Game launcher closes without starting the game

[Chromework]

For some reason, my game launcher stopped working. I click "start game" and then the launcher closes, but the game start.

This is what log.txt.0 has:

Spoiler: log

[2015-04-11 14:23:27] [VERION] loading version from install dir: .\
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] [VERSION] VERSION: 0.19174
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] [VERSION] BUILD: 20150319_050107
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] #################### StarMade #######################
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] # version 0.19174 - build 20150319_050107 #
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] #####################################################
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] [SERIAL] "not retrieved"
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] [STARTER] template dir exists. overwriting template with current data
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] [IO][COPY] FILE FROM C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\StarMade\.\data\config\FactionConfig.xml to C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\StarMade\.\customFactionConfig\FactionConfigTemplate.xml
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] [IO][COPY] FILE FROM C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\StarMade\.\data\config\customFactionConfigHOWTO.txt to C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\StarMade\.\customFactionConfig\customFactionConfigHOWTO.txt
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] [RESOURCES][CustomTextures] No need to create pack.zip. Hash matches (as rewriting a zip changes the hash on it)
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] [SERVER] using world: Conquering The Galaxy; .\server-database\conquering the galaxy\
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] [INIT] Segment Database Path: C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\StarMade\.\server-database\conquering the galaxy\DATA; creating dir sucessfull? false
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] [SETTINGS] ERROR READING LINE: ' '
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 1
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] at obfuscated.amu.c(SourceFile:430)
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] at org.schema.game.common.Starter.main(SourceFile:866)
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] java.lang.NullPointerException
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] at obfuscated.apC.a(SourceFile:113)
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] at obfuscated.apC.h(SourceFile:104)
[2015-04-11 14:23:27] at org.schema.game.common.Starter.main(SourceFile:868)

I already tried repairing it using the repair button on the launcher, but the issue remains.

I know it can't be related to outdated software though, because I'm trying to use the non-steam launcher, but the steam demo i have works perfectly fine, although I still prefer to use this.

 

[SmilingDemon]

Move the install somewhere else than Desktop.
Remove the server-database and create a new world. looks like that one is corrupted

 

[Chromework]

Move the install somewhere else than Desktop.
Remove the server-database and create a new world. looks like that one is corrupted

every time i try to delete that world, it comes back when i try to launch the game.

 

[SmilingDemon]

uh ... then there is some weird stuff going on between that and the steam install maybe ?

the Install path might be saved wrong somehow ?

 

[Chromework]

uh ... then there is some weird stuff going on between that and the steam install maybe ?

the Install path might be saved wrong somehow ?

Not sure. I didn't really fix it, but I 'm now using an old starmade backup which wasn't get affected by it.

 

[Jananton]

The last thing you could try is to download the Launcher from this site (if you use a Steam version now), place it in a normal directory/folder, so not the desktop or a 'Program Files' flavor and create a subfolder Starmade in the folder you installed/copied the Launcher in. Start it up and let it run so it downloads the current release version and see if that helps.

Greets,

Jan