Thread: Lotro mac client?

Wow, i have been waiting for something like this for ages! I love my mac but it really sucks that MANY games are unplayable without buying a windows installation disc ($$$$) and running bootcamp. Great stuff!
I was wondering thought, will it always patch to the newest update? When update 6 comes live will I be able to patch to it?
Thanks!

Hi everybody.

I ve just installed the full unofficial client yesterday, and tried it for about 15 minutes, and it seems to work very well.
Thanks a lot for the job!

I m just wondering if there's a simple way to change the langage? I can only choose English, and it would be easier for me if I can have it in French.

Thanks in advance.

Is that the only file you have to download?

I downloaded the client about a week ago and it was running great until about 2 days ago. Now when I try to run the gun it starts for a couple seconds after I log in, then it displays an output window saying that the action has been aborted and there is nothing I can do but exit the game. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it and i even got a windows emulator called wine, but nothing seems to work. Help would be really appreciated!

I have used this client with minimal issues for 4-5 monthes. The only differences are the launcher is different. You have to patch(update) the game manually and sometimes it crashes. My only problem that I need help with is that the default resolution is to too small and when I change it in game, the next time I log on it changes back. Does anyone know how to fix this. Overall though I think that this is the best way to run LOTRO, way better than dual-booting.

Originally Posted by Vulcan583

I have used this client with minimal issues for 4-5 monthes. The only differences are the launcher is different. You have to patch(update) the game manually and sometimes it crashes. My only problem that I need help with is that the default resolution is to too small and when I change it in game, the next time I log on it changes back. Does anyone know how to fix this. Overall though I think that this is the best way to run LOTRO, way better than dual-booting.

open folder with your game, go to c_drive\documents and settings\username\documents\th e lord of the rings online\UserPreferences.ini, and change WindowedResolution=1920x1080 to whatever you want
ps1 if you using something different then wine you have to find by yourself file Userpreferences.ini
ps2 sorry for typos, but i dont remember actual folders tree in wine container, so the path might be different from mine

Originally Posted by NotATrollface

open folder with your game, go to c_drive\documents and settings\username\documents\th e lord of the rings online\UserPreferences.ini, and change WindowedResolution=1920x1080 to whatever you want
ps1 if you using something different then wine you have to find by yourself file Userpreferences.ini
ps2 sorry for typos, but i dont remember actual folders tree in wine container, so the path might be different from mine

Thank you, can you get voice chat with this? I saw the setting and it had a weird number: [Voice]
DevicePlayback=BD6DD71A-3DEB-11D1-B171-00C04FC20000
DeviceCapture=BD6DD71B-3DEB-11D1-B171-00C04FC20000
How do I find what my Mic's number is?

i used the same web site and i am having the same problem. how do i get the patch for it. i have a imac

HELP! I have downloaded the following:
MacPorts-2-1.0.4-10.7-Lion.dmg
MacPorts-2.0.4-10.7-Lion.dmg
LOTRO_US_FP_V3B3_042011.zip.do wnload
LOTRO-OSX-RoI.dmg
& the patch
then tried to download the Xcode I guess I need but it wot let me get the message access denied.
Oh yes I also found the patch info very helpful with the picture of where I was supposed to find it - thank you!
I don't know if I have downloaded everything I am supposed to or if I have it set up right I am not a programer I am a simple Mom of 4 & Grandma to 3 - I just want to play the game.
If anyone can walk me through this I would be so grateful!

Hey, so my brother and I downloaded this and we got the whole "you need an update" on the first loading screen, so we went to Tools>Patch>Start, and then it said that it failed three times and then *Finished* and it will not work, any suggestions =./?
Thanks

Originally Posted by Vulcan583

Thank you, can you get voice chat with this? I saw the setting and it had a weird number: [Voice]
DevicePlayback=BD6DD71A-3DEB-11D1-B171-00C04FC20000
DeviceCapture=BD6DD71B-3DEB-11D1-B171-00C04FC20000
How do I find what my Mic's number is?

