Colored snakes, extra long jumps, menus not responding and problems launching the game all currently happening. Suspect it's not steam related as this forum website also appears to be having issues...
Elite Dangerous | Issues with Launching via Steam
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Yup, it was broken for me too a few hours ago, but I don't know what I did this time, somehow it fixed itself.
The sure thing is: the login > verification code > Purchase/redeem ED error loop from hell is not quite gone yet.
I was experiencing connection instabilities. I lost network connections several times. Thus, I had to quit playing last night around 10:00 pm EST.
sallymorganmoore
Senior Community Manager : Elite Dangerous
Hello! Is this still the case for you now, Star Raider.
Sorry to hear this o7
Things are back normal today. We had a lousy winter with 50-mile-per-hour wind and 22 degrees Fahrenheit temperature (-5.6 C). Not good weather for telecommunication equipment.
Currently experiencing the "Please purchase Elite dangerous to continue" error, despite the fact I purchased it on steam and the frontier account is linked to steam. Hopefully this resolves soon.
Seems like it took a hot moment butt it's finally recognized now and seems to be working for now.
Seems like it took a hot moment butt it's finally recognized now and seems to be working for now.
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Here we go again... sigh
I'm trapped in Steam's Failed Login Loop of Death.
I hit Existing Users Login here:
I enter the verfication code received in my email here:
And I end up here:
No amount of restarting Steam, ED Launcher, router, or my computer will fix it.
Anyone else with same issue today?
I'm trapped in Steam's Failed Login Loop of Death.
I hit Existing Users Login here:
I enter the verfication code received in my email here:
And I end up here:
No amount of restarting Steam, ED Launcher, router, or my computer will fix it.
Anyone else with same issue today?
Hi! I had the launcher pop up yesterday asking to relog but it worked fine after that.
I'm getting this today too.
Try this that worked for me:
Do not fall for the loop of hell. Close this popup:
Then click on the Link Account button in the launcher (no image available atm). That will take you to the Frontier Login Authorization page, click Approve and it should work.
Hope it helps.
Just goes to this:
Same thing happening to my account - just arrived for the Booze Cruise. This is VERY sad - I had hoped to get a fleet carrier....
Now just floating outside of Rackham's Peak in the HIP 58832 system while they have a public holiday.
Endless loop - I tried the recommendation by AceMcKool but that did not work. Rebooted many times. Reinstalled the 60GB Elite game - no luck fixing the loop error.
Any updates on how to get out of this endless loop of login > verification code > Purchase/redeem ED error?
Thank you,
Kevin
Now just floating outside of Rackham's Peak in the HIP 58832 system while they have a public holiday.
Endless loop - I tried the recommendation by AceMcKool but that did not work. Rebooted many times. Reinstalled the 60GB Elite game - no luck fixing the loop error.
Any updates on how to get out of this endless loop of login > verification code > Purchase/redeem ED error?
Thank you,
Kevin
Hi Nathan,
Thank you for the recommendation. I understand that the Forbidden error means you account is already linked.
Sadly that did not fix the issue. I also tried UNLINKING from Steam and then RELINKING and that did not fix this.
Been playing for maybe 3+ years - this is the first time this is happening and right during the Booze Cruise ......
@frontier - any thoughts on how to fix this??
Thank you,
Kevin
@Leadfoot - thank you for the confirmation that it is happening to others right now - from the OP looks like this is some communication failure between Frontier and Steam.
I do not recommend uninstalling ED unless you enjoy watching a 60+GB download happening to reinstall
@frontier you mention above: The team have investigated and there is nothing currently we can add until the situation on Steam’s side stabilizes, which we hope will be as soon as possible for you all.
Can you add in an error path for when the communication is broken on Steam side?
Maybe something like: You would need to keep some login token info (on the client side for scale purposes) from the previously successful logins (with some TTL and hash signature that you can validate to ensure it has not been tampered with). Once you validate that the login token is correctly issued, not expired, and has not been tampered with, you can login the user. A TTL of maybe a week can help keep your active customers happy when Steam services fail. Of course this login path would only be needed when Steam is having issues with their authN services and only for your customers who have previously been able to successfully login . You can keep your customers happy while there are problems in the backend services. Just a thought to help while Steam works on their service resilience.
Thank you,
Kevin
Can you add in an error path for when the communication is broken on Steam side?
Maybe something like: You would need to keep some login token info (on the client side for scale purposes) from the previously successful logins (with some TTL and hash signature that you can validate to ensure it has not been tampered with). Once you validate that the login token is correctly issued, not expired, and has not been tampered with, you can login the user. A TTL of maybe a week can help keep your active customers happy when Steam services fail. Of course this login path would only be needed when Steam is having issues with their authN services and only for your customers who have previously been able to successfully login . You can keep your customers happy while there are problems in the backend services. Just a thought to help while Steam works on their service resilience.
Thank you,
Kevin