New client installation error

[Kimbaras]

Hey all,

So I've just re-downloaded ForgedAlliance from Steam, started a skirmish, closed it, linked the account and all the required steps.

When I first start the client it ask me for the SupCom install dir, then if I try to start an offline game (with the "Play Offline" button) it keep popping up and error, which is

Client Version: 2024.6.2
java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe" (in directory "C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin"): CreateProcess error=2, Impossibile trovare il file specificato
	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1170)
	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1089)
	at com.faforever.client.fa.ForgedAllianceLaunchService.launch(ForgedAllianceLaunchService.java:161)
	at com.faforever.client.fa.ForgedAllianceLaunchService.launchOfflineGame(ForgedAllianceLaunchService.java:49)
	at com.faforever.client.game.GameRunner.lambda$startOffline$32(GameRunner.java:507)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$AsyncSupply.run(CompletableFuture.java:1768)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$AsyncSupply.exec(CompletableFuture.java:1760)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask.doExec(ForkJoinTask.java:387)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool$WorkQueue.topLevelExec(ForkJoinPool.java:1312)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.scan(ForkJoinPool.java:1843)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.runWorker(ForkJoinPool.java:1808)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinWorkerThread.run(ForkJoinWorkerThread.java:188)
Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=2, Impossibile trovare il file specificato
	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(ProcessImpl.java:500)
	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:159)
	at java.base/java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1126)
	... 11 more

There are a couple of bits of italian there, but basically it's a "file not found error".
I've found some similar post but neither with a proper solution.

I've tried to re-install FAF multiple times, with and without the antivirus, in the default folder as well as a custom folder.
Tried also manually creating the folder in C:\ProgramData

Nothing seems to work.

Any ideas or anything else I can do in order to troubleshoot it?

Thanks!

[Rowey]

you need to host or join a game first to download all the faf related changes

[Kimbaras]

@rowey said in New client installation error:

you need to host or join a game first to download all the faf related changes

A-ah!
That did it, thanks!

I believe this would be an usefull thing to mention in the FAQs (if it's already there then, sorry I must have missed it).