Beta Wednesday

[Imago]

what are the steps to reproduce the error?

here is what I am doing (and I get no error)

1) download and run installer from http://build.alleg.net
2) Launch allegiance.exe from install directory from step 1
3) profit

[FreeBeer]

Following Imago's step, all works fine for me.

Note: This installer appears to create an install independent of the regular Allegiance install (different folder, etc.). You launch the game from the new folder and ASGS is NOT involved.

[BackTrak]

I was able to run Imago's installer.

I had alleg + asgs running at the same time. The first run of the installer crashed at the downloading artwork step.

Closed alleg + asgs, and re-ran the installer.

Installer completes successfully.

Connected to lobby.

Connected to game server.

Alleg crashes with missing artwork in the dev folder. First it was the background image for OH, then it was missing the background image for belters.

STarted ASGS, changed to BETA mode.

Files were downloaded (including new allegiance.exe)

Relaunched from ASGS again.

Alleg AU began download files. AU locked up at downloading dbghelp.dll (3/3)

Killed allegiance.exe

There was a dialog window on my main monitor:

Error occured during auto update (Code = 183)

(183) Cannot create a file when that file already exists
Source: AutoUpdate\Allegiance.exe
Dest: .\Allegiance.exe

Do you wish to retry moving the files?

I clicked yes.

Game relaunches.

I minimize game, "Windows firewall has blocked blah blah blah" dialog is underneath. I allow access to everything.

I try to join cc09b zone game again,

Allegiance.exe crashes:

Allegiance: Fatal modeler error: Couldn't open: c:\.....\allegiance\beta\artwork\raincfg.mdl

I copy ALL of my production artwork folder to c:\.....\allegiance\beta\artwork, skipping existing files. Many files files are copied. Many are not.

Do it again, it all worked.

Victory!

[Ill_Byte]

Still no victory here. I've been fighting it about an hour.

I finally got the beta updated (bad .cfg file) and I can get in, but it's saying the servers have a newer version than me. I've repaired critical files, deleted filelist.txt, downloaded allegiance.exe at least six times from the various updates.

I think my original install is too old. Going to try removing everything and reinstalling.

[Ill_Byte]

I can only get it to update to 10.8.10. I switch to beta, have it repair critical files, and then update on logging in, but no good. I can't seem to get 10.8.14, even after a fresh reinstall.

[Spinoza]

I have to reinstall and the installer dl speed is abysmal, if I'm lucky it will be done in an hour when the ZG starts.

[Necrotic]

I have tried Imagos way and also the asgs beta mode way, both times I get the same error about filelist.txt_ not being the expected size.
Anyone got any ideas what may be causing it?

Edit: It keeps making me generate a "pack file" every time I try to launch. How do i make it stop?