So, I downloaded the Win32 0.5.0 Beta, but apparently it's corrupted, as most of the cargo images are not working, I can't open them with GIMP, or any other graphic program. (I haven't tested them in-game)
So, I re-downloaded and the same thing happened...
I did do the Md5 test and it didn't report any errors...
Here is the (IMO) possible faults:
-The images was corruption even before the installer was made
-The files was corrupted doing download
-My file system is corrupted (hope that's not it, I'll run scandisk later...)
If the file was corrupted doing download, the following should be done:
-The installer should verify itself, before installing...
And/Or
-It should be possible to download via BitTorrent, as it would prevent corruption... (I know this have been brought up before... and rejected)
If the images was corruption even before the installer was made:
-The beta should be repacked...
If my file system is corrupted:
-I should shut up...
of course, it's not my place to decide anything, this are just suggestions...
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Yeah I got confused at first... my friend actually did get a corrupt copy, but it will give a big error message in the installer AND the MD5 will be wrong.
Your copy is in tact. The reason you cannot easily view the image files is because they are DDS files with compression, which allow for direct transfer to the graphics card to drastically improve loading times.
We weren't exactly thinking about the ease of implementing external programs when doing this. It's going to be a lot harder to get pictures in.
Here is C Source code a DDS reader for GIMP. In the readdds.c
http://registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=3475
One possible solution is to distribute the original cargo images with VSTrade, but that is hard to organize and will increase download size.
Your copy is in tact. The reason you cannot easily view the image files is because they are DDS files with compression, which allow for direct transfer to the graphics card to drastically improve loading times.
We weren't exactly thinking about the ease of implementing external programs when doing this. It's going to be a lot harder to get pictures in.
Here is C Source code a DDS reader for GIMP. In the readdds.c
http://registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=3475
One possible solution is to distribute the original cargo images with VSTrade, but that is hard to organize and will increase download size.
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I'm sorry for tacking your time, with a known issue... I should have made a search on the forum...
Anyway, the images shouldn't have png/jpg extension IMHO, but rather dds...
That would eliminate any further questions...
I'll of course have to find a way to load them in java for VSTrade, if it's even possible
Another solution, might be to distribute the cargo images uncompressed, with VSTrade... But, that would bust VSTrades download size... hmm...
Anyway, the images shouldn't have png/jpg extension IMHO, but rather dds...
That would eliminate any further questions...
I'll of course have to find a way to load them in java for VSTrade, if it's even possible
Another solution, might be to distribute the cargo images uncompressed, with VSTrade... But, that would bust VSTrades download size... hmm...