Dylan Clearbrook Posted November 9, 2020 Posted November 9, 2020 50 minutes ago, Heartsong928 said: I had been using the new launcher fine for a week or so and now I get this message too. Game still works fine if I launch with Tequila. Same here. I can do a fresh install...and it works great...until I try to launch the game again later....then I get "Could not load bootstrap package....."
City Council Number Six Posted November 9, 2020 Author City Council Posted November 9, 2020 Can I get a launcher.log (from the logs\launcher directory) from either of you with the bootstrap problem? Best to PM that since it might have file paths that contain your windows username.
Dylan Clearbrook Posted November 9, 2020 Posted November 9, 2020 23 minutes ago, Number Six said: Can I get a launcher.log (from the logs\launcher directory) from either of you with the bootstrap problem? Best to PM that since it might have file paths that contain your windows username. Done.
City Council Number Six Posted November 9, 2020 Author City Council Posted November 9, 2020 Looks like it's failing to rename launchercli.exe in place after an update. The download is successfully, it just can't install it. I know we've had some AV false positives on that file (Bitdefender is the one I remember). A little weird since it does nothing except run the main launcher with a console window attached, but for whatever reason they don't like that. Any way to check and see if there are any recent applications blocked?
Dylan Clearbrook Posted November 9, 2020 Posted November 9, 2020 27 minutes ago, Number Six said: Looks like it's failing to rename launchercli.exe in place after an update. The download is successfully, it just can't install it. I know we've had some AV false positives on that file (Bitdefender is the one I remember). A little weird since it does nothing except run the main launcher with a console window attached, but for whatever reason they don't like that. Any way to check and see if there are any recent applications blocked? Yeah...I have Bitdefender...it does NOT like it at all. Before I jumped through hoops yesterday to temporarily shut down Bitdefender so I could reinstall...I got this: Feature: Online Threat Prevention We blocked this dangerous page for your protection: http://cdn.homecomingservers.com/hc/launcher/2744/win32/launchercli.exe.xz Accessed by: launcher.exe Threat name: Gen:Variant.Fugrafa.6013 Dangerous pages attempt to install software that can harm the device, gather personal information or operate without your consent.
Dylan Clearbrook Posted November 9, 2020 Posted November 9, 2020 okay...uninstalled Bitdefender and reinstalled Malwarebytes...seems to be no problem.
City Council Number Six Posted November 9, 2020 Author City Council Posted November 9, 2020 I ran all the files through VirusTotal and everything is coming back clean except for the 32-bit version of launchercli, which BitDefender and a couple of other oddball engines are flagging. Amusing that it doesn't like that, but has no problem with the 64-bit launchercli that has the exact same behavior... I saw someone mention that the particular heuristic (Gen:Variant.Fugrafa) may be related to an executable that don't have an icon. Which is... an odd thing to detect potential malware with, but ok. I'll slap an icon on it in the next build and see if it makes any difference. 1
zenblack Posted November 9, 2020 Posted November 9, 2020 Is there a reference file for the commands that are accepted and the syntax in the launcher command line parameter?
Furiant Posted November 9, 2020 Posted November 9, 2020 Is it possible for the multi-account feature to check the current server status and post a warning if the population is high enough to get in trouble for using it?
WanderingAries Posted November 10, 2020 Posted November 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Number Six said: I ran all the files through VirusTotal and everything is coming back clean except for the 32-bit version of launchercli, which BitDefender and a couple of other oddball engines are flagging. Amusing that it doesn't like that, but has no problem with the 64-bit launchercli that has the exact same behavior... I saw someone mention that the particular heuristic (Gen:Variant.Fugrafa) may be related to an executable that don't have an icon. Which is... an odd thing to detect potential malware with, but ok. I'll slap an icon on it in the next build and see if it makes any difference. My guess there is that actual malicious files are likely still of the 32bit variants for now. OG Server: Pinnacle <||> Current Primary Server: Torchbearer || Also found on the others if desired <||> Generally Inactive Installing CoX: Windows || MacOS || MacOS for M1 <||> Migrating Data from an Older Installation Clubs: Mid's Hero Designer || PC Builders || HC Wiki || Jerk Hackers Old Forums <||> Titan Network <||> Heroica! (by @Shenanigunner)
WanderingAries Posted November 10, 2020 Posted November 10, 2020 3 hours ago, zenblack said: Is there a reference file for the commands that are accepted and the syntax in the launcher command line parameter? I would like to see this added to the Wiki once we know what they are and How to format them. When I used my "-maxinactivefps 5" I used the old shortcut method with the dash at the beginning. I've not noticed an issue and id does seem to work that way. OG Server: Pinnacle <||> Current Primary Server: Torchbearer || Also found on the others if desired <||> Generally Inactive Installing CoX: Windows || MacOS || MacOS for M1 <||> Migrating Data from an Older Installation Clubs: Mid's Hero Designer || PC Builders || HC Wiki || Jerk Hackers Old Forums <||> Titan Network <||> Heroica! (by @Shenanigunner)
Heartsong928 Posted November 10, 2020 Posted November 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Number Six said: I ran all the files through VirusTotal and everything is coming back clean except for the 32-bit version of launchercli, which BitDefender and a couple of other oddball engines are flagging. Amusing that it doesn't like that, but has no problem with the 64-bit launchercli that has the exact same behavior... I saw someone mention that the particular heuristic (Gen:Variant.Fugrafa) may be related to an executable that don't have an icon. Which is... an odd thing to detect potential malware with, but ok. I'll slap an icon on it in the next build and see if it makes any difference. Thanks, turning off BitDefender while it updated worked. Love the new launcher!
