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"Unable to start game client: The operation identifier is not valid."

zepharynthezepharynthe Member Posts: 169 Arc User
in Tribble - General Discussion and Feedback
Even with today's patch this message has been displayed in the launcher every time I have tried to log onto Tribble since last Friday.

I have forced verified (although I think that only works on LIVE server files.)
I have deleted the entire Tribble directory and reinstalled them.

I have noted this twice before in the https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1238863/tribble-maintenance-and-release-notes-3-20-18 forum.

Is anyone else having trouble logging into Tribble, getting this error message?
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. Thomas Jefferson (et al)

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  • zepharynthezepharynthe Member Posts: 169 Arc User
    Attempting to open the GameClient.exe filews in both the x64 and x86 nsubdirectories results in the following error message in a pop-up window:

    Unable to find required game data files. If this problem persists, reinstalling the application may fix the situation.

    maybe this will help the devs find the problem.
    I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
    Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. Thomas Jefferson (et al)
  • zepharynthezepharynthe Member Posts: 169 Arc User
    I'm evidently not the only one not able to access the server a week after this bug was initially reported and they still haven't been able to identify their problem because the same error message is coming up. If not fixed by about 5 PM EDT today it will be another weekend without access.
    I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
    Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. Thomas Jefferson (et al)
  • zepharynthezepharynthe Member Posts: 169 Arc User
    It appears to be a problem with the ARC system. Using the executable directly from files allows access to the server, as does accessing it from STEAM. Looks like ARC doesn't want us using them to start the game any longer.
    zepharynthe wrote: »
    Even with today's patch this message has been displayed in the launcher every time I have tried to log onto Tribble since last Friday.

    I have forced verified (although I think that only works on LIVE server files.)
    I have deleted the entire Tribble directory and reinstalled them.

    I have noted this twice before in the https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1238863/tribble-maintenance-and-release-notes-3-20-18 forum.

    Is anyone else having trouble logging into Tribble, getting this error message?

    I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
    Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. Thomas Jefferson (et al)
  • mike03ucmike03uc Member Posts: 227 Arc User
    1) this is a known issue, and this is actually the first time I've seen the problem reported from Steam. Using the ARC launcher also doesn't work. I've found executing directly from the application in the root folder circumvents the issue.

    2) In the future, you might want to post issues like this in the Bug Reports board.
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  • lopequillopequil Member Posts: 1,226 Arc User
    edited April 2018
    I'm getting this error message today too. This is the first time it's happened.

    When I try to launch using the executable directly I get the same message about missing files, even after a force-verify.
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  • darkydnar415darkydnar415 Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    nice go to root folder hhm might want to give name of file in folder next time. I to am having same prob and it it just crashes on red shirt. think you may be right seems as if arc doesnt want us to use arc might be time to delete it and go with steam. intresting they want feedback on tribble but dont fix access to it. Might be time to get ahold of corperate headquarters again of perfect world in bejing .shouldnt have to but arc isnt getting it done . then i go to arcs boss
  • zepharynthezepharynthe Member Posts: 169 Arc User
    darkydnar415 wrote: »
    nice go to root folder hhm might want to give name of file in folder next time. I to am having same prob and it it just crashes on red shirt. think you may be right seems as if arc doesnt want us to use arc might be time to delete it and go with steam. intresting they want feedback on tribble but dont fix access to it. Might be time to get ahold of corperate headquarters again of perfect world in bejing .shouldnt have to but arc isnt getting it done . then i go to arcs boss

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Star Trek Online_en\Star Trek Online.exe
    I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
    Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. Thomas Jefferson (et al)
  • zepharynthezepharynthe Member Posts: 169 Arc User
    zepharynthe wrote: »
    It appears to be a problem with the ARC system. Using the executable directly from files allows access to the server, as does accessing it from STEAM. Looks like ARC doesn't want us using them to start the game any longer.
    zepharynthe wrote: »
    Even with today's patch this message has been displayed in the launcher every time I have tried to log onto Tribble since last Friday.

    I have forced verified (although I think that only works on LIVE server files.)
    I have deleted the entire Tribble directory and reinstalled them.

    I have noted this twice before in the https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1238863/tribble-maintenance-and-release-notes-3-20-18 forum.

    Is anyone else having trouble logging into Tribble, getting this error message?

    ***FIXED with the last ARC patch. You can again use ARC when accessing Tribble 4/17/2018. ***
    I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
    Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. Thomas Jefferson (et al)
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