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    The current pre-release of the client ("pioneer" in the version) is only compatible to itself. So you can only play with other testers. Please be aware!

    FAF fails to launch game (Ubuntu)

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    • M Offline
      MasterBel2
      last edited by

      Error message:

      2022-04-08 14:00:04.552  INFO 3204 --- [JavaFX Application Thread] c.f.client.fa.ForgedAllianceService      : Starting Forged Alliance with command: [~/faf/run, %USER_PROFILE%/faf/.faforever/bin/ForgedAlliance.exe, /init, init.lua, /nobugreport, /log, %USER_PROFILE%/.faforever/logs/game_0.log, /map, FAF_TUT_FourLeaf_BO] in directory: %USER_PROFILE%/faf/.faforever/bin
      2022-04-08 14:00:04.554 ERROR 3204 --- [JavaFX Application Thread] com.faforever.client.game.GameService    : Launching tutorials failed
      
      java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "~/faf/run" (in directory "%USER_PROFILE%/faf/.faforever/bin"): error=2, No such file or directory
      	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1143)
      	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1073)
      	at com.faforever.client.fa.ForgedAllianceService.launch(ForgedAllianceService.java:144)
      	at com.faforever.client.fa.ForgedAllianceService.startGameOffline(ForgedAllianceService.java:49)
      	at com.faforever.client.game.GameService.lambda$launchTutorial$49(GameService.java:797)
      	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$UniAccept.tryFire(CompletableFuture.java:718)
      	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.postComplete(CompletableFuture.java:510)
      	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.complete(CompletableFuture.java:2147)
      	at com.faforever.client.task.CompletableTask.lambda$new$2(CompletableTask.java:19)
      	at com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventHandler.dispatchBubblingEvent(CompositeEventHandler.java:86)
      	at com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(EventHandlerManager.java:234)
      	at com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(EventHandlerManager.java:191)
      	at com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(BasicEventDispatcher.java:58)
      	at com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(EventDispatchChainImpl.java:114)
      	at com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEventImpl(EventUtil.java:74)
      	at com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEvent(EventUtil.java:54)
      	at javafx.event.Event.fireEvent(Event.java:198)
      	at javafx.concurrent.EventHelper.fireEvent(EventHelper.java:219)
      	at javafx.concurrent.Task.fireEvent(Task.java:1359)
      	at javafx.concurrent.Task.setState(Task.java:725)
      	at javafx.concurrent.Task$TaskCallable.lambda$call$1(Task.java:1437)
      	at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$10(PlatformImpl.java:457)
      	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:399)
      	at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$11(PlatformImpl.java:456)
      	at com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(InvokeLaterDispatcher.java:96)
      	at com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
      	at com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication.lambda$runLoop$11(GtkApplication.java:316)
      	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)
      Caused by: java.io.IOException: error=2, No such file or directory
      	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.forkAndExec(Native Method)
      	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(ProcessImpl.java:314)
      	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:244)
      	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1110)
      	... 27 common frames omitted
      

      Ubuntu 21.04, followed the guide here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv3ZXA4FNFk

      What additional information would be useful to know?

      SC:FA runs fine when I launch it from steam or with a script.

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      • Z Offline
        zimano
        last edited by

        The problem is using the ~ for /home/fred

        Use this to launch instead:

        /home/fred/faf/run "%s"

        Hope this helps and your username is fred 😛

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