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The file is "celestia-1.7.0-x64-28May2018.exe".

The most likely problem is a mismatch in file type/versions.

Start with making sure you are running an x64 system, then ensure which ever runtimes are needed are present.
If so, then check the QT support libraries.
They have to match major.minor.sub and bits, which can be fun.

This means that 5.9.2 will not work with 5.9.3, not that any errors you get will tell you that.
Also, starting in 5.9 there is a subdirectory with platform drivers requires as well, which also needs to match.
ALL QT support libraries are named the same in the 5.x regardless of exact version bits (x86/x64).
So good luck.
Best to have the support libraries put with it.


Janus.

I instead get this error:

@CM1215

In this case you are missing the DLL, or you have the wrong version in place.
This is part of why I forked, I hate the way QT does DLL files.
You need to match VSversion, bits: x86 vs x64, and all 3 digits of QT.M.m.r in addition to the support subdirectory.
./plugins/platforms/qtwindows.dll & maybe others.

By the way, everything from 5.0.0 through 5.x.y are all named identically regardless of major/minor/revision in x86 or x64 type.
Good luck with all of that.

Who ever puts the binary file needs to post the current QT libs to go with it.

Janus.

I don't have x64's QT5Multimedia.dll

@Sky Stars

Okay, here, this should have everything you need to run the x64 version.



I grabbed Alexell's build and tried it.
It also wants the networking module, which confuses me, Celestia doesn't do networking.
These are QT5.9.2 x64 support files.


Janus.

Thank you so much.

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How does Celestia play audio?

SkyStars, Hey. Please download and place in the scripts folder 2 demo scripts from here. Also, be sure to download the sounds folder and put it in the root directory of Celestia. After that, run celestia x86 or x64 and open the script.

Added after 46 minutes 30 seconds:
I reorganized files in celestia.alexell.ru. Now there will be published a binary file with the current changes, as well as an zip archive including a binary file, all the necessary dlls, the sounds folder and scripts for demonstrating audio. Just unpack in Celestia 1.6.1 folder.
A new binary file is available for download.

I try to start it up, but when it reaches 100% with loading the data files, it just sits there...

Either it has an extremely long loading time, or something else is happening.

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Now the indev version of Celestia 1.7.0, which has been working for a while for me, doesn't work either...

For some odd reason, it freezes when it tries to load stars.dat...yet that file is unchanged since 2014...

EDIT: An addition: while it sits there, it increases memory usage little by little until it eventually takes up all memory...

Why does Celestia have no sound?

CM1215, I experience the same issue. That has been happening to me ever since the november version of Celestia.

I'm just curious...does anyone have a solution to our problem?