Error after hotfix update?

I've been receiving this error from the launcher after the update:

http://i.imgur.com/2DuxrJ0.png

And

http://i.imgur.com/SGH4hgH.png

I've tried reinstalling but it hasn't helped. What do I do?

There is a thread under hotfixes - You'll need to reinstall FFIV client.

I forgotten to backup main file and hit reinstall, now I have to redownload 15 gig worth of data....

Whoops, didn't know where to look. And ugh I need to do that too now. Just for reference's sake, how do we backup that stuff and not have to dl 15 Gigs worth of data again? ;_;

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Originally Posted by Deviljai

There is a thread under hotfixes - You'll need to reinstall FFIV client.

I forgotten to backup main file and hit reinstall, now I have to redownload 15 gig worth of data....

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No you just need to reinstall the launcher.

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Originally Posted by KisaiTenshi

No you just need to reinstall the launcher.

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Completely stupid question but I'm not all that tech-savvy, how do we just reinstall the launcher?

How do I do that?
Could save me alot of time for other pc.

I followed the instruction from the link below
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...223345b0e11e31

Which then took me to this link
http://sqex.to/qCZ

"*For customers who are unable to log in because of this issue, a reinstallation of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will be necessary."

Which I then proceed to d/l the client again and hit install, the first thing it ask is for you to remove entire game. >.< I clicked ok to :(

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Originally Posted by Orchidias

Completely stupid question but I'm not all that tech-savvy, how do we just reinstall the launcher?

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Supposedly you should only need to download http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/playersdownload/na/ that again, as it will update the launcher first. It isn't supposed to overwrite newer files with older ones. If people think they have to download 17GB, then they likely uninstalled the entire game first.

If it's like any other MMO, all you really need to do is roll-back the version number.
eg go to
C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\boot
Open ffxivboot.ver and see if it has 2015.05.20.0000.0001 in it.

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Originally Posted by Deviljai

How do I do that?
Could save me alot of time for other pc.

I followed the instruction from the link below
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...223345b0e11e31

Which then took me to this link
http://sqex.to/qCZ

"*For customers who are unable to log in because of this issue, a reinstallation of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will be necessary."

Which I then proceed to d/l the client again and hit install, the first thing it ask is for you to remove entire game. >.< I clicked ok to :(

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Oh that was for the PS3/4 versions, not the PC... unless that's the version you have. In which case, I'm so sorry you have to do that D:

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Originally Posted by KisaiTenshi

Supposedly you should only need to download http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/playersdownload/na/ that again, as it will update the launcher first. It isn't supposed to overwrite newer files with older ones. If people think they have to download 17GB, then they likely uninstalled the entire game first.

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Welp, going to keep that in mind for the next time this happens. Thanks for the help!

Let me know how you go Orchidias, I d/led the link Kisai posted as well previously. And the first thing the client asked was to uninstall game rather than update client only which i hit yes to.

It did the same for me :( so now I have to wait. Kind of sad seeing a 50MBPS connection download the client at 1.1 MB or lower with the client...

Dang. Its gonna get slower, as more people start d/ling off the server. I am stuck with at 0.58 MB/s (highest Ive got) . Time remaining: Appro 312 minutes...

http://i.imgur.com/0PoVsGi.png

All these hours later and I just have this to show for it. What is that download speed... seriously

I had this issue as well when I tried to log in this morning. After rebooting my PC, and trying 3 or 4 times it finally just let me log in

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Originally Posted by KisaiTenshi

Supposedly you should only need to download http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/playersdownload/na/ that again, as it will update the launcher first. It isn't supposed to overwrite newer files with older ones. If people think they have to download 17GB, then they likely uninstalled the entire game first.

If it's like any other MMO, all you really need to do is roll-back the version number.
eg go to
C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\boot
Open ffxivboot.ver and see if it has 2015.05.20.0000.0001 in it.

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This helped, thank you! :)

Did you tell it 'yes' to uninstall and then it didn't actually uninstall?

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Originally Posted by Deviljai

Dang. Its gonna get slower, as more people start d/ling off the server. I am stuck with at 0.58 MB/s (highest Ive got) . Time remaining: Appro 312 minutes...

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You typically aren't downloading directly from SE... they often come from mirrored servers.

Downloads will often pause periodically in stages as individual patches are unpacked and installed, and then resume again, so in the scope of the whole process it may not be an accurate indication of the speed you are actually downloading at in real time. You can open resource monitor (resmon from search/run box) to see a more accurate reflection of your real-time throughput.

Otherwise, if you are indeed getting choked, that could be because of a screwy routing policy that is slowing things down (false-positive for P2P or something), or there may be some elevated congestion along the path. If you open resmon, you can see the address the launcher is actually downloading from and then you can get the path checked out. Might find that it is somewhere in Massachusetts or Amsterdam (like the Akamai connection I get patches from, 23.62.6.81--it shows up as Cambridge, MA). If there are issues along that route, your ISP might be able to look into things on your behalf.