[Solved] Client takes like forever to load...?

[xCuteness]

Hi!

So I wanted to set up a private server exclusively for myself just for fun and some practice... and I've got everything that I wanted up and running and working, yay!... or almost.

When I open the client, it takes like 1+ minute on that 100y screen right there at 100y... then when it fully loads (I guess) it goes from 100y to a "black fullscreen" (I play on fullscreen), then again it takes its time for 1+ min (looks like hung up) but finally gets to the login screen.
Also it seems to sometimes actually hang up on either phase... like, leaving the computer for 10 minutes doesn't help.
I haven't found any pattern as to when it hangs, it all seems to be random. I never got it to load in "normal times" though :P
After it gets to the login screen everything runs really smoothly though... so the problem seems to be somewhere on the loading phase.

So here's some possibly interesting background data:
- I play a load of other private servers on this PC, all of them load and run fine though.
- The client that I'm running now is: ran the TH Full Setup 580.05 ~> ran the patch 580.05 to 584.02 ~> got the ProjectG 584.00 fixed executable, like in this thread.
- I did get to run mrNickname's client before, that was on another folder though.
- Paks projectg583thx+ are edited. They're still all under 10 MB though.
- When looking at the process on Task Manager the CPU usage is mostly 5%-.

Here's the result of a "dir" on the folder just in case:

Spoiler:

(using code tag to preserve formatting)

