WTF Glyph launcher?

[Griffiths]

So I felt like playing some Rift today after a few months off. I go to update it, and Glyph Launcher opens up. It's now trying to download the game again.

Do I just need to delete Rift from Steam?

[Dashel]

No Glyph launcher is just Rifts new log in system its used in defiance i think as well.

[virpyre]

I've had to reinstall glyph so many times I just keep an updated *.exe file in my download's folder from the trion website, then reinstall it in my games directory in the steam folder.

[Dabs]

I had the same problem, hope this helps (:

Right click RIFT in your games list.
Click Properties.
Click local files tab at the top.
Click Verify integrity of game cash...
Wait for check.
Download additional/missing files.
Re-Launch RIFT like normal, should run the Glyph patcher for you.

[Hackett]

same problem and d4 that doesnt work for me

[Griffiths]

I went ahead and just deleted Rift from Steam, then did a complete downloaded on Glyph. No matter how many times and ways I tried to open Rift in Steam, it kept goin to Glyph to download it anyways. So screw that

[Psychic Kitty]

have a better solution....go to the trion website...select install glpyh...if it doesnt show you have it......install it ontop of the glph version you have in your rift steam directory

then afte rit finsihes....close glyph....go to the site and install again....this time select remove....as it will say you already have it.

Now start up steam rift and notice you are using the old launcher again

so far i have not had it even try to use glyph at all....

[Demion]

same brop was in archeage theyre open beta end up glosed beta with servers 2days offline serversXD

[Griffiths]

Thanks for the info Kitty. but I got annoyed real fast with that ♥♥♥♥. Rift is working perfect on Glyph now.

[Hackett]

good to know tweech looks like I am going with your solution and delte rift from steam then load it from Glyph... is that the same a trion?

[Griffiths]

Yeah. It's has all 3 of Trion's current games: Rift, Defiance, and Archeage

[MNGrrl]

The problem is Triton doesn't want to use Steam's built-in updating features; They want to be able to allow you to download updates in the background while you play... which Steam by default doesn't do. So instead, they bypassed this by creating their own launcher (Glyph) which does the updating and patching and the Steam client you download is just a snapshot they periodically sync.

It's lame, but... that's what happens when your management team decides to go for an 'Agile' programming model and then try to shoehorn it into a platform designed for a different update/patch style. They want to be in the Steam store, just not play by the Steam rules.

[Dorgrim]

Originally posted by MNGrrrl:

The problem is Triton doesn't want to use Steam's built-in updating features; ...

This has nothing to do with Steam. Rift has had its own laucher for updates since before release. Trion has just decided to combine all their other games' access into a single launcher, Glyph. This is true for Defiance, Arch Age and Trove as well.

[Tempest Maal]

Ehhh Its not all that bad

[Wolverine]

well, it would have been a lot better, if they had taken more time for their Glyph, to get rid of a few more bugs, that will still pop up from time to time... like 2024 or 2025.

[Serikos]

alot of ppl will tell u to not mmo via steam, i wouldnt know because i prefer it seperate but after looking over many MMOs on steam a lot of ppl seem to get problems with them probably something to do with the file the games are stored in...

check which folder your Glyph launcher is trying to download rift into, this should would likely be trying the default glyph install path and not a steam install path (and thus not detecting it where steam wants the game)