First of all read this. Next step will be to find details of your mac. Enter its serial number, then find which sound card your device using your mac, and then try to find its GUIDs. In windows you can use regedit, it'd take no more then 2-3 min to find it out.
And if i remember correctly there are some issues when you using ported games on mac, and one of them its not working mic, and crazy mice cursor(but it was fixed in one of latest wine libs).
I would recommend you to use some VOIP software (e.g ventrilo, mumble, team speak) I believe there are clients of them for mac os

Originally Posted by Mr3nvious

Hey, so my brother and I downloaded this and we got the whole "you need an update" on the first loading screen, so we went to Tools>Patch>Start, and then it said that it failed three times and then *Finished* and it will not work, any suggestions =./?
Thanks

Yes ask if any of your friends have windows installed, get some beer, flash drive for 16gb, download and update game on his windows, then copy to your flash drive, and paste in your game folder

Originally Posted by Cattanna

HELP! I have downloaded the following:
MacPorts-2-1.0.4-10.7-Lion.dmg
MacPorts-2.0.4-10.7-Lion.dmg
LOTRO_US_FP_V3B3_042011.zip.do wnload
LOTRO-OSX-RoI.dmg
& the patch
then tried to download the Xcode I guess I need but it wot let me get the message access denied.
Oh yes I also found the patch info very helpful with the picture of where I was supposed to find it - thank you!
I don't know if I have downloaded everything I am supposed to or if I have it set up right I am not a programer I am a simple Mom of 4 & Grandma to 3 - I just want to play the game.
If anyone can walk me through this I would be so grateful!

you didnt fully download LOTRO_US_FP_V3B3_042011.zip.do wnload. Suffix *.download means its still in progress or canceled. I dont have mac installed at the moment, but from my experience i remember that i used pylotro+wineskin to run it. Also you always can use bootcamp to install windows(XP, 7) as 2nd OS and play with no problems

upd: you also need XQuartz to play fullscreen( i dont know if its already in dmgs that you've downloaded)

Hey, so i downloaded this and it all seems to be running good, but sometimes the game will crash and come up with a lotroclient.exe problem or something. I;'m not really sure what it is or how to prevent it. But i would love it if my game stoped crashing. Can someone help?
Thanks

Hi there everybody,

First of all, thanks for such a wonderful link! This finally gives me some hope about getting to play.

I've downloaded the client and installed it and all, I even got to the patching window (as shown in a screenshot above). I was trying to patch it but it stopped at a point, when it said "Downloading (something I can't recall)" and it would not advance - well, there is no progress bar, but I wouldn't see any changes. The point is, I quit that window and tried to start the game. It seemed to work - the first loading screen appeared, and it said it was trying to connect to the server (or something similar) - it was giving it 20 attempts, stated clearly, and it didn't work. "Fine, I'll figure something out", I thought, and I left, not before shutting down the computer. Now, no matter how I click the icon, it simply won't open. I've no idea what to do - I'll try reinstalling, I'll post again if I make it work. Meanwhile, if anyone has any suggestions, please do tell me.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by MrMartinez

Hi there everybody,

First of all, thanks for such a wonderful link! This finally gives me some hope about getting to play.

I've downloaded the client and installed it and all, I even got to the patching window (as shown in a screenshot above). I was trying to patch it but it stopped at a point, when it said "Downloading (something I can't recall)" and it would not advance - well, there is no progress bar, but I wouldn't see any changes. The point is, I quit that window and tried to start the game. It seemed to work - the first loading screen appeared, and it said it was trying to connect to the server (or something similar) - it was giving it 20 attempts, stated clearly, and it didn't work. "Fine, I'll figure something out", I thought, and I left, not before shutting down the computer. Now, no matter how I click the icon, it simply won't open. I've no idea what to do - I'll try reinstalling, I'll post again if I make it work. Meanwhile, if anyone has any suggestions, please do tell me.

Thanks!

Quoting myself like a boss. One problem solved, I can now attempt to login. Problem comes when it goes to the screen saying "Searching for logon server (Attempt X of 20)". I've done a little research and it seems to have been a common problem, but I can't seem to find solutions. Has anybody been through it?

I have a MacBook Pro (early 2011) and would like to know, if this unofficial Mac Client works.

Any experiences?

Originally Posted by Stema

I have a MacBook Pro (early 2011) and would like to know, if this unofficial Mac Client works.

