Turbine Launcher keeps redownloading patches

[jevon66]

Grrrrrrrr..
<Looking for lag bomb of unpleasantness to hurl at nearest available electronic device>
When will the teasing end?
Can we not play our game?
Wizards Of The Coast are behind this, I'm sure of it!
Theyre angry we're all playing and not buying their poor imitations of D&D novels anymore. =)

[Zess-wolf]

Same problem, 11 files, every time, and a restart to the launcher, annoying D:

Zess

[krackythehoodedone]

Ditto

[danotmano1998]

Yep, same here.

Fortunately, it doesn't take all that long to do, but it's still quite annoying.
The same update every time I connect. Turbine, what did you guys do to the launcher this time? Or better yet, how can I fix it?

[Smitey]

From what I can see there is no fix client-side and this isn't related to the recent DNS issue.

It occurs approximately ~25% of the time when launching DDO on my Win7 64bit PC and clicking on the close box when prompted for 'ok to restart launcher' sometimes lessens the repeat of the patching loop but not always.

The time and datestamp on the 11 files themselves use the local current time and date each launch rather than being a fixed value so to me the selfpatch process seems in error.

I raised ticket #24001-283047 for Turbine to investigate passing on my patch logs.

[Flavilandile]

From what I can see there is no fix client-side and this isn't related to the recent DNS issue.

For me it's related... the Launcher started to go all updating since the DNS furball.

Before anybody ask : Yes, the hosts file is back to what it was originally. ( come on give me a break I do this kind of things for a living... I do have a clue when it comes to name resolutions and network related stuff )

Oh as a funny note, I'm still on XP... so it's not 7 64bits related.

[LordDunmore]

I am experiencing the launcher issue as well, since last Saturday.

I did *not* edit hosts file at any time.

I am experiencing the issue on 3 different computers, 3 different ip addresses. Windows 7 32 on one, and Windows 7 x64 on the other two.

Just to be curious, I edited my dns one one my my computers to google's, and that didn't help at all, so put it back to my ISP's.

I too find it frustrating that there is no 'official' acknowledgement of this issue with anyone here on the forum. There are several threads going now in the tech support area alone.

[grayham]

Same thing happening here. I just let the 20 seconds tick down, and that seems to do the trick... Very frustrating though.

[Memnir]

Same here.

[Nodoze]

When I go to launch the DnD client it does the auto update thing and updates 11 items and says it needs to restart the client. Then it repeats this again, and again. It's taking me 2-3 "downloads" just to log in and its pretty damned annoying.

Is anyone else getting this issue?

I am also getting this and it is very annoying. Any idea how pervasive this is and if there is a known fix?

[Arkat]

This is happening to me also. Annoying.

[Smitey]

For me it's related... the Launcher started to go all updating since the DNS furball.

Timing-wise it seems to conincide but I don't believe client-side DNS settings have caused or fix the self-patch loop problem (which was what I meant to convey) as it's not a lack of connectivity.

I know the launcher was changed 1st June in patch 3 - I do wonder if a part of the process that checks against download.ddo.akamai.turbine.com is faulty.

Turbine support advised to overwrite the program files from the backup folder but this made no difference.

[Arkat]

saw a possible fix in another thread..too lazy too look for it. Let the launcher update once..then hit the "x" to close the window second time it loads up...seemed to work for couple peeps

This worked for me as well. Thanks.


EDIT: It worked initially but it started happening again....every time.

[Smitey]

saw a possible fix in another thread..too lazy too look for it. Let the launcher update once..then hit the "x" to close the window second time it loads up...seemed to work for couple peeps

I found this to be a short-term workaround - it will stop the launcher auto-looping but the patching will once again occur within the next 5 subsequent game launches.

[williamw]

and if there is an answer to the prob in the forums i can't find it

[uberfear2]

I to am having the same problem i have tried to manualy overright the update process and it failed i didnt not change my host file i swapped to google dns server and back the next morning.. i to belive this is because the ddo domain issue since it started right after the domain issue i mean obviously DDO fails at alot of stuff i mean come on account support will be down WENSDAY june 19th LOL um turbine excuse me but june 19th 2012 is a tuesday LMAO come on guys you are seriously dropping the ball lately and making alot of ppl who pay for your product weary about your decisions reguarding a multi million dollar game..... imo fire alot of ppl that work for you there obviously not doing there jobs the way there supposed to

[auntjobiska]

I have the same problem. I made no changes for the DNS thingy. Sometimes it does just one restart, sometimes more - I think the most I counted was 5. It is always downloading the same 11 files.

Why won't someone from Turbine say anything about this?

AJ (Idiot Extraordinaire)

[Mirthgar]

I'm going to recommend that everyone encountering this put in a support request here but also post your launcher logs (the directions how are in the 'how to get help' sticky linked in my sig).

One thing off the top of my head, have you all confirmed that your system day,month,year, time as well as timezone/daylight savings settings are all correct.

I noted earlier a post about a date discrepancy and this might be a potential cause.

[smatt]

The launcher is downloading the same splash screen files over and over... Try a comp restart then open the launcher, if it starts dowloading again hit the X to close it right away and then try to open it again. this has been working for most people....

Otherwise it will be fixed *Soon.....

[Mirthgar]

I've merged two other threads on this same issue into this one for clarity.

Be sure to read my previous response in this thread here.