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downloading it threw steam with arc client

lordakuralordakura Member Posts: 62 Arc User
in Star Trek Online General Discussion
will startrek still run threw steam without arc?

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  • lexandro21lexandro21 Member Posts: 29 Arc User
    Yes STO can be played through Steam instead of Arc.
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  • jbmaverickjbmaverick Member Posts: 935 Arc User
    I still run STO through steam without the Arc client, hard to say if that's ever going to change.
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  • lordakuralordakura Member Posts: 62 Arc User
    edited June 2016
    cause when i did. it crashs D: and gives me lots of errors

    insufficeint permissions

    the launcher was unable to write to directory E/ something something********** my E drive is not accessable at the moment as its broken i need a new drive. so im trying to run the launcher threw my c drive instead of the drive that is missing what do i do to fix this
  • trejgontrejgon Member Posts: 323 Arc User
    I've downloaded STO with steam but recently I'm launching it through arc - no issues here...

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  • tenderbitstenderbits Member Posts: 117 Arc User
    lordakura wrote: »
    cause when i did. it crashs D: and gives me lots of errors

    insufficeint permissions

    the launcher was unable to write to directory E/ something something********** my E drive is not accessable at the moment as its broken i need a new drive. so im trying to run the launcher threw my c drive instead of the drive that is missing what do i do to fix this

    To start, I wouldn't let your launcher touch your C drive if it is just going to throw it... B)
  • lordakuralordakura Member Posts: 62 Arc User
    tenderbits wrote: »
    lordakura wrote: »
    cause when i did. it crashs D: and gives me lots of errors

    insufficeint permissions

    the launcher was unable to write to directory E/ something something********** my E drive is not accessable at the moment as its broken i need a new drive. so im trying to run the launcher threw my c drive instead of the drive that is missing what do i do to fix this

    To start, I wouldn't let your launcher touch your C drive if it is just going to throw it... B)

    hmmm this is annoying as i dont want the free gifts for making a new captian on the first week the new expantion coms out
  • kjwashingtonkjwashington Member Posts: 2,529 Arc User
    I still use the standalone launcher.
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  • echattyechatty Member Posts: 5,919 Arc User
    I use Arc and don't have any problems with it. No throwing of things inside the computer at all ;)
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  • lordakuralordakura Member Posts: 62 Arc User
    it wont let it start though D: keeps trying to patch to a driver thats not pluged in
  • tenderbitstenderbits Member Posts: 117 Arc User
    edited June 2016
    Maybe move your Steam game library to a different drive. Your C drive might be full.
    I run STO through both Steam and ARC depending on what I am doing, both work fine. I use Steam for when I am doing screenshots because I prefer how Steam handles Screenshots.
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    edited June 2016
    Ok, a few things..

    It sounds like the game is trying to update and for some reason it can't access a file to write to it. The computer will often give you messages implying that it's your Hard Drive having problems, and while that could be true, it probably isn't.

    Most times, the issue is your Anti Virus Software. A lot of times, AV programs detect activity as possible attacks or intrusions and they block the action causing the action to fail. If you have an AV running in your system tray down by the clock, try right clicking on it and closing the AV. Try and Update STO and if it works then afterward, either restart your AV or just reboot your PC to make sure you stay protected.

    As for Arc and Steam, both of those programs are just overlays for the game. Neither one is required to run the game. You can actually go into your Steam folder and launch just the STO executable file to just run the game without using Steam or Arc at all. Neither one is required to run the game.

    If you installed through steam, and you installed Steam in the default location it's in C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\star trek online\Star Trek Online.exe

    Just double click that file to run STO as a stand alone application. Once it launches, you can even pin it to your taskbar so you can have the option to run the game without Steam. You can do the same thing with Arc.

    I hope some of that helps you.
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