Comments on allround geek: Play Lord of the Rings Online on Mac OSX

It sounds like a pylotro issue. You can try gettin...

2011-03-09T11:49:28.265+02:00

It sounds like a pylotro issue. You can try getting the patchclient2.dll file from:
http://www.mcgillsociety.org/PyLotRO/index.html
and put it on the pylotro directory in the bottle.
From the pylotro option menu select Tools->Options
and click on the "advanced" checkbox inorder to specify the patchclient dll file.
All the bottles file reside in
~Library/aplication support/crossover games/Bottles/
For more support on the patching process you can ask on the codeweavers lotro forum where the pylotro creator helps people having problems with that.
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=2869;forum=1

So I've run into another problem. I downloaded...

2011-03-09T09:44:31.662+02:00

So I've run into another problem. I downloaded the right patch and applied it to the LotR bottle. The patch does its thing for a while but says "Failed!" when it comes to the downloading the sounds. I tried booting it up anyways and it gets to the title screen up to the point of "loading characters" or something, but then the screen goes black and I am forced to restart my mac. I don't think I have missed anything other than the failed patch. Is there a reason why it isn't finishing?

I don't know the EU clients available. The not...

2011-03-09T06:16:54.147+02:00

I don't know the EU clients available.
The note on the CodeWeavers LOTRO site is by Alan Jackson, who wrote PyLotRO and runs on the EU servers. However I don't think he has updated it recently. (I know it has not been updated since the October 2010 update.)

It is certainly true for the NA server clients that you only need to download the Mirkwood version (which is the one available from OZ.)

You do not need the other clients as the result wo...

2011-03-09T02:21:15.988+02:00

You do not need the other clients as the result would be to be updated to the latest one after hours and hours of patching. It does not matter whether you have(bought/unlocked) the expansions or not. The client is the same for everyone and depending on their subscription status the can or cannot see the in game content.
So to save time from patching(which still takes alot of time) download the mirkwood client instead of the previous ones.

First of all, I'd like to thank you for writin...

2011-03-09T01:31:25.290+02:00

First of all, I'd like to thank you for writing this up. It saved me a lot of time. I do have a question though. I noticed that you said that I only downloaded the Siege of Mirkwood client. How do I get the other clients like Shadow of Angmar and Mines of Moria? Will that come when I finish patching it?

Wierd I posted a third comment, and got an email b...

2011-03-09T01:26:07.033+02:00

Wierd I posted a third comment, and got an email bout it, but it isn't visible.... let me try again.

Thanks for sharing this information with us

2011-03-08T11:13:21.320+02:00

Thanks for sharing this information with us

One thing I forgot to mention in my earlier postin...

2011-03-08T04:45:39.357+02:00

One thing I forgot to mention in my earlier posting.

Once you have installed a LOTRO client under CXG, the first thing you need to do is to patch it.

Launch PyLotRO and use the tools pull-down, "patch."

Click start, and go have a couple of drinks, dinner, dancing, whatever.

... the first patch run will take quite a while, on the order of several hours. Subsequent patch runs will take the same amount of time as they take no a PC ... dependent entirely on the size of the Turbine patch.

It is fairly trivial to use the boot-camp version ...

2011-03-08T04:40:38.952+02:00

It is fairly trivial to use the boot-camp version of LOTRO in CrossOver Games (CXG).

1- Create the bottle using cross-ties. This will install the PyLotRO launcher which is needed to run the game under OSX.

2- CXG stores the LOTRO (or DDO) data files under
/Library/Application Support/CrossOver Games/bottles//drive_c/Program Files/Turbine/The Lord of the Rings Online/

This entire directory is identical to the one found under BootCamp's partition:

drive_c/Program Files/Turbine/The Lord of the Rings Online/

You cam make a symbolic link from the bootcamp directory to the one under OSX, and the game will run fine.

If you want any of your Lua scripts or UI mods, or your saved game parameters, they are in
/Documents/The Lord of the Rings Online/ and can simply be copied from the same location under bootcamp to your OSX directory.

Assuming you want the European version the downloa...

2011-02-13T17:05:12.166+02:00

Assuming you want the European version the downloadable client from this link:
http://www.gamershell.com/download_55882.shtml
is worrked fine for me. Download from the netherlands server.
If you still find yourself in trouble try using a download manager for your browser to make sure that nothing gets corrupted while you are downloading.

I followed every steps, and it worked just fine, b...

2011-02-13T11:16:48.553+02:00

I followed every steps, and it worked just fine, but I seem to keep getting corrupted .bin files on ALL downloadable files linked in the FAQ. Thus screwing the installation process.

Do you happen to know where to download that older client? It's almost impossible to find!

Thank you for posting this nonetheless.

what DOS thingy? are u sure you are refering to Lo...

