Windows 10
Direct X 12
BYOND 5.10 & 5.11 (results identical)
Google Chrome
::Troubleshooting::
Cleared BYOND cache
BYOND re-installation (Used Revo uninstaller)
Reset home network
Configured and disabled windows firewall (no antivirus)
Reinstalled windows 10 (no really)
Reinstalled Google Chrome
Removed Google Chrome
Switching BYOND between intergrated and hardware accelerated graphics
Restarting my computer
::Background::
I don't know what the trigger was, eleven days ago BYOND worked, ten days ago it didn't.
I use BYOND to play Space Station 13 frequently, but only on the Goonstation servers, as they are my favorite:
LLJK#1 byond://ss13.lljk.net:26100/
LLJK#2 byond://lljk2.goonhub.com:26200/
I never tried to connect to any other games before the problem.
My problem is similar to one posted already...
http://www.byond.com/forum/?post=2175701
but it hasn't been solved there yet.
::Symptoms::
Dream Seeker will always download the "resources" for a server when I try to connect the first time, putting them in the cache. However, it often fails to properly connect me to the game. In fact, it never does except on two servers, where the game it loads is not always playable.
==Paradise Station byond://45.58.123.194:6666/ Symptoms==
("Main Russian Server - White Dream" follows same pattern as Paradise)
Starts with a wonky loading screen, doesn't display if I'm reconnecting after only a short period of time, like the ad-screen usually does...
Moves to the BYOND members ad...
At some point it will always black out, like this...
But it keeps counting down, out of view until it moves to either this broken game...
OR this not broken game. I dunno what makes it not broken sometimes.
==Colonel Marines byond://play.colonial-marines.com:1400 Symptoms==
(Yogstation, Hippie Station, The Goonstation Servers and "Main Russian Servers - Blue Shift" follows same pattern as Colenel Marines)
The ad screens are the same, (unless I'm reconnecting after a short period of time) but when it's done, it either freezes like this...
Or Dream Seeker continues working in the background, not doing anything, and I have to manually end it.
::Closing::
For other BYOND games, it's a similar issue. I fussed with it for a little awhile to confirm it's the same issue: Some games load, some do not.
I'm happy to give any information about my system, just tell me what you need.
::Edit::
I found a log in Event Viewer, it is not helpful to me, but someone else could help maybe?
Source
Dream Seeker
Summary
Stopped responding and was closed
Date
‎12/‎21/‎2016 6:23 PM
Status
Report sent
Description
A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
Faulting Application Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\BYOND\bin\dreamseeker.exe
Problem signature
Problem Event Name: AppHangB1
Application Name: dreamseeker.exe
Application Version: 5.0.511.1366
Application Timestamp: 58544eee
Hang Signature: eb9e
Hang Type: 134217728
OS Version: 10.0.14393.2.0.0.768.101
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Hang Signature 1: eb9e8ea6e7f6944f96a6008cb98c5b1f
Additional Hang Signature 2: 0f7d
Additional Hang Signature 3: 0f7d9107abdf3aa9ff7b530779facdeb
Additional Hang Signature 4: eb9e
Additional Hang Signature 5: eb9e8ea6e7f6944f96a6008cb98c5b1f
Additional Hang Signature 6: 0f7d
Additional Hang Signature 7: 0f7d9107abdf3aa9ff7b530779facdeb
Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: 8a792bab8e3e7a75da5e33424de41c97 (50)