Gentelmen,
I am not pleased with the Technic Launcher software, but because of my rank of intelligence, I won't be shouting insults at you.
Instead, I will give you the amount of time, my error log, and, most importantly, no insults.
I spent about a whole day of my precious time to get the Technic Launcher software working.
My error log:
[18:41:47] [sEVERE] ------------------------------------------
[18:41:47] [sEVERE] Launcher is starting....
[18:41:47] [sEVERE] Launcher Build: '1.0.1.3'
[18:41:47] [sEVERE] Allocated 910.25 Mb of RAM
[18:41:47] [sEVERE] Java VM: '1.7.0_05-b05'
[18:41:47] [sEVERE] OS Version: '6.1'
[18:41:47] [sEVERE] Is 64-bit: 'true'
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] java.lang.NullPointerException
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MirrorUtils.getMirrorUrl(MirrorUtils.java:30)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MirrorUtils.getMirrorUrl(MirrorUtils.java:76)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MD5Utils.updateMD5Cache(MD5Utils.java:71)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.loadLauncherData(LoginForm.java:360)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.<init>(LoginForm.java:133)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:194)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] All mirrors failed, reverting to default
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] java.lang.NullPointerException
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MirrorUtils.getMirrorUrl(MirrorUtils.java:30)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MirrorUtils.getMirrorUrl(MirrorUtils.java:76)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.YmlUtils.downloadYmlFile(YmlUtils.java:45)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.YmlUtils.downloadRelativeYmlFile(YmlUtils.java:24)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.updateModPacksYMLCache(ModPackListYML.java:82)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.getConfig(ModPackListYML.java:72)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.getModPacks(ModPackListYML.java:108)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.<clinit>(ModPackListYML.java:60)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.loadLauncherData(LoginForm.java:361)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.<init>(LoginForm.java:133)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:194)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] All mirrors failed, reverting to default
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] Exception in thread "main"
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] java.lang.NullPointerException
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.getAllModPackResources(ModPackListYML.java:186)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.loadLauncherData(LoginForm.java:363)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.<init>(LoginForm.java:133)
[18:41:49] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:194)
[19:20:10] [sEVERE] ------------------------------------------
[19:20:10] [sEVERE] Launcher is starting....
[19:20:10] [sEVERE] Launcher Build: '1.0.1.3'
[19:20:10] [sEVERE] Allocated 910.25 Mb of RAM
[19:20:10] [sEVERE] Java VM: '1.7.0_05-b05'
[19:20:10] [sEVERE] OS Version: '6.1'
[19:20:10] [sEVERE] Is 64-bit: 'true'
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] java.lang.NullPointerException
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MirrorUtils.getMirrorUrl(MirrorUtils.java:30)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MirrorUtils.getMirrorUrl(MirrorUtils.java:76)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MD5Utils.updateMD5Cache(MD5Utils.java:71)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.loadLauncherData(LoginForm.java:360)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.<init>(LoginForm.java:133)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:194)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] All mirrors failed, reverting to default
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] java.lang.NullPointerException
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MirrorUtils.getMirrorUrl(MirrorUtils.java:30)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MirrorUtils.getMirrorUrl(MirrorUtils.java:76)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.YmlUtils.downloadYmlFile(YmlUtils.java:45)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.YmlUtils.downloadRelativeYmlFile(YmlUtils.java:24)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.updateModPacksYMLCache(ModPackListYML.java:82)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.getConfig(ModPackListYML.java:72)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.getModPacks(ModPackListYML.java:108)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.<clinit>(ModPackListYML.java:60)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.loadLauncherData(LoginForm.java:361)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.<init>(LoginForm.java:133)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:194)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] All mirrors failed, reverting to default
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] Exception in thread "main"
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] java.lang.NullPointerException
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.getAllModPackResources(ModPackListYML.java:186)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.loadLauncherData(LoginForm.java:363)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.<init>(LoginForm.java:133)
[19:20:12] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:194)
[19:29:50] [sEVERE] ------------------------------------------
[19:29:50] [sEVERE] Launcher is starting....
[19:29:50] [sEVERE] Launcher Build: '1.0.1.3'
[19:29:50] [sEVERE] Allocated 910.25 Mb of RAM
[19:29:50] [sEVERE] Java VM: '1.7.0_05-b05'
[19:29:50] [sEVERE] OS Version: '6.1'
[19:29:50] [sEVERE] Is 64-bit: 'true'
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] java.lang.NullPointerException
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MirrorUtils.getMirrorUrl(MirrorUtils.java:30)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MirrorUtils.getMirrorUrl(MirrorUtils.java:76)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MD5Utils.updateMD5Cache(MD5Utils.java:71)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.loadLauncherData(LoginForm.java:360)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.<init>(LoginForm.java:133)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:194)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] All mirrors failed, reverting to default
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] java.lang.NullPointerException
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MirrorUtils.getMirrorUrl(MirrorUtils.java:30)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.MirrorUtils.getMirrorUrl(MirrorUtils.java:76)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.YmlUtils.downloadYmlFile(YmlUtils.java:45)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.YmlUtils.downloadRelativeYmlFile(YmlUtils.java:24)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.updateModPacksYMLCache(ModPackListYML.java:82)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.getConfig(ModPackListYML.java:72)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.getModPacks(ModPackListYML.java:108)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.<clinit>(ModPackListYML.java:60)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.loadLauncherData(LoginForm.java:361)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.<init>(LoginForm.java:133)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:194)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] All mirrors failed, reverting to default
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] Exception in thread "main"
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] java.lang.NullPointerException
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.modpacks.ModPackListYML.getAllModPackResources(ModPackListYML.java:186)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.loadLauncherData(LoginForm.java:363)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.gui.LoginForm.<init>(LoginForm.java:133)
[19:29:53] [sEVERE] at org.spoutcraft.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:194)
As you can see, I tried three times(and failed three times) to start the Technic Launcher software, after I deleted the whole ".techniclauncher" 10 times.
I stumbled upon this noble Post wich looked quite useful at first, but turned out to be rather not useful.
The only thing I ask you Gentlemen to do in the next update of your Technic Launcher software,
please
remove that the logo of the Technic Launcher software stays on top of everything.
It even refused to stay behind the Taskmanager of Windows.
Furthermore, I ask you to tell me what I have to do in order to get the
Technic Launcher software
to work
Sincerely,
Displeased with your software, but not the included modifications
Robsel