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Hey everyone.

I downloaded 1.9.0 today and when i logged on, the ground was covered in snow... or at least i thought. turns out its not a matter of climate change, but rather one of an error. screenie: http://s979.photobucket.com/albums/ae280/I...elscreen002.png. pretty weird, huh?

 

heres the output from #glinfo

Video card: GeForce 6150 LE/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW!

Vendor ID: NVIDIA Corporation

OpenGL Version: 2.1.2

Supported extensions: GL_ARB_color_buffer_float GL_ARB_copy_buffer GL_ARB_depth_clamp GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_framebuffer_object GL_ARB_half_float_pixel GL_ARB_half_float_vertex GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_map_buffer_range GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_provoking_vertex GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra GL_ARB_vertex_array_object GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ATI_draw_buffers GL_ATI_texture_float GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_S3_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_Cg_shader GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test GL_EXT_direct_state_access GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_provoking_vertex GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_two_side GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_lod GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_texture_swizzle GL_EXT_timer_query GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color GL_NV_depth_clamp GL_NV_fence GL_NV_float_buffer GL_NV_fog_distance GL_NV_fragment_program GL_NV_fragment_program_option GL_NV_fragment_program2 GL_NV_framebuffer_multisample_coverage GL_NV_half_float GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint GL_NV_occlusion_query GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil GL_NV_pixel_data_range GL_NV_point_sprite GL_NV_primitive_restart GL_NV_register_combiners GL_NV_register_combiners2 GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_texture_barrier GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc GL_NV_texture_env_combine4 GL_NV_texture_expand_normal GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_NV_texture_shader GL_NV_texture_shader2 GL_NV_texture_shader3 GL_NV_vertex_array_range GL_NV_vertex_array_range2 GL_NV_vertex_program GL_NV_vertex_program1_1 GL_NV_vertex_program2 GL_NV_vertex_program2_option GL_NV_vertex_program3 GL_NVX_conditional_render GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SGIX_depth_texture GL_SGIX_shadow GL_SUN_slice_accum GL_WIN_swap_hint WGL_EXT_swap_control

 

if this means anything to you, great!

 

im currently on a compaq presario, using a NVIDIA 6150 LE video card, i have 1.18 GB of RAM and i am using Windows XP

 

Thanks for any help!

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That looks like a wrong #data_dir in el.ini, which still points at an old installation of your Eternal Lands client.

 

Now someone posts here, where el.ini is located under Windows :icon13:

 

Piper

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el.ini used to be installed in C:\Program Files\Eternal Lands\main (XP) but with this new OS (Vista) it is being placed in

 

C:\Users\user name\Documents\Eternal Lands\main

 

I hope this helps.

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ok so first off i cant find my el.ini file, its not in my "main" folder. also i took a look at my error log and quite a lot of stuff is missing:

[19:16:35] Error: Server profile not found in servers.lst for server: Lands\el.exe". Failover to server: main.

[19:16:35] Using the server profile: main

[19:16:35] Window size adjusted to 1018x736

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_multitexture extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_point_sprite extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_texture_compression extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_shadow extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_EXT_framebuffer_object extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_EXT_draw_range_elements extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_fragment_program extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_vertex_program extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_fragment_shader extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_vertex_shader extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_shader_objects extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_shading_language_100 extension found, using it.

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat extension found, NOT using it...

[19:16:44] GL_ARB_texture_rectangle extension found, NOT using it...

[19:16:44] GL_EXT_fog_coord extension found, NOT using it...

[19:16:44] Couldn't find the GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc extension, not using it...

[19:16:44] Couldn't find the GL_EXT_texture_compression_latc extension, not using it...

