Hello everyone,

Today, we are releasing the RSI Launcher 2.18.1

RSI Launcher can be found here:
https://install.robertsspaceindustries.com/rel/2/RSI%20Launcher-Setup-2.18.1.exe

In this version, we're improving the download to better handle edge cases on process exit.

New features:

What's new in this release:

• Reworked the installer so each download and patching step runs in its own isolated process. This is fixing 5009 install errors and "file in use" failures on cancel
• Stopping Launcher memory from building up across paused and resumed downloads.
• We updated the max number of guides displayed on the Guide System to 999.
• Access to main org and referral code from the account panel

Fixed Issues:

• LCH-2823: We fixed the issue where after changing screen display the Launcher was not visible.

Known issues:

• If you witness a black rectangle on the bottom right of your screen, please turn off the overlay notification in your notification settings.
• Some users encounter a flickering Launcher background, which can be partially mitigated by turning off accessibility settings. Please refer to this comment for a potential fix: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/rsi-launcher-2-0-6-release-notes/7279512
• The Launcher sometimes fails to create the StarCitizen/Live folders for some users, leading to Error 2000, Error 5008, or Error 5010. Try creating the folder manually and running the Launcher as an administrator.
• LCH-1030: Launcher suppresses Screen Saver
• LCH-1958: Never Ending Download loop. Please report the issue; we're having trouble reproducing it.
• Users might encounter Desync with Language and Proficiencies while using the guide system both on Spectrum and in the Launcher at the same time.

Please try this version and share your feedback with us! Your feedback is essential for improving the Launcher.

RSI Issue Council – Launcher Project

https://issue-council.robertsspaceindustries.com/projects/LAUNCHER

Any additional feedback can be provided in this Spectrum Thread.

Since RSI launcher 2.0.0, the log.log file can be found by clicking on “GET LOGS” in application settings or under: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\rsilauncher\logs.

Updated Error Handling

--- 2xxx — Installer --- 2000 - Installer - Catch-all 2001 - Installer - Fix permission 2002 - Installer - Cancellation failed 2003 - Installer - Not enough disk space (During the calculation phase) 2004 - Installer - Uninstall failed - permission denied 2005 - Installer - Uninstall failed - files in use (game/EAC/antivirus) 2006 - Installer - Uninstall failed - unknown --- 3xxx — Initial download (NMD) --- 3000 - NMD - Catch-all 3001 - NMD - Invalid MD file (corrupted download metadata) 3003 - NMD - Invalid MD file header 3004 - NMD - Verification header not found 3005 - NMD - Not mapped error – unknown 3006 - NMD - Disk full (During the initial phase) --- 5xxx — Datapatcher: disk & files --- 5000 - Datapatcher - Disk full (During the update phase) 5001 - Datapatcher - Write permission / Access denied 5002 - Datapatcher - Game files conflict (file in use) 5004 - Datapatcher - Corrupted game files 5006 - Datapatcher - Failed to copy downloaded chunk 5009 - Datapatcher - IO Error 5010 - Datapatcher - P4K Error 5021 - Datapatcher - Error 21 (drive sector size not supported) --- 5xxx — Datapatcher: manifest download --- 5003 - Datapatcher - Manifest - Catch-all 5030 - Datapatcher - Manifest - Access denied, IP changed (VPN / network switch) 5031 - Datapatcher - Manifest - Access denied (expired or invalid link) 5032 - Datapatcher - Manifest - HTTP error (CDN 404/500/503) 5033 - Datapatcher - Manifest - DNS resolution failed 5034 - Datapatcher - Manifest - TLS/SSL error (proxy, antivirus, clock skew) 5035 - Datapatcher - Manifest - Connection reset or timeout --- 5xxx — Datapatcher: file downloads --- 5005 - Datapatcher - Download - Unknown network error (catch-all) 5040 - Datapatcher - Download - Access denied (VPN / network switch) 5041 - Datapatcher - Download - Access denied (expired link) 5042 - Datapatcher - Download - HTTP error (CDN 404/5xx) 5043 - Datapatcher - Download - DNS resolution failed 5044 - Datapatcher - Download - TLS/SSL error 5045 - Datapatcher - Download - Connection reset or timeout --- 5xxx — Datapatcher: network, generic --- 5015 - Datapatcher - Network - Could not resolve host 5016 - Datapatcher - Network - Failed to receive handshake 5017 - Datapatcher - Network - Too many files failed after max retries 5018 - Datapatcher - Network - Catch-al --- 5xxx — Datapatcher: other --- 5007 - Datapatcher - Unknown error 5008 - Datapatcher - Not all files downloaded successfully 5011 - Datapatcher - Invalid argument type 5013 - Datapatcher - Installer exception u00 5014 - Datapatcher - Standard error 5019 - Datapatcher - Cancellation error --- 8xxx — Launcher support (elevated helper) --- 8001 - Launcher Support - Permission not granted (UAC declined) 8004 - Launcher Support - Create directory failed 8005 - Launcher Support - Fix permissions failed 

We are documenting the most commonly shared workarounds:

https://support.robertsspaceindustries.com/hc/en-us/articles/22514899089431-Error-2000-or-50XX