EVE General Discussion

Dual monitors...

*I just broke down the simple steps. In short, I patch once and run 5 times, with no need to worry about corruption.

*I start mine via the Launcher and my stuff is grouped: http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff265/Simulo/EVE_multiclient_ftw-1.jpg
-From the text and the pic I'm assuming you want the game clients to be grouped?

As for settings the easiest is to set the "default" to say "Performance" preset and then manually change the one client you want to use as your Primary to say "Memory" or "Quality", just make sure to exit that one first so it won't overwrite the "Default" setting you want for the rest of the clients.

...why people over-complicate things, I'll never understand.

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I would like to see:

1) The "EVE" folder in My Documents moved to "My Documents\My Games\EVE". No, I will not move it myself...
-Really irritates me that Game Companies still dump their folders into the " \Documents\ " folder. I know it has to do with the fact that Win2k and the like don't have the "My Games" thing...or some other reason. But it's annoying they can't make it "\Documents\My Games\{Our Game}\" with a simple check to see if "My Games" exist. It's been so long since Win2k and XP that I don't recall if Windows would overwrite a folder with the same name or follow the path (aka auto-merge)

2) With the above I want "\EVE\{Account Name}\"
-Inside the {Account Name} I want the settings AND UI Layout (includes Overview stuff) in a nice say XML file that I can copy to the other {Account Name} folders

There's more, in regards to how the client functions, but those are not pursuant to this thread.

This ghodawful launcher has been a brutal experience. Right this moment, I am downloading the game for the 4th time in a week just to get normal access functional. I'm essentially locked out of the game. Some folks may think this nonsense is clever and neccessary, but I'm not impressed. I've got one account. I pay the bill. Launching the game should not require a ceremonial dance, throwing salt over your shoulder, 5 restarts and a prayer to Buddah. Let's get this functional folks.

@Mr Stow

-Looks like you're just unlucky.

OS: Win7 [64bit]
Install Path: G:\Games\CCP\

No issues at all with the launcher, though I did have an issue where my character went purple
( http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff265/Simulo/wtf.jpg )

How exactly did you setup your game

I would go here: http://community.eveonline.com/download/?fallback=1&

And get the offline installer if you are having issues and forced to reinstall the game. Then just do this for every major release (ie Incarna, Crucible, Inferno).

@Aargolos

The patches you download after launching the game are optional downloads. Unless you're saying you'd rather be forced to use an optional patch that could help most of the playerbase, but totally fucks up your client. In which case, you'd be pretty pissed that the optional update isn't really optional

El fixed.

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=103148&find=unread


It's amazing how 'doing it the old way' is often the best solution to issues with the new launcher.

Shouldn't cause any trouble

Then again the Nvidia 285.xx Driver Set cause my home computer to BSoD-loop at Windows Logo, but the comps at work didn't suffer from it.

It's like Russian Roulette....but with software

I really don't have a problem with CCP moving to a Launcher but it just seems a little redundant. Most MMO launchers are used to patch, inform, sell and sometimes login and pick a server. The EVE client already did all this anyway, except of course picking a server.

What I don't like is the, "Can I play yet?" feeling. Patched the other day and here was my experience:
1. Launch EVE, the Launcher does not load but I get an update for it. It shows a status bar, finishes then disappears where I am left wondering if the Launcher is going to start or not. Of course it never loads so I start again.
2. The Launcher is up but there is a patch for the actually EVE client now, ok NP, it's doing it's thing. Shows a status bar at the bottom of the Launcher window and when it's complete the Play button is available, clicked Play.
3. At the actual Login screen now but wait there's more, now I have a window pop-up with another patch. I really can't remember what happen after this, I think it did a quick patch and brought me back into the Login screen of the actual client. Now I can actually login and play!

I understand you guys are trying to get it to a point where the Launcher will do everything (regarding updating of the EVE client software) but honestly the Launcher should have never been released until you had that most basic function in place. Now what you have is a confusing mess, and for what? A launcher that is going to display information that I will see logging in with the actual client?

What really pisses me off is that DESPITE the fact that CCP clearly stated that they were introducing the launcher to STOP updating in the game client and streamline updates faster and in a more convenient way, they continue BOTH ways of updating.

So this begs the question then... What was the point of the new launcher?

Terribad launcher hurr