Launchpad SoE not working - stuck at logo

Alexious · 2012-09-01, 01:31 PM

As the title says. I remember this error ages ago with the Launchpad, and nothing seems changed...There is the SoE Logo and a black background, but it never goes forward than that. I tried installing latest Flash and Java, but that wasn't enough seemingly.

Please help, I really want to get into the beta!

Crator · 2012-09-01, 01:32 PM

Had that happen to me but I just closed the program and restarted it and it worked.

Alexious · 2012-09-01, 01:46 PM

I wish it was that simple...I even uninstalled the game and restarted it again.

vVRedOctoberVv · 2012-09-01, 02:07 PM

I've had that happen before, but it's not been a persistent problem. Have you tried waiting a while (several minutes) to see if it loads? I've had that happen, too.

Alexious · 2012-09-01, 02:36 PM

I've waited half an hour but it still didn't load.

Alexious · 2012-09-01, 04:54 PM

Well if anyone knows a fix, just PM me. Thanks

vVRedOctoberVv · 2012-09-01, 07:30 PM

Have you tried screaming at the monitor? Results are mixed, but it always makes me feel better.

Alexious · 2012-09-01, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by vVRedOctoberVv

Have you tried screaming at the monitor? Results are mixed, but it always makes me feel better.

Lol. Well, it seems like I might never play Planetside 2 after all. There are so many people with this issue, even in the SoE official forums, and no official answer.

Alexious · 2012-09-02, 09:33 AM

Just for fun, could you please tell me the settings in your launchpad.ini file?

Crator · 2012-09-02, 09:35 AM

[Settings]
digestURL=http://manifest.patch.station.sony.com/patch/sha/manifest/launchpad/lp4-live/live/lp-code4344-beta.sha.soe
appName=Planetside 2
appIcon=PS2.ico
id=code4344
height=617
width=915
environment=beta

[Logging]
Address=lvs-gt-els01.station.sony.com:20060

[CrashReporter]
Address=lvsfr-collect1.freerealms.net

Alexious · 2012-09-02, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by Crator

[Settings]
digestURL=http://manifest.patch.station.sony.com/patch/sha/manifest/launchpad/lp4-live/live/lp-code4344-beta.sha.soe
appName=Planetside 2
appIcon=PS2.ico
id=code4344
height=617
width=915
environment=beta

[Logging]
Address=lvs-gt-els01.station.sony.com:20060

[CrashReporter]
Address=lvsfr-collect1.freerealms.net

Just as I thought. The address was wrong, but it doesn't seem to make a difference at all. It's just stuck....At this point I've tried everything. I will just leave it and hope to have more luck when it launches, maybe I'll have formatted by then.

Shogun · 2012-09-02, 10:48 AM

just curious...

have you tried to reinstall with admin rights?

i had this issue after my first install.
i reinstalled and ran the installer as admin. after that it worked for me.
also try disabling your antivir or firewalls during install and first launch.
after it patched up, i never had the issue again.

Alexious · 2012-09-02, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by Shogun

just curious...

have you tried to reinstall with admin rights?

i had this issue after my first install.
i reinstalled and ran the installer as admin. after that it worked for me.
also try disabling your antivir or firewalls during install and first launch.
after it patched up, i never had the issue again.

Did everything you listed, and more, but nothing helped. It also happens with Vanguard launcher in the same way.

GERALT · 2013-01-31, 12:36 PM

Man just try this it worked for me. Open 2 launchers at once and one will crash and the other should do the trick