Jul 27, 2018 bioware talks about possible workarounds for the current swtor windows 10 creators update crashes and issues players are experiencing. Im not sure how it is on your server, but on ebon hawk, you can often find 1 or 2 60s to run you through the fps for the social points. Did you add a new game and forget to swap the game profile on your characters in isboxer. The bitraider is nothing more then a built in torrent for allowing people to download the game without placing the servers under load. On the 11th of november a number of our members who had been playing swtor earlier in the day and logged out for real life, came back to the. So, 95% of the game does not need to be changed in the new patch and only 5% does. Tor launcher troubleshooting guide electronic arts. Go to the amdnvidia website and download them, then run custom install when given the option so you can select clean install. Resolving common issues with the streaming client bug reports. The good part is bitraider will no longer be part of it.
Bioware talks about possible workarounds for the current swtor windows 10 creators update crashes and issues players are experiencing. Tors components are whitelisted through your firewall. I can see this pushing away new players, especially players who dont want to have to completely restart an instal after deleting selected bitraider files. I have modified it to turn off bit runner, which is a very annoying blocker for installing on wine. How i disable bitraider, it takes ages to update the game, any solution. If youve tried that and it didnt work, delete the bitraider folder and try again. According to them, the launcher starts and tries to download the. Open the installer by doubleclicking or rightclicking on the package.
What causes swtor this application has encountered an unspecified error. Nov 03, 2015 i recently found out that swtor installed bitraider some time ago. With the full might of the imperial fleet, she will do anything to see corellia burn. This guide is from heavyrunner on the official swtor forums. How to fix download speed for starwars the old republic 2017. I just started playing swtor and so far enjoying it and wanted to dualbox plus companions for a quicker short instance finishes heroic, storytactical flashpoints. Fully uninstall bitraider how to totally remove bitraider. Search through your swtor folders for something called bitraider and delete it, and it should, hopefully help you out significantly. Swtor this application has encountered an unspecified. Double click on its uninstaller and follow the wizard to uninstall bitraider web client.
The, star wars the old republic, folder may be in a different subdirectory depending on you version of windows and whether you installed it from disk, origin or from the website. Therefore, it is highly recommended users to use a clean removal to delete bitraider. On the 11th of november a number of our members who had been playing swtor earlier in the day and logged out for real life, came back to their computers, logged in and found themselves facing a large download, that became larger on the second download followed by a third then a forth, etc. If youre experiencing black screen issues you need to make sure that your graphic drivers are. Tough you may have set bitraider from false to true it may have already been installed and being used so i would try the above in case its still running. If people find this tool useful and want this functionality i will add a better way to do it in the future. Swtor star wars the old republic page 2 forum dakkadakka. How to fix it to help other people escape from the hell that is bitraider. Neoealth if you think that is slow you should see how slow updating swtor is using the infamous bitraider launcher.
Do this if the streaming launcher starts, then fails while updating your game. Guide how to switch to nonstreaming launcher answer hq. I ended up uninstalling and reinstalling the game, but hopefully you wont have to. The suck ass part is the game will redownload everything like you dont have swtor at all. Solution 1 end bitraider processes using task manager. The old republic is provided in english, french, and german only. Also the reorganizing part from the bitraider launcher causes high unnecessary harddrive load which will decrease the lifespan of ssd harddrives. So, i looked on the forums, and it said to delete a certain folder. The statements and opinions expressed on these websites are solely those of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views, nor are they endorsed by bioware, lucasarts, and its licensors do not guarantee the accuracy of, and are in no way responsible for any content on these websites, and the star wars. I left it on all night and it had moved to 10% only so yes i think that is slow. The old republic on your computer after july 30, 20, youre probably using the streaming client also known as bitraider. Repairing the launchergame edit edit source to repair the swtor launcher, open the launcher, and then if you have the. Delete the bitraider folder then start the launcher. Hey guys, today ill be showing you how to remove bitraider from star wars the old republic.
I recently found out that swtor installed bitraider some time ago. Beyond that, should any other issues crop up for xp or vista users they will be unable to provide any assistance. Plus, you can make a copy of the entire game file and should you ever have a problem and have to reinstall or just want to put it on another machine. Im thinking of dualboxing swtor and reactivating isboxer, ive multiboxed wow and other games before. However, once it hit 59%, it became horribly, horribly slow. The istallation of swtor on a linux system is a bit more complicated than just opening an executable installer, but not by too much. I know of one other person who took a different route and found a config file in either the swtor or bitraider directory. How to fix swtor crashing on windows 10 creators update. Having risen through the ranks of the sith, darth krovos is the new. When you first associate the security key with your swtor account you will be asked to enter the serial number of the key. Firewall is allowing eso and no internet issuesanyone else experience this. Copy the entire swtor folder and place it somewhere else on your hard drive. Bitraider can cause several problems and in some cases it has been reported to reduce game performance slightly. There is an awesome script floating around to help download and run your patcher.
Check out the swtor known issues list for the most recent game update to. Can i use this to download patches at work without a swtor installation. The security key code is the eight 8 digit number displayed on the security key, each number is unique and only valid for thirty 30 seconds. Delete the bitraider folder and flush your dns cache and relaunch the game. Guide to permanently removing bitraider and fixing unexpected. If you think that is slow you should see how slow updating swtor is using the infamous bitraider launcher. On windows 7, sort by image name and look for any starting with br, they should be listed as belonging to bitraider in the description column. Also as long as the game is on the drive bitraider cant be uninstalled. This will cause a complete download of all 25 gb that said it will make all future downloads without bitraider which.
