Just pushed out a new build of the launcher:
- Provides much better debugging information in the log file
- Fixed issue where sometimes the error screen never showed up when an error occurred
- Waits to authenticate until Steam indicates it is ready — may resolve the forever authenticating bug for some users
- If DLL cannot be loaded (usually due to overly restrictive antivirus / Net Nanny software), an error is properly displayed
- New method of downloading config files – may help those who were having trouble getting latest remote launcher version
- Display error if not logged into Steam
- Added links to FAQ on error screen
You should be updated automatically. To check if you are running the latest launcher, your log file will say “Local launcher version:3“. If it indicates 2, then right click 8BitMMO in steam -> files -> verify integrity of game cache, which should force an update.
This update caused errors in few cases, myself included:
http://forums.8bitmmo.net/index.php?/topic/6045-8bitmmo-error/
http://forums.8bitmmo.net/index.php?/topic/6044-steam-auth-ticket/
Apparently Steam Auth servers have been having a lot of trouble today — this is affecting a lot of games.
For us, this manifests as the line “[WARNING] We had to give up waiting for steam auth ticket to be ready” in your game log.
If this happens to you, please close the launcher and try again.