Updating to 0.13 fails
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 1:21 am
I was really psyched about the 0.13 update, so I tried updating my 0.12.35 to 0.13.0 today. It failed. Multiple times.
Summary: I have tried it a few times now, but it fails each time with the message that there is something wrong with the .exe So, how can I update successfully, or maybe a bit quicker, what files do I have to back up to copy my saves, campaign progress and possibly configuration settings over to a fresh install?
Info about setup:
I have two versions installed via the installer, stable (0.12.06, but the changelog is only updated to 0.12.05) and experimental (0.12.35, the one I am trying to update to 0.13.0).
The stable version won't start for a while now (error: "No such node (entity_info_label_style)"). This version shows up in my Programs and Features.
And the experimental version still works, but won't update. This version does not show up in my Programs and Features.
(Programs and Features: cursor on start, right mouse button -> Programs and Features, or Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features)
Attempts at installing:
- from the game
. - update at startup,
. - via the about menu
- Factorio (stable version) does not have a repair option in Programs and Features.
I have not tried simply downloading a new executable from the website, and I have also not tried reinstalling yet (I want to save my saves and campaign progress).
Failure:
Always the same (see image above), it fully downloads the game / update / things-it-tries-to-download but then fails before updating anything.
Also, I went and ran some tests (C:\Program Files\Factorio_Experimental\tests\run-tests-x64.bat) (because starting random batch files only makes problems better, never worse, right?) and two things happened:
On the stable version, they crashed at REPETITION 4. And on the experimental version, they all succeeded. And then the test program crashed. Debugging said this: Unhandled exception at 0x00007FF7898E95C4 in FactorioTest.exe: Fatal program exit requested.
Summary: I have tried it a few times now, but it fails each time with the message that there is something wrong with the .exe So, how can I update successfully, or maybe a bit quicker, what files do I have to back up to copy my saves, campaign progress and possibly configuration settings over to a fresh install?
Info about setup:
I have two versions installed via the installer, stable (0.12.06, but the changelog is only updated to 0.12.05) and experimental (0.12.35, the one I am trying to update to 0.13.0).
The stable version won't start for a while now (error: "No such node (entity_info_label_style)"). This version shows up in my Programs and Features.
And the experimental version still works, but won't update. This version does not show up in my Programs and Features.
(Programs and Features: cursor on start, right mouse button -> Programs and Features, or Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features)
Attempts at installing:
- from the game
. - update at startup,
. - via the about menu
- Factorio (stable version) does not have a repair option in Programs and Features.
I have not tried simply downloading a new executable from the website, and I have also not tried reinstalling yet (I want to save my saves and campaign progress).
Failure:
Always the same (see image above), it fully downloads the game / update / things-it-tries-to-download but then fails before updating anything.
Also, I went and ran some tests (C:\Program Files\Factorio_Experimental\tests\run-tests-x64.bat) (because starting random batch files only makes problems better, never worse, right?) and two things happened:
On the stable version, they crashed at REPETITION 4. And on the experimental version, they all succeeded. And then the test program crashed. Debugging said this: Unhandled exception at 0x00007FF7898E95C4 in FactorioTest.exe: Fatal program exit requested.