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Topic: Critical Patching Error

Hi all,

FYI, there seems to be a critical error with Windows 7/8 using the launcher. I'm not sure how it is with the new launcher, but certainly using the server launcher and the 1.5 one there seem to be some conflicts with UAC settings. The game downloads/installs the patches as normal, however on completion it seems to delete everything in the /mods folder including bf2142 and leaves only the fsbuild_1021.zip and it's unzipped contents (so basically /firststrike/levels/jundland_wastes).  We've been unable to tell if running things in admin mode fixes it (at the moment this is our only idea, it's only effected people running with some level of UAC), as it bricked 2142 requiring an install, however it's a pretty major problem. We're not too sure why as the only things I can see deleting stuff is removelist.txt, and it doesn't call 2142 at any point.

At the moment I'm in the process of uploading a file which allows manual updating of the mod to build 1021 from 1.5, which will work for servers and clients, I'll post the link here once it's done. You just simply copy/paste the files in place and approve all overwrites.  For now I think there needs to be a message on the old and new launcher alerting people of this problem so they don't break their games!

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EDIT: Any news on the full installer? I was hoping to get a group in to play this Saturday, but can't throw them all the links if there is risk it will break their game big_smile

EDIT2: New launcher seems to have the same issue, but it doesn't delete the 2142 folder. All that is left after patching is the contents of build 1021.

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Re: Critical Patching Error

Hey Gwinnie!

I'm running win 8.1, with UAC turned on.

I have the origin version of 2142.

I used the new launcher(pre-recent update to the launcher).

I started with a full install of FS v1.5.

Ran the new installer on that and got all the updates.

Don't know if that helps. Hope you and your dudes can play this weekend!

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Re: Critical Patching Error

That is a weird one. We had one tester who had a similar issue, but thought it was due to an incorrect installation order or something along those lines, as everyone else installed it fine. Full 1.6 installer is on the way, just need to be uploaded to their mirror locations and they're good to go. I expect to have it out in an update either later tonight or tomorrow.

I'd definitely try using the new installer it is much better, though the new updates should still work with the old one.

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Re: Critical Patching Error

It totally baffles us as to why this happens, it was never an issue in the past and we can't find anything wanting to interfere with the bf2142 folder. It's possible it's got something to do with the fact Windows 7/8 hates anything being modified in Program Files with UAC set incorrectly, but why it thinks the solution is to delete everything is weird. Especially given it happens on the server patcher, that hasn't been updated since 1.4 times.

We did have the same issue crop up with the new launcher on a user, however it just deleted all of the contents of /firststrike/ and all fsbuilds except 1021. I think that in this case it was likely to be an incorrect installation, though I'd still have expected build 1020 to have still been in the folder if that was the case. . .  It seems that the Gremlins are at it again!

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Re: Critical Patching Error

That is odd that its happening with the server launcher, as you say nothing has been changed on that one for some time. Its also odd that its deleting the build files, a new one on me.

One link for the full install is ready to go, although that will still require the 1021 update to be installed (since that one is a small hotfix). I tried to get a mirror up last night but the uploa dfialed halfway through so I've had to leave it uploading again today, hopefully it will be done by the time I get back.

We did have a similar problem with things getting deleted in the early days of the new launcher. I'll dig through the posts and see what I can find then edit this post.

**EDIT**

Ok, yes we had some problems, these turned out to be related to the removelists and affected both launchers. The launchers were having problems as the removelists had been generated incorrectly and had some empty lines, as a result the launchers were trying to find empty directorys which results in mods folders being deleted. This occured to all users and resulted in the removelists being edited, not the launchers. I shall check the removelists as soon as I can to make sure this has not happened again here.

As for 1.6, the new post should be released shortly so while my own mirror gets generated, heres the current one we have:

http://www.battlefieldsingleplayer.com/ … rike16.exe

Feel free to generate your own mirror/torrent (as BI have been generous enough to host files before, so this may be something they want to do again?)

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Re: Critical Patching Error

Removelists... you know we looked at that on the server but dismissed it because I knew what they were meant to do and in the past they've been harmless.

Regarding mirrors, I was going to get mediafire + BI ones set up as soon as the full patch came out, it should be up this evening.

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Re: Critical Patching Error

Thanks. As I say, I'll check the lists as soon as I get back, but its odd that only a few people are seeing errors. If I do find a problem I'll get a revised one put in each build.

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