Recipes Do Not Download Into Client

Started by GEOFBOT

Rav3n_pl Lv 1

If your ingame chat is not working it is some trouble on your side.
Only way to get recipes is to use s1 from your group to load recipe and use some pad software to copy/paste it for you.

Maybe way to load recipe w/o using IRC module would be nice (ie kind of internal recipe browser/downloader?)

brow42 Lv 1

As far as I can tell, the command to start downloading a recipe is sent as a private IRC message/notify to your client. The game then downloads the recipe from the game server, which is a different connection. You don't have to be in global chat, but you DO need to be connected to the IRC server to get the message. Being able to chat in global is just an indicator that your IRC connection is working. If you can't get IRC working, you'll never be able to download recipes.

Try it from another computer on another network, at home or at a coffee shop, download a whole bunch of recipes (no folding on the free wifi :) ), then copy the all.macro file over to the computer you usually do your folding on.

I suspect it's set up this way because you actually have 3 servers and the client involved…you send a button click to the web server, the web server is logged into the IRC server as a user, it sends a message to your client, which then asks the game server to send you the recipe, over the same connection that records your high score and shared solutions. IRC is a convenient way to send text commands over the internet.

You're asking for changes to the game server, client, and web server, so…probably not going to happen. Try a TOR tunnel?

Bruno Kestemont Lv 1

Unable to download recipe on main track after server disconnection, neither from the site, neither manually from the client.

Here is the way to reproduce this bug:

1) Server disconnection of main track in IRC (for example after disconnecting and reconnecting internet)
2) "Reconnect". OK I can chat
3) Push on the blue window in order to "manually" download a recipe: the fold it site opens on recipes (this is normal for main client)
4) Select a recipe and push on the button "Add to cookbook!"

It does not work.

It's still possible to download manually on secondary clients (but these will disappear from cooking book after restart).

Rav3n_pl Lv 1

It is possible because of IRC.
If connection is drop on your side IRC server keep your nick "alive" for some time (few minutes).
If you reconnect earlier it prevents you from taking your nick and you can not load recipes because of that.
Client should reconnect using "ghost" command to notify IRC server that nick should be freed.
As I described http://fold.it/portal/node/985890 and I`m not sure it is fully implemented if troubles still happen.

gitwut Lv 1

I run foldit from a University where IRC is completely blocked, yet I am still able to download recipes to multiple clients. I find out the recipe node (number) from the web and enter it when prompted into the client (Download Manually–Recipe ID).

As long as I only have one client open and exit it after downloading the script, it remains in the all.macro file and is accessible from then on to all clients.

I've been doing this for 2.5 years with no problem. This is using tracks, multiple clients and only one foldit installation per computer.

I understand this has nothing to do with fixing the IRC problem, but I wanted to clear up any confusion about the recipe download process when IRC is not available.

tracybutt Lv 1

Hi All those having trouble with Recipe download - you have to be logged into the Foldit Site (bottom right hand corner of the screen) i thought because i was logged into the game and had the Foldit portal open it would auto log me in
:) Once you log in go back to the Recipes and download