From the logfile this seems to be the error:


Just run exefile.exe in the bin directory, and it works fine

lets have a bet on how long it will take CCP to fix this

1 isk is the bet, i'll say around 7:23 PM eve time (3 more hours)

You could have at least announced this so I could have made other plans knowing that you screw up the game every time you patch something.

Run repair.exe as administrator with "-safemode" switch (per CCP) (especially if you've since tried the launcher after repair), run ExeFile.exe from ../bin folder.

Seems like we need to set a long time skill training not only for new expensions but also for launcher patches aswell now.
Seriously, are you guys testing your patches also from external or do you just use your internal connections and think everything is great? This is ridiculous...

Unbelievable!

1. First, new launcher failed to even launch. Couldn't read anything about it-didn't know why it failed.
2. Launched again after restart of computer. Noticed new info about new launcher.
3. Downloaded new launcher--FAIL.
4. Ran REPAIR tool---FAIL
5. Restarted computer and downloaded new version of REPAIR tool.
6. This time REPAIR tool worked, but ended up failing.
7. Thought "Thank goodness it left me an error log, that will help CCP."--FAIL no error log

STUCK and waiting. Will probably have to uninstall everything and try a re-install tomorrow, after CCP fixes things on their end.

CCP, I know you're all working on this. Perhaps it would be a good idea to set up some way to beta test things like this before rolling them out. Just a thought....

Hi, I am having the same problems except when I navigate to this file there is no repair tool. Is this because I run the game through steam?

Also those two links mentioned earlier I cannot connect to either of them after like 10 minutes of trying.

CCP please fix problem

You know what would have been better than a new patcher? Making use of steam, instead of literally making me feel bad for having it in my steam list because it still says Inferno, of course when I installed it a few weeks ago it installed Eve Online: Incarna.

The fact that steam can act as a patcher, and the fact that the login screen was rather cool, focusing on using Steam as a patcher, or allow the login screen to patch would have been time spent right.

Fact is you don't really care for steam, you just have it because you wouldn't be considered "Above" it like the other guys.

Now I can't log in, and a fresh install from steam will still need to patch once I install it, using the old patcher. What is this decision and why did you go through with it when you KNEW there were issues with it. So now I have to wait for you to get off your arse and fix something. But guess what? I'm paying for a time based subscription, so every second I am unable to play, is money you have stolen from me.

Attempted to run the Repair and I kept on getting a failed please check REPAIR.EXE.LOG
Ran the repair -safemode and same thing.
Launched my EVE client from the BIN folder, left it for a couple of minutes and just got a 6MB download while it was sitting on the "protocol" error.

It ran an executable called "evepremiumpatch538542.exe". I can verify that my game client now sais 8.22.534348 but still have the "Incompatible (Protocol)" error.

Going to leave it some more minutes to see if another patch is picked up

When did launchers to launch games become so popular. Soon we will have a launcher that launches a launcher which has collected all the launchers on your PC into a single launcher to launch your games from. Then you can launch your launcher to launch your game. Or just go to lunch.

Can someone from CCP confirm this as a fix. No offense, but dl'ing files from other players isn't something I am willing to try. File a bug report /show log as DEV posted. How is this done without being able to start the game?
Does CCP consider this launcher update a success since over 38-40K players have got there games running and the conclusion they came up with is "if you didn't get your game running the problem is you not us." Since the lack of DEV suggestions and support has me thinking the quoted text might be their train of thought. If someone is working on it great, if you think all is great in EVE and it is good to go. I have to disagree. Canceled my subs just in case your good to go as is if it changes and I can play again I will reup with you cause it is a great game.

"none/en?steam_token=&server=tranquility" comes up in opendns when the launcher tries to open, repair says:

File "bsddb\dbutils.pyc", line 68, in DeadlockWrap
File "bsddb\__init__.pyc", line 278, in wrapF
DBRunRecoveryError: (-30974, 'DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery -- PANIC: Invalid argument')
Total Runtime: 0h01m06s

I have downloaded the launcher, but now it fails to ininialise at all

So I ran Eve Repair tool, it downloads a 19MB patch, then I get this:

WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\Program Files\\CCP\\EVE\\launcher\\launcher.exe

For everyone complaining about the new login method using the launcher, there is a solution: Dont use it

Goto your Eve install directory, then goto the \Bin\ folder. Look for ExeFile.exe, and create a shortcut to this file. If you use the symbolic link directory method for running multiple clients, you will need to do this from each symbolic folder.

Once you create your shortcuts, just copy/move them to your desktop. The client will fire up with all your settings (provided you didnt muck with your %appdata%\local\CCP folder) and you will have your saved login usernames same as before.

The only thing you loose doing it this was is the auto updating part of the launcher. If your client becomes outdated (due to a recently released patch) your client will display "Incompatible Protocol" If this happens, close your client, open the launcher, allow it to patch your client, then reopen your client with the "No Launcher" shortcut you created above.


Congrats and now stop your bitching, and get to killing things :P

Use it while it works.

Whatever people say, CCP are working on this.