New Comers+ Updating Files

SinSpawn

Can the next patch just a full install and a patch to upgrade beta 4 to 5.

Cause lately we have been seeing alot of newcomers not installing it properly cause there are about 5 files to install.

You gotta just make it one big file so people don't get confused (lol thefiles are sorta in order but people still do it wrong)

waller

Yeah, NS is becoming VERY nooby-un friendly.

Zek

Supposedly it's going to be on the My Games list after this patch anyway, so there won't be a need for it much longer.

Lito

3.0 is in beta. It isn't viable to compile some 50-75 meg file to download every build because devs got better things to do. Also, there is a perfectly fine 2.01 version of NS they can easily install.

a full installer will be done by 3.0 final.

Soberana

Wow its not exactly brain-cracking science that it takes to install a client, then updating it by clicking on exes.

Please guys, geez.

VampMaster

It was already announced that there will be a full install when 3.0 final will be released.

anubis69

noo... my precious download limit, not another big file...

waller

It maybe blindingly simple, but people are still getting it wrong, and there seems to be a post every other day on these forums asking how to stop the error messege :
"[You Client.dll differs from the servers]" <--Or something similar, i forget.

TOmekki

people who cant get a computer game to work get naturally selected. simple as that. it takes about as much brainwork to actually read the instructions than to register here and post. not to mention totally ignoring the 5 other threads titled "client.dll differs from server" which would offer a solution.

Rue

<!--QuoteBegin-Lito+Aug 16 2004, 12:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Lito @ Aug 16 2004, 12:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 3.0 is in beta. It isn't viable to compile some 50-75 meg file to download every build because devs got better things to do. Also, there is a perfectly fine 2.01 version of NS they can easily install.

a full installer will be done by 3.0 final. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeh cause compiling a self extracting zip ever 3 months takes so much effort.

Thats really off they have to do

Carti

Maybe make one full installer AND a 3.0 beta 4a > Beta 5 update?

AvengerX

I knida like the install files the way they are (and theres 3 not 5) I mean most of your average people will get it right the first time (average people = average players which are allways good) and those who don't get it the first time might look into getting help which means they have inititive ( pro-active players = pro active learners. which means the'll get good over time) and then theres just the lucky morons who's older brothers installed the game and there just morons (moron people = moron players) but you can't strain out all the idoits

I think the system isn't half bad as it is now

IBT

<!--QuoteBegin-anubis69+Aug 16 2004, 03:02 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (anubis69 @ Aug 16 2004, 03:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> noo... my precious download limit, not another big file... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
if you think 1 big file will anger your ISP, your sadly mistaken, try dling 8 movies, 1 300mbit program and DOD while receving a call from eastlink tellin ya to empty your trash in your email and slow down with the dl's

Quaunaut

<!--QuoteBegin-TOmekki+Aug 16 2004, 02:55 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TOmekki @ Aug 16 2004, 02:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> people who cant get a computer game to work get naturally selected. simple as that. it takes about as much brainwork to actually read the instructions than to register here and post. not to mention totally ignoring the 5 other threads titled "client.dll differs from server" which would offer a solution. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Don't go that far.

Jarhedz provides no help to those trying to get 4a. You've gotta turn off your firewall, have the right browser(which can't be IE, the most used one out there), and CAN'T be on SP2 to get it.

I played hell getting 4a myself, luckily joev himself helped me out.

Rue

<!--QuoteBegin-IBT+Aug 16 2004, 08:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (IBT @ Aug 16 2004, 08:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-anubis69+Aug 16 2004, 03:02 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (anubis69 @ Aug 16 2004, 03:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> noo... my precious download limit, not another big file... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
if you think 1 big file will anger your ISP, your sadly mistaken, try dling 8 movies, 1 300mbit program and DOD while receving a call from eastlink tellin ya to empty your trash in your email and slow down with the dl's <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
lol I use atleast 1gig bandwidth a day and my ISP doesnt bother with me <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

But Brittish telecom cap your usage at 1gig a month!!!!!!!!! now thats horrible....