TCE many problems on MAC OS X


(whyumad) #1

hi,

i’d like to ask for assistance since i’ve got many attempts trying to install the game.

well. first i’ve done was download the Wolfenstein Enemy Territory Full (with 2.60 Patch), well it just went to my application files, as it should. then the pb that is on this download also.

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then, i download Wolfenstein Enemy Territory Security Patch 2.60b. which actually haves the option to unzip it (if is that the manner to call it). well, after that there’s the source to choose for patch it.( http://i37.tinypic.com/2po30c9.jpg) as i have a mac just choose the one i got. well, the file is called : Wolfstein ET.app ( http://i36.tinypic.com/9ux1t0.jpg ) just as the first “launcher” that i got on the 1st download, as i am not quite smart about patching or stuff didnt know if was doing something wrong seeing i got this both launchers that look being the same thing. just took a look of the weight of both launchers. the 1st one have less mbs than the one that came on my Zip download.

for the doubts i just overwrote on it in on the past (1st attempt of fail):

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the last time i did basically i could do it on that way but wasnt sure if works the same as replacing it on Package Contents . so i just replaced the first one with the content of the second hoping that makes sort of sense to “patch” it.

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after this, i download TrueCombat: Elite v0.49 Full and installed it ( http://i37.tinypic.com/efgn4g.jpg ) the launcher of TCE just went on applications outside the Wolfenstein Enemy Territory folder, but the “tctest” was within this folder after install it, being like this: applications/wolfenstein ET/tctest (at the moment it went correctly if i didnt miss something).

now last part which i really didnt knew if was correct. since i havent understood quite well what the guide said (some missunderstanding with my poor english)

quoting from guide:

“4. Finally run the 0.49b Patch. Here you need to be a bit careful, extract your files to the “Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory folder”, NOT the tcetest folder. If you do, you will end up with “C:\Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory cetest cetest” and the game will not be “patched”.”

i dont know what extract means tbh, and neither how this part is done from words to action.

*but i’ll tell how i did it. i downloaded TrueCombat: Elite Patch v0.49b

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i unzip this folder. then i saw all this stuff around. well. as i saw a guide especially for mac on forums. i just tried to do what it said, making a effort to get what exactly was the meaning of some stuff. i open mac_users_run_me_first.pkg installed ( http://i36.tinypic.com/2p46h.jpg ) , then a launcher of TCE appear, (just like when i open Patch of Wolfenstein).

the proccess was quite the same i did before, i noticed this hadnt a package content and even if had the same mbs as the first launcher of TCE, i replaced it for the one that came on the mac_users_run_me_first.pkg.

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after this part. i just done what the readme said. replaced the archives from the zip content with the “tctest” ones.

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then replaced qagame_mac.bundle with the one that was inside of the package content of wolfenstein.

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finally thougt i was done to launch the game without problems.

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idk if that’s how should look at the end of all the patching and stuff. just got one launcher for TCE. have read that you can get a shortcut but i dont even know how to do it and dunno if i screw something on the proccess overwrithing some file or messing up the game.

anyway after all that randomly things i’ve done just run quite decently. could open it. (but sometimes i open TCE and launchs Wolfenstein).

well in the part of the connection i use, i still having doubts. i set it to DSL/cable option at start changing the cfg archive that rest on user/library/application support/wolfenstein ET/tctest/profiles/username/etconfig.cfg (dunno if was the correct path).

well in some archive you can change the " seta rate “25000” " and well just cause i saw that on guide which didnt understood neither was kind of connection meant trhow this value.
anyway that was on old attempt. actually i just use the default settings. using modem connection and i think it should be “5000” without changes.

i can connect to servers quite luckily sometimes cause i unabled to show empty servers. (which sadly just lemme the browser quite empty of nothing). lates quite a bit to load me some servers with players but well after that comes the loading that sometimes download quite much trash that make me get bored.

is weird, being servers that are called “obj_” mostly. thougt i’d see obj and “dem_” which i read are the oldest. so i dont enter on those. but i saw there’s others also. with “bc_”

something that worried me there was there’s servers called beta when they load. so i thougt i did something wrong and maybe i was in the incorrect browser list (?). or anything…

after all this mess. i could finally enter on some servers with some painful speed that is not the usual for me (and makes me feel slow.)

i could play with 80 fps but sometimes it down badly to 40 or 30-28 in big places. but anyway could hold with some luck.

but as used to, i start getting problems on sort of maps. some autokick me meanwhile a game cause they couldnt load some pks and on the kick reasons sometimes show me a list of stuff i dont have. and dont know if this also have to do with maybe i have done something wrong installing the game…

sometimes it runs smooth, but from nothing i get kicked. i watched the console and it sometimes just freeze the image of game for some seconds. and show me that the pb (punkbuster) could not update or something. on the reason of kick shows:

ERROR:

server disconnected - punkbuster kicked player ‘username’ (for 0 minutes) … this PB servers requires [A1382 C2.213] - Error loading PB

i’ve talk in game with a person that told me i should update my pb and it should fix most of my issues. so i went to the page of punkbuster for updates

http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=dl-wolf.php

PB Client v2.202 for Mac Filename: mc002202.htm

PB ClientA v1316 for Mac Filename: ma001316.htm

those links are “Not yet supported” .didnt knew if my pb could update by itself so i gave i try… anyway this quite just trhow my hopes to the garbage. seeing the mac source got supported from, 2007. so think on expect a change from this page now in this year…

well. i’ve just thougt link was broken and then i went some other window to see if there was another place to download the correct pb version. luckily in same page i got another link that was for mac

http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php

downloaded it and well there was a guide but wasnt sure of how to make it work.

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in this part i choose “file”, “find a game” then a window appeared i choose “wolfenstein”, then in browse i just got a bit worried cause didnt know what to choose. then just picked “applications/wolfenstein ET”

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well, i choose “ok” and started to “update” i guess. cause it said it was in the loader.

finally thougt i could solve my problems with this.

sadly i still connecting to servers and still kicking me for the “update” of the punkbuster. so i dont know what to do now.

afaik all this procces was done because my ignorance about patching/reading incorrectly the guides, personally i find that maybe the game is failing cause i did something wrong somewhere.

so i’d like to know if all this steps i’ve done are correct. if not please let me know with some kind of pic or something that show steps in the right way to solve this mess.

PD: when i close TCE always this message appear telling me something that i dont understand. could have some relation with some wrong installation from me?:

http://i37.tinypic.com/y09s4.jpg (the spanish messages: tittle: wolfenstein has unexpectedly quit/under message: click restart to re-open the application/commentary: details of the problem and system configuration) rest is on english. i’d upload more screenshots of the info that appears on it if you need it.

thanks in advance


($omator) #2

try maybe direct on http://www.truecombatelite.com/:wink:


(Scennative) #3

lolz but a admin must do activate your account. i am waiting for 2 weeks!


($omator) #4

ohhh so you will wait more, my buddy is waiting 2 months already :smiley:

ive heard that they match registration ip to pbbans punksbusted baned ip lists so maybe thats the reason… who knows :slight_smile:


(Scennative) #5

nooooo i have a bann on pbbans… -.- yes ****ing cvar´s