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The Ur-Quan Masters Re-Release => Technical Issues => Topic started by: ja on April 13, 2006, 10:29:28 pm



Title: help
Post by: ja on April 13, 2006, 10:29:28 pm
can't  open  starcon.lst
Karnel failed to load

Help help help :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ ??? ??? ??? ???


Title: Re: help
Post by: meep-eep on April 13, 2006, 10:58:42 pm
Give us some more info to work with.


Title: Re: help
Post by: ja on April 13, 2006, 11:53:04 pm
when i instal v0.5 (i have v0.4) and click on the icon it not work. I try to lanch gamo from comand promt (ms dos) .I have windows xp


help :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

it is very good game


Title: Re: help
Post by: meep-eep on April 14, 2006, 12:29:56 am
How have you installed the game? It looks like the game can't find the content package.


Title: Re: help
Post by: ja on April 14, 2006, 08:55:41 pm
yes i am. install   v0.5 i have   v0.4


Title: Re: help
Post by: ja on April 15, 2006, 10:38:53 pm
any helpper

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Title: Re: help
Post by: Halleck on April 16, 2006, 12:50:59 am
It would be easier for us to help if you articulated your problem more clearly.


Title: Re: help
Post by: Michael Martin on April 16, 2006, 07:53:05 pm
I'm going to make some wild guesses.

I think he's saying he has 0.4 installed, and he installed 0.5 over it.

The error message is one we'd expect if he didn't properly install the 0.5.0 content package (since starcon.lst doesn't exist in 0.4).

So he needs to do at least the "minimal install" for 0.5, not merely the "No Content" install.


Title: Re: help
Post by: ja on April 16, 2006, 08:36:27 pm
how cen i instal mimimal....?? ??? ???


Title: Re: help
Post by: Halleck on April 17, 2006, 09:22:46 am
Couldn't he just download the content packages (http://sc2.sourceforge.net/downloads.php) for 0.5.0 and place them in the proper directory?


Title: Re: help
Post by: Michael Martin on April 18, 2006, 12:20:20 pm
To do a basic install:  Download the installer (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/sc2/uqm-0.5.0-installer.exe?download).

Run it.

When it asks what packages to install, there will be a combo box marked something like "Typical".  That will work; you can also choose "minimal" if you don't want voiceovers.

It will then download the 0.5.0 content and do a complete install.  It's OK to not uninstall 0.4 first.


Title: Re: help
Post by: ja on April 20, 2006, 08:20:00 pm
(http://www.slibe.com/images/4acd793a-untitled_JPG.jpg) (http://www.slibe.com)

This is problem ha???


Title: Re: help
Post by: Novus on April 20, 2006, 09:13:52 pm
As the dialog box says, UQM requires the basic content package to run. Therefore, the installer tries to download it. If you cancel the download, the dialog you've shown us appears. At this stage, you can try selecting "Yes" to try downloading again.

If downloading doesn't seem to work, you should check that the installer can access the Internet. If you can download from SourceForge with a web browser without a proxy, the installer should also work. Do you have Internet access on the machine you are trying to install UQM on?


Title: Re: help
Post by: ja on April 20, 2006, 10:06:00 pm
Yes i have.Cen u write link to download this .I know that i cen download when i am instal but cen u write link to download
Thank u


Title: Re: help
Post by: Novus on April 21, 2006, 08:56:57 am
Sure. Try downloading the content package (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/sc2/uqm-0.5.0-content.uqm?download) and then stick it in the installer's directory before running the installation. That should allow the installer to use the downloaded package instead of downloading it itself. See also the UQM technical FAQ (http://uqm.stack.nl/wiki/The_Ur-Quan_Masters_Technical_FAQ#How_do_I_install_the_game_on_Windows_without_an_internet_connection.3F).

Alternatively, if you have an installation of UQM 0.5 without the content package, you could try putting uqm-0.5.0-content.uqm in the directory content/packages in the UQM installation directory.


Title: Re: help
Post by: Michael Martin on April 22, 2006, 03:53:27 am
If you use IE to download it, you may have to rename the file since IE will sometimes automatically change the name to "uqm-0.5.0-content.uqm.zip".