Steam community guide how to get the steam overlay. However, i noticed there is very minimal activity in this forums and in the isboxer forums when it comes to swtor. We currently have two versions of patching for swtor. So far we havent seen any alert about this product. That method doesnt work any longer because the bitraider folder returns right after starting the launcher who then starts to download. To run a clean removal, you should download a reliable uninstall tool. This update includes a number of game optimizations and will be deployed after the maintenance on sept 22 from 58 am pdt. As of now, my download keeps resetting to 68% shortly after hitting 72%. I can see this pushing away new players, especially players who dont want to have to completely restart an instal after deleting selected bitraider files, its an enormous waste of time.
Aug 10, 2018 we all know that the last resort is always a full reinstall andor removing the st bitraider. I just cant get it passed the initial loading screen. I went through the following process to uninstall it, and it worked. Didnt know prime times affected launcher download speed o. The most recent release seems to have a problem with bitraider, the swtor downloading program and.
Probably old new to a lot of you, but it is causing performance issues for some. If youre a subscriber and you need ingame support, create a ticket ingame. Its going at a rate of 500 100kbs its pathetic really ive played whilst its downloading and im lvl 10 now and io cant leave my planet or do pvp please help. Before you get started on installing swtor, please note the following. Those crashes, they are indeed caused by the new game. I think it came with swtor, and when i try to uninstall it, it says that i need it to play some games. Launch the file and it will redownload launcher files. Solution 9 make sure that your drivers are up to date. Download the remotepc for linux package depending on the distribution of the linux os on your computer. Yes but you need to copy a few files, see the end of this article. Swtor runs very badly on an nvidia gpu when using the. This video describes how to solve the problem usually for people who just installed the swtor launcher in which the swtor launcher does not patch or stays stuck on.
The old launcher reports the download process as a percentage of the patch. Once the uninstall of swtor is complete then you can uninstall bitraider as swtor technically isnt there anymore. Star wars the old republic launcher download problems. There may be a lot of additional enhancements and confi. Open with ubuntu software center, to install it on your computer. Also, make sure youre running the game as an administrator for the pc sometimes, for whatever reason, this is required. Source here my original thread in swtor forums note. Most of the fps i skipped until i could solo them, or did with a bunch of highlevel friends and just farmed social points from them. Mar 12, 2019 hey guys, today ill be showing you how to remove bitraider from star wars the old republic. After the download is complete try running the game again.
This fix by the developers will allow you to continue to access swtor until october, 2018. Our creative director, charles boyd, has an important update. With the massive launcher problem currently going around people should start getting rid of bitraider permanently rather than use the temporary fix. The bitraider folder is located in the, star wars the old republic, folder. If your launcher is broken here is the link to the new tool to fix your launcher. There wont be much kill xp or drops, but youll get to see the story and get the payout at the end, plus rack up some social.
Copy the folder back to the location and launch the game, everything will work fine. I did what the above told me too, and i ended up restarting the download with english vid. If you have swtor launcher issues, check for solution here. Download and run the launcher repair utility to find and replace any files that may. And when you try to install the game you automatically get bitraider. Check out the swtor known issues list for the most recent game update to see if your problem is fixed. Located here updated now that you have rebooted, lets run the launcher on your desktop. That parameter has seemed to fix everyones bitraider issues up to this point.
Once youve accepted the eulas quickly quit the launcher. Star wars the old republic launcher download problems by jamesthegreat67. So, i searched around on reddit, useless people didnt answer once i brought it up, so, i assumed something was corrupted in my folders of the game. Bitraider is a video game streaming service that allows users access to games without the need to completely download them. Certainly worth it in the long run though as bit raider is renound for causing all sorts of issues within the game. Please ensure you take down this serial number and keep it safe as it may be required to remove the security key from the account. There is definitely something larger than the game itself going on here. As of the 15th october 2014, changes to the launch platform and streaming client have rendered this information dangerous to your installation.
If the default settings of the swtor launcher work for you, do not try to fix them. The benefit of using the normal st client is that you can play the starting planets sooner, the entire game will download faster, and finally due to the client differences it will validate all your game files and ensure that your game folder does not e. Players can play in the origin world while rest of the client is downloading. Click on create ticket, then follow the onscreen instructions to provide details and submit your ticket. I dont know why it wont work, and i cant find any fixes for this. Step 4 go into your swtor directory and open the launcher. System restore is a utility which comes with windows operating systems and helps computer users restore the system to a previous state and remove programs interfering with the operation of the. We all know that the last resort is always a full reinstall andor removing the st bitraider. Bitraider can cause several problems and in some cases it has been reported to reduce game. Tor for about a week now, and the game has been completing the download in the background. Just follow these steps and you should be up and running in notime. The bitraider launcher reports the download process as a percentage of the game. Uninstall the game remember, you just copied the whole thing so youre not screwed.
Bitraider is a tool that is used to speed up the downloading and updating process of the game but plenty of people have complained about it as it causes the swtor game to crash and display plenty of errors, including the one we are talking about in this article. If you leave them alone, you just fail to totally remove bitraider and these trashes would bring you more troubles in the future. As you may know, windows 10s creators update has been officially out for quite some time now and its been causing issues with swtor to many players. Before you start troubleshooting, check which version of the launcher youre using. Swtor client will now offer streaming mode for new players downloading the swtor client for the first time. Although bitraider has nothing to do with getting the steam overlay to work with swtor, many people still experience slow or hanging update issues where bitraiders streaming client is the likely culprit especially after a fresh install of the game.
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