Game doesn't work after patch

Wicked_Wolf

I installed the patch and everything installed fine. When I clicked play, I get an error and the crash reporter. The details sat, "eso encountered a fatal error. (Error 11). Description: Client Fatal Error.

I closed the launcher and tried a few times. I then tried using the exe file to bypass the launcher and the error still pops up.

Anyone know what this is, and how to fix?

Glierhuin

Try running a repair. Game Options -> Repair. Probably something went wrong while patching

Wicked_Wolf

Ok trying the repair. Is it normal that there is 20,880 mb's remaining?! Wow ..

Dominoid

Wicked_Wolf wrote: »

Ok trying the repair. Is it normal that there is 20,880 mb's remaining?! Wow ..

It's just verifying at this point. It will probably have to download something though.

dawnhawk

Error 11 means that either some of your files got corrupted or are otherwise missing. Depending on which files got munged...yes that may be normal.

SexyVette07

I had a similar problem with the patch. After downloading, I received a manifest error and it made me redownload everything. The repair option will make you download a good portion of the game again, but may solve the problem. I'm unable to confirm because I'm still downloading. Hope this helps.

Nifty2g

Same thing happened to me, I hate this game launcher / patcher I have always had problems with it, after reinstalling problems still exist with it. It needs some real working on

Wicked_Wolf

What a pain. I still don't understand why it has to take forever. My download speed is 150 down and 75 up. Everything else is lightning fast except downloads for this game. So odd.

Troneon

Wicked_Wolf wrote: »

What a pain. I still don't understand why it has to take forever. My download speed is 150 down and 75 up. Everything else is lightning fast except downloads for this game. So odd.

It's not odd at all.

They have to pay more money to increase their infrastructure and backend which increases their costs and decreases their profits.

Its all business. There is no excuse for this kind of patching system or backend infrastructure from a technical stand point.

dawnhawk

Two things are at play:

1) Download speeds are usually marked in Megabites (small b). File sizes are marked in MegaBytes (big b). 1 MegaByte (big b) = 8 megabites (small b). So...you you are actually downloading at 1/8th what you think.

2) The data coming FROM zenimax has to propogate to nodes in order to be accessible by so many people world wide...as data propogates to more nodes, there is less of a bottleneck on the other side of the equation.

edit note: stupid B ) smiley face...

Wicked_Wolf

dawnhawk wrote: »

Two things are at play:

1) Download speeds are usually marked in Megabites (small b). File sizes are marked in MegaBytes (big b). 1 MegaByte (big b) = 8 megabites (small b). So...you you are actually downloading at 1/8th what you think.

2) The data coming FROM zenimax has to propogate to nodes in order to be accessible by so many people world wide...as data propogates to more nodes, there is less of a bottleneck on the other side of the equation.

edit note: stupid B ) smiley face...

Wasn't aware of your first point. Thanks for the info! But still, it's downloading anywhere from 20kbs to 200kbs. Occasionally, if I actually sit here and randomly pause and resume, it will jump to about 1MBs, but eventually just drops down to the lower speeds again. Also, this is the ONLY game I have this issue with. Every other MMO launcher I use, never has this problem.

dawnhawk

The jumping around is likely due to the bottlenecking. However - be aware the speed also drops significantly while it "applies" whatever it's downloaded. It's an incremental patch (multiple parts applied in order with subsequent parts being potentially dependent on previous parts being there). So it downloads a block and then does a little unpack shuffle dance. The speeds drop and the progress bar takes off like a shot - until it starts downloading the next block.

For some reason despite this happening for the last year and a half it still seems to throw everyone for a loop everytime a 1.x patch (rather than 1.x.x) comes out...