News Powerplay launches today - server downtime warning

[MINDWIPE]

congratulations FD.. the new launcher install is a .DMG file (thank goodness i know that to get it to work i have to rename it to .EXE!

not boading well for this update thus far!

 

[Portent]

I've not logged in for the last couple of weeks - partly due to GTA5 and Witcher3 and partly due to 'same old, same old' but I think this weekend I'll be re-acquainting myself with the new update.

I have to say sir, I'm quite excited about it.

 

[CMDR MAIN SEQUENCE]

That said, the file does appear to be a windows executable so I've just renamed it to .exe and it seems to be working.

I got the .exe but setup cannot complete because of files open by another program...even though I am admin grrrr!

 

[Qud]

This has been the longest few hours of my life so far.

 

[Rudolphus]

I'm downloading

edit
It is only the client installer

 

[Scruluse]

I'm glad us US 9 to 5'ers have you Brits to catch this stuff before we get home from work and download the updates

 

[Tinman]

Good work devs!

Hopefully you'll have a smooth launch. Sadly I can't participate since I'm on vacation for a week from today! The trip is all inclusive though so I got plenty of "free" beer to help me forget about ED for a week!

 

[draeath]

I feel like a Friday is possibly not the most responsible time to deploy something?

 

[CMDR Texas Stu]

Is this an upgrade (from launcher) to Elite Dangerous Game
Or
Download new launcher (my downloadable products) on Elite site?

I ask because my S.O. will be starting it for me.

 

[Klab]

Launcher doesn't work, just keeps redirecting me to 'need new launcher'. What gives?

 

[Lobstris]

I hope there are no issues with the portraits. Hudson looks VERY much like a certain actor, whose name I'm currently not remembering.

Reminds me of Jack Palance.

 

[karakino]

I feel like a Friday is possibly not the most responsible time to deploy something?

we have a saying here in Italy...

Di Venere e Di Marte... Non si cambia e non si parte!

Approx translation...

U must not change anything (clothes etc ..) and u must not go away on tuesday or friday.. something like this... mmmmmmm

 

[Mazhurg]

I feel like a Friday is possibly not the most responsible time to deploy something?

Depends on the work schedules. If they decided to work the weekend then there is nothing wrong with it. If, on the other hand it's a fire and forget then it'd be a different story, but I am quite confident that FD is a little more responsible than that.

 

[Max Shader]

Is anybody else experiencing this issue?:
1 download installer because propted to update
2 download and install it
3 Start the launcher
4 Goto 1 :-(

 

[skuripanda]

Launcher doesn't work, just keeps redirecting me to 'need new launcher'. What gives?

Same problem I'm having. It keeps downloading the old launcher, then keeps nagging that I need a new one.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Surprising! Nobody expected the launch today

 

[TheDarkOn3]

Launcher doesn't work, just keeps redirecting me to 'need new launcher'. What gives?

Same here, probably have to wait till server is updated ?

 

[Hagledesperado]

Is anybody else experiencing this issue?:
1 download installer because propted to update
2 download and install it
3 Start the launcher
4 Goto 1 :-(

Yep.

Tried uninstalling the whole thing, but went right back into the loop.

 

[smithers128]

Same here, probably have to wait till server is updated ?

yup - same for me

 

[karakino]

Same problem I'm having. It keeps downloading the old launcher, then keeps nagging that I need a new one.

that's strange... after renaming the .dmg to .exe and install the new launcher i hadn't all of these problems...