Forge does not run

[Efrendil]

Hello. Once I found out about Forge I was thrilled. I downloaded some version of it and played around for about 15 minutes. When I was looking at some decks in the "Quest"-meny (I think) Forge crashed. And I can't start it again. When I try to start Forge the starting-up window comes up with the Forge logo and it loads all the way to "Opening main window...", then it stays like that for a couple of seconds, then the "Report a crash"-window pops up. If I click "Continue", then Forge closes down. None of the other options to click starts Forge.

This is what the report says:

Description: [describe what you were doing when the crash occurred]

NullPointerException | Open

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Forge Version:    1.5.42-r-1
Operating System: Windows 8.1 6.3 amd64
Java Version:     1.7.0_80 Oracle Corporation

java.lang.NullPointerException
   at forge.itemmanager.GroupDef.getColorGroup(GroupDef.java:221)
   at forge.itemmanager.GroupDef.access$000(GroupDef.java:19)
   at forge.itemmanager.GroupDef$2.apply(GroupDef.java:34)
   at forge.itemmanager.GroupDef$2.apply(GroupDef.java:27)
   at forge.itemmanager.GroupDef.getItemGroupIndex(GroupDef.java:212)
   at forge.itemmanager.views.ImageView.onRefresh(ImageView.java:529)
   at forge.itemmanager.views.ItemView.refresh(ItemView.java:160)
   at forge.itemmanager.ItemManager.setViewIndex(ItemManager.java:360)
   at forge.itemmanager.ItemManager.setup(ItemManager.java:329)
   at forge.itemmanager.DeckManager.setup(DeckManager.java:113)
   at forge.deckchooser.FDeckChooser.updateColors(FDeckChooser.java:138)
   at forge.deckchooser.FDeckChooser.refreshDecksList(FDeckChooser.java:340)
   at forge.deckchooser.FDeckChooser.restoreSavedState(FDeckChooser.java:411)
   at forge.deckchooser.FDeckChooser.populate(FDeckChooser.java:270)
   at forge.screens.home.CLobby.initialize(CLobby.java:111)
   at forge.screens.home.sanctioned.CSubmenuConstructed.initialize(CSubmenuConstructed.java:44)
   at forge.view.FView.initialize(FView.java:148)
   at forge.control.FControl$3.run(FControl.java:249)
   at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.access$300(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)


Things I have tried to fix the problem:
- Turning the computer off and on again
- Updating Java
- Starting Forge as an administrator
- Downloaded the full Java Development Kit
- Tried diffirent versions of Forge

I have Winows 8.

Thanks! I'd really yould like to get this to work. Those 15 minutes of playing around was really joyful!
/ John

[Efrendil]

Removed the older version of Java and the report said this "Java Version: 1.8.0_51 Oracle Corporation". Still didn't work. (Last time it was 1.7).

[Efrendil]

I think I may have solved the problem. I found another thread in the forums. One of the replies said this:

"Depending on where your OS save your Forge user data go to :

C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Local\Forge\preferences\
or
C:\Users\<yourusername>\Application Data\Roaming\Forge\preferences\
or
C:\Documents and Settings\<yourusername>\Application Data\Forge\preferences\

Then delete the files named :
quest.preferences
deck.preferences
forge.preferences
item_view.preferences

then go to

C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Local\Forge\
or
C:\Users\<yourusername>\Application Data\Roaming\Forge\
or
C:\Documents and Settings\<yourusername>\Application Data\Forge\

And delete the folder named "quest"

Launch Forge"


At first, I couldn't find the folders. Looked everywhere. Then made a one-hour scan searching for "quest.preferences". (Searching for "forge" gave too many results.) My computer found the "quest.preferences" file in a hidden map in one of the named directories. So I unhid all the hidden maps and there it was. I followed the instructions and this far it seems to work. =)

Hope this can help somebody else.

[jaw200]

I had this problem for months but no one answered me in the forum, I nearly gave up on the game.

You sir are a life saver.