Fixed !!

Simply edit the common.ini file in your eve directory to an earlier version number.

For example:

[main]
version=7.22Alter this number!
build=344784Alter this number!
codename=EVE-EVE-TRANQUILITY
region=ccp
cryptoPack=CryptoAPI
sync=344784Alter this number!
branch=//depot/games/branches/release/EVE-TRANQUILITY/eve
appname=EVE
useScriptIndexFiles=1
socketIO=iocp

This forces the launcher to update to the latest version of the client.

Hooray I can play again!!

hi, I ran the repair tool it told me some blacks were missing but restored all, the launcher starts, then press play I get game splash screen, that goes away and gives me back the launcher but no game running.
in task manager I see cmd.exe and conhost.exe

I have even reinstalled the game without any change and this is starting to **** me off.
when is this going to be resolved?
the game worked fine before the launcher came and the patch was there

I'll try and contribute a bit to the attempt of resolving the issue of the launcher getting stuck at 15%. Here's all the information I can think of ...

I'm not using an ssh tunnel; just changing the local outbound port to circumvent the firewall and changing it back on my own firewall elsewhere. Thanks for the advice, but my set up simpler because I'm not tunneling, just PATing.



Ah ha! This is what I needed, because this allows me to bypass the launcher entirely. You make a good point that your settings will get reset, but if this matters, you can copy the /user/AppData/Local/CCP/EVE/c_programfiles_(x86)_ccp_eve_Tranquility files into the new user/AppData/Local/CCP/EVE/c_programfiles_(x86)_ccp_eve_127.0.0.1 directory that will be created after your first attempt to log on. That's where I had to go back and set the prefs.ini file port value.

Now I can connect without using the god-forsaken Launcher at all, just like I could last week. Though I'll probably have to use it to patch, then quit, then use my direct launch.

If you run the repair tool, what happens? If the game doesn't start after you click play it is most likely because the client doesn't have all the files it needs to start.

Do you get an error message?

Restoring folder: "C:\Program Files\CCP\EV
Checksum Database:
Build folder inf
__name__: ma
version: 7.
build: 3514
codename: EVE-EVE-TRANQUILI
region: c
cryptopack: CryptoA
sync: 3514
branch: //depot/games/branches/release/EVE-TRANQUILITY/e
appname: E
usescriptindexfiles:
socketio: io
role: clie
aid:
server: Tranquili
port: 260
edition: premi
Repair URL: "http://cdn1.eveonline.com/351477/RepairData_351477.dat
Client Directory: "C:\Program Files\CCP\EV
Caching disabl
RestoreFolder input value
folder = 'C:\\Program Files\\CCP\\EV
url = 'http://cdn1.eveonline.com/351477/RepairData_351477.dat
hashdb =
safemode = Fal
datapiles =
downloadFolder = No
cleanupDownloadData = Tr
downloadThreads =
whitelist =
ignore = ['launcher/*
(1/7) Downloading index: Initializing .
(1/7) Downloading index: 100.0%, 585.49 KB/585.49 KB, 117.09 KB/s, 00m0
(2/7) Hashing files: Initializing .
(2/7) Hashing files: 100.0%, 00m0
RestoreFolder input value
folder = 'C:\\Program Files\\CCP\\EV
url = 'http://cdn1.eveonline.com/EveOnlineLauncher/launcherupdate_1_09.dat
hashdb =
safemode = Fal
datapiles =
downloadFolder = No
cleanupDownloadData = Tr
downloadThreads =
whitelist =
ignore =
(1/7) Downloading index: Initializing .
(1/7) Downloading index: 100.0%, 17.94 KB/17.94 KB, 3.58 KB/s, 00m0
(2/7) Hashing files: Initializing .
(2/7) Hashing files: 100.0%, 00m0
Complete
Total Runtime: 0h00m0

Hi CCP Dev,

I sat with the same launcher loop last night. Launcher starts updating up to 25% and then start over and over etc.

The solution was. I downloaded the patch manually and used you Launcher`s import function to manually import the update. After that everything worked perfectly.

You released a new patch and I am back to the Launcher/update loop. Can you guys give me a link to the patch so I can download and manually import it please. This should solve the problem.

Just an suggestion. While you guys are still sorting out some of the bugs, which is understandable, give us the option to import manually.

Thanks in advance

I am at work so cannot currently try repairing my router firmware/settings. But IMO this is not what needs to happen.

The launcher is not needed. The last crucible patch worked just fine, the game ran fine, everything was kosher all your customers were happy.

somebody decided that a launcher was needed. why? None of your players seem to need a launcher as the game was running just fine.

Get rid of the launcher, go back to the way it worked before because... well IT WORKED!

As somebody else mentioned in this thread: "what if I do not have any IT skills" There are many players out there who have no technical skills and they just want to click and play like they would any other game out there on the market.

Roll back the launcher.

Go back to the original patch method and everyone will be back in game pewing each others pixels to death.

There is no shame in rolling back the launcher. I for one would be willing to run test on a beta launcher separately whenever you want me to until your software works. In the meantime we just want to play the game.

That's the biggest joke yet. Not only is the whole damn client broken on EVERY point of the way, but also do the Dev's who are in fact supposed to clean up their mess, are off and gone at 5 PM. And all of us stuck with yet another day of no eve, although we all paid for it.

Way to show that you really don't give a fukc.

Finally got in, After I manually downloaded the repair tool and ran it, I rebooted. (Windows 7 BTW). The repair tool appeared to work fine but I still could not get in. What finally worked for me was renaming the cache folder in Program Files (x86)\CCP\EVE\Launcher to CacheO and running the launcher again.

I am a computer programmer and there are some things that you just cant predict... The level of complexity of Eve and the number of system that need to be installed to. The number of variables is staggering.... I had the same problem with the last patch and was able to fix the issue by following the instructions of the developers. Yea it sucks that this happened, believe me they wish it didn't happen either.... but it doesn't help to sit there and whine about this..... Work with them... Help them...

Saved my Skill Queue. Thanks a ton!

[quote=L'ouris]I tried that and now the launcher doesn't even start anymore. Same error message than the one I get when trying to launch a complete fresh installation of the client: incompatible with your 64bit operating system.