Issues, Workarounds & Localization

This application should start if you launch it directly. from the EVE folders

program files/ccp/eve/repair.exe or for 32 bit machines.
program files (x86)/ccp/eve/repair.exe or for 64 bit machines
/home/username/.wine/drive_c/ see above for the rest of the path For Linux 32 and 64 bit machines

(sorry i dont know macintosh)

The manual way to add the latest patch is described above by the Dev.

The repair tool and the launcher still have different opinions on what makes a client installation.

Repair.exe keeps finding missing blocks, downloads and installs ... something, and the launcher then installs itself again.

I have two words for you, CCP: NOT SMOOTH

Question to the Dev's, is there anyway or thought for the future to increase the number of log-ins held. I would imagne that there are not many folks that have enough accounts for this to be a problem, but the old luancher would hold all of your log-in names, this new launcher limits the amount. Thank you

I'm not sure if anyone else is having these issues (don't really have time to read this thread tonight), but they are persistent problems. I guess I should make some bug reports.

1) Even since the Updater was put into place one of my clients just will not use it, and instead uses the old download protocol.

2) The other issue that is rather annoying and possibly dangerous for me should I want to log off safely is that my other two clients (since I came back to the game beginning of May) do not have log off features at all. Not in game, not in the esc menu, no where. The only option I have to quit the game.

I thought the launcher/updater was also a repair tool? If not, or if so (even funnier if this is true), what are my repair options? I thought the repair functionality ran in the back ground when it checked files, but I honestly don't really know much about how the game updater works with the client files. Should I reinstall all three clients (I really don't want to do this because it will take forever)? Thanks in advance for any help any one has..

Yes; we're looking at various approaches to handle multiple logons in the Launcher. We've got a number of things that we're looking to improve, and will deploy updates when they're ready.

Ah yes, and as just became apparent, there's another big disadvantage to this centralisation of logins... if one thing goes down, everything goes down, including forums and on line reporting tools. And while moderators may not always appreciate hundreds of irate posters complaining how their game just went off line, I do think being able to report issues helps narrow down the causes for unforseen bugs.

I still remember when Cryptic's network admins managed to block all European IP addresses in COH. Fun times were had... I wonder if they'd have noticed if we hadn't been all over the forums and support tools.

Then lets talk about the validating-process. What's it REALLY good for?
The only reason for such a process is to either verify a license or to check a program for known infections/hacks.

Now as far as I know, there are no such problems with the client since 1. The client is free. There's no such thing as a "pirated client", and 2. As far as I know, there are no specifically designed viruses to hijack and re-write the client. If someone wanna steal passwords thru browser-hijacking there are far easier ways to accomplish that than to write a specific virus for eve-users..


So, what's actually being validated in that process?





EDIT:

I've now tried the launcher again and since I don't have to wait for the client to finish loading before I switch user account and load up another one, I suppose I can tell you now that the system is quite time-efficient afterall.

I still could do without that launcher but all in all it's acceptable in its current functionality.


And, since I am an autistic time-optimizer who count seconds with almost fascistic precision in everything I do, my verdict about the launcher is actually very very good. ;)

That is not working I get multiple errors when attempting to install it to my eve directory, repair.exe isn't working, to sum it up nothing is working.

I'm Hoping the new updates work better then the origanal design. The origanal froze everytime I attemped to use it so I just used the direct link. I'll try it again later today & hopefully it will be better!

Bravo!

I think I realised what's wrong with my game!

I bought the Steam Version and tied that serial key to an alt account (not this one!).

Since then I've not used the Alt, and switched to my non-steam user account!

Now when I try to launch via Steam, it says I can't use the account, because it's not 'tied to the steam account' because the serial was used on an alt!

Fantastic planning here guys to account for people who have multiple accounts! I've since spent about 12 hours in total, fully re-downloading and re-installing the game, in the vain hope that I'd actually be able to sort out my skill training before it runs out (Started skill training before this ridiculous update was rolled out).

Unfortunately I'm now having to download the non-Steam client, and will it even work - who even knows!? - I guess I'll just hope for the best, and if it works I'll not have wasted money on a game I can't even play.