Any experiences?

I am using an older MacBook with Lion and the game launches fine - I haven't been able to play because my connection is "protected" by external proxies that I can't overcome, though.

Originally Posted by Mr3nvious

Hey, so i downloaded this and it all seems to be running good, but sometimes the game will crash and come up with a lotroclient.exe problem or something. I;'m not really sure what it is or how to prevent it. But i would love it if my game stoped crashing. Can someone help?
Thanks

Has anyone figured out how to fix this problem? I've also experienced this and it can be frustrating. Early in this thread someone said something about a vertex shader issue, but I can't figure out how to disable vertex shading or whether that would even solve the problem.

Originally Posted by IamGimli91

Iv'e tried everything, except bootcamp, to play lotro on my mac. So then I came across this...
http://www.fileplanet.com/218758/210...-Unofficial%29

How does this work? Is it as simple as downloading and playing? Thanks

It works, but it will jack up your systems preferences permanently. Not worth it. My Mac used to be the wifi hub for my apartment and now internet sharing no longer works.

DON'T DO IT.

Mine launches fine too but also crashes unexpectedly, sometimes it takes an hour and sometimes it takes 2 seconds and everywhere in between. It's really really frustrating. Is there a way to fix this?

Originally Posted by Valorond1

Mine launches fine too but also crashes unexpectedly, sometimes it takes an hour and sometimes it takes 2 seconds and everywhere in between. It's really really frustrating. Is there a way to fix this?

It sounds like this Mac client you've downloaded is using an older version of Wine - I used to have this crashing problem all the time until recently when it seemed the latest builds of Wine fixed something. I have no idea if you can update the version of Wine in the client you've downloaded - you should maybe look at Crossover or WineSkin Winery as these both keep up to date with the latest Wine releases and there's plenty of tutorials for getting Lotro running on both.

The only other thing that I found helped when I was getting crashes all the time was to ensure I had nothing running prior to starting Lotro. Safari or Twitter running in the background would give me a guaranteed crash within minutes.

Originally Posted by Leselle

No prob firend, I'm glad you were able to fix it. Just spread your knowledge to others, we all start from scratch once in a while.

=)

EDIT:

Ok, talked to my friend.

You open Lotro, and in the windows that asks you for your password and username you go to Tools>Patch>start



take into account it will take some time to patch, be patient, after that is done you should be able to play the game, enjoy!

First of all, thank you so much for the information so far I would not have gotten this far without it. Unfortunately I still can't quite get it to work. I downloaded the program and patched it like the instructions above said to. When I log in the game plays the intro video and gets as far as loading everything. Then the screen goes black and a window that looks like the patch output box shows up and after a while a smaller window that says 'Internal errors-invalid parameters received' pops up. Do I just not have proper requirements or is it something else? I'm using a Mac OSX version 10.5.8 with a 2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Thanks!

I feel like a total tard. But I have downloaded the client, I have installed it (via WINE, Tried CXG but it just didn't seem to work). But when I enter the game, I see the first screenshot and then it just pops up **FINISHED** I have replaced the file everyone was talking about but this didn't solve any problems. I have been using MAC for the first time in 2 years just trying to install this game. So my knowledge about mac is worse than nooby. Anybody got any ideas?

Originally Posted by ThomasTyndan

Hey everyone, the new Rise of Isengard Revision was made to the fileplanet download:

http://www.fileplanet.com/218758/210...s-Online-(MAC)

I know it stinks to re download a 16GB file, however this is a revision I personally tested as was able to run without any issues. If it is still not working after you download the new version, please let me know.

Thanks,

Thanks to you!
I was looking for expansion packs for Mac, but I downloaded this and apparently the expansion pack comes with it
Hope you can also make one for the opcoming ROR

Finally got my client to work. But have 2 issues: 1st - sometimes mice cursor just dissapears, and to get it back to work i have to right click. And second, its after few teleports between locations(e.g. personal house - bree - lone lands) my screen become very very small like 30x30 px, but game keep on working and i cant do anything else then just force quit it, and start over. Anyone have any ideas how to solve this issue? If i get it worked, ill upload this client somewhere, so ppl could use it without any patching

Originally Posted by YouthGoneWild

Thanks to you!
I was looking for expansion packs for Mac, but I downloaded this and apparently the expansion pack comes with it
Hope you can also make one for the opcoming ROR

You don't download the expansions, when you patch you client it will download it for you. It's added to the game for everyone, when you buy ROI it gives you a code that gets you everything, there is no point in downloading another file when the client already has it.

