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Offline General Battuta

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
Is it me? or is the Installer borked? I got WIN 7 Ultimate running at 64 bit and I'm trying to use the installer. It keeps on hanging at different Presentage on downloading. I never have gotten past 24% when it hangs.

Any ideas?
 
Thanks all!
Jadehawk

I don't know. Try a manual install.

 
Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
ok 10-4 will do
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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
hi all,

n00b question: I´m just trying to install FSO, but I can`t dl neither Turey`s Installer nor do a manual installation, since I can`t access the download sites on fsoinstaller.com and swc.fs2downloads.com... both sites give a "server not found"-error.

A known error or something I do terribly wrong?

Thanks for helping!

 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
The servers are down right now. We're working on a fix. It's very annoying and we're sorry.

 

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
thx for the fast answer! Hope everything will be fixable (and actually fixed right soon ;) )

 
Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
Fixed, sorry for the inconvience, It shall never happen again. The car repair bill was more expensive then expected. Ill have the next three months paid by the 14th :)

 
Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
Uh, hi there! I have a little question;

Turey's installer seems to be freezing up on me, and halting mid-download.

Is there a way to make it continue from where it left off?
(Is there a chance it stooped DLing because I haven't installed OpanAL yet?)

 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
Is there a way to make it continue from where it left off?
It should do just that.

(Is there a chance it stooped DLing because I haven't installed OpanAL yet?)
No. But do remember to install it.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

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15:51 < Achillion> yes
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20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

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11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
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11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
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11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []

 
Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
Wait, so you mean- I should close the installer?
When I start it up again, should I mark "The Works" again, or that "Update" box?

 

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
Make the same selections as before.
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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
I see.

I presume it detects what files it finished downloading, and only completes what's missing?

Nice. Thanks for the tip guys!

Alright- I'm done, but it gave me the following message (see attachment):

Should I run the installer again with the same box I marked on the first go?

Sorry in advance for being such a bother.

[attachment deleted by ninja]
« Last Edit: April 10, 2011, 01:27:49 pm by Jeff Vader »

 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
Just don't worry about those.

 
Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
You sure? I don't want the game to **** up midway. And isn't Twilight one of the game's mods?
« Last Edit: April 10, 2011, 01:30:28 pm by JackDandy »

 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
You sure? I don't want the game to **** up on my midway. And isn't Twilight one of the game's mods?
Both are mods/campaigns. They are not necessary for running the game. If you want the mods, you can get them from freespacemods.net.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []

 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
You sure? I don't want the game to **** up midway. And isn't Twilight one of the game's mods?

They won't **** up the game, they're just mods it couldn't download. You'll have plenty of other stuff to play.

 
Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
Oh, I see.
Still, I want all of the fan campaigns to be ready as well.

Can't I just run the installer again?
Or should I DL each of them manually?

 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
You can try to, but those errors occur because the download sites are down.

 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
Can't I just run the installer again?
If the Installer already failed at getting those, it most likely means that the server/servers hosting those mods is/are down. Rerunning the Installer will not fix those servers.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []

 
Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
Got it! I'll just DL them manually sometime, then.

Thanks again for the help!

 

Offline kane544

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing FreeSpace 2 Open *noob-friendly*
Hello there. I would like to say that the downloads for some of the fsport downloads have failed. Does that mean the servers are down for those files?