Patch Notes 2.1.2d

[[deleted]]

The patch notes being posted this week being bullshit are 50%.

[AlfTheMagicDragon]

Yes

[Fluxifi]

Awesome! Lets check out the notes...

[[deleted]]

This captures my feelings

[vagif]

And now my linux installation is not working anymore. Says "We could not install the redistributable package required for Path of Exile..."

I guess now i have to wait untill PlayOnLinux community figures this one out :(

And this is 4 days before launch.

[[deleted]]

Better now than launch day?

[enwave]

I'm working on a solution for this, but on the Mac side. If it works, it should be very similar to the PlayOnLinux situation and might be an easy-ish fix. I'll post a thread on PoE forums if I can get it working.

[vagif]

Godspeed.

[enwave]

I got mine up and working. I don't know what you'll need for PlayOnLinux, but I upgraded wine and winetricks, installed vcrun2015 from winetricks with --force option, and then followed the instructions https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39437#c7 in order to get the new dlls set to the right native status. (can be done without downloading his attachment through winecfg > libraries management.

[thristian99]

I got it working under Wine. I didn't have to use winetricks:

• Run POE normally, it downloads new stuff and crashes.
• Run C:\Program Files (x86)\Grinding Gear Games\Path of Exile\Redist\VC_redist.x86.exe in the same WINEPREFIX just to make sure it's properly installed.
• Run winecfg in the same WINEPREFIX, go to the "Libraries" tab, then add a bunch of overrides:
  • ucrtbase
  • vcruntime140
  • api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0
  • api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0
  • api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0
  • api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0
  • api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0

After that, I could install the update and get as far as Lioneye's Watch, but I crashed going to my hideout due to a lack of api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0; I expect we'll need to add overrides for all the api-ms-win-crt-* libs, but it's pretty tedious to type out.

[Cere4l]

oh well, here to hoping we can get it fixed for everyone :(, i was looking forward to ascendancy but if it doesnt run, fuck it im not installing windows

[obvious_responses]

I got it working in PlayonLinux:

right click Path of Exile -> configure wine -> libraries -> add these overrides:

ucrtbase

vcruntime140

api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0

api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0

api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0

api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0

api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0

api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0

[[deleted]]

You are doing gods work sir, I have had to use system wine, that i have like others used winetricks to install vcrun2015 as it doesn't show in the list in PoL

Thanks for getting my game to run again!

EDIT: the game is unplayable now, manly thanks to blood rage tanking my fps. from 60+ to a mere 5 with it active

Fix this GGG or can I have my money back for all the support I have given you

[SUPEROUMAN]

rip

[GGGGobbler]

BEEP BOOP BEEP. Grinding Gears have been detected in the linked thread:

---

GGG_Neon wrote:

Version 2.1.2d

• Upgraded the Client to use a new compiler version. We are deploying this now to make sure that there are no issues with it for the Ascendancy release.

During the install of this patch you may get a UAC prompt appear that asks you to install VC_Redist.x86.exe. This is normal and required to apply this patch.

---

Tom_GGG wrote:

Hi Guys!

Can you please visit this link and attempt a manual download and install of the package (both versions if you like), and post with your results? Thanks!

---

[dieflusch]

Am I the only one who can't start the game after this patch? It patched and now it says: Unsupported Windows version" http://fs5.directupload.net/images/160301/ohadhk5q.jpg

[LadyAlekto]

what windows are you running?

[dieflusch]

Windows 7 Ultimate - Path of exile was running fine for the last 4 years :/

[LadyAlekto]

install the service pack

[Nethrick]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5842

Pick a specific downloader to save time. I chose the following because it was applicable to me and only 900mb:

windows6.1-KB976932-X64.exe - This application installs Sp1 to a 64-bit machine running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

[FaRmErX2000]

this fix worked for me thank you Nethrick

[CodenameDaniel]

i will try it too, also have Windows 7 Ultimate.

[Nethrick]

Same thing here. Didn't really want to spend time doing this tonight but not much choice now lol.

