ORIG_UserSettings.txt), opening up Notepad and making a new one. As I am not a fan of effacing stuff without a backup, I would suggest renaming the original first (e.g. Locate UserSettings.txt in My Documents/The Elder Scrolls Online/Live. This is an issue several users have reported, and I found a solution that seems to have some success here. These files should not take very long to reacquire. Data.manifest file (C:\Program Files (x86)\Zenimax Online\The Elder Scrolls Online\ InternalLivedepot_databuild).Eso.manifest (C:\Program Files (x86)\Zenimax Online\The Elder Scrolls Online\ InternalLivegameclient).Some users have reported that deleting these files first before running the Repair tool and redownloading the files have fixed the issue: Unfortunately, running the Repair tool from the launcher alone does not seem to be able to find and fix the problem. Players who receive this error also have some corrupted or unusable files which will need to be redownloaded. While there is no immediate fix available, it has been reported that shutting down the launcher and retrying after 10-20 minutes will allow you to connect just fine.
Players who experience this error see " Lobby Connection Failed" when attempting to sign in. There is no current fix for this, although other players have reported that upon making a second character, the zoom in function worked just fine.īethesda has announced that a fix for it is planned for a future update. Unable to Zoom In During Character Creation Also, try disabling your antivirus/firewall temporarily to see if the problem goes away.If you have any ad-blocker or similar tools installed, try disabling them.Make sure that you are not using any VPN or proxy.Try running the launcher “as administrator”.If that doesn't work, try running the launcher program as administrator (right-click > run as administrator). If this is happening to you, first make sure that it is not your firewall or antivirus program preventing you from running it.
Some players are unable to start the launcher at all, much less update or get into the game.
She has since managed to solve the issue and has also written extensively on the solution, which you can find here: How To Solve Elder Scrolls Online Update Freeze Issues. Another one of our GameSkinny writers experienced this issue, where the update screen would freeze and refuse to download anything. While I found myself with corrupted files but an otherwise playable game, others weren't so lucky. Hopefully this will be enough to fix the issue.
However, other players who are not using Windows 8.0 are still experiencing this issue as well, and this the recommended fix for the issue: Many users have reported that upgrading from Windows 8.0 to 8.1 is enough to fix the issue. If your character is stuck constantly spinning in place, there are two different fixes for this particular issue. She has already written extensively on this particular issue fix, so please check out Elder Scrolls Online - Stuck Loading? Try This Solution!
One of our GameSkinny writers experienced this issue - and managed to solve it too!Īccording to her, Adobe Flash Player is the culprit.
This has been a recurring issue for some players since beta and Bethesda has had its hands full trying to find out what is causing it and a solution for it. This will prompt a quick scouring of your game files and will sort out whether anything has to be redownloaded.