01/08/2011  01:45    <DIR>          .
01/08/2011  01:45    <DIR>          ..
13/08/2006  00:04            40.189 bs_notice_popup00.jpg
10/10/2006  22:08            94.821 bs_notice_popup01.jpg
10/10/2006  22:08            94.821 bs_notice_popup02.jpg
25/02/2007  21:25            29.335 bs_notice_popup03.jpg
24/08/2007  05:09            25.950 bs_notice_popup04.jpg
23/10/2007  19:29            32.433 bs_notice_popup05.jpg
17/12/2007  20:39            94.499 bs_notice_popup06.jpg
26/02/2008  22:39            26.033 bs_notice_popup07.jpg
09/06/2008  20:44            41.379 bs_notice_popup08.jpg
20/08/2008  22:45            44.583 bs_notice_popup09.jpg
22/12/2008  21:52            59.335 bs_notice_popup10.jpg
16/02/2009  01:14            23.895 bs_notice_popup11.jpg
12/05/2009  06:49            27.597 bs_notice_popup12.jpg
06/07/2009  22:17            28.013 bs_notice_popup13.jpg
13/09/2009  22:42            34.532 bs_notice_popup14.jpg
11/10/2010  03:44            28.446 bs_notice_popup15.jpg
09/02/2010  22:41                44 bs_ppl.ini
31/07/2011  21:23    <DIR>          capture
18/01/2006  03:06         1.017.856 dbghelp.dll
01/08/2011  01:45                 0 dir.txt
31/07/2011  21:43    <DIR>          emblem
01/08/2011  01:42    <DIR>          GameGuard
28/09/2009  20:46           287.937 GameGuard.des
15/09/2000  03:51           372.736 ijl15.dll
05/10/2010  10:36            96.196 korea.dat
22/12/2009  22:10         3.215.360 LoadingRes.dll
31/07/2011  21:23    <DIR>          mss
29/10/2008  15:48           444.416 Mss32.dll
18/03/2003  16:14           499.712 msvcp71.dll
03/07/2005  21:57           348.160 msvcr71.dll
26/07/2011  02:33               186 notice_popup.ini
18/01/2011  01:03            90.004 notice_popup00.jpg
11/01/2011  02:53           282.005 notice_popup01.jpg
15/11/2010  05:48            82.561 notice_popup02.jpg
12/01/2011  05:07           132.006 notice_popup03.jpg
26/01/2011  04:07           278.455 notice_popup04.jpg
26/01/2011  05:06           295.906 notice_popup05.jpg
26/01/2011  05:40           292.086 notice_popup06.jpg
18/01/2011  07:42            79.140 notice_popup07.jpg
18/01/2011  23:46            79.140 notice_popup08.jpg
17/01/2011  03:16           198.001 notice_popup09.jpg
12/01/2011  02:51           227.476 PangyaSetup.bmp
10/03/2009  17:15               425 PangyaTH.ini
26/01/2011  23:46         2.288.640 ProjectG.exe
28/10/2008  10:10       324.489.292 projectg500+.pak
28/10/2008  05:03       163.777.638 projectg501th.pak
28/10/2008  08:04        41.716.172 projectg502th.pak
30/10/2008  03:04        45.109.444 projectg503th.pak
31/10/2008  04:02         5.375.439 projectg504th.pak
03/11/2008  06:05         7.250.140 projectg505th.pak
04/11/2008  08:26        17.263.945 projectg506th.pak
10/11/2008  06:09         1.046.333 projectg507th.pak
11/11/2008  23:33         1.097.343 projectg508th.pak
18/11/2008  23:08        11.750.241 projectg509th.pak
25/11/2008  22:24           940.475 projectg510th.pak
02/12/2008  22:23         1.218.859 projectg511th.pak
09/12/2008  22:02           932.209 projectg512th.pak
16/12/2008  22:37           865.714 projectg513th.pak
23/12/2008  03:07         1.478.644 projectg514th.pak
29/12/2008  22:14           680.901 projectg514tha.pak
06/01/2009  22:28        44.740.639 projectg515th.pak
13/01/2009  22:27           578.512 projectg515tha.pak
20/01/2009  22:10         2.458.686 projectg515thb.pak
27/01/2009  22:31           983.458 projectg515thc.pak
03/02/2009  23:29         2.631.473 projectg516th.pak
10/02/2009  23:04           595.367 projectg516tha.pak
18/02/2009  00:54           716.504 projectg516thb.pak
24/02/2009  22:58           501.792 projectg516thc.pak
03/03/2009  23:31         1.555.581 projectg517th.pak
10/03/2009  22:50           509.474 projectg517tha.pak
17/03/2009  23:39           728.804 projectg518th.pak
25/03/2009  01:30           432.394 projectg518tha.pak
31/03/2009  22:58         2.290.410 projectg519th.pak
06/04/2009  06:59           219.229 projectg519tha.pak
07/04/2009  22:28           670.397 projectg519thb.pak
14/04/2009  22:10           633.003 projectg520th.pak
21/04/2009  22:01         2.961.033 projectg520tha.pak
28/04/2009  22:33           831.028 projectg521th.pak
06/05/2009  02:42           652.350 projectg522th.pak
12/05/2009  22:20           857.844 projectg523th.pak
19/05/2009  22:08           426.515 projectg524th.pak
26/05/2009  21:59           874.257 projectg525th.pak
02/06/2009  22:36           827.962 projectg526th.pak
09/06/2009  22:29         1.430.270 projectg527th.pak
16/06/2009  22:32           625.828 projectg528th.pak
23/06/2009  22:15        41.645.344 projectg529th.pak
30/06/2009  22:32           494.067 projectg530th.pak
07/07/2009  22:55         1.766.312 projectg531th.pak
14/07/2009  22:47           400.811 projectg532th.pak
21/07/2009  22:29           677.769 projectg533th.pak
28/07/2009  22:35           665.566 projectg534th.pak
04/08/2009  22:11        42.311.255 projectg535th.pak
11/08/2009  22:23           980.649 projectg536th.pak
18/08/2009  23:01           714.565 projectg537th.pak
25/08/2009  23:05           564.554 projectg538th.pak
02/09/2009  02:15           624.868 projectg539th.pak
09/09/2009  03:18           594.470 projectg540th.pak
15/09/2009  22:49         1.210.760 projectg541th.pak
23/09/2009  01:54           601.937 projectg541tha.pak
29/09/2009  22:11        18.410.200 projectg542th.pak
06/10/2009  22:37           623.523 projectg543th.pak