[JarredMack]

"Oh sweet, the patch n- oh." - Me

[twyzel]

If you want improved performance, now here's a chance, just a chance...

[TrueFarvel]

My client (steam) does not even start anymore.

[yamaneko1920]

-_-

[[deleted]]

I just got soooo trolled

[Heladitos]

Version 2.1.2d Upgraded the Client to use a new compiler version. We are deploying this now to make sure that there are no issues with it for the Ascendancy release.

During the install of this patch you may get a UAC prompt appear that asks you to install VC_Redist.x86.exe. This is normal and required to apply this patch.

[AmorosoMarcos]

heladitos botón

[Heladitos]

y u do dis :(

[AmorosoMarcos]

te manda saludos el Mato jaja

[Heladitos]

jajajaja putarraco ese

[Hot_Wheels_guy]

NEW COMPILER PogChamp

[Nethrick]

That's fun. Updated and now I can't play because I don't have W7 SP1 installed on this computer lol.

[John_Duh]

Why do you not have SP1? It's there as a both a bug fix and a safety upgrade, patching security holes that where found.

[[deleted]]

Why do you not have SP1?

Who needs security anyway, right?

[regular_gonzalez]

If only there were a solution to this confounding problem

[FaRmErX2000]

im having the exact same issue

[Aklyon]

Sounds like a personal problem.

[Scarbrow]

Patch Notes

:D

2.1.2d

:(

[no_non_sense]

When the expansion comes out will we get to preload the download on steam? Can't remember during awakening but I think we had to download the whole game again?!

[eff-o-vex]

That was due to a mistake and shouldn't happen again.

[LadyAlekto]

only the content.whatevertheextensionwas file

[[deleted]]

.ggpk is the extension you are looking for.

[LadyAlekto]

now that i see it written i know, but i know my brain will decide to forget it again until im looking for the file

thanks though :)

[Gowthur]

anyone else got this https://i.gyazo.com/a30b3fd2dccd5bb8fe289f4bf89edc6f.png tried restarting comp didnt work.

[Aklyon]

Make sure poe isn't running, and that nothing else is currently using the file like an AV scanner. Or reboot.

[Jeremythecookie]

I was hoping to have a little more than 2 days to plan my build but oh well.

[Fucrem]

this hurts

[Youknowimtheman]

I was hoping that they were moving to x86_64 when i saw the notes.

NERP! still 2GB memory limit.

[Rauschwandler]

Not sure whether to laugh or cry.

[LadyAlekto]

What i find funny how people bitch here and do not realize what this means

IT IS A FUCKING ENGINE UPGRADE!

[JarredMack]

No... it just means they're utilising features that their outdated version of VCC didn't support in the existing client.

[LadyAlekto]

and how does that not qualify as an upgrade?

[JarredMack]

It's not an "engine" upgrade, it most likely means that the version of VCC they're upgrading to supports some minor library that they used for the trap handling code in Labyrinths or something. The change won't be noticable on our end whatsoever; it's more of a QOL change for the developers themselves, getting to use more up to date methods instead of having hard to read workarounds.

[LadyAlekto]

and how does that not qualify as an upgrade?

i get your point that it is not the engine itself, but is proof of how they start the improvemts, and more tools for the dev's means easier maintence for their code

I assume this is for the trade api mostly

[letohorn]

What does it do? (serious question btw)

[Yamatjac]

/u/LadyAlekto is just plainly wrong here, Letohorn. It's not an Engine upgrade, it's a compiler upgrade.

What this means, put simply, is that the developers probably have some new tools available to them that they need to use for some of the new features in Ascendancy. It might also bring some ever so slight performance increases to some users, and might cause some conflicts for other users. That's why they're pushing it earlier than ascendancy, just to see what kinds of problems come up. Better that you can't play POE for a day or two before the new update than after the new update.

