Oopsie - new patch error: "wrong game version, run patcher and reconnect, server 20251209_7415, client 20251124_7372"

[Troo]

 

 

Weird how it only happens with some patches...

 

Please update the http://patch.savecoh.com/manifest.xml , thanks.

Edited Wednesday at 06:45 AM by Troo

[Lunar Ronin]

It was announced on Discord on November 25th that Homecoming will no longer update the Tequila/Sweet Tea/Sunrise manifest.  You must use the Homecoming Launcher if you wish to continue playing.

[Troo]

Was it announced by HC staff here on the Homecoming Forum?

 

The holiday's and crammed between two big development pushes seems like an odd time to implement such a change. (for the team and players)

 

November 25th Issue 28, Page 3 patch notes; I didn't see anything noted.

December 1 Winter Event patch notes; No mention.

(note: folks have been able to access the game just fine until yesterday through multiple maintenance, patches, and hotfixes since Nov 25)

 

Communication has always been an area that could use improvement. Knowingly breaking player's game with no announcement.. par for the course I guess.

 

 

Meanwhile the Homecoming Launcher has had a number of issues.. 

 

Edited Wednesday at 04:26 PM by Troo

[Lunar Ronin]

30 minutes ago, Troo said:

Was it announced by HC staff here on the Homecoming Forum?

 

The holiday's and crammed between two big development pushes seems like an odd time to implement such a change.

 

I didn't see anything noted in the November 25th patch notes. (note: have been able to access the game just fine until yesterday through multiple maintenance and patches since Nov 25)

 

 

 

Not that I am aware of, but the Homecoming staff have announced things on Discord that they never announced on the forums before.  And they warned people for years that manifest support was on the way out.

[lemming]

It has been in works for a long time and half the complaints about tequila not working right seem to always mention that one should move over because it would no longer be updated.   Now, should they put a note in the patch saying that the manifest is no longer supported for Tequila and other launchers, yes.

• https://forums.homecomingservers.com/topic/47223-ncsoft-homecoming-license-announcement/

[Troo]

20 hours ago, lemming said:

Now, should they put a note in the patch saying that the manifest is no longer supported for Tequila and other launchers, yes.

 

See, not so hard to know the right thing to do.

 

We can point to the telegraphing done with the name release policy.

Does this need the same level of communication, no.. but there should be some sort of clear announcement (not a footnote).

 

Choosing to lock folks out of the game while leaving them to try and figure out how to get back in is petty.

 

 

Edited Thursday at 06:10 PM by Troo

[TygerDarkstorm]

I don't even use Tequila. The HC launcher on my laptop decided to quit working after not having any issues and I haven't been able to figure out how to fix it. I didn't understand a lot of the stuff that was posted in my thread, but my clock is up to date that i can tell, I updated the drivers on the machine, and I've turned off any VPNs. I marked it as an allowed program on my firewall, I even disabled the firewall and nothing has been working. Trying to see if deleting it and reinstalling it works.

 

Now I can't install the launcher at all

Edited yesterday at 12:12 AM by TygerDarkstorm

[BlackSpectre]

On 12/17/2025 at 2:22 PM, Troo said:

Choosing to lock folks out of the game while leaving them to try and figure out how to get back in is petty.

I'm not sure about petty, but it is certainly a way to piss off those players affected. Honestly, I've seen this mentioned on the Forums since 2020, but you're right, no in your face announcement. Homecoming could do more and the issue of communication and announcements has been an ongoing convern.

 

If I was part of the Homecoming team, I'd set out clear policy and how to's regarding impending doom events. There are plenty of ways to communicate.

 

MOTD in-game

MOTD in the launcher

Forum Announcements

Forum PMs to all accounts.

Discord Announcements

Email to all accounts

 

All of these things can be done at once using a single script... once it's set up of course. It could even be made into a web form for GMs and devs to make things easy. And MOTD could be setup with a timer to erase/replace those announcements after a certain amount of time automatically.  

 

And for the extra mile, special one time pop-ups after logging into the game that FORCE players to read and click. I feel this is a bit extreme, and should rarely be used, but it's still possible. And might even be easy if a process was setup ahead of time for continued use. 

 

I'd decide on which avenues of communication were necessary for what kind of information/impact... like a policy guide for GMs and Devs. 

 

Recently an issue has been raised about devs not documenting changes in the game in the patch notes and informing players of them. Communication is important, but it takes effort to do.

 

...

 

This said, I feel for the Homecoming team. Getting through to people who want to be left alone is difficult (I'm not talking about you, @Troo). They actively fight against knowing anything. It can be intentional or unintentional. There's a point where you think you've done all you can to communicate, and all you can do is make the change and let the chips fall where they may. You KNOW there are going to be people you piss off no matter what you do. Damage control and dealing with irate people is all a part of this. 

 

[lemming]

23 hours ago, TygerDarkstorm said:

The HC launcher on my laptop decided to quit working

Pretty sure the issue you're having is unrelated, but if you haven't ping a GM and maybe start a different thread.  Sounds like a connectivity issue of some sort, but different tech advice needed I'm sure.