Unable to launch Forge past "Loading Decks" section.

[facesofdef]

When I launch Forge now (the 5/3/13 version), the app never launches past the "Loading Decks" message.

I was able to launch the 4/26/13 version once. I went into the Import section, but it was taking so long to display, that I tried to cancel the import. The program hung, and I eventually shut it from the task manager. Forge has never launched again on that version or the most recent. I've re-downloaded the files, but nothing seems to work. It seems like canceling the import messed something up, but why is every new version now hanging? I can still play the last working version I had (the 3/1/13 version), but nothing since. I've tried renaming the res folder from the 3/1 version (where I had tried to import from). I've also rebooted endlessly in the futile hope that one more reboot will act as some kind of divine panacea.

How can I start Forge fresh again? The properties.profile.example file just confused me further.

Any help anyone could provide to get me playing again would be appreciated. I appreciate all of the hard work that has gone into developing Forge into the amazing (and addictive) program it is and would love to keep pace with its updates.

Thanks!

[Hellfish]

My guess is that cancelling the import somehow corrupted the files that were moved to the now external res directory.If you are on windows, rescue every file you may want from your %appdata%/Forge folder(in case you don't know how, just type %appdata% for the path in an explorer window) and then delete that folder(Forge, not %appdata% ) Then try running Forge again.

If you're on linux/mac, the path will of course be eifferent and I don't know it then.

[Chris H.]

When I launch Forge now (the 5/3/13 version), the app never launches past the "Loading Decks" message.

 
Sounds like one of the deck files may be the problem. Locate your userData/decks/ directory and move your deck files to a different location and then see if you can launch Forge.

[facesofdef]

Thanks, Hellfish and Chris H.!

On Win7, the Forge files are in @appdata@/roaming/Forge.

I deleted the whole Forge folder, and the program finished launching. Will re-try the import with more patience this time.

Thanks for taking the time to suggest this fix!