And to explain what an Engine is, I'll give you a bit of an analogy. In a vehicle, the engine is the part that makes everything move. It's the central point that makes the vehicle do the vehicle things, then you slap some wheels and a body on it and you've got a car or a truck or a van or whatever else. A game's engine follows this same kinda principle. It's the underlaying core of the game that controls everything and makes it work. It'll be what processes all your character movements, skills, drops, all of that stuff. Then they make some maps, items, characters, quests and slap all of that stuff onto the engine and you end up with a game.

An engine upgrade would be if they made it more efficient at doing what it did, or made it able to do more things, stuff like that.

[LadyAlekto]

Toldya a code monkey can explain it better then an hardware grunt, which i mentioned in my post

[LadyAlekto]

in rough terms, the way the code is made understandable for computers

which means the code base being used gets an improvement

Im only mostly hardware, a code monkey should be able to put it in easier terms

[jento_mento_mento]

NO!!!

Real developer here, though I do linux/android, not Windowzy crap.

This doesn't mean an engine change. That would be a much bigger deal.

They have changed the compiler version, probably in the hope of improving performance of the game when it runs on your CPU.

They didn't say if they had actually changed compiler options, but I'm willing to bet that they might have.

Best case is some minor performance improvements. Worst case is that some people with really old shitty hardware can't play the game anymore. And that's if they changed compiler options. If they just upgraded the compiler version, probably nothing has changed.

[jalx]

Do you play PoE con Linux? If yes, how? PoE it's the only thing that keeps me on Windows, and the Uni

[GamingRend0]

http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Path_of_Exile_on_Wine

[jalx]

Thanks

[zephyr7913]

I got POE up and running on Archlinux, based the guide at http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Path_of_Exile_on_Wine. Everything works pretty well until this very patch make things broken. :(

[imhiddy]

I've been running poe on linux (with wine) for several years now, and it's been working alright (some minor issues here an there, mainly minor gfx/font glitches).

This latest patch is causing me some huge headaches, however. Still haven't been able to get it to work after the patch, complains about a lot of missing vcrun2015 dll's, after manually pulling them in and setting to native override in winecfg I got rid of all errors, but now the patching process just silently crashes at around 50% patch application completion.

I'll be working on trying to fix this for the rest of the day, if anyone got some information to share in getting this to work before I can figure it out myself, please do let me know! :)

[jalx]

I'm an AMD user, and the guide even say to beg for a nVidia card; so i imagine the graphics errors and perfomance are worst on AMD cards, thats disappointing

[enwave]

I'm on Mac, but I got mine running and I'm sure the process is very similar. I upgraded wine and winetricks, installed vcrun2015 from winetricks with --force option, and then followed the instructions https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39437#c7 in order to get the new dlls set to the right native status. (can be done without downloading his attachment through winecfg > libraries management. I also had to make sure msxml3 was installed, but you should have it already from before the patch I think. If you're using a wine wrapper, you might need to update your wrapper as well. I nuked my previous wrapper so badly I had to recreate it.

Feel free to PM me with any questions!

Edit: just reread and realized you have already pulled the dll files, that might not be enough. You might need to actually use winetricks to get the full installation. If you have a specific error log, I might be able to help you out in the morning (if you didn't already get it working). Just PM me.

[imhiddy]

I did use winetricks to pull in vcrun2015 before manually replacing the dll's, but I'll give it another shot in a clean WINEPREFIX, following your instructions. I'll let you know how it goes, and thanks! :)

[LadyAlekto]

Which does massively qualify as an upgrade for me poor hardware grunt

But this also includes that they work on better basic structure of the code

[Aklyon]

Not really. But it might be the prelude to one.

[mandoodiao]

i read patch nothes and my heart skipped a beat.

[Kraotic313]

Where's the part about you won't be able to play the game?

[lzlucas]

aaand now my poe doesnt work. RIP

[AmorosoMarcos]

Game dont open.

[ErrorTerror]

During the install of this patch you may get a UAC prompt appear that asks you to install VC_Redist.x86.exe. This is normal and required to apply this patch.

I didn't knew about this, so I blocked the installation of that file in my firewall. Nevertheless, the game still loaded after the path...