2

Vendor ID: NVIDIA Corporation

OpenGL Version: 3.2.0 NVIDIA 195.36.24

Edited February 27, 2011 by bluap

[Cordor]

OpenGL renderer string: GeForce FX 5900XT/AGP/SSE2/3DNOW!

OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 173.14.22

 

I use Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS and the latest CVS 27.02.11 with the patch V2

 

When i start the client the loading is very very slow if i compare with the patched test version before and if i got the login prompt the keys i use take more then 10 seconds before they appear with 100% CPU load

 

in the Encylopedia -> Eternal Lands Help -> Interface section the icons are wrong

[Entropy]

Cordor, close the client and restart it again. Should be faster.

[Raytray]

Not a glitch/bug but in the previous patch the border to the minimap was transparent for me, is there anyway to bring that back? I found that I rather liked it and it made more space useful.

 

edit:

Shown in the picture but for some reason any item I drop turns into an upside icon of another item. Can someone verify this incase it's not simply something wrong with my set up?

Edited February 27, 2011 by Raytray

[hussam]

Another minor glitch, the alpha blended border for windows looks blocky now. If it's only me I'll post a screen shot. It looks like the right hand side is drawn as a mirror image.

 

Video card: GeForce GT 240/PCI/SSE2

Vendor ID: NVIDIA Corporation

OpenGL Version: 3.2.0 NVIDIA 195.36.24

looks weird here too http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7639/inventoryxk.png

Video card: GeForce 7300 GT/PCI/SSE/3DNOW!

Vendor ID: NVIDIA Corporation

OpenGL Version: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 270.26

[Forgiven]

i realized the unzip makes the "update" folder and not the files. i do have 1 issue with the graphics but i can not say if it was patch 1 or 2.

 

With v2, The game is now very blurry.

 

 

First pic is with patch v2, second is without any patch.

 

Graphics: Radeon mobility 5800 HD

Edited February 27, 2011 by Forgiven

[Entropy]

Yes, we are looking into it now.

[darkorgios13]

-char shadow fixed : i can see my char shadow now in ground!

-sky fixed also!

-about the minimap i know there are people who like as it is now and people who like the auto hide style !

can we add both in options ?

-bloodsucker maps work only insides - outsides only original game maps ???

 

 

video card: NVIDIA 9800M GTS

video driver : 260.19.06

cpu: c2d 8700

Os : Ubuntu 10.10 x86_64

Edited February 27, 2011 by darkorgios13

[Xaphier]

Thanks all for reporting, is hopefully fixed now in cvs

[Khalai]

Images in the encyclopedia are smeared or wrong. I guess it's the similar issue with wrong images in the dropped bags.

[dipi]

 

-bloodsucker maps work only insides - outsides only original game maps ???

you have to convert them to dds format.

 

Note: provisory fix: delete all dds files in the Maps folder and let the bmp

[zalic]

Note that not using dds files will make map changing slower again (or the problem might be that the custom (non-official) maps I have are with higher resolution then the official maps)

 

 

How to convert bmp to dds? tried with XnView under windows but client didn't open the maps

[Choris]

How to convert bmp to dds? tried with XnView under windows but client didn't open the maps

 

There are plugins for other graphics software like Adobe Photoshop and GIMP as well as standalone software with a GUI or as command line tools (nice for e.g. converting a whole custom map pack at once, once you figure out how to use them).

[Sir_Odie]

A current test-client for Mac OSX is here.

[Raytray]

The client crashed quite often for me. Not sure if it's lack of system resources or what, here is the error log.

[15:35:31] Too much commands in the queue for actor 2144 (Rat) => skip emotes!

[15:35:31] Unable to add command 21 - 2144

[15:35:31] Unable to add command 23 - 2144

Last message repeated 5 times

[15:35:31] Unable to find actor who just said local text?? name: #Message

[15:39:00] Client closed

 

#glinfo

Video card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250

Vendor ID: ATI Technologies Inc.

OpenGL Version: 3.2.9752 Compatibility Profile Context

[Zephlix]

login screen pic gone

 

 

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

[Raytray]

With the latest .exe I launched it, loaded the game, could see dp sto, see names, but couldn't see people. Then it crashed.

 

error.log.txt

[09:29:12] * server www.eternal-lands.com filename http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst'>http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst'>http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst'>http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst'>http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst'>http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst'>http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst'>http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst'>http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst

[09:29:12] Downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst from www.eternal-lands.com

[09:29:13] Finished downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst

[09:29:13] * server www.eternal-lands.com filename http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst

[09:29:13] Downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst from www.eternal-lands.com

[09:29:14] Finished downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst

[09:29:14] * server www.eternal-lands.com filename http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst

[09:29:14] Downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst from www.eternal-lands.com

[09:29:14] Finished downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates191/files.lst

[09:29:17] Failed to download (files.lst) 3 times. Giving up.

 

launching the game again, I was able to get ingame and see people.

Edited March 1, 2011 by Raytray

[darkorgios13]

http://yfrog.com/5ereshadows1j

 

most times in game my char has not his shadow ! same thing and for few others players! also you can see players with shadow and and others with not shadows in same time

[Cordor]

OpenGL renderer string: GeForce FX 5900XT/AGP/SSE2/3DNOW!

OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 173.14.22

 

I use Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS and the latest CVS 27.02.11 with the patch V2

 

When i start the client the loading is very very slow if i compare with the patched test version before and if i got the login prompt the keys i use take more then 10 seconds before they appear with 100% CPU load

 

in the Encylopedia -> Eternal Lands Help -> Interface section the icons are wrong

 

This problem still occur in the CVS 01.03.11 but just on log in

the progress indicator increase very very slow and keyboard takes seconds before it takes effect but just by starting and login the rest seems stable and fast for me.

Except the own character have now shadows but that problem is known i think.

Edited March 2, 2011 by Cordor

[Entropy]

Cordor, if you quit the client and start it again, is it still slow?

[Xaphier]

http://yfrog.com/5ereshadows1j

 

most times in game my char has not his shadow ! same thing and for few others players! also you can see players with shadow and and others with not shadows in same time

 

Are you using "use animation program"?

[darkorgios13]

Are you using "use animation program"?

 

Yes Xaphier! All the option for best visually are on

 

 

 

 

GPU : nvidia 9800M GTS (driver 260,19,06)

OS : ubuntu 10,10 x86_64

Edited March 3, 2011 by darkorgios13