Christopher Altman
June 25th, 2009, 08:40
Sigh.
I am having some extremely irritating issues with FG updating. I have searched through the forums (and tried solutions) for about 6 hours now. I have made absolutely no progress.
The two issues I am having are addressed in other forums, but I am going to go ahead and make what I am needing very clear so someone can address it.
The situation: I am installing FG on a new machine. I am trying to use the same license key that I used for a previous installation of FG on my old machine. (Note: FG works fine on the old machine.) I am a DM and run the full version.
The first issue: The updater issue. In the initial update after installation, it stalls and says, "Error!" I keep running the updater, and it gets a bit further every time (a very, extremely, eensy-weensy bit further). However, there comes a point when the updater gets even slower. I think that the second issue is related to this one. (And, yes, I've read the forums on this and none of the solutions have helped me. I read that another version--I THINK 2.3.6 or some such thing--is supposed to fix this, but I have ABSOLUTELY no idea where to download it. I also tried the d20-jpg ruleset, and it solved nothing.)
Can someone post a link for the place where I download 2.3.6? I cannot find it for the life of me. (Oh, and I did try checking my registry key in "regedit" and checked for spaces--to no avail. I am using the correct key.)
The second issue: After the updater keeps crashing, if I try to run FG (or if it is set to auto-run after the updater has run), FG does not start. I get this error message:
Error Loading Data
Could not load ruleset file base.xml
Do you want to try reloading the data?
Yes No
Well, "Yes" is not an option, really, since when I click it, my speaker barks an error sound at me, and nothing happens. All I can choose is "No," which just ends the program. From there, I try running the updater again and again. Sometimes, it "Error!s" at the very beginning of the process. Other times, I get lucky and it gets halfway. (That's when I roll a 15.) When I roll a natural 20, it gets to the tokens, and then it errors out again. So, essentially, one out of five times I make a tiny bit of progress.
This can't be right! Something is wrong here. I have read forums on these issues, but not on both happening at the same time.
Any thoughts on this? I am willing to provide whatever information my would-be replier needs, and to work very hard to solve this. To be honest, I am at my wits' end with FG, and am just considering another program for online running. I love FG, but if it won't run, well, it doesn't matter how much I love it, does it?
Best,
Christopher Altman
I am having some extremely irritating issues with FG updating. I have searched through the forums (and tried solutions) for about 6 hours now. I have made absolutely no progress.
The two issues I am having are addressed in other forums, but I am going to go ahead and make what I am needing very clear so someone can address it.
The situation: I am installing FG on a new machine. I am trying to use the same license key that I used for a previous installation of FG on my old machine. (Note: FG works fine on the old machine.) I am a DM and run the full version.
The first issue: The updater issue. In the initial update after installation, it stalls and says, "Error!" I keep running the updater, and it gets a bit further every time (a very, extremely, eensy-weensy bit further). However, there comes a point when the updater gets even slower. I think that the second issue is related to this one. (And, yes, I've read the forums on this and none of the solutions have helped me. I read that another version--I THINK 2.3.6 or some such thing--is supposed to fix this, but I have ABSOLUTELY no idea where to download it. I also tried the d20-jpg ruleset, and it solved nothing.)
Can someone post a link for the place where I download 2.3.6? I cannot find it for the life of me. (Oh, and I did try checking my registry key in "regedit" and checked for spaces--to no avail. I am using the correct key.)
The second issue: After the updater keeps crashing, if I try to run FG (or if it is set to auto-run after the updater has run), FG does not start. I get this error message:
Error Loading Data
Could not load ruleset file base.xml
Do you want to try reloading the data?
Yes No
Well, "Yes" is not an option, really, since when I click it, my speaker barks an error sound at me, and nothing happens. All I can choose is "No," which just ends the program. From there, I try running the updater again and again. Sometimes, it "Error!s" at the very beginning of the process. Other times, I get lucky and it gets halfway. (That's when I roll a 15.) When I roll a natural 20, it gets to the tokens, and then it errors out again. So, essentially, one out of five times I make a tiny bit of progress.
This can't be right! Something is wrong here. I have read forums on these issues, but not on both happening at the same time.
Any thoughts on this? I am willing to provide whatever information my would-be replier needs, and to work very hard to solve this. To be honest, I am at my wits' end with FG, and am just considering another program for online running. I love FG, but if it won't run, well, it doesn't matter how much I love it, does it?
Best,
Christopher Altman