Weird and major errors, account based

[Grognard GM]

It would happen if you have such software installed and the FG data folders are included in the sync.

Try this:
1) Reboot the player computer.
2) Start FG but don't load a campaign.
3) Click the folder icon in the top left of the startup screen and a file explorer will open at the FG app data directory. Go to the "cache" directory and then delete the "Cthulhu I Choose You!" directory.
4) Now join the GMs game and see if the same errors occur. Make sure you use the currently running instance only (started in step #2), don't start another instance.

Tried it, same (worse?) problems. Log included below.

[Trenloe]

It's the same issue, which causes all sorts of other issues because the player instance of FG can't cache the ruleset data it's downloading from the GM.

[9/17/2024 7:54:50 PM] [ERROR]  Unable to save file (graphics/dice/diceskin_icon_element_frost_aura_cast.png) to cache file (C:/Users/TheOo/AppData/Roaming/SmiteWorks/Fantasy Grounds/cache/Cthulhu I Choose You!/rulesets/CoreRPG.dat): The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

Make sure that the Windows user being used has full read/write access to this directory, and all the sub-directories and files: C:/Users/TheOo/AppData/Roaming/SmiteWorks/Fantasy Grounds

[ddavison]

This is a theory, but there might be a problem with the exclamation point in the name of the campaign. Can you try renaming the campaign folder and then have the players rejoin and test?

Change "Cthulhu I Choose You!" toe "Cthulhu I Choose You"

[Trenloe]

This is a theory, but there might be a problem with the exclamation point in the name of the campaign. Can you try renaming the campaign folder and then have the players rejoin and test?

Change "Cthulhu I Choose You!" toe "Cthulhu I Choose You"

I tested that campaign name including the !, and it worked OK for me. It doesn't mean that this isn't causing an issue reported here. Definitely worth a try, and also worth a try creating a new campaign and testing with that.

[Grognard GM]

Update:

So I tried everything suggested here, plus scoured the internet for many hours.

My son's AppData folder was hidden, revealed it. Nothing saving to the Smiteworks folder, no matter what permissions I gave. He's had no problems with anything else, in years of using the Laptop.

I even deleted everything, reinstalled on a different drive, and nothing but errors. It wouldn't even run the launcher as Admin, just the craziest stuff.

So I dug out an old laptop, downloaded FGU to the default location, logged into my son's account...boom, worked first time, zero issues.

Am I happy with him having to switch to a separate old clunky laptop just to use FGU? No I am not, but short of an exorcism there's not a lot of options.


End result, he will be able to play in the game later today, so that's a good thing. Thank you very much to everyone that tried to resolve this ancient curse on his laptop, we appreciate it.

[LordEntrails]

Glad you found a solution. I wonder if his user profile is corrupt on his main PC? You could test this by creating a new Windows user account on the computer for him. Uninstall FG and then install it with that Windows account.

[damned]

Are you able to delete the Fantasy Grounds folder on the good laptop and let FG create it again when it installs?