Recently I upgraded (automatically) to java 6 (1.6.0_11) nd I realize vassal has ceased to work (th vassal that needs connect to vassalonline.org), giving me this information, after warning me the application is going to connect to the Internet, of the error:
com.sun.deploy.net.FailedDownloadException: No se puede cargar el recurso: (vassalengine.org/ws/Vengine. … -id=3.0.17, 3.0.17)
at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.actionDownload(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResourceCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResourceCacheEntry(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.getResource(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload.downloadJarFiles(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload.downloadEagerorAll(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.downloadResources(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareLaunchFile(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareToLaunch(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Main.launchApp(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Main.continueInSecureThread(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.javaws.Main$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
When trying to launch vassal via the link on the web I get a windows error indicating Vengine.jar is corrupted.
I’ve been using 3.0.17 because it has always been stable. I’ve read nothing but post after post of bugs in 3.1.0 beta and that is why I have hesitated in using it. Is it now fairly bug free? I’d hate to change to 3.1.0 beta and then find out some of my favorite mods won’t run correctly because of some obscure bug. If the new beta version is stable and reasonably bug free then, heck yeah, I’ll switch.
Most of the bugs you’ve read about were bugs which also existed in 3.0.17,
but were first reported against some 3.1.0 beta. 3.1.0-beta6 has hundreds
fewer bugs than 3.0.17 does.
I would contend that this is false—the number of bugs which existed in
3.0.17 which have been corrected since 3.0.17 was released is so large that
I would not call 3.0.17 stable.
Well, 3.0.17 has always been stable for me. Maybe because most of the modules I use are not “high end” with lots of bells and whistles. I’m not being critical of VASSAL. I have nothing but praise for the program. Based on what you have just said I believe I will go ahead and junk 3.0.17 and download the latest beta.
I had a similar problem as mentioned at the beginning and downloaded 3.1beta from the link.
Vassal worked, but first loading the module (Pursuit of Glory) was not very successful - after opening the game it hanged up.
Moreover I noticed, that module was recognized by vassal as 1c, but I was loading 1e version.
I re-checked with another module (TtA 2.30) and it worked - slowly, but worked.
Any suggestions?
By the way - with a previous version of vassal I didn’t have any problems with this module.
TtA is Through the Ages. Module list on vassa website has a direct d/l link
From: Joel Uckelman uckelman@nomic.net To: VASSAL Engine Forums Mailing List messages@forums.vassalengine.org Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 12:06:55 PM Subject: Re: [Technical Support & Bugs]Re: Download problems with Java 6?
Thus spake “Jans”:
Where can I find this module?
I don’t know what TtA stands for. What module is this? What exactly was
the problem with it?
Then when will a 3.1.x version replace 3.0.17 as the “stable” version? I keep building new modules using 3.0.17 because I don’t want to force players to download and use a beta version.
It’s not stable because it’s changing, not because it’s buggy. However, the changes are 100% bug fixes at this stage. When the final release of 3.1 comes out, it will be more closely related to beta6, than with 3.0.17, so I would go for it.
This is because the the module itself claims to be version 1.c. You can
see that if you open the module in the editor and look at the properties
of the root node of the tree. The module designer apparently forgot to
update the version field the last time the module was changed.
Here’s something to think about. Last Friday, after nearly a month of sporatic problems, my computer finally refused to log on to the internet. It had also been running very clunky and when I would load Vassal it would load sloooooow. After having several Comcast people try to solve the problem I finally called a comp geek service and he came over and checked out my system. The report was that I was conncected and my modem was fine but I had some type of virus or trojan horse that was causing untold problems with my system. I had so much crap running in the background that it was impossible to tell what was what. He recommended a re-format of my hard-drive. I hated to do this but I figured it was that or get another computer. After the re-format my computer runs like a brand new machine and I once again get lightning quick internet service. Also Vassal now runs like a greased pig. The program loads in seconds as do the modules. To make it brief, before you blame Vassal or Java better have a good check of your system. And one more bit of advice that the comp geek recommended. Get a router to pre-feed your internet connection to your modem. A modem alone with virus/anti-spywar software will not stop your machine from becomming infected. The router will help pre-screen and stop many things that would other wise get through.
Typically if you do this, you want to have the router connected on
the HOME side of the modem, not the other way around. That is
because you won’t have an internet connection in the correct format
or generally with the correct connection type until after it is
processed by the modem.
So, the setup you want is:
Internet <—> Modem <—> Router w/firewall <—> computer
The other advantage you typically get with a router is that it allows
you to have multiple machines connected through one connection. That
is the main function of a router.
They also generally now have firewalls as well, which is where you
will be able to stop a lot of the junk. But that will only work if
you don’t download the problems onto your computer in the first place.
-Tom.
Of course, if you ran Linux or Mac OS, you would have fewer
(essentially none) of those problems as well.