13/10/2009  22:44         8.177.202 projectg544th.pak
20/10/2009  10:09        10.022.269 projectg545th.pak
28/10/2009  18:42         5.206.692 projectg550th.pak
04/11/2009  00:14           431.451 projectg551th.pak
10/11/2009  23:22           418.147 projectg552th.pak
17/11/2009  23:24        11.359.267 projectg553th.pak
24/11/2009  23:04           469.715 projectg554th.pak
01/12/2009  23:17         5.329.926 projectg555th.pak
08/12/2009  05:24         6.019.222 projectg556th.pak
28/12/2009  04:36           915.292 projectg557th.pak
22/12/2009  22:18           462.459 projectg558th.pak
29/12/2009  22:39           611.566 projectg559th.pak
05/01/2010  23:15         1.271.424 projectg560th.pak
12/01/2010  22:11           472.644 projectg561th.pak
19/01/2010  05:59         2.002.338 projectg562th.pak
27/01/2010  00:03         1.746.792 projectg563th.pak
02/02/2010  07:04           769.138 projectg564th.pak
09/02/2010  06:06         5.923.201 projectg565th.pak
16/02/2010  22:13           410.980 projectg566th.pak
23/02/2010  06:14           710.396 projectg567th.pak
02/03/2010  05:06           610.691 projectg568th.pak
09/03/2010  08:53         3.887.258 projectg569th.pak
10/03/2010  07:00           246.433 projectg569tha.pak
17/03/2010  00:47         1.017.954 projectg570th.pak
23/03/2010  22:32         1.309.166 projectg571th.pak
30/03/2010  05:18           603.212 projectg572th.pak
06/04/2010  23:23         5.306.318 projectg573th.pak
08/04/2010  04:49           249.283 projectg573tha.pak
15/04/2010  22:10           368.812 projectg574th.pak
20/04/2010  22:23        16.628.140 projectg575th.pak
22/04/2010  09:59         2.511.324 projectg575tha.pak
28/04/2010  21:57           936.485 projectg575thb.pak
03/05/2010  22:10         5.354.058 projectg576th.pak
11/05/2010  06:39           851.609 projectg576tha.pak
18/05/2010  06:13         1.052.673 projectg576thb.pak
02/06/2010  21:58         3.420.578 projectg577th.pak
08/06/2010  22:41         3.414.985 projectg578th.pak
15/06/2010  05:14           632.207 projectg578tha.pak
22/06/2010  09:04           875.430 projectg578thb.pak
29/06/2010  02:27         1.738.868 projectg578thc.pak
07/07/2010  02:35        14.722.329 projectg579th.pak
08/07/2010  02:37        10.547.846 projectg579tha.pak
13/07/2010  06:19        13.593.918 projectg579thb.pak
20/07/2010  22:31         1.321.782 projectg579thc.pak
21/07/2010  23:33           271.160 projectg579thd.pak
27/07/2010  22:36           361.487 projectg579the.pak
04/08/2010  05:43           669.789 projectg579thf.pak
11/08/2010  03:43         5.153.436 projectg580th.pak
17/08/2010  22:11           644.416 projectg580tha.pak
24/08/2010  22:20         2.545.740 projectg580thb.pak
01/09/2010  02:16           295.447 projectg580thd.pak
07/09/2010  22:19        13.012.763 projectg580the.pak
14/09/2010  22:02           369.031 projectg580thf.pak
20/09/2010  04:17           423.394 projectg580thg.pak
07/09/2010  23:43        11.457.838 projectg581th.pak
28/09/2010  07:20         1.728.824 projectg581tha.pak
01/10/2010  06:03           450.799 projectg581thb.pak
05/10/2010  22:16         1.059.011 projectg581thc.pak
11/10/2010  06:54           778.779 projectg581thd.pak
20/10/2010  05:30        11.278.491 projectg581the.pak
26/10/2010  22:21         6.072.146 projectg582th.pak
02/11/2010  22:01           460.071 projectg582tha.pak
10/11/2010  05:08         5.751.760 projectg582thb.pak
16/11/2010  22:37         2.379.428 projectg582thc.pak
23/11/2010  22:15           463.504 projectg582thd.pak
30/11/2010  22:32         1.078.393 projectg582the.pak
07/12/2010  22:26           776.913 projectg582thf.pak
14/12/2010  21:52         2.637.326 projectg583th.pak
04/03/2011  16:40        71.071.153 projectg583tha.pak
28/12/2010  22:11         1.939.281 projectg583thb.pak
05/01/2011  02:29         9.699.160 projectg583thc.pak
28/03/2011  00:13        12.709.716 projectg584th.pak
10/03/2011  11:37         7.693.359 projectg584tha.pak
28/03/2011  11:49        12.266.343 projectg584thb.pak
28/03/2011  18:43        24.293.542 projectg584thc.pak
03/04/2011  15:21           348.023 projectg584thd.pak
15/01/2011  15:05         7.341.129 ProjectG_584.00_noGG.exe
01/10/2008  05:57         7.466.860 projectg_blue.pak
04/11/2008  08:26         9.085.870 projectg_gren.pak
01/10/2008  06:00         6.825.487 projectg_hell.pak
01/10/2008  06:00         9.531.501 projectg_ice.pak
01/10/2008  06:01         6.540.404 projectg_moon.pak
17/09/2009  05:47         6.084.184 projectg_pand.pak
01/10/2008  06:01         6.949.087 projectg_pola.pak
20/10/2010  05:33         2.234.743 projectg_rmr.pak
01/10/2008  06:03         5.607.931 projectg_sand.pak
01/10/2008  06:03        11.708.062 projectg_silv.pak
01/10/2008  06:04         6.089.990 projectg_spr.pak
13/02/2011  09:05           809.285 projectg_tuto.pak
01/10/2008  06:05        10.814.518 projectg_west.pak
01/10/2008  06:05         8.016.804 projectg_wind.pak
01/10/2008  06:05        12.144.540 projectg_wizz.pak
01/10/2008  06:06         9.996.854 projectg_xmas.pak
27/06/2005  00:18           827.392 stlport_vc646.dll
02/11/2004  01:51           581.632 stlport_vc7146.dll
23/11/2010  01:38            99.636 thailand.dat
31/07/2011  21:23            49.815 uninstall.exe
28/10/2009  11:47         1.843.200 update.cln
28/10/2009  11:47         1.843.200 update.exe
12/01/2011  02:50         1.146.880 wangreal.dll
             197 file(s)  1.316.057.565 bytes

