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Cant get the game to start up...help please. - RexJayden - 06-08-2013
Its been about a year since I played Discovery Freelancer (after playing it since 2005) and I tried to get back on. I am not having success in this endeavor and I am hoping someone can help me troubleshoot so that I might find a solution.
Thanks in advance!
(Game has been reinstalled and added discovery freelancer mod.)
RE: Cant get the game to start up...help please. - RexJayden - 06-08-2013
I am getting closer...now I get a message that says that another program is trying to close Freelancer. Huh...what could that program be?
RE: Cant get the game to start up...help please. - RexJayden - 06-08-2013
I am using AVAST for my computer security. Could that be the culprit?
RE: Cant get the game to start up...help please. - RexJayden - 06-08-2013
Could I also need to download the Freelancer 1.6 update?
RE: Cant get the game to start up...help please. - Tyler - 06-08-2013
You know, you can also use the edit button for posts, adding more text to a single message instead of making several.
Not that it matters for now, it's more important to get you online.
If you would take a look to your right, you'd see a link in the menu dubbed as Download and Install. Clicking that or this (<<) link will take you there, explaining detailed how to get FL Discovery working.
Try that and come back when it fails again.
Good luck and hope to see you ingame soon!
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(06-08-2013, 04:04 AM)RexJayden Wrote: (Game has been reinstalled and added discovery freelancer mod.)
The quote above by you is perhaps the reason you're unable to play. You say reinstalled, does that mean you already had it on your computer installed and did a "repair" or something similar? Disco requires you to make a completely fresh install.
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RE: Cant get the game to start up...help please. - Error - 06-08-2013
(06-08-2013, 06:23 AM)RexJayden Wrote: Could I also need to download the Freelancer 1.6 update?You do not need any updates, just a completely fresh vanilla FL install.
Have you tried to rename/move/delete your Documents/My Games/Freelancer/Accts/SinglePlayer folder? Discovery will fail to start if you've got save games from other mods or vanilla FL lying around.
RE: Cant get the game to start up...help please. - RexJayden - 06-08-2013
(06-08-2013, 07:02 AM)Tyler Wrote: You know, you can also use the edit button for posts, adding more text to a single message instead of making several.
Not that it matters for now, it's more important to get you online.
If you would take a look to your right, you'd see a link in the menu dubbed as Download and Install. Clicking that or this (<<) link will take you there, explaining detailed how to get FL Discovery working.
Try that and come back when it fails again.
Good luck and hope to see you ingame soon!
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(06-08-2013, 04:04 AM)RexJayden Wrote: (Game has been reinstalled and added discovery freelancer mod.)
The quote above by you is perhaps the reason you're unable to play. You say reinstalled, does that mean you already had it on your computer installed and did a "repair" or something similar? Disco requires you to make a completely fresh install.
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You are right. I followed the instructions minus that one point. It needs to be a clean install. Will try it now. Thanks!
RE: Cant get the game to start up...help please. - belarusich - 06-08-2013
(06-08-2013, 09:04 AM)Error Wrote:(06-08-2013, 06:23 AM)RexJayden Wrote: Could I also need to download the Freelancer 1.6 update?Discovery will fail to start if you've got save games from other mods or vanilla FL lying around.
^^This. Check it.
RE: Cant get the game to start up...help please. - RexJayden - 06-10-2013
I am back in the game. Thanks folks!
(06-08-2013, 06:51 PM)belarusich Wrote:(06-08-2013, 09:04 AM)Error Wrote:(06-08-2013, 06:23 AM)RexJayden Wrote: Could I also need to download the Freelancer 1.6 update?Discovery will fail to start if you've got save games from other mods or vanilla FL lying around.
^^This. Check it.
RE: Cant get the game to start up...help please. - glassofwater - 06-10-2013
Kudos, hope to see you in space, Captain. If you'd like a nice RP sometime feel free to message me via forum message.