Launcher Problem [SOLVED]

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    Hello , so...this is my countless attempt to start playing crossfire multiplayer... I recently changed my antivirus so i had a chance now that i have no antivirus installed ..(in case that was the problem) Ok, Installation went perfect , As soon as i restart..i select Freenacer.exe , launcher pops up , i select multiplayer and it downloads 4 updates...when it is finished it says freelancer.exe is missing? WUT!? .. Then i open my freelancer from FLMM , it doesnt update anything and gets on game..i can make a char and be on Manhattan..but as soon as i launch to space...it crashes me to desktop , Single player works fine ( thank god ) ... So ..


    i havent played multiplayer since 2.0 came out..idk what i'm doing wrong i cant figure this *** out ... been following FAQ guides step to step in each of my installation... even deleting manually registry entries for each re-install , Any help would be appreciated.
    PC specs : Windows 10 , 32bit
    Ram: 4GB
    2.40 Ghz intel i3 core proccessor. :thankyou:

    why do you launch it from FLMM?

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    Coz its the only way i can actually get into game from SP at least , if i start it manually from Freelancer directory > EXE > Freelancer.exe , opens my launcher but when i click SP or MP it just downloads 4 updates and at the 4th it stops saying Freelancer.exe is missing.

    I think there is more wrong here.


    freelancer.exe missing error never happened before and indicates that something is not correctly installed
    same goes for the ability to launch from flmm but not from the real directory


    to me it looks a bit like the mod was installed in the wrong directory and that FLMM has wrong settings
    In FLMM you can manually choose where FL is installed... and thats what you probably should ckeck.
    It has to be a fresh installation of FL and then you can activate the mod


    also interesting would be how big your mod directory actually is or if there is something missing

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    Ok , so.. I uninstalled everything again , uninstalled my antivirus , disabled UAC and windows defender , Reinstalled using the "fool" method .. i know im doing it right..i just dont get any updates after launcing from freelancer.exe , it just opens and when i click SP or MP it gets me to the game...on SP it works all fine but on MP i crash to desktop when i get to space(works on manhattan) i have no idea..i've tried anything...Maybe send me an updated laucher or something?idk. 17007 files and 8.04 GB size

    OK few things:

    • where you installed mod? (should be in Freelancer Mod Manager\mods\Freelancer 2 - Crossfire) - 6,43 GB (6 911 676 416), 8 464 files, 866 folders
    • Freelancer (vanilla) should be in standalone folder (not inside FLMM!) - with mod installed I have 7,68 GB (8 253 538 304), 17 822 files, 897 folders


    .. your problem is not launcher, your issue is incorrectly installed mod. Incorrect installation can come from something (antivirus, system, firewall, other security sw) what block or remove mod files. Launcher normally loads 7 files (on daily basis).


    .. btw game crash in MP can be happening when server anticheat kicks your char. It will be in logs (add pls your char name).

    Vanilla is in standalone folder , 8.01 GB 17.779 files , 887 folders


    And crossfire mod ( inside FLMM ) is 6.47 GB 8.638 files 828 folders.


    Ok so..I'll tell you the exact steps i take when no Freelancer data is in my computer ... Ok first of all i uninstall every antivirus in my system uac just in case...then i install vanilla freelancer the original ... I open it up accepting warrancy and that stuff... then i close it.. I install FLMM then ..and i locate freelancer.exe flmm opens fine ..then i close it. After that i install crossfire , and i install it by default ( flmm > mods > crossfire 2 ) all options selected ( net framework etc ) then it install ... after that i create desktop icon and it finishes.. after that if i open freelancer.exe from the vanila standalone file it opens the launcher but no updates...nothing , if i open freelancer.exe from the desktop icon though ..i click SP or MP and it says if i want to start the updates ..i select yes.. thenit downloads 4 updates and after that :
    15:08:17.125 --> [i]:Starting Update...


    15:08:33.094 --> [i]:Prepare Crossfire Start


    15:08:34.824 --> [i]:Starting Crossfire


    15:08:36.034 --> [x]:Error assigning game options [E0000006E]


    15:08:36.384 --> [x]:Error creating game directory [E00000076]


    15:08:36.384 --> [x]:Missing Freelancer.exe file [E00000084]


    I have no idea what i'm doing wrong , i followed every guide step to step ..i even restarted my pc after each install ( Vanilla install then restart ..etc )
    HALP!

    HOLY CRAP I GOT PROGRESS!
    so..i open freelancer from the folder inside FLMM ..flmm > mods > crossfire 2 > exe > freelancer exe... ok first of all i opened it as admin then it sayd something about 4 dlls missing..Qtcore Qtwebkit Qtnetwork4 something like that..then i remembered i have those dlls in my vanilla folder..i copy - pasted there and i opened freelancer.exe ...launcher open and launcher update started 0/1 .. then it reopened and now it downloads 130 updates :DDDD I think i fixed it! Ill keep u updated.

    Erm. CF installs on top of Vanilla FL, when you activate it from FLMM 8|
    So your FL folder is probably installed with CF, looking at the size :)
    Launch Freelancer.exe from your Fl folder, not the Mod folder inside FLMM

    CF RP: Probably smuggling something or exploring the universe
    EM char: Event_Manager_Silverfox

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    you have to open i from your FL directorly
    not from inside flmm


    FLMM is only there to overwrite your original FL with the mod files

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    This is ten percent luck,
    Twenty percent skill,
    Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
    Five percent pleasure,
    Fifty percent pain,
    And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

    have u tried to run the freelancer.exe as administrator?

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    Don't discuss with idiots. They only drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience there.


    This is ten percent luck,
    Twenty percent skill,
    Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
    Five percent pleasure,
    Fifty percent pain,
    And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

    Using win10, no issues. Setup file size seems is ok.

    Apparenty..i just solved every problem i have...Dont ask me how..well ask me ill tell ya XD
    SO...I always install all of my games in "My Documents" folder...thats where i was installing freelancer too...For no reason at all .. that hit my head when i was making breakfast today,on all of the guides that i've seen..they talk about something but they are always start with .."once blabla u go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\ blabla " And for some reason i wanted to try installing freelancer on C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\ instead of My Documents folder, I doubted that it would work but i was so bored that i gave a try...I didnt even disabled UAC or uninstalled my AV i didnt care at all just wanted to try it :P .. Ok everything was done..i restarted after activating and when i opened my pc and clicked on freelancer.exe ..i was so surprised that an update came up...it updated to a new launcher then downloaed 547 updates...I pressed multiplayer and it opened... instead of popping up irritating crash codes like always...well it crashed within the movie and i changed shader and it worked fine. WELL...I made a new charachter and i was able to fly in space..and talk to people! :D Surprising enough the problem was that i was installing original freelancer in My Documents folder instead of C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\ ... IM SO HITTING MY HEAD