Can't directly update FAF

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Can't directly update FAF

Postby Tavar » 19 Apr 2017, 03:45

I haven't played in a couple of months, but now when I went to try and play FAF it says that it needs to update. That's cool, but when I click on the "yes" button, the other windows close, replaced by one that says "This installation package could not be opened. Contract the application vender or verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package."

Does someone know what exactly is going on here/how to address it? Would uninstalling FAF and reinstalling it from a fresh download work?
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Re: Can't directly update FAF

Postby Wesmania » 19 Apr 2017, 07:03

Yeah, that's a known bug. We messed up the updater a bit in one of the updates, you have to update to the newer version manually.
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Re: Can't directly update FAF

Postby DukeOfEarl » 19 Apr 2017, 13:06

Please download a new installer from the website: https://www.faforever.com/client

(Direct link: https://github.com/FAForever/client/rel ... -win32.msi )
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