I've already tried restarting the computer and such, to no help.
Still, it's interesting that it doesn't happen with other private server clients...

So well, any ideas?

[MentaL]

[G0dzilla2000]

Have you tried setting up a webserver (WAMP, IIS, XAMPP) and hexing your EXE to load the patchlist through that? (tsukasa has a tutorial on doing this and the required files to set it up. Its in the common beginner questions I believe). But before I set up pangya to load the patchlist from my server i also had long startup times. It also seems to get rid of the XML error too. So i would recommended doing this regardless. Hope this helped. Also if you need more help I can try.

~Godzilla

[Tsukasa]

Fully agree with G0dzilla2000 here, set up your own patch-server and you should experience a way shorter loading period.

Also make sure you're using a hexed executable that skips the PAK checks (which take quite a while). All recent hexed executables (mrNickname's client is pretty old) should fit that bill.

The game should load in about 10 seconds that way.

[xCuteness]

I'll admit... that was what I didn't want to hear~ :P
I was just tired after searching all over all day. However, there are some things that... you just shouldn't try to get around them, right?

So... well, I got around to doing it, and... worked like a charm! Thankies, you two. :D

I was using the client from this thread (584.00)...
I don't really have an idea on whether it skips the pak checks but after setting up the web server I just changed to fasa's 584.04... just to be safe, right?

So yeah, solved. See you o/