guys, sorry

News and discussion of the PC port of Oolite.

Moderators: winston, another_commander

Post Reply
cleo-ti
Poor
Poor
Posts: 4
Joined: Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:45 am

guys, sorry

Post by cleo-ti »

to bother with "stupid" questions, but I really got a problem.
Sitting here in mainland China, I try to download e.g. The Assaisins Guild OXP,
but always access to box.com is blocked - like several other OXP´s stored there.
Funnily some OXP´s from BOX.com I can access !!!

Are there some othe backup servers where OXP´s are stored for download ?

I´d really appreciate some help,

regards cleo
User avatar
Thargoid
Thargoid
Thargoid
Posts: 5528
Joined: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:55 pm

Re: guys, sorry

Post by Thargoid »

Greetings, welcome and hello :)

Sound like LittleBear's account has reached its monthly download allowance. Personally I don't have an up to date copy to offer, but if all else fails if you wait until the start of next month then they should become available again (until they hit the download limit again - the curse of being popular ;) ). Or someone else who's a bit more organised might be able to offer a shorter-term alternative.
User avatar
Diziet Sma
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 6312
Joined: Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:20 pm
Location: Aboard the Pitviper S.E. "Blackwidow"

Re: guys, sorry

Post by Diziet Sma »

G'day, cleo-ti, and welcome aboard! 8)
Thargoid wrote:
Sound like LittleBear's account has reached its monthly download allowance.
Doesn't look like that's it.. both the 1.3 version and the 1.3.3 bugfix version downloaded fine for me just now.. maybe the Great Bamboo Firewall is to blame.

cleo-ti, I've uploaded both versions to my own box.com account, see if you can download from there.

Here's the link for the bugfix version:
https://www.box.com/s/o9phr7w6ovaxn8f4rqaj

And for the older, 1.3 version (not that I'd recommend that one, go with the bugfix if you can)
https://www.box.com/s/8w0e8999dfzx823xxobc

If that doesn't work for you, let me know, and I'll upload a copy to my own server.
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied
User avatar
JazHaz
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 2991
Joined: Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:07 am
Location: Enfield, Middlesex
Contact:

Re: guys, sorry

Post by JazHaz »

I'm also hosting a fixed version of v1.3.3 - fixes are the "less than" bug and the "graviton missiles" bug.

https://www.box.com/s/woszp8445bvyw1pcwxeh

Could it be the https (secured http) thats the problem here?
cleo-ti
Poor
Poor
Posts: 4
Joined: Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:45 am

Re: guys, sorry

Post by cleo-ti »

Diziet Sma wrote:
.. maybe the Great Bamboo Firewall is to blame.
Thanks a lot mate, did work perfectly - even without VPN - so the golden wall is not to blame....

Nevertheless the question if there is some other server (besides of box.com) where the OXP´s are mirrored ???

greetz cleo
User avatar
Diziet Sma
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 6312
Joined: Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:20 pm
Location: Aboard the Pitviper S.E. "Blackwidow"

Re: guys, sorry

Post by Diziet Sma »

cleo-ti wrote:
Nevertheless the question if there is some other server (besides of box.com) where the OXP´s are mirrored ???
Well, the thing is, there's no "official" repository (or mirror) for OXPs. It's entirely up to the creator of each OXP where they wish to host them. Most use box.com, some use googledocs (particularly for very large OXPs), a few use other hosting services, and some are hosted on the author's own servers.

The majority are not mirrored anywhere, although often what happens if a particular OXP is unavailable for some reason (download limit exceeded, etc) is that one of the other members here will add it to their own hosting account, (again generally box.com) so as to keep it available until such time as the problem is resolved.

If there are others that are giving you problems, make a list and post it here, and I'll add them to my box account, as I noticed that you were able to successfully d/l Assassins from there a few minutes ago.
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied
Post Reply