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xelapilled

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Registered: 2022-07-11

Posts: 3

Problem Regarding SWTOR

Forgive me if I do not give enough information or give too much information, this is my first post on this forum.

I am using the native version of Steam, with the latest version of Proton-GE (GE-Proton7-24). SWTOR runs properly, if slow to load (60 seconds).
The problem is upon trying to select ANY server, another 60 seconds will pass and I get a generic and non-specific error, no error codes are specified.

"ERROR
A connection error has occurred. If this problem persists, please visit www.swtor.com/support to contact our Customer Service Team."

I have searched through this forum, ProtonDB, and other sites to attempt to fix this issue. However I either find nothing, or fixes that aren't for Arch Linux.
One potential solution was to place specific certification files in /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/. This did not work.

After reinstalling the game, Steam, Proton-GE, using every other form of Proton available in Steam, my video drivers, and updating + adding common dependencies or supportive packages for Wine and my entire Arch install, nothing works.

This is a hail mary, I don't know how to move forward at this point and I need help. I've had Arch for 2 days now, and I am truly in over my head.

Thank you.

Last edited by xelapilled (2022-07-12 08:01:12)

Lone_Wolf

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Re: Problem Regarding SWTOR

Please don't post big pictures, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Genera … s_and_code

This sounds like it may not be a steam/proton issue but a networking / firewall or authentication issue .
I can't find ip addresses, hostnames or authentication details for the swtor servers though.

I suggest you contact swtor support and ask them for info about verifying connection with those servers outside of steam/proton .

Also try starting swtor from commandline and post the output.
see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … n_services for ti[s how to upload text and logfiles.

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xelapilled

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Registered: 2022-07-11

Posts: 3

Re: Problem Regarding SWTOR

I apologize for that, thank you for telling me about the rule. I will edit the post to remove the image all-together since it's not necessary.

I will try these things and mark the post as solved  with some updates if I can solve it on my own using your methods, I will leave it open in the meantime in-case others are aware of other solutions.

ewaller

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Re: Problem Regarding SWTOR

I apologize for that, thank you for telling me about the rule. I will edit the post to remove the image all-together since it's not necessary.

I will try these things and mark the post as solved  with some updates if I can solve it on my own using your methods, I will leave it open in the meantime in-case others are aware of other solutions.

If you like, you may leave the links to the pictures, but make them url links, not img links.   There are several reasons for this.  Some of us have slow or metered connections, others are fearful of NSFW stuff popping up, others may be behind firewalls that block some of the image sites.  Using url links allow the reader to load them if they choose to.

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Irets

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Registered: 2019-02-01

Posts: 143

Re: Problem Regarding SWTOR

I assume that you have read through https://github.com/RedFantom/swtor-linux?
I personally gave up the game because of how heavily monetized it was, so I cannot give any recent output to how the game runs, although I remember having to do that certitifcate trick each time a new patch rolled out. (I deleted the certs right after updating)

FWIW I played the non-Steam release with Proton-GE.

Last edited by Irets (2022-07-12 18:03:13)