linux help needed

[the_ultimate_samurai]

i have linux version and the newest patch and the ece bonus pack. im using the .zip file since umods dont work well most of the time. i added the paths to my ut2004.ini file. and after i did that my ut2004 stopped working. so i need to know what i have to do to make it work.

[TKATK]

i suggest deleting UT2004.ini in /system and using hte community menu to play chaos on Linux,the ini lines are just so you can use the mutator in stock UT and other community menu using mods

[the_ultimate_samurai]

hmm deleting the ut2004.ini from my home folder/.ut2004/ makes the program not even start to load. and now even if i remove the paths from the ini the program still dosent load. however i do have the chaosUT2.log and this is what it says
Log: Log file open, Sat Aug 6 19:57:09 2005
Init: Name subsystem initialized
Init: Version: 3355 (128.29)
Init: Compiled: Feb 20 2005 03:38:34
Init: Command line: -mod=ChaosUT2 -MainMenuClass=ChaosGames.ChaosGUI_MainMenu
Init: (This is Linux patch version 3355.0)
Init: Character set: Unicode
Init: Base directory: /usr/local/games/ut2004/System/
Init: Ini:../ChaosUT2/System/ChaosUT2.ini UserIni:../ChaosUT2/System/ChaosUT2User.ini
Init: Build label: UT2004 Build UT2004_Build_[2005-02-15_17.02]
Init: Object subsystem initialized
Log: Initializing OpenGLDrv...
Log: binding libGL.so.1
Log: Game class is 'GameInfo'
Log: Bringing Level Entry.myLevel up for play (0) appSeconds: 5.514577...
ScriptLog: GameInfo::InitGame : bEnableStatLogging False
Log: Browse: ChaosNoIntro.ut2?Name=shinigami?Class=Engine.Pawn?Character=Link?team=255?Sex=M?Voice=DarthVader2k4.DarthVader2k4?SpectatorOnly=1
Log: Collecting garbage
Log: Purging garbage
Log: Garbage: objects: 33703->33700; refs: 352776
Log: Game class is 'CinematicGame'
Log: Bringing Level ChaosNoIntro.myLevel up for play (0) appSeconds: 6.707998...
ScriptLog: GameInfo::InitGame : bEnableStatLogging False
Log: Created and initialized a new SDL viewport.
Warning: Failed to load 'Proxymon': Can't find file for package 'Proxymon'
Warning: Failed to load 'duel-arena][': Can't find file for package 'Proxymon'
Warning: Failed to load 'LevelSummary duel-arena][.LevelSummary': Can't find file for package 'Proxymon'
Warning: Error loading duel-arena][ !
Log: ALAudio: Using ALC_EXT_capture to record audio.
ScriptLog: New Player shinigami id=d4d793d5fe10c05c7f7aabfbd979ab72
Log: TTS: No output filename specified.
Log: Enter SetRes: 800x600 Fullscreen 1
Log: OpenGL
Critical: Couldn't set video mode: Could not create GL context

Exit: Executing UObject::StaticShutdownAfterError
Exit: Executing USDLClient::ShutdownAfterError
Log: Waiting for file streaming thread to finish...
Exit: OpenAL Audio subsystem shut down.
Exit: Exiting.
Log: FileManager: Reading 0 GByte 55 MByte 851 KByte 984 Bytes from HD took 0.929474 seconds (0.353552 reading, 0.575923 seeking).
Log: FileManager: 0.000000 seconds spent with misc. duties
Uninitialized: Name subsystem shut down
Uninitialized: Log file closed, Sat Aug 6 19:58:33 2005

maybe that will help.

[the_ultimate_samurai]

ok i used the umod and got the weapons and mods to work. however when i go into comunity menu there is no selection to activate it. without that i cant use the melee weapons or game modes which was the main reason i got the mod. so if someone could help id be very happy

[Tim]

That community thing never worked with all mods for me. Anyway, try running UT2004 with switch -MOD=ChaosUT2.

[jb]

the_ultimate_samurai,

in order for the community thing to work there needs to be

ut2k4mod.ini in the ut2004\chaosut2 folder

can you check and let us know? Sorry for the trouble!

[the_ultimate_samurai]

ya its there. but its in the .ut2004 folder not the actual game folder. (thats just where the umod installed it to.
but the file is there and i still cant find it in the community.

[the_ultimate_samurai]

well its in the chaosut2 folder however there is still no option in the community. i try running it with -mod=ChaosUT2 -MainMenuClass=ChaosGames.ChaosGUI_MainMenu as well as just -mod=ChaosUT2 here is what the symbolic link to it says:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=ut2004
Comment=
Icon=/usr/local/games/ut2004//ut2004.xpm
Exec=/usr/local/games/ut2004//ut2004 -mod=ChaosUT2 -MainMenuClass=ChaosGames.ChaosGUI_MainMenu
Terminal=false
Categories=X-Debian-Games

