The PlayNC Launcher will be deploying an update starting at 12:30PM Central for about an hour. During this time, you may have intermittent issues connecting to the launcher. Please see the patch notes below for the changes.
NCsoft Launcher Updates
- All NCsoft games can now be installed through the Launcher
- Games that are installed via the Launcher will now be uninstalled by default if the Launcher is uninstalled to ensure things are left as clean as possible.
- The Launcher now warns if the proper version of DirectX is not installed before playing any NCsoft games.
- Added "Account Management" to the help menu
- Added the option to allow the Launcher to report anonymous usage statistics in order to help us improve the Launcher. For instance, we might use this information to improve our game installation process or quickly detect if people are running into difficulties applying a particular game update.
- There is now a Japanese region setting.
- The Launcher has been localized into Japanese.
Changes:
- Game EULAs for Launcher-based games (Dungeon Runners, Tabula Rasa, Exteel), are now only displayed the first time and then only once each time the game has been updated.
- The Launcher EULA is now only displayed if the EULA itself has been updated.
- We no longer show update notifications if a full-screen application is detected. (This means that they will never come up while a full screen game is running.)
- Now when running a game that is already running, the default option is to switch to the existing instance of the game
- The Launcher now stays on the desktop by default after launching instead of minimizing to the systray. This guarantees the you have an opportunity to choose whether you want the Launcher running in the background.
- Games can be launched while another game is patching.
- Multiple games can now be patched simultaneously.
- The progress bar now moves at startup to indicate startup progress, even if there are no patches to apply.
- The installer now sets the Launcher language to the language used at install time.
- If there are no games listed under a header (installed games, not installed games, etc) in the menu, the header disappears.
Bug Fixes:
- The Launcher can now restart itself when the “Restart Now” button is clicked on after changing certain settings.
- Fixed a bug that was causing a slowdown in the patching process, so patch applications are now faster.
Known Issues:
- When running in Japanese mode, the Launcher and its installer have a few strings that are in English.