Can't update the game right now but still wish to play. Advice needed.

[Bilbo_Baggins]

Just loaded up and it displays 'new version available, please update your game', after which it just freezes on the loading screen. I have an extremely poor internet connection in this part of the world right now and am happy to play the last version offline without updating. 

 

Any advice on how to get around this? I thought we could play the offline version all we want without updating.

 

Cheers in advance and Happy New Year to all. 

Edited January 8, 2023 by Bilbo_Baggins

[Rjel]

I'm not 100% positive but I think once you start the game with the Launcher (if you did), you're screwed as I think the game looks for the update at that point. If you know there's an update and start with the Il2.exe instead I think you then can start the game offline. An option box will appear.

Edited January 8, 2023 by Rjel
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[czech693]

You can start it without the Launcher.  I just had to do it this week as my internet was knocked out by a close lightning strike.

 

Go to you main game folder, then:  bin/game

In there is the IL-2.exe file which will start the game without the Launcher.

Edited January 8, 2023 by czech693

[Bilbo_Baggins]

On 1/8/2023 at 4:23 PM, Rjel said:

I'm not 100% positive but I think once you start the game with the Launcher (if you did), you're screwed as I think the game looks for the update at that point. If you know there's an update and start with the Il2.exe instead I think you then can start the game offline. An option box will appear.

 

Thanks for the response. I didn't start it with the Launcher and never do. I use IL2.exe to start the game every time, yet it came up with this. 

 

I think I'm screwed. No way in hell can I download a 14GB update at 200kbps.

 

Edited January 9, 2023 by Bilbo_Baggins

[czech693]

When the game starts and you have a choice of the green button for online or the button below it for offline, which do you choose?  Or, does it never get to that point?

[Bilbo_Baggins]

24 minutes ago, czech693 said:

When the game starts and you have a choice of the green button for online or the button below it for offline, which do you choose?  Or, does it never get to that point?

 

It doesn't get to that point. The screenshot I posted above is the end result. Game loads and then displays that message. Press close.

[R33GZ]

I think I've posted this for you before bilbo... I too have very poor internet, I'm restricted to 1-2 bars of 3g cellphone signal. No phone line.

 

Here goes....

 

If you use the il2.exe you can play offline, however, there are some caveats to that.

 

1. If you press 'enter' on the launch screen, the software will still do a version check. If you happen to attempt to play the game this way after an update, you are now committed to the update. There is no way around this, you cannot play offline once this has happened. It sucks, but that's how it is.

 

2. You can play offline mode indefinitely, but I would suggest ONLY using this mode. If youre like me and your internet is unusable, it is very easy to get caught out.

 

3. There is a workaround that I have discovered that let's me keep my game out of version indefinitely and play career mode. First, you must have the current version and at least a sliver of internet connection... i use mobile hotspot with 2 bars of 3g.

 

Load up the game by pressing enter on the il2.exe load screen. Once the game has loaded, press ctrl+alt+delete. Bring up task manager. This now gives you a window to alt+tab out of the game to. You can now put your computer to sleep and play again later. You don't need a connection for career mode.

 

The downside to this is you pretty much can't use your computer for anything else really as il2 is a resource munching beast. Not a big deal for me as I only use it for flying anyway. It's a very 3rd world workaround... but it does work

 

 

[czech693]

I remember an old thread where it was recommended to cut and past the Updates folder to a safe location, and then try to run il2.exe again.  If it doesn't work you can return the updates folder to the main game directory.  Worth a try.

[Rjel]

The only other suggestion I can offer is if you own or maybe have access to a laptop, copy over your install of IL-2 and then go somewhere that has public WIFI available and download the update. Then copy it back to your gaming machine.

[czech693]

In the updates folder, find last_update.log.  It should have comments along the bottom starting with the title, --- starting update ---.

 

Replace that section with mine and see if that doesn't fake out the game into thinking you're updated.

You will need to change the "working at:" location of the game as mine is different than what you will have.  Or, just replace the infomation below that on yours, starting with "base dir:".  The tag: 22-12-28 is the update so you need to leave that in there.

 

Notice the "Killing update threads" at the bottom.  I think that's what is telling my game that it is updated and it doesn't need to give me those "you need to update" comments.

 

 

IL-2 Starting Update.txt

Edited January 10, 2023 by czech693

[czech693]

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