[19:16:55] Error opening sound configuration file

[19:17:00] Unable to find id/property node weapon

[19:17:01] Unable to find id/property node helmet

Last message repeated 9 times

[19:17:02] Unable to find id/property node weapon

[19:17:02] Unable to find id/property node helmet

Last message repeated 9 times

[19:17:02] Unable to find id/property node weapon

[19:17:03] Unable to find id/property node helmet

Last message repeated 9 times

[19:17:03] Unable to find id/property node weapon

[19:17:03] Unable to find id/property node helmet

Last message repeated 9 times

[19:17:03] Unable to find id/property node weapon

[19:17:04] Unable to find id/property node helmet

Last message repeated 9 times

[19:17:04] Unable to find id/property node weapon

[19:17:04] Unable to find id/property node helmet

Last message repeated 9 times

[19:17:07] Unable to find id/property node weapon

[19:17:07] Unable to find id/property node helmet

Last message repeated 9 times

[19:17:07] Unable to find id/property node weapon

[19:17:07] Unable to find id/property node helmet

Last message repeated 9 times

[19:17:07] Unable to find id/property node weapon

[19:17:08] Unable to find id/property node helmet

Last message repeated 9 times

[19:17:08] Unable to find id/property node weapon

[19:17:08] Unable to find id/property node helmet

Last message repeated 9 times

[19:17:08] Unable to find id/property node weapon

[19:17:08] Unable to find id/property node helmet

Last message repeated 9 times

[19:17:08] Unable to find id/property node weapon

[19:17:08] Unable to find id/property node helmet

Last message repeated 9 times

[19:17:11] Unable to read emotes definition file /emotes.xml

[19:17:11] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./textures/lightning1.bmp in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:12] Unable to read spells definition file ./spells.xml

[19:17:12] Unable to parse spells definition file ./spells.xml

[19:17:13] * server www.eternal-lands.com filename http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates190/files.lst

[19:17:13] Downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates190/files.lst from www.eternal-lands.com

[19:17:14] Error: Can't open file "alias.ini"

[19:17:14] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./textures/thick_clouds.bmp in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:14] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./textures/thick_clouds_detail.bmp in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:14] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./textures/moonmap.bmp in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:14] Finished downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates190/files.lst

[19:17:15] * server www.eternal-lands.com filename http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates190/files.lst

[19:17:15] Downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates190/files.lst from www.eternal-lands.com

[19:17:15] Finished downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates190/files.lst

[19:17:16] * server www.eternal-lands.com filename http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates190/files.lst

[19:17:16] Downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates190/files.lst from www.eternal-lands.com

[19:17:16] Finished downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates190/files.lst

[19:17:16] Failed to download (files.lst) 3 times. Giving up.

[19:17:16] * server www.eternal-lands.com filename http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates/custom_files.lst

[19:17:16] Downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates/custom_files.lst from www.eternal-lands.com

[19:17:17] Finished downloading http://www.eternal-lands.com/updates/custom_files.lst

[19:17:23] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./3dobjects/tile0.dds in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:23] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./3dobjects/tile1.dds in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:23] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./3dobjects/tile9.dds in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:23] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./3dobjects/tile14.dds in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:23] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./3dobjects/tile16.dds in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:23] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./3dobjects/tile2.dds in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:23] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./3dobjects/tile17.dds in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:23] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./3dobjects/tile7.dds in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:23] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./3dobjects/tile12.dds in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:23] el_open_custom(): EXTENDED EXCEPTION(1:file_not_found): Can't find file ./3dobjects/tile10.dds in el_file at io/elfile.cpp (line 179)

[19:17:27] unknown element for skybox: clouds_rain

[19:17:27] unknown element for skybox: clouds_detail_rain

[19:17:27] unknown element for skybox: fog_rain

[19:17:27] unknown element for skybox: light_ambient_rain

[19:17:27] unknown element for skybox: light_diffuse_rain

[19:17:27] Error while loading the skybox definitions.

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'clouds_sunny' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'clouds_detail_sunny' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'clouds_rainy' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'clouds_detail_rainy' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'sky5' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'sky1_sunny' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'sky2_sunny' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'sky3_sunny' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'sky4_sunny' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'sky5_sunny' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'fog_sunny' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'fog_rainy' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'light_ambient_rainy' element!

[19:17:27] no color key defined for 'light_diffuse_rainy' element!

[19:17:27] Error: Can't open file "servermarks_galdin.dat"

 

if you guys know anyway i can find these files, nodes and textures, that would be great. I updated my graphics drivers, uninstalled and reinstalled the game, but im still having problems.

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i cant belive i didnt think of that. now that i have it, what should i look for? its been a while since ive had to do anything like this

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Essentially, you should have in your el.ini file a line like

 

#data_dir = "path to a bad, incomplete installation of EL, probably leftover from an old installation of a previous version which has been deleted"

 

What you have to do is (in theory at least) rather simple: replace the path to the bad installation with the one to the correct, more recent installation. Also, I believe that if you just delete the entry (it is enough to remove the initial # sign, then the whole line will be treated as a comment), the client will go by default to the correct place. Have a try, and let us know of the results.

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I dont think its a #data_dir problem. i looked and it says: #data_dir = c:\Program Files\Eternal Lands\ so i know its at my default. it changed nothing when i tried changing it

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I figured it out! turns out it was pointing to an installation of 1.6.0 and was combining with the new installation. i got rid of the old one and it works just fine. thank you all so much fot the help!

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