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MapServer error when logging in to Ouroboros

LA-384

By LA-384,
Posted on: 2011-02-26 01:10 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs

 

Posted

Hi all,

Yesterday i tried to log in to one of my toons who was parked at Ouroboros, only to experience freezing and eventually the pretty known "No MapServer connection" error. I tried my other characters who were all parked in Atlas Park, and i could log on those without any problems.

I figured it must've been a temporary issue, so i tried again today. To my surprise i experienced the same issues as the day before; not being able to log on the Ouroboros toon, while the others worked fine.

Since i was using a pretty old ATI driver (10.7) i decided to update that one first (to 11.2). But that didn't solve the problem either.

I've searched the forums a bit about the mapserver error, but it seems like most people experience this while accessing a mission map. Even though their issues are not exactly the same i tried some of the proposed solutions;
- Turn volume down to 0
- Disable anti-virus software
- Disable firewall
- Disable geometry *something* option

All without success.

I am a bit sad, since i started playing the game somewhere during last christmas, and this was my first (and only) toon, which i worked up to level 50.

Last thing i remember is that i was doing some mender Ramiel's missions. It was the misison where you go after Trapdoor. I died in that mission so i respawned at the Ouroboros hospital and quit right after that.

Is this some error that comes and goes without any explanation?
Am i ever going to be able to play this toon?
Are there any other solutions?

 

Posted

I'll see if i can get a hold of 10.9. Not sure if it'll work, since 10.7 also gave the error.

Now a different toon of mine is stuck in kings row :/ Also mapserver problem.

 

Posted

Hm seems like switching to 10.9 has no effect. Thanks for your suggestion though.

I tried someplace else, but it seems like Atlas Park is the only location that actually works. 3 toons are stuck now. One in Ouroboros, one in Kings Row and one in Galaxy City. I'm not gonna try any more toons.

Maybe i should re-install the game?