tidma Posted November 10, 2020 Posted November 10, 2020 I have been running the Launcher now for about a month with no probs, excluding having to reset my graphics options, but now, after patch day, I run the launcher and select Homecoming, like usual, the game launches normally, but when I log in to the game it tells me " Wrong game version, run patcher and reconnect, server 20201107_3213, client 20201006_2439". In the Homecoming Settings, I have "Automatically update Homecoming" checked. Why is the patcher not running, and how can I run the patcher? 1
CaptainAmazing Posted November 10, 2020 Posted November 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, tidma said: I have been running the Launcher now for about a month with no probs, excluding having to reset my graphics options, but now, after patch day, I run the launcher and select Homecoming, like usual, the game launches normally, but when I log in to the game it tells me " Wrong game version, run patcher and reconnect, server 20201107_3213, client 20201006_2439". In the Homecoming Settings, I have "Automatically update Homecoming" checked. Why is the patcher not running, and how can I run the patcher? I'm getting the same thing on my Mac and my (slightly old) Desktop PC my more modern Laptop however loads up just fine. ZERO MERIDIAN (AFFILIATED WITH THE HOUNDS OF L❤️VE) REUNION SERVER ZM WATCHTOWER, Geosynchronous Low-Earth Orbit, Lat 51.476852 Long -0.000500, enterbasefrompasscode ZEROMERIDIAN-1121 ZM Watchtower is for all heroes at all times, all we ask is that you set your visual scale /vis_scale 10
tidma Posted November 10, 2020 Posted November 10, 2020 20 minutes ago, tidma said: I have been running the Launcher now for about a month with no probs, excluding having to reset my graphics options, but now, after patch day, I run the launcher and select Homecoming, like usual, the game launches normally, but when I log in to the game it tells me " Wrong game version, run patcher and reconnect, server 20201107_3213, client 20201006_2439". In the Homecoming Settings, I have "Automatically update Homecoming" checked. Why is the patcher not running, and how can I run the patcher? Update: I tried running the launcher again just now, and it started updating automatically upon start. Launched game, and it launched A-Ok. Not sure what the glitch was.
City Council Conviction Posted November 10, 2020 City Council Posted November 10, 2020 48 minutes ago, tidma said: Update: I tried running the launcher again just now, and it started updating automatically upon start. Launched game, and it launched A-Ok. Not sure what the glitch was. The error was on our side but, it has been fixed.
Scloud Posted November 10, 2020 Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) I am getting this message as well. Still. Edited November 11, 2020 by GM Conviction
City Council Conviction Posted November 11, 2020 City Council Posted November 11, 2020 17 hours ago, Scloud said: I am getting this message as well. Still. If you still getting this error, please close and relaunch the launcher. Let's see if we can force the dl.
Rich S Posted November 27, 2020 Posted November 27, 2020 I am also getting the same error, but during the actual installation of the new Homecoming launcher. I am also using Bitdefender.
EmperorSteele Posted November 27, 2020 Posted November 27, 2020 Feedback: The icon to download an update looks like a "refresh/reload" icon more than a "download" icon. Most contemporary download icons are a down-arrow floating above a line or inside a (partial) box. I suggest this be amended, but it's not a game-stopper 😃
arthurh35353 Posted January 14, 2021 Posted January 14, 2021 Is there a reason that the Launcher doesn't have a version number in any of the corners?
EmperorSteele Posted January 14, 2021 Posted January 14, 2021 The individual server buttons (Live, Pre-Release/Staging, and Beta) should have the version numbers in the lower left corners.
CrudeVileTerror Posted January 14, 2021 Posted January 14, 2021 I think @arthurh35353 is referring specifically to the version number for the launcher software itself. 1
arthurh35353 Posted January 15, 2021 Posted January 15, 2021 4 hours ago, CrudeVileTerror said: I think @arthurh35353 is referring specifically to the version number for the launcher software itself. That is exactly right. 1
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