I tried that. Uninstalled Origin and all of my games. Then rebooted my system and installed a thin setup of Origin. My next step was to run the new Origin to see if it would kick me to the cursed EA which it did not. Gave a sigh of relief and installed my Origin games (which I paid for) and played for one day and then, low and behold, Origin reverted back to wanting to run through EA. Good luck and I hope you manage better than I did. It seems so wrong not being able to play games we paid for; maybe my idea of a class action suit isn't a bad idea. After all of this grief I don't belief I even want to go to EA once, and if, things are straightened out.
they had YEARS to fix the ea app, but NOPE!
still broken
origin still has to popup for me
and unfortunately, running origin offline it fails to display anything
what reigon are you in @BylineBelife and origin version?
it seems to be a case by case basis where it pushes you
someone needs to figure out what to block 3 months ago!
using the origin bootstrap log, i've found that origin gets the update data from
https://api1.origin.com/autopatch/2/upgradeFrom/[versionhere]/en_US/PROD?platform=PCWIN&osVersion=[OSVERSIONHERE(Major.Minor.Build)]&servicePackVersion=1.0&priority=8
https://origin-a.akamaihd.net/Origin-Client-Download/origin/live/OriginUpdate_[Origin_version_here].zip is where it gets the data for it, and I've downloaded the files for the version I had before the latest update...
maybe I could block origin from checking there own servers?
but that would be the whole api domain, which may stop other things working
UPDATE: I manually downgraded my origin version and blocked the api using my hosts file
cloud saves (because installing ea app uninstalled origin and the default is on*) and microtranactions in NFS payback don't work, but it still see all my entitlements as they were (I've got backups of the origin data folders), and I could create a multiplayer lobby
avatars also do not show
but no popups?
*-restoring data folders to previous version also reenabled origin autoupdate which i had always set, HOWEVER, the cloud save option has always been off for me, so it seems it may actually need to reach the servers to be able to read a non-default (OFF) setting for cloud saves.
but since it can't reach cloud servers, you just need to ignore/press some prompts
I'm in Sweden, and my Origin version I have no idea about and don't know how to find out. File properties, says it's from October 9th, 2022.
could you go to where the origin exe is located and find the version for it?
oct 2022 is real old, I'm surprised it didn't update you.
I know even dec 2022 is old for it
also just tested nfs2015 and it's fine (totally online game)
so blocking the api only block's origin's own cloud services.
so unless your game SPECIFICALLY uses origin's services (unlikely unless it's only on the origin storefront and no other), you should be alright.
micro tranactions might be a bit weird, but well...
not sure about product verification tho, but unless you game is having troubles, you should also be good
TL;DR - manually restore your origin folders in appdata local and roaming, plus program data to the last version before it had the popup THEN manually download the corresponding origin version from the akamaihd, and manually replace the origin files in your programs with that version.
Finally, block the api in your hosts file and launch origin.
Since the mac version probably uses all the same endpoints and such, you shouldn't have problems in the future?
DISCLAIMER: blocking the host file will block your origin client from knowing it needs a critial update (that's how even in offline mode to my knowledge, it is able to tell you to install them^), which is probably nothing unless your specific version of origin has a bug or something...
^-since your background services probably can reach the server
Here...
Sorry, responding again to ask for a short and sweet version of where I go to block the api? Looking in the files I see a steam api file? Is it that? Does that prevent me from updating the game itself later?
Hi Nikki, I don't know if you were talking to me but you can find a YouTube video on how to add an API to the host file on YouTube. Plus a clear copy and paste of the required line. Just do a search with the terms 'origin EA app host file'. It should come up.
Unfortunately, this didn't work for me and the only work around was uninstalling the EA app, reinstalling origin and then if you do a search on YouTube for how to add a line into the origin local.xml file and add that line it means you can get back into Origin without the pop up.
Sorry I haven't put direct links to the YouTube videos. Everyone is trying to preserve these patches which will only be temporary by not directly linking.