2011-01-21T11:34:04.454+02:00

what DOS thingy? are u sure you are refering to Lotro?

um, unfortunutaly, it says that i need to not use ...

2011-01-21T06:46:12.600+02:00

um, unfortunutaly, it says that i need to not use a DOS thingy, and i have no idea how to get it to work, at all. i hit the download button, but it downloads in 5 seconds, and i cant open it. how can i get it to work? i have no idea what a DOS thing is. please help.

unfortunately it will not work that way. What will...

2011-01-13T17:40:40.584+02:00

unfortunately it will not work that way. What will probably work though, is what i told you in my previous comment.
You can use crossover to create this "wrapper" and move your lotro folder in the wrapper.
You can also move your windows preferences by copying the folder with your preferences for windows' documents and settings to crossover documents and settings.
don't worry about immediately buying crossover for your tests since you can download the demo copy which will fully work for 7 days

...ehm... di i mention my being a totally newby? (...

2011-01-13T13:04:45.881+02:00

...ehm...
di i mention my being a totally newby? (or noob if you like it better...)
:)

let me try to explain: i would like to find something like a "wrapper", a working one, obviously, in which i could simply transfer the windows folder of the game, manteining like this all my shortcut andgame preferences...

could you make a copy of your mac workin lotro then open it, delete the lotro folder of the game, and then post it as is? should it be working?

The file being in a Australian server sure is prob...

2011-01-11T13:18:43.096+02:00

The file being in a Australian server sure is problem.

I have not tried this, but you could try moving the installation folder to your mac partition as is. Then, create a bottle for the game and install the rest of the necessary files like the visual c++ libraries, directx and anything else required. Move the game folder to the bottle and try to launch the game from there.
Again this is just an idea and I am not sure if it will work.
You can ask at the codeweavers lotro forum if anyone has tried it.
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=2869;forum=1

question that only a newby could ask in a geek for...

2011-01-10T12:48:08.643+02:00

question that only a newby could ask in a geek forum:
i'm an european player, italian indeed, playing the NA version of the game over a bootcamp partition... but i would like very much to install this game under my mac partition, only trouble is that the file you suggest downloading comes from aussiland!!! that means, for my poorly broad band connection, a 40Kb/s DL speed...
:(

anyone ever uploaded this file over megaupload or something like that? that'll help sooooo much...

think about it if you can, thanx in advance

Ok, I updated the guide to make clear that you nee...

2010-11-16T00:08:54.576+02:00

Ok, I updated the guide to make clear that you need to use the old installers. I am sorry for the inconvenience. This method is thoroughly tested since it is the one I personally used to install and play the game.

You should not download the f2play clients but use...

2010-11-16T00:02:05.017+02:00

You should not download the f2play clients but use the setup files from the links found on the tips and tricks section of the support page of the game on the crossover website.
I apologize for not making it clear. I will update immediately

Huge problem with the "Pando" issue and ...

2010-11-15T01:30:03.428+02:00

Huge problem with the "Pando" issue and non-compatible game installer. How could this have been posted less than 24 hours ago and still not mention this obvious and terminal problem?

Also, the cp4 file will not open as Crossover considers it "untrusted" and will not open it (it just hangs around after clicking "load anyway", nothing happens)

You're instructions were quite good, made perfect sense, however; it's obvious that they were not tested even in the slightest.

And as for this: http://www.mcgillsociety.org/PyLotRO/index.html

...Well that's just pathetically convoluted and protracted and I see no reason why anyone would consider any of that helpful.

2010-11-13T11:05:18.568+02:00

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Unfortunately, Turbine has changed the installer a...

2009-07-09T04:47:04.593+03:00

Unfortunately, Turbine has changed the installer and now uses PANDO. The third party installer is incompatible with Crossover. On Codeweavers site within the tips and trick sections there are some suggestions and a link to a forum post with the full compatible download. Sadly only the standard-Res is functional and not the HIGH resolution.

If anyone has suggestions at this point or a link to a High Res download please let us know

There are full instructions on how to install the ...

2009-07-07T12:58:49.580+03:00

There are full instructions on how to install the game here:
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=2869;tips=1

I am unable to get LOTRO it install. I am trying ...

2009-06-23T15:02:50.823+03:00

I am unable to get LOTRO it install. I am trying from the Free-10-days download page. There are 2 options - fast install and full install. The full install doesn't launch at all and the fast install fails on the .Net portion (expected), but when it gets past there I get a program exception error and then the progress meter never goes up. Any suggestions?? (talasyn@gmail.com)

I am happy that you appreciate it. Thanks for the ...

2009-05-31T22:24:44.066+03:00

I am happy that you appreciate it. Thanks for the information that you are working on the .Net launcher working. From the crossover forums I was very happy to learn that Lotro is considered to be officially supported.
Thanks for all the work you put into this guys...