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Offline colecampbell666

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
I can't even figure out who or what he's referring to.
Gettin' back to dodgin' lasers.

 
Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
I just downloaded the installer and when I try to run it, it says the application failed to start because OpenAL32.dll was not found.

 

Offline Mobius

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
Download OpenAL. You should be able to find it in The FAQTM :)
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Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
People, people. Please search the forums. There's n number of topics (n>20) about the openal issue. Including one that's stickied. Just go to www.openal.org.
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: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
Yeah, I just figured that out. I should probably poke around for myself when I have problems rather than just ask for help. Especially when the solution is kinda obvious

EDIT: I'm gonna go ahead and blame this one on my hangover. I love college!

 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
Ah yes, that explains it. Drinking rocks. Well, apart from the hangover thing. Though I don't actually get hangovers. I just have to puke before I go to bed, and then I'm all bright-eyes the next morning.
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: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
Ok here's the deal. I already had FS2 installed so I ticked off the core items in the installer.

First I got the OpenAL error, but fixed it.

First question:

What exe should I use? There's like 7 of them? I'm guessing fs2_open_3_6_9.exe? (that's what I've used)

Second:

Now I get this error:

"Error initializing graphics: Can't understand 'VideocardFs2open' registry entry!"

Then it asks me to run fs2_open launcher (which one is that?) or download the latest launcher (link does not work).


edit nvm: I must be blind. I didn't see Launcher.exe  :rolleyes:
« Last Edit: September 18, 2007, 07:31:39 am by Cloudburst »

 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
:welcomered:

fs2_open_3_6_9.exe is indeed a good choice and you are required to run the Launcher to set up your basic options so that you can run the game. Good that you've solved everything so far. In other emergencies, do search the forums for similar issues. If that doesn't help, feel free to ask.

Also, the latest launcher is 5.5c. I had it, but lost it during a complete XP reinstall (silly me, didn't make a backup). I'll try to find the download site and post a link here.

Edit: OK, here we go.
« Last Edit: September 18, 2007, 09:10:41 am by Lobo »
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: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
I got it working after I found the launcher so it works fine now, thanks anyway.  :yes:

 

Offline RazorsKiss

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
NOTICE:

Due t' lack o' bandwidth, I'm droppin' th' files fer th' retail installation, an' Derelict, until th' next billin' cycle.
 
3 TERAbytes, people, to be sure!
 
Oy!

Seeya when I get some more bandwidth :D
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Offline Turey

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer, by Blackbeard's sword! Download it now!
NOTICE:

Due t' lack o' bandwidth, I'm droppin' th' files fer th' retail installation, an' Derelict, until th' next billin' cycle.
 
3 TERAbytes, people, t' be sure!
 
Oy!

Seeya when I get some more bandwidth :D

K, pulled.

EDIT: Some statistics. Please note the time span. I'm not sure what happened to the logs after July 11th. I'll ask Hunter.
Code: [Select]
Hits between Dec. 7, 2006 and July 11, 2007

Total Hits File

2940 /files/installer/FreeSpaceOpensetup.exe
2877 /files/installer/filenames.txt
3205 /files/installer/version.txt
1971 /files/installer/UpdateFreeSpaceOpen.exe
1128 /files/installer/update_version.txt
6088 /files/installer/java/FreeSpaceOpenInstaller.jar
45449 /files/installer/java/core_files.txt
45806 /files/installer/java/filenames.txt
49941 /files/installer/java/version.txt
804 /files/installer/java/javautilities/javautilities.exe
364 /files/installer/java/FreeSpaceOpenUpdater.jar
850 /files/installer/java/update_version.txt
58569 /files/installer/FreeSpaceOpenInstaller.zip

Grand totals:
Total number of downloads of NSIS version: 2940
Total number of downloads of Java version: 64657
Total number of downloads of both versions: 67597
Average downloads/day: 321.89

Total number of executions of NSIS version: 4333
Total number of executions of Java version: 50791
Total number of executions of both versions: 55124
Average executions/day: 262.5

Percent of Java downloads that were the .exe version: 90% (Interestingly close to Microsoft's share of the OS market...)
« Last Edit: September 19, 2007, 10:15:41 pm by Turey »
Creator of the FreeSpace Open Installer.
"Calm. The ****. Down." -Taristin
why would an SCP error be considered as news? :wtf: *smacks Cobra*It's a feature.

 

Offline Turey

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
Ah, that's what happened. SA (Yes THE SA) seems to have taken a liking to FSO. If anyone here happens to have an SA account could you post this link for me on the following threads?
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2612076
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2613848
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2612827
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2614021

EDIT: Some other interesting referring sites:
Chinese site
Japanese site
« Last Edit: September 19, 2007, 11:45:18 pm by Turey »
Creator of the FreeSpace Open Installer.
"Calm. The ****. Down." -Taristin
why would an SCP error be considered as news? :wtf: *smacks Cobra*It's a feature.

 

Offline jr2

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Shiver me timbers! Download it now!
I like this one better!  :D

A note to the members of Something Awful Forums
Hello, my name is Turey, and I wrote the FreeSpace Open Installer. All of you at Something Awful seem to have taken quite an interest in both FreeSpace Open and my Installer. I'm always glad to see more people become interested in FreeSpace Open, but the addition of the SA traffic to the normal traffic has caused a problem for one of the file hosts that the Installer relies on. As such, the retail files and the Derelict mod campaign have been temporarily removed from the Installer.

I understand that this is inconvenient, but it has to be done. In the meantime, here's an alternative method of downloading. If you download the HotU Version, then run my Installer on top of it, it should result in an almost identical install to what you would have gotten with the retail files in my Installer. If you're looking for Derelict, you can get it from Hades-Combine.

Thank you for your cooperation, and I hope you enjoy playing FreeSpace Open.

 

Offline colecampbell666

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
Am I right in guessing that the recent influx of newbs (I made 5 welcomes the other day) is coming from Something Awful?

The thread title is still messed up.
Gettin' back to dodgin' lasers.

 

Offline Gunteen6

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
aww man! now i can't get the retail files, i got a few friends who want this game, and now the retail files aren't there, so they STILL can't play...
is there another location where we can fetch the retail files?
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Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
Hotu's FreeSpace 2 entry. Full 1.2 retail FS2, minus the cutscenes.
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 RazorsKiss

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
Sowwy :D

But, if my hosting goes down hard, instead of at my self-imposed cutoff, bad t'ings will happen.  Then, I won't be hosting them, period :/

So, give it another day, and I should have bandwidth again.
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Offline RazorsKiss

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
Bandwidth is back.

Turey, turn 'em back on.

Y'all - if you HAVE the retail files already, PLEASE do not download them.  I don't have unlimited bandwidth, so use wisely, please :D

I have a LOT - but even that isn't unlimited :D
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Offline jr2

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
Y'all - if you HAVE the retail files already, PLEASE do not download them.  I don't have unlimited bandwidth, so use wisely, please :D

I have a LOT - but even that isn't unlimited :D

... Which is one of the reasons I made my walkthrough!  ;)

 

Offline Turey

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Re: FreeSpace Open Installer! Download it now!
Bandwidth is back.

Turey, turn 'em back on.

Y'all - if you HAVE the retail files already, PLEASE do not download them.  I don't have unlimited bandwidth, so use wisely, please :D

I have a LOT - but even that isn't unlimited :D

If they run it over a retail install, it should use almost none of your bandwidth. Anyway, back on.
Creator of the FreeSpace Open Installer.
"Calm. The ****. Down." -Taristin
why would an SCP error be considered as news? :wtf: *smacks Cobra*It's a feature.