When I press the play button, it switches to play, and then after a couple seconds it turns back to the play button. Not a single process was affected during filming:) (Dispatcher does not see any new processes even through the detail tab).
#cannot start game
hallow sorrel
limpid hemlock
you try completely closing the launcher and running it as admin yet by chance?
hallow sorrel
...
glass shoal
same here 😦 hopefully its resolved soon
limpid hemlock
Have you guys tried doing the repair or re-installing?
hallow sorrel
Yes but I don't reinstalling launcher
glass shoal
tried reinstalling the launcher as well as the repair option. Will try a pc restart now just in case
ancient nimbus
My entire group of 6 is having this same issue. Press "Play", and nothing happens..
royal hamlet
Same here, nothing works
steel urchin
I thought it was my Antivirus but nah. It worked fine last night when I allowed it through.
Not today though
hidden dagger
Me and my friends from Russia are having the same issue. Using a vpn helps, but most of us dont have one and the guy that has it has slow connection with it
steel urchin
Y'all still having issues?
glass shoal
yup 😦
bright locust
yes'm
royal hamlet
Which is it ?
steel urchin
I just launched the game successfully. Closed it. Now I can't launch it again. Yay.
median pebble
Same problem
royal hamlet
I had crowdstrike falcon sensor installed - if it intervenes it's usually a big deal. Just uninstalled it and I can launch my game 👍
hidden dagger
I dont have any anti-virus except the default microsoft one. Allowed all the exe files from the loki install thru firewall, didnt help
thick cape
I have the same issue! I tried repairing the game and reinstalling in the different folder and it didnt help.
steel urchin
Reinstalling helped for one launch and that was it
median pebble
Im reinstalling in the default folder to see if that was the problem
thick cape
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When clicking on PLAY button it shows breafly PLAYING and then goes back to PLAY. Never loads the game
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Processor 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12950HX 2.30 GHz
Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.7 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop
thick cape
Im reinstalling in the default folder to see if that was the problem
I tried that and it didnt help.
raven thorn
I just got it to launch
Went into the appdata/local there is a separate folder called theorycraft-games-launcher-updater
I changed the installer.exe to have admin rights
and the game launched
merry barn
Op are you from russia by any chance? Someone else in other post said that the game is no available in russia for some reason.
hidden dagger
Op are you from russia by any chance? Someone else in other post said that the g...
Im from russia with the same problem
thick cape
I am in Serbia and its same for me
median pebble
Went into the appdata/local there is a separate folder called theorycraft-games-...
Didn't worked for me
I have repar, reinstall, reboot and nothing
vivid grove
I am in Serbia and its same for me
Can u access Theorycraftgames.com?
thick cape
Can u access Theorycraftgames.com?
nope
hidden dagger
Can u access Theorycraftgames.com?
its a blank page for me
thick cape
its a blank page for me
yeah, same
hidden dagger
Then u can play only with vpn
Well we did figure that out already
thick cape
Then u can play only with vpn
Yeah i downloaded a game with US vpn
hidden dagger
doesnt solve the issue
vivid grove
But I'm not sure why game is blocked in other countries
median pebble
TheoryCraft is allowed in my country and still have this problem
Tried VPN and nothing
thick cape
Ill try with US vpn to see if it works
median pebble
Did this with windows defender and still nothing
thick cape
@vivid grove I connected to RiotGames VPN in LA. still cant access Theorcraft.com or open the game
vivid grove
<@310416632440946690> I connected to RiotGames VPN in LA. still cant access The...
Riot games?
thick cape
@vivid grove I work at Riot. and currently using work laptop from my homecountry in Serbia and only VPN i can connect is office in LA.
ancient nimbus
@thick cape try again now
vivid grove
Oh mb
ancient nimbus
Ohh managed to enter the game though
👊
thick cape
Does that mean ill still not be able to play from Serbia on EU servers?
hidden dagger
theorycraftgames.com
oh yeah, this one is blocked for me
vivid grove
oh yeah, this one is blocked for me
Where are you from?
hidden dagger
Where are you from?
Russia
vivid grove
In Russia it's blocked for sure
median pebble
Still nothing, the mouse cursor does the wheel but nothing happens
hidden dagger
In Russia it's blocked for sure
I remember the devs had a legal issue with russia back when testing, but I thought they fixed that by switching russian accounts to kazahstan region
thick cape
Ohh i disconnected from VPN and i managed to join the game.
vivid grove
I remember the devs had a legal issue with russia back when testing, but I thoug...
No, they banned some Russian accounts and then ubanned it, but game is still blocked
hidden dagger
Ohh i disconnected from VPN and i managed to join the game.
probably only an auth issue
Silly that I can still successfully auth in the launcher, but not the game
https://accounts.projectloki.theorycraftgames.com/account/overview This URL works and I can login
https://www.theorycraftgames.com/ But this one is blocked
median pebble
For him, probably an auth issue, but my issue persist xd
sweet heron
so is ther solution to play button not working ?
vivid grove
so is ther solution to play button not working ?
If you're from Russia, Ukraine or any close country then VPN is the only way
vivid grove
Close to Russia, u can check if you can access Theorycraftgames.com
vivid grove
Yep
median pebble
sweet heron
but play button dont work
vivid grove
Check it rn pls
median pebble
I have access, problem persist
sweet heron
i just did
vivid grove
Hmm
sweet heron
when i press play, its start working for 1 second ( button change to "playing") and its go back to "play"
median pebble
when i press play, its start working for 1 second ( button change to "playing") ...
Yup, exactly like that
Im from South America btw
vivid grove
You guys have different issue then
sweet heron
yea so it cant be vpn thing
median pebble
Is what i've been trying to say from the beggining xd
sweet heron
i asked about problem that is OG post in here
vivid grove
i asked about problem that is OG post in here
Op is from Russia
sweet heron
yea but they talk about not beeing able to start the game
vivid grove
Try to make a post at #1157928025040633868
sweet heron
median pebble
They talked about the same exact problem we are having
sweet heron
now i have redeem button
and the code i have dosnt work anymore
lolz
and now the game lounched
@median pebble just restart over and over until its works
median pebble
<@294865332173144064> just restart over and over until its works
Restart the launcher over and over?
sweet heron
yea
and i presed play
and it worked this time
and i changed language and the game turned off, so im stack at launcher agien 😄
steel urchin
Lmao
mental bane
Same here,just stuck here
Pretty sure it has something to do with my country
oh well
should get used to it i guess
median pebble
But if you use a VPN then you should be able to bypass that
bright locust
im in the us so it shouldn't have anything to do with my country
mental bane
Nobody should have any problems related to country
glass shoal
i tried the installer on a different PC (without the aforementioned antivirus) and it worked 😮 seems like that's atleast one of the issues
steel urchin
Hope they fix the antivirus issues
median pebble
Bump!
hallow sorrel
antivirus, VPN and the new fix didn't help me(
hidden dagger
bump
light bane
hello everybody . I'm encountering a problem in opening the game while i'm in launcher .
can anyone help ?
The only option is login via steam and its unavailable though my steam is open in background .
I'd also created an account in website .
ivory light
deleting all files and reinstalling helped me
light bane
deleting all files and reinstalling helped me
oh . I hope it's not the only solution
light bane
hello everybody . I'm encountering a problem in opening the game while i'm in la...
Anyone who is having the same problem . i found the solution :
do not open the game with exe file made in file directory !
launch installer again and use play button on it