server list eco.exe stopped working

[rciler]

So, I just bought this game for my kids Bday, and when we opet the "join", the list of servers starts to populate, then the game crashes. Every.single.time. Why? the game is bought directly from steam store, so I believe it's the latest version. Im running win7 x64.

[Spledor]

me too..
1st install, checking server list, Crash
2nd install on SSD-Drive. Running as Admin. Working...

[Nezha]

Yes, I am getting the same thing.

[Moose]

Same problem here. Have tried revalidating files, running as admin, reinstalling. Nothing has fixed it. All drivers up to date.

[FromageNeige]

same problem here, works in solo but when i go to the list it crash. It crash too when i stop the search and open a favorite.
EDIT: i find the solution. Need to make comptatibility win 7/8

[Spledor]

*Bump*
after Patch need to set win 7 comptatibility mode, too... (or again?)

[Ethos]

Browsing to \Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Eco and setting eco.exe to run in Windows 7 compatibility mode fixed this for me.

I've had this issue for well over a month. Ran fine on the same hardware before.

i7-6700K
Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 7
2 x 8GB DDR4
R9 FuryX 4GB HBM
500GB Samsung 960 PRO NVMe
LG 34UM67-P 34" 21:9 @ 2560 x 1080
Windows 10 PRO x64

[rciler]

will this be fixed?? I payed for this bloody game, and now can't get a refund.. and my kid can't play it!!

[rciler]

I can't run it in compatibility mode, since I'm running win 7

[GophTheGreat]

The server list browser is in the middle of a large rewrite that will both add functionality and majorly increase stability. I'm not at liberty to discuss the exact details of it, but here's a teaser from the dev working on the rewrite:

https://github.com/StrangeLoopGames/EcoIssues/issues/7044

"Hey, thanks for the suggestions. I am currently working on a rewrite for the Join screen, which will include many of these. Sorting by a couple of different parameters, as well as much more powerful filtering are some of the major features planned. I like your idea of not sorting until you have specifically chosen to sort. This will make a lot more sense once we have these default filters as well.

The search functionality is really a different use case - that is, for searching for a specific server, if you already know which one you want to join - and in the new version, this will be placed in a separate area from the 'browser'.

Displaying password settings more prominently is a good idea, I will make a note to add a filter for that, as well as a display somewhere.

As for the servers jumping around, I am hoping that by applying several common sense filters by default, the filter list that you see will be much shorter and the jumping around won't be as big of a problem. In addition, the new version of the join screen will have a 'detail panel', so that you can click on a server to select it, and then details and the Join button will be on this detail panel. This should help with your problem of having to favorite a server to be able to look at it / decide whether to join it. I can also look into keeping your selection scrolled on-screen - not sure if that will be implemented or not.

As for connection error messages not being great - I also wish they were better; I think the main issue is that we can't really give an error message unless we actually know what is wrong, and in this case we still don't really. We do have one big class of errors that give a 'connection failed' message when they really shouldn't (#4956), which we hope to address soon. We are also working on a server connection overhaul right now, which we hope will reduce the number of connection failed problems.

I've made some notes to myself of your ideas that I will implement while working on the new Join screen. "