Cant get FAF to start a game.

[mastap187]

I have attached a log file of each time it would not start a game...My original FA works fine but FAF wont work...Bump would really appreciate getting the game to work this weekend as I will have time to play.

[CookieNoob]

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2017-04-01 10:23:01,946 ERROR    __main__                       Uncaught exception
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "src\games\_gameswidget.py", line 301, in gameDoubleClicked
  File "src\fa\check.py", line 121, in check
  File "src\fa\check.py", line 65, in path
  File "src\fa\path.py", line 32, in writeFAPathLua
IOError: [Errno 13] [b]Permission denied: u'C:\\ProgramData\\FAForever\\fa_path.lua'[/b]

Did you set the game path correctly?? It should point to your supreme commander Forged Alliance installation (not to one of the subfolders!!)
You should be able to start the game from C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe. If not, you didnt set the game path to point to the correct folder (most probably).


If that doesnt help: does the file exist? does FAF have read and write permissions for that file?

[mastap187]

Thanks for the reply cookie noob. I do not have my Supcom vanilla and Supcom FA installed on the C drive. I have a large 1 terrabyte drive where the game is installed. That would be the D drive & I Have FaF pointing to that drive and the supcom FA main folder but it still wont boot a game...I can start a game fine outside of FAF client...How do I give FAF read & write permissions?

[CookieNoob]

plz post the content of the file

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C:\ProgramData\FAForever\fa_path.lua

here. It should be one line only.
ProgramData is a hidden folder containing all FA related things of FAF. Your game installation can be anywhere, the FAF client has to know about where to look though.

Did you try to start a local FAF game by starting the game from the executable

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C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe

as I asked you to do?

[mastap187]

Yes I tried a local game but need disc to play and the game works. However under FAF it wont work...

[speed2]

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IOError: [Errno 13] [b]Permission denied: u'C:\\ProgramData\\FAForever\\fa_path.lua'

My bet is on you launching FAF as admin which screwed up permissions for that file. Deleting that file should do the trick. In FAF click on HELP - Show Logs and you should see that file in the folder fa_path.lua. Delete it, restart FAF and try again. You will have to set the path again.