Version Check Error / Launcher/Boot/Update Error

[Cormea]

This is incredibly infuriating.. My other half can't even get online no matter what he tries. SE fix your shit. And before you say 'do x' he's literally tried everything on reddit and here.. Nothing works. :/

Is he getting a 90k after selecting a character a second after the load screen shows? Thats whats happening to me and I've tried everything. Reinstalling now, so if this doesn't fix it I'm completely out of ideas having tried every other "fix" in these forums already.

[Oukanna]

My partner is having launcher issues, error 1103 cant update. We have tried changing the DNS settings which didnt work. Disabled firewall which didnt work, adjusted the boot.cfg, this didnt work, did all the rebooting stuff....nothing works apart from running as administrator but as soon as he closes it and reloads the game he gets the same error...not sure what is happening.

[Belgamin]

Is he getting a 90k after selecting a character a second after the load screen shows? Thats whats happening to me and I've tried everything. Reinstalling now, so if this doesn't fix it I'm completely out of ideas having tried every other "fix" in these forums already.

He can't even get the patch to DOWNLOAD.. It just gives him the error. Swapping the DNS. Ports. Everything he's done the lot and he just can't get in. He's adjusted the boot... Everything. Just the same thing over and over and over again. Won't even let him start the download.

[Daemonfaust]

I was able to get everything to work by doing the following:
1) Open FFXIV_BOOT.cfg in notepad.
2) Change BootVersionCheckMode to 1
3) Save and close the file.
4) Delete all the previous patch data under /downloads/ffxivpatch
5) Start the game and it should work.

Hopefully this helps!!

[HelmwigeR]

Unfortunately going through the same situation as Belgamins partner. Changed DNS (tried all of the ones in the link above), saved the damned notepad oh so many times and nothing. The only thing left is to reinstall the game which I'm REALLY reluctant to do so - I haven't seen anyone say it worked when simply reinstalled..

[Belgamin]

Unfortunately going through the same situation as Belgamins partner. Changed DNS (tried all of the ones in the link above), saved the damned notepad oh so many times and nothing. The only thing left is to reinstall the game which I'm REALLY reluctant to do so - I haven't seen anyone say it worked when simply reinstalled..

I actually have a question are you by any chance based in europe? My boyfriend has been experiencing a terrible amount of trouble and has to run on a VPN due to their agressive DDOS broad huge bans they're doing.. He's concerned that its an after effect of them blanketing certain areas of europe with just a straight out blanket ban.. So he was able to fix his constant 90K's .. But now? Now its the goddamn patch he can't even get in.. No matter what he's done. Short of a miracle I don't think its going to work either. Still hovering around for more possible solutions. Good luck to you :c

[Syrus_Draco]

I was able to get everything to work by doing the following:
1) Open FFXIV_BOOT.cfg in notepad.
2) Change BootVersionCheckMode to 1
3) Save and close the file.
4) Delete all the previous patch data under /downloads/ffxivpatch
5) Start the game and it should work.

Hopefully this helps!!

I've done this, including deleting the pervious patch files in the ffxivpatch folder, and still nothing. The client will start downloading the first folder and then stop right there with errors

[CorruptDictator]

I have never had an issue with this game before today. The updater fails for the launcher. I have straight up disabled any sort of firewall/security software, altered the .cfg file while deleting any existing download data, run everything as the administrator, and tried flushing and changing DNS. Nothing works (for reference I am US based and my ISP is working solid today). This makes me particularly upset since I just came back to the game a few weeks ago and bought Stormblood just over the weekend.

[TheCount]

Still nothing here as well. I've completely run out of possible solutions now, i've tried every single one of those alternative DNS options there. I've tried disabling firewalls and antivirus/anything that might be blocking it or hindering it, i've tried port forwarding. I've done computer restarts and router resets and everything else that's been suggested here or in the other thread.

Still it will not allow me to even see the launcher proper. It'll do one of those updating bars and on the second one it'll freeze near the end and give me an error. SE fix your bullshit, this is getting beyond tiring and frustrating having to deal with crap everytime there's the slightest update.

[HelmwigeR]

Yeah based in Europe - I'm going to wait it out for a bit and see what happens but its frustrating it works for some and not for others :/