Swtor doesn't work

@proxos666

Sadly, no. There are other computers with different OS in my house, but those computers aren't mine, which basically means that installing a goddamn huge game on them for testing is gonna be tricky. To say the least.

And my PC has only one OS. Maybe I could run an emulation of another system, but that is gonna be just as tricky for an average PC user like me. And I don't know if it will help at all

@Aldaroshka

If it helps in theory you should be able to copy the entire game folders to a portable drive

connect that to the another PC and launch with launcher.exe

Want to try and narrow down if this is connection or system related

@Aldaroshka

Welcome mate,

Curly one all right question now is to try and get an idea where we should be looking now.

I am in Australia so its 10:30pm here also nearly my bed time

@proxos666 Sorry sir was sleeping, bad habit I know..

As requested..... (*Will sort out the full Windows 10 guide start to finish again)

Firewall exclusions will need updating

If you have Windows 10 (*Similar Navigation for Windows 7/8 also type "Windows Firewall into the search click advanced).

Click on the "Notifications"

(The page looking icon in the bottom right down by your clock).

Then "VPN"

"Windows Firewall"

Now on the Left Hand Side "Advanced Settings".

Here in the Left Hand Top Corner you will see "Inbound Rules".

You will want to have all 3 exclusions for "Swtor Launcher.exe" "Swtor Bitraider.exe" and finally "Swtor.exe Retail"

*You may have to manually add these.

Click "New Rule" Top Right.

Program > Next>

This Program Path: > Browse> "Navigate to the desired *.exe listed above.  > Next

"Allow the Connection" << VERY VERY IMPORTANT.

"Tick all 3" >Next

"Give it a Name" > Click Finish

*Do this for all 3 exe's ensure that you do the same for "Outbound Rules" also.

**If you already have these exclusions then simply double clicking them 1 at a time to view their "properties" is enough to revalidate them.

QUOTE=OwenBrooks (*credit where credit is due)

ESET - disable protocol filtering
Kaspersky - disable scan secure/encrypted connections
Nortons (Firewall) set exception to Allow instead of Auto

**All that said I have manually changed all 3 exe's to run as administrator also by right clicking and selecting properties for each one, this in turn provides them with an elevated level to combat many of the new windows settings.

OK, use a program to completely remove the nVidia and Intel video drivers. It's called Display Driver Uninstaller and can be found here :

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

Remove both the Intel and NVidia driver.

If you had the impression the game was running in a "low" fps rate, this may very well be an issue with the Optimus * that deactivates the 860 GTX.

Reinstall the lastest Intel driver from the Asus site, and the most recent NVidia driver. The confetti should be gone and fps rate should be normal.

Certainly sounds as if you have a few settings issues going on with your Windows; could I suggest..

http://answers.ea.com/t5/STAR-WARS-The-Old-Republic/Guide-quot-How-to-install-Swtor-Correctly-and-address-Windows-10/m-p/4851036#U4851036

You will find a Great Tool down the bottom for addressing completely removing your Display Drivers so that you can re do them without the chance of corruptions occurring.

@DBWoodynz

@ron_harmeling

Thank you, but my laptop switched to energy saving mode for some reason, so it cause confetti and low fps. It's okay now

DDU, already done in my post 🙂

EDIT : OK, I wasn't far off, it was using the Intel card, Woody hit the nail on it's head. I had the issue with Optimus function *ing up because of an error in the Intel driver 🙂

Glad all is fine now !