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Infinite Load Screens and Other Problems

orrinkrellpreub18_ESO
So when I log into the game the load screen before selecting my character takes forever. Sometimes it sits on that screen for over an hour, other times it only takes like 5-10 minutes to get to the character select screen. Once I select my character however the same problem occurs with the next load screen. Sometimes it takes a few minutes sometimes it simply won't load. I have only been able to play through the prison and into the Daggerfall starting city (albeit painfully).

The next problem I am experiencing is that npcs, enemies, and objects in the world aren't loading. For example if I go into the bank it's just an empty room. If stand there for 10 minutes everything loads up and I can interact/see everything just fine. If I go outside there are places where things like stairs, bridges, etc aren't there and the place is devoid of npcs. The only characters I can see are white Imperial stallions (who have no movement animation) scooting around the city.

Thirdly, the sound fx in game are buggy. If I swing my sword then sheath it the sound for the action plays a few seconds later. The opening cinematic and sounds/music work fine. I have no idea what's causing it.

Lastly, I've seen a few fixes that asked players to modify certain files. I discovered that I am missing some of these files. I don't remember what files were missing or what they did for the game. The thing that annoys me is that if I'm missing these files...what else am I missing?

My system runs the game on high settings with no errors besides what I'm getting and considering the other posts I've seen with these errors (30+ pages?) I am pretty confident it's the game and not on my end (at least not totally).

Also, I have updated my drivers, tried using the repair tool, wiped ESO from my hard drive and re-installed from the retail discs (then patched of course), then ran the repair tool again. I also set my NVIDIA power management settings to favor performance (as suggested in a different post).

Any insights or help would be greatly appreciated and hopefully this post helps in some way towards the DEVS fixing these problems. Thanks!
  • BeeK
    BeeK
    I am on the infinite "loading..." screen on install.

    I haven't even arrived to the login stage yet. Spent several hours waiting...I will un-install and try the default install location next (fingers crossed).

  • BeeK
    BeeK
    BeeK wrote: »
    I am on the infinite "loading..." screen on install.

    I haven't even arrived to the login stage yet. Spent several hours waiting...I will un-install and try the default install location next (fingers crossed).

    Apparently, I could not install to my SSD location. I instead used the DEFAULT C: drive location, and the game is now fully installing and updating. Devs might want to consider making this easier to install in alternate locations. If I am missing something, anybody may respond.

    Here's to a successful launch!
  • orrinkrellpreub18_ESO
    Good luck!
  • Dogtag19
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    i load my character which is in cyrodil, but i cant actually get into the game right now, its just stuck on loading screen
  • raglau
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    Same here, have not had a loading issue until I went to Cyrodill. Game repeatedly crashed and now when I try to log back into my char just sits at loading forever...Can't log into to even get the hell out of Cyrodill.
  • BeeK
    BeeK
    Dogtag19 wrote: »
    i load my character which is in cyrodil, but i cant actually get into the game right now, its just stuck on loading screen

    I found this in another thread about this issue: http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/66039/stuck-on-cyrodiil-load-screen#latest
    its a beta problem. go to "My Documents/Elder Scrolls Online/live/SavedVariables" and delete "ZO_Ingame.lua" (for EU client its "My Documents/Elder Scrolls Online/liveeu/SavedVariables")
    have fun

    Maybe this will help?

    I haven't even been in game yet, but I wish you the best of luck!

  • Solara
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    I know it gets old fast. I can understand the frustration. You are essentially paying for a service you cannot use, and you probably won't get prorated or anything like that. All you can do is be the squeaky wheel. Be the patient squeaky wheel though.

    And maybe they can tell us they know there's a problem and if they have a plan to fix it.
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