If Steam is forcing the update that breaks everything, I'd like to point out that you can start FFXI without Steam, by going in the appropriate folder and directly starting polboot.exe, Steam does nothing else.
If Steam is forcing the update that breaks everything, I'd like to point out that you can start FFXI without Steam, by going in the appropriate folder and directly starting polboot.exe, Steam does nothing else.
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FFXI: Leviathan > Arcon
FFXIV: Selbina > Arcon Villiers
I will run the file checks now. Something I forgot to mention in the first post that someone else mentioned is that my password was also coming up as being incorrect. I didn't mention it because I thought I genuinely might have forgotten my password, but obviously not as it seems to be happening to other people.
Does anyone actually know what this update even is? There's no information on Steam or literally anywhere else on the internet.
Have done the file checks. 0 problems with POL, 1430 with FFXI. I try to repair the files and it gives me a message saying "Version Update Communication Error", error code POL-1158.
Bump, same error here, was playing early morning, log off for work, come back. Try to run the game through windower (Nothing happens, so I am sat here thinking whats wrong?!) Boot up steam and find a small half gig update, once i did that I could get into the game (Launching from steam OR windower), When attempting to actually boot the game in either play online viewer just crashes upon booting FFXI. Ran file check now, 35 or so corrupt files with play online viewer, and now 1300 or so roughly files corrupt in FFXI, going to take almost 2 hours to reinstall those corrupt files.
NO idea if this will work after file check, I do not run the game through steam anyway, and run the game through windower(Stand alone booter, lets you play in proper window mode, doesn't crash when u tab out etc). Once I've done updating I'll attempt to run the game in the original steam way, and also through windower and get back to you all.
UPDATE: After verifying FFXI/Playonline files I booted through windower and it worked fine (You'll have to re apply the XI View Icons/Fonts etc (if you use them) as the update/verify does replace them. Hope everyone else can fix theirs. steam sux!
Last edited by Herrstarr; 02-16-2013 at 08:23 AM.
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FFXI: Leviathan > Arcon
FFXIV: Selbina > Arcon Villiers
Me and bout 5 of my mates had the same problem yesterday.
I could load fine striaght from steamapps folder, cant this morning as files have magically dissapeared
Now they can play and i cant
w...t...f
I did what the POL notice said of removing my POL folder and let steam redownload it, managed to get in game but it seems like the ffxi game folder also got "updated" and the graphics are all messed up - my mog house looked like a massive open space, persumably because the DAT files got reverted. from the title screen it looks like it has went into a pre-abyssea version
Now doing the file check everyone suggested on this thread to see if it'll update itself ; ; If not i guess it's a wipe and reinstall procedure - thanks steam!
Same here Spira, though if I remember rightly, you can backup the files elsewhere, wipe, then copy the files back over to save on the patching.
I have tried the 'solution' to this but still can't log into the viewer; my password is always 'incorrect'. Have tried changing it again through the management site and still haven't heard from customer support.
EDIT: Got email from support in my alt email folder, followed steps and finally managed to log in. Now waiting on updating...
Last edited by Redfield; 02-17-2013 at 12:35 AM.
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