What I have done so far is unzip the linux zip file from the CD......
I unzipped the linux zip install into a fresh Uplink folder in my home folder. Clicking the uplink executable did nothing.
I then found the 1.54 patch and installed it and noticed it installs to usr/local/games/uplink.
Ran uplink from the console only to get this in the log.
Loading uplink options from /home/leenuks/.uplink/options...failed
and
REDSHIRT : Failed to load file : /usr/local/games/uplink/lib/fonts/dungeon.ttf
and
REDSHIRT : Failed to load file : /usr/local/games/uplink/lib/music/bluevalley.uni
I then copied the dat files from my home/leenuks/Uplink folder to usr/local/games/uplink/lib folder.
Ran uplink from console again and got the same error with the font. I noticed that in nautilus the dat file is recognised as an archive. Clicking it opened it up so I dragged the folder out and into the lib directory.
Again I ran uplink from console and I got uplink to actually load the first screen where its connecting and then crashes.
====== END OF DEBUGGING INFORMATION ====
REDSHIRT : Failed to load file : /usr/local/games/uplink/lib/data/wordlist.txt
An Uplink Assertion Failure has occured
=======================================
Condition : file
Location : world/world.cpp, line 74
============== B E G I N C O R E D U M P =================
retAddress = 0x804d83f
retAddress = 0x817c136
retAddress = 0x805af02
retAddress = 0x805eaef
retAddress = 0x8181404
retAddress = 0x81088cf
retAddress = 0x810896c
retAddress = 0xb7a94450
retAddress = 0x804d4c1
============== E N D C O R E D U M P =====================
I notice in nautilus that the data.dat file is not recognised as an archive, after clicking it all the other dat file icons change from and archive icon to a text icon and will no longer open in archive manager. STRANGE!!
Next I notice another patch version 1.55 in these forums and install that.
The above problems seem to vanish but now I get this
Version : 1.55
RELEASE
Linux Build
Version 1.55 (RELEASE)
Compiled on Mar 19 2007 at 13:34:53
(code-C)(code-M)(code-T)
Loading uplink options from /home/leenuks/.uplink/options...success
=====DEBUGGING INFORMATION ENABLED=====
An error occured in Uplink
Files integrity is not verified
An Uplink Error has occured
Files integrity is not verified
Saving uplink options to /home/leenuks/.uplink/options...success
Any Ideas!
Thanks in advance
Leenuks