but it dosent work. here is what the chaosut2.log says when i try to run it like that:
Log: Log file open, Mon Aug 8 05:31:29 2005
Init: Name subsystem initialized
Init: Version: 3355 (128.29)
Init: Compiled: Feb 20 2005 03:38:34
Init: Command line: -mod=ChaosUT2 -MainMenuClass=ChaosGames.ChaosGUI_MainMenu
Init: (This is Linux patch version 3355.0)
Init: Character set: Unicode
Init: Base directory: /usr/local/games/ut2004/System/
Init: Ini:../ChaosUT2/System/ChaosUT2.ini UserIni:../ChaosUT2/System/ChaosUT2User.ini
Init: Build label: UT2004 Build UT2004_Build_[2005-02-15_17.02]
Init: Object subsystem initialized
Log: Initializing OpenGLDrv...
Log: binding libGL.so.1
Log: Game class is 'GameInfo'
Log: Bringing Level Entry.myLevel up for play (0) appSeconds: 19.812555...
ScriptLog: GameInfo::InitGame : bEnableStatLogging False
Log: Browse: ChaosNoIntro.ut2?Name=shinigami?Class=Engine.Pawn?Character=Link?team=255?Sex=M?Voice=DarthVader2k4.DarthVader2k4?SpectatorOnly=1
Log: Collecting garbage
Log: Purging garbage
Log: Garbage: objects: 33703->33700; refs: 352776
Log: Game class is 'CinematicGame'
Log: Bringing Level ChaosNoIntro.myLevel up for play (0) appSeconds: 23.847670...
ScriptLog: GameInfo::InitGame : bEnableStatLogging False
Log: Created and initialized a new SDL viewport.
Log: ALAudio: Using ALC_EXT_capture to record audio.
ScriptLog: New Player shinigami id=d4d793d5fe10c05c7f7aabfbd979ab72
Log: TTS: No output filename specified.
Log: Enter SetRes: 800x600 Fullscreen 1
Log: OpenGL
Critical: Couldn't set video mode: Could not create GL context

Exit: Executing UObject::StaticShutdownAfterError
Exit: Executing USDLClient::ShutdownAfterError
Log: Waiting for file streaming thread to finish...
Exit: OpenAL Audio subsystem shut down.
Exit: Exiting.
Log: FileManager: Reading 0 GByte 55 MByte 285 KByte 844 Bytes from HD took 15.733438 seconds (4.492295 reading, 11.241143 seeking).
Log: FileManager: 0.000000 seconds spent with misc. duties
Uninitialized: Name subsystem shut down
Uninitialized: Log file closed, Mon Aug 8 05:32:30 2005

so any idea what the problem is?

[jb]

Can you check to see where chaosut2 was installed to. It should be:

/usr/local/games/ut2004/ChaosUT2

If not can you put it there, remove the ut2004.ini file then try it again? sorry for all the trouble

[the_ultimate_samurai]

the umod couldnt extract it there for some reason so it extracted to /root/.ut2004/ChaosUT2 and the mutator worked but not the mod. ill try moving it and see if that helps

[jb]

Yea let us know if that helps as in has to be under the main ut2004 install location in order to work.

I am sorry but we really have had no access to a linux version so we dont have any experince and thus can not give you better help. But we should be able to work this out so that the next person exerpince will be smoother.

Let us know if/how it worked!

[the_ultimate_samurai]

well my version isent currently working but when i installed manually without the umod the chaosut folder was in the main folder however neither the mod nor mutator worked. that was the conditions on the first post. ill try it again but if someone knows ne better way of making it work or maybe something about making mods work in linux im not aware of i would be very happy

[the_ultimate_samurai]

ok the problem is chaos ut. when i have the paths= lines in my ut2004.ini the game gives that error. however when i dont it runs fine. now this is a recent occurance so im not sure what is causing it (i may have top re-install. its possable something in the actual file got screwed up) but would it be possable to just get the chaos ut melee mode (thats what i want the most) and not have it as part of the mod? i want the melee weapons and new gameplay types. or maybe give me the SDK and i can tinker with it till it works (there is no unreal ED for linux so i cant read .u files) just something?

[jb]

Ok I locked the other thread so I could keep everything straight. I am sorry that we dont have any more knowledge on a linux system. But let me go over how a window install works.


Normally in a window install the chaosut2 folder goes right under the main ut2004 folder and thus all of the docs where written to support that. If linux has to do it in a different manor then we may have to tweak the docs to reflect that.


Where I am getting confused is in how you had some files:

/usr/local/games/ut2004/

and others in /root/.ut2004 (or was that just the umod's doing)?

Did you try using the mod swtich after you removed those lines in the paths from the UT2004.ini??


And do you have some sorta of IM program as maybe we can do this in real time?? Again sorry for the troubles

[the_ultimate_samurai]

alrighty fisrt thing: linux has 2 places one is the main install site. thats where most of the games stuff is. then there is another site and that is in your home folder (windows dosent realy have home folders. they have at most "my documents") the ut2004.ini the game actualy uses is in the home folder. not the games systems folder ([your home here]/.ut2004/System) inside the home folder there is the system file the game uses for a lot of stuff but not everything. most of the things in it are ucl and ini's mostly user related stuff) all things pertaining to the player go to their system folder. not the main games system folder.
second thing: i got it to work!!! was so happy. it was conflicting with my evarena mod so i installed it to a fresh copy and it runs fine
third thing: in KOTH there is a typo. you put "...while trying to stay their yourself" or osmething to that avail when it should be "...while trying to stay THERE yourself" common mistake. their and there sound alike sometimes people get em confused. just something to note for your next release.
and finaly: the melee mode has some problems with other models (my link model spawns holding nothing and swinging nothing. no mater what weapon i switch to he is always empty handed. havent tested with other models yet but next up is darth vader and neko rei. ill get back to you on how well they hold on to their swords)

hope some of that info will help with designing for other linuxers (or at least making the readme less confusing)