Game wont Launch for Launcher

[ArnDog]

Need help please.

I sued to run Starmade with no issues and run my own server for people. I have been away for a few months and come back. Patched up... but when i click play nothing happens and the launcher disappears. I have tired a fresh install. Removing all Starmade files from PC then re installing. Updated Java. Update Nvidia drivers 7/4/13. Nothing works. It simply loads the launcher then nothing on clicking play.

Anyone got any ideas?

P.S i have tired, of course running as admin and compatability variants but nothing seems to work. I am running Windows 7.

 

[der_scheme]

Did you redownload the launcher, too?

StarMade does generate log files. Take a look at log.txt.0, the key to solving your problem should be in there.

 

[ArnDog]

This is what i am getting. I am guessing in red is the problem but no idea how to fix it. I am using the game starter to launch the game. More over the game is running the the background somewhere as i cant delete the files to re-install with out a restart. But for the life of me i cant find where via command manager.

[2014-04-09 16:41:27] [VERSION] VERSION: 0.1421
[2014-04-09 16:41:27] [VERSION] BUILD: 20140404_194643
[2014-04-09 16:41:27] #################### StarMade #######################
[2014-04-09 16:41:27] # version 0.1421 - build 20140404_194643 #
[2014-04-09 16:41:27] #####################################################
[2014-04-09 16:41:27] [SERIAL] "System Serial Number"
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] [LIBLOADER] OS ARCHITECTURE x86
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] [LIBLOADER] LOADED WINDOWS 32bit NATIVE LIBRARIES
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] [LIBLOADER] LOADED NATIVE LIBRARIES
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] java.io.FileNotFoundException: .\settings.cfg (The system cannot find the file specified)
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] at java.io.FileReader.<init>(Unknown Source)
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] at IE.d(SourceFile:366)
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] at org.schema.game.common.Starter.main(SourceFile:802)
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] Could not read settings file: using defaults
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] [MAIN] LOADED ENGINE SETTINGS
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] [INITIALIZE] REMOTE CLASSES REGISTERED
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] [INITIALIZE] RESOURCE MANAGER INITIALIZED
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] ERROR: no content in Resource: C:\Users\ArnDog\Desktop\Starmade\file:\C:\Users\ArnDog\Desktop\Starmade\StarMade.jar!\org\schema\game\network\commands
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] ################# Loading from JAR #####################
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] ########################################################
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] [INITIALIZE] REMOTE COMMANDS REGISTERED
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] [INITIALIZE] SECURITY MANAGER SET
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] [INITIALIZE] COMMAND ID's ASSIGNED
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] [CONFIG] RECIPES PARSED: 48
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] [INITIALIZE] BLOCK CONFIGURATION READ
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] [MAIN] INITIALIZATION COMPLETED
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] java.lang.IllegalStateException: Sorry, it doesn't work this way!
please start the game with the StarMade-Starter you downloaded
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] at org.schema.game.common.Starter.main(SourceFile:810)

 

[der_scheme]

[2014-04-09 16:41:28] java.lang.IllegalStateException: Sorry, it doesn't work this way!
please start the game with the StarMade-Starter you downloaded
[2014-04-09 16:41:28] at org.schema.game.common.Starter.main(SourceFile:810)

That is the relevant one.

StarMade is written in java, so that's the process you're looking for (on Windows it's named "javaw", I believe).
Again (as that is not clear from your first post): Did you redownload the launcher from the website? That currently seems to be the most probable cause to me.

 

[ArnDog]

Hi

Yes apologies. I have re downloaded the launcher for the website today and that has not resolved the problem unfortunately.

 

[der_scheme]

That surely is strange. Could you try running the launcher from the command line?
Search for "cmd" in the start menu. There, run "cd c:\path", where c:\path is the directory where you put the launcher. You should be able to copy that path in the Windows explorer (click on that small folder icon in the navigation bar). In the cmd you can paste with right click (I believe).
Run the launcher by entering its filename. That probably will produce a lot of output. The only relevant parts _should_ be those that appear after you click the "Start Game" button.

Edit: Copying this will not work via Ctrl+C, but with return.

 

[caelum19]

Do other java programs work?

 

[ArnDog]

Ok it seems to be a java problem my end. However i have re-installed Java 3 times so far and it has made no difference at all. The programs seem to run but in the back ground and not actually load.

 

[ArnDog]

Ok i fixed it

It was really simple. On re-installing the client it put the initial load memory higher than the maximum memory in the option box. This meant it simply would not load! When i put the lvl back to 1gb across the board it loaded. I think their needs to be a scrpt added to that so you cant add more memory allocation than the maximum to prevent that from happening. Its take 3 hours to find it lol

Thanks for all your help

 

[caelum19]

Ok i fixed it

It was really simple. On re-installing the client it put the initial load memory higher than the maximum memory in the option box. This meant it simply would not load! When i put the lvl back to 1gb across the board it loaded. I think their needs to be a scrpt added to that so you cant add more memory allocation than the maximum to prevent that from happening. Its take 3 hours to find it lol

Thanks for all your help

I agree, but what would be better is a slider which sets both accordingly, aswell as only going up to 2GBs on 32 bit javas.

 

[TheSauceisTheBoss]

ok mine does the same thing but i tried changing memory and that did nothing, please help me.

 

[SmilingDemon]

Thread Necromancy

Please take a look into your Starmade installation folder .. there is a folder logs in there. Delete everything in that folder then crash the game again. Now add all the new content from the log folder and the settings.cfg from the Starmade folder into one Zip file and add that with the "Upload a File" option here.

 

[TheSauceisTheBoss]

it had an error uploading the zip , what should i do?

 

[SmilingDemon]

what was the error ?
the Zip shouldnt have been to big to add it here ... if it rejects it as being a zip .. rename it to .txt or something else that works.

 

[TheSauceisTheBoss]

would it be to big if uploaded it unzipped?

 

[TheSauceisTheBoss]

can i just paste the text?

 

[SmilingDemon]

it should really be possible to add them to the post as a file. has been done multiple times.
you could add them as idvidual files. they cant be to big if your game isnt launching at all.

 

[Zovc]

Happened to me for the latest update. After a few days of anger and all that, I managed to get my hands on a manual download file (release it to the public sooner please) and replaced every file with the manual download. Works now.

 

[demon2749]

I solved this for myself, I'm running Windows 10 atm, But after clicking Start Game the game refused to launch, It would just close.
What I did:
- Deleted Installation Folder
- Went to %appdata% in windows explorer, and deleted the .StarMade folder.
- Re-downloaded and Installed StarMade.

let me know if this solved your problem aswell.