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SOLUTIONS! Two Major Launch Issues Solved by the Community!

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Arctirium
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Problem #1:

"Manifest Error: Could not create Manifest File"

You will probably find that the Manifest File was indeed created, and is actually in your game folder, under the assumed default path:

Zenimax Online/The ElderScrolls Online/game/client/eso.manifest

You WILL most likely need to re-download the entire patch after replacing this file.



Solution:

You need to replace the eso.manifest file with the following, which was provided by two community members in a previous thread:
Sinhalis wrote: »
Is it the eso.manifest file you want? I've shared it in one drive, please see if you can access it.

http://1drv.ms/1lvzCZ1


This will correct the error the application throws.




Problem #2:

"The Launch Hang"

I've known this to be a major problem from the BETA phase of testing for this game. The solution has been released, but was not made very public. I would like to change this so that everyone has a chance to experience this M.M.O.R.P.G.

Problem Description: After pressing the 'Play' button on the E.S.O. Launcher, the application does not launch, and nothing happens. If you pull up your Task Manager (using the CTRL + ALT + DELETE shortcut on your keyboard), you will see that the game has been launched, but is not materializing on your desktop.



Solution:


Go to the file named 'AppSettings' in your game folder. The default path is:

Zenimax Online/The Elder Scrolls Online/game/client/AppSettings

This file is in text format and can be opened with Notepad or a similar program.

If you're receiving the aforementioned error, you will most likely only see a few lines of text inside of this file. You should copy/paste the following into this file:
SET MouseRawInput "1"
SET MouseSensitivityFirstPerson "0.50000000"
SET MouseSensitivityThirdPerson "1.28999996"
SET MouseSmoothing "0"
SET InvertMouseWheel "1"
SET InvertMouseY "1"
SET InvertMouseX "1"
SET CachedRLREnabled "1"
SET CachedReflectionResolution "4"
SET CachedShadowFiltering "5"
SET ScreenshotFormat "BMP"
SET PregameGammaCheckEnabled "0"
SET HardwareCheckEnabled.2 "0"
SET SUB_SAMPLING "2"
SET REFLECTION_QUALITY_v3 "2"
SET PARTICLE_DENSITY "3"
SET HIGH_RESOLUTION_SHADOWS "1"
SET SHADOWS "4"
SET GAMMA_ADJUSTMENT "112"
SET VIEW_DISTANCE "1.69000006"
SET GPUSmoothingFrames "10"
SET MIP_LOAD_SKIP_LEVELS "0"
SET RAIN_WETNESS "1"
SET LENS_FLARE "1"
SET GOD_RAYS_v2 "1"
SET ANTI_ALIASING_v2 "1"
SET AMBIENT_OCCLUSION "1"
SET COLOR_GRADING_v1 "0"
SET BLOOM "1"
SET DEPTH_OF_FIELD "1"
SET COLOR_CORRECTION "1"
SET SOFT_ALPHA "1"
SET DISTORTION "1"
SET CHARACTER_LIGHTING "1"
SET DIFFUSE_2_MAPS "1"
SET DETAIL_MAPS "1"
SET NORMAL_MAPS "1"
SET SPECULAR_MAPS "1"
SET CLUTTER_2D "1"
SET SIMPLE_SHADERS "0"
SET WATER_FOAM "1"
SET VSYNC "0"
SET MAX_ANISOTROPY "3"
SET FULLSCREEN_v5 "2"
SET PreferMaximizedWindow "0"
SET FullscreenHeight "0"
SET FullscreenWidth "0"
SET WindowedHeight "768"
SET WindowedWidth "1024"
SET SOUND_ENABLED "1"
SET FOOTSTEPS_VOLUME "50.00000000"
SET FOOTSTEPS_ENABLED "1"
SET SPEAKER_SETUP "0"
SET BACKGROUND_AUDIO "0"
SET VO_VOLUME "70.00000000"
SET VO_ENABLED "1"
SET UI_VOLUME "70.00000000"
SET UI_ENABLED "1"
SET AMBIENT_VOLUME "70.00000000"
SET AMBIENT_ENABLED "1"
SET SFX_VOLUME "70.00000000"
SET SFX_ENABLED "1"
SET MUSIC_VOLUME "70.00000000"
SET MUSIC_ENABLED "1"
SET AUDIO_VOLUME "59.00000000"
SET AUDIO_ENABLED "1"
SET TooltipFilter "2"
SET TooltipNumOptions "2"
SET EffectsLookupViaBinarySearch "1"
SET Language.2 "en"
SET GraphicsDriver.7 "D3D11"
SET PatchDataPath "game:/GameData/"
SET CacheDataPath "machine:/Cache/"
SET GameCameraFirstPerson "0"
SET AcceptedEULAVersion "2"
SET DirectionalDamageIndictorVisibleInThirdP... "0"
SET CameraFramingTransitionEnabled "1"
SET SkipPregameVideos "0"
SET HasPlayedPregameVideo "1"
SET RangedKillCamera "0"
SET PlayerKillCamera "1"
SET LastMonsterKillCamera "1"
SET MinFrameTime.2 "0.01000000"
SET ParticlesEnabled "1"
SET RequestedNumThreads "0"
SET FreeUnusedGrannyFileSections.2 "0"
SET IsTrustedMachine "1"
SET RememberAccountName "1"
SET AccountName ""
SET LastRealm "NA Megaserver"
SET CustomUIScale "1.00000000"
SET UseCustomUIScale.2 "0"
SET RollDodgeDoubleTapEnabled "1"
SET RollDodgeDoubleTapTimeWindow.2 "185"
SET CameraZoomDistancesSynced "1"
SET SiegeCameraZoomDistance "6.00000000"
SET WeaponsOutCameraZoomDistance "2.00000000"
SET WeaponsSheathedCameraZoomDistance "2.00000000"
SET MaxNetworkWriteBuffer "10485760"
SET MaxNetworkReadBuffer "10485760"


Your game should now launch correctly.

I take NO credit for these fixes and only wish for the users experiencing these issues to resolve them
  • felixgamingx1
    felixgamingx1
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    Be very careful the system might detect it as cheats and get you perm ban
  • Arctirium
    Arctirium
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    I understand where you're coming from, but all of the contents in the original post are supposed to be in the game folder by default.
  • Sinhalis
    Sinhalis
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    This line --> SET LastRealm "NA Megaserver"

    I think those who are in the EU region should modify this to match their region.

    SET LastRealm "EU Megaserver"

    else the launcher will probably detect a region change and try to download the whole client again.
  • Arctirium
    Arctirium
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    Sinhalis wrote: »
    This line --> SET LastRealm "NA Megaserver"

    I think those who are in the EU region should modify this to match their region.

    SET LastRealm "EU Megaserver"

    else the launcher will probably detect a region change and try to download the whole client again.

    Indeed, I agree.
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