Originally Posted by Vulcan583

You don't download the expansions, when you patch you client it will download it for you. It's added to the game for everyone, when you buy ROI it gives you a code that gets you everything, there is no point in downloading another file when the client already has it.

Ow, ok. And do I need to buy MOM and SoM first or will ROI work without them?
Is it still usefull to buy them anyway? Or is the content of those expansions already available without having them?

Thanks

Hey guys I'm trying to help a friend of mine install this on his mac. We used wine to install lotro and pylotro. When he opens up pylotro, the username and password are greyed out. It says that he is missing some language files too. We haven't patched because we don't know quite how to do it. It seems different than what everyone else says. He has to choose advanced options then when he clicks patch it opens up a new window.

Any ideas? Thanks.

I have recently downloaded this client off 'http://www.fileplanet.com/218758/210000/fileinfo/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Online-Client-(Mac---Unofficial' but for some reason it does not work, i am not the most familiar with macs but can manage my way around with instructions, when i try to open the client (LOTRO-OSX-RoI.dmg) a message pops up saying 'the following disk images could not be opened : reason : Unrecognised', i have tried the 'open with' option and i clicked on the two recommended options 'DiskImageMounter' and 'Disk Utility' neither of them work. what is the problem and how can i fix it? thanks alot for any help you can provide.

Originally Posted by MunvoBrewchugger

I have recently downloaded this client off 'http://www.fileplanet.com/218758/210000/fileinfo/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Online-Client-(Mac---Unofficial' but for some reason it does not work, i am not the most familiar with macs but can manage my way around with instructions, when i try to open the client (LOTRO-OSX-RoI.dmg) a message pops up saying 'the following disk images could not be opened : reason : Unrecognised', i have tried the 'open with' option and i clicked on the two recommended options 'DiskImageMounter' and 'Disk Utility' neither of them work. what is the problem and how can i fix it? thanks alot for any help you can provide.

Make sure it has fully downloaded? Check the file size, it should be around 14GB if I remember correctly.

Originally Posted by Chaindragon

Make sure it has fully downloaded? Check the file size, it should be around 14GB if I remember correctly.

Thanks for the reply, i have now downloaded it again and yes, the file size is 13.57GB. anything else that could be wrong?

how long does it take to patch

Originally Posted by SirDinky

how long does it take to patch

depends on how old your client is. The one from file planet can take up to 2 hours.


PS I have almost 100% working client(few small issues). If there will be at least 5 players interest, i'm ready to upload it somewhere.

PPS Here is wrapper, made by someone from porting http://portingteam.com/files/file/39...-rings-online/ This is only wrapper, no game inside. You can download it and put your client inside. There is small instructions of how to get it working

I have recently downloaded this client off 'http://www.fileplanet.com/218758/210000/fileinfo/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Online-Client-(Mac---Unofficial' but for some reason it does not work, i am not the most familiar with macs but can manage my way around with instructions, when i try to open the client (LOTRO-OSX-RoI.dmg) a message pops up saying 'the following disk images could not be opened : reason : Unrecognised', i have tried the 'open with' option and i clicked on the two recommended options 'DiskImageMounter' and 'Disk Utility' neither of them work. what is the problem and how can i fix it? thanks alot for any help you can provide.

It usually happens when you didnt download 100% of file. Just redownload, and\or use some tool, that allows you to resume downloading

tip patch updates the client

Originally Posted by SirDinky

how long does it take to patch

depending on the update 30 to 45 min

Originally Posted by Stema

I have a MacBook Pro (early 2011) and would like to know, if this unofficial Mac Client works.

Any experiences?

on an 08 macbook it works fine but occasionaly crashes

So I downloaded this download and it works up until the patching... I've been patching it for an hour now and I'm not sure if it's working... help. There's a lot of dots.

Edit: It seems to be working now.