I've tried to log in several times today and each time I click the launcher I get the "Trying to update" etc message, and after a few minutes the error "The patchclient got a message while it was in a state with no response function" crops up.
Tracert:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\System32>tracert patchserver.crypticstudios.com

Tracing route to patchserver.crypticstudios.com [208.95.185.41]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 16 ms 15 ms 15 ms 85-211-128-1.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com [85.211.128.1]
3 30 ms 26 ms 26 ms xe-4-0-0.ner001.the.as13285.net [80.40.155.102]
4 28 ms 27 ms 26 ms 80.40.155.107
5 27 ms 27 ms 26 ms xe-10-3-0.bragg002.log.as13285.net [80.40.155.39]
6 53 ms 27 ms 28 ms xe-7-0-0.scr001.loh.as13285.net [80.40.155.62]
7 28 ms 27 ms 29 ms xe-4-2-0.lon25.ip4.tinet.net [77.67.64.9]
8 113 ms 114 ms 114 ms xe-1-2-0.bos11.ip4.tinet.net [89.149.183.13]
9 105 ms 103 ms 104 ms internap-gw.ip4.tinet.net [77.67.77.54]
10 106 ms 105 ms 106 ms border11.te7-1-bbnet1.bsn.pnap.net [63.251.128.41]
11 110 ms 108 ms 108 ms cryptic-3.border11.bsn.pnap.net [216.52.61.78]
12 109 ms 107 ms 108 ms 208.95.185.41

Trace complete.

Nettest:
contacting nettest server..

Ping: 166.7 msec
Port: 80: 45 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 51 KB/sec 500
Port: 80: 45 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 51 KB/sec 500
Port: 443: 45 KB/sec 2 KB/sec 49 KB/sec 500
Port: 443: 46 KB/sec 2 KB/sec 49 KB/sec 500
Port: 7255: 46 KB/sec 2 KB/sec 49 KB/sec 500
Port: 7255: 46 KB/sec 5 KB/sec 50 KB/sec 500
Port: 7003: 46 KB/sec 2 KB/sec 49 KB/sec 500
Port: 7003: 46 KB/sec 2 KB/sec 49 KB/sec 500
Port: 7202: 38 KB/sec 2 KB/sec 41 KB/sec 500
Port: 7202: 45 KB/sec 2 KB/sec 48 KB/sec 500
Port: 7499: 45 KB/sec 2 KB/sec 49 KB/sec 500
Port: 7499: 57 KB/sec 2 KB/sec 60 KB/sec 500
Port: 80: 42 KB/sec 2 KB/sec 45 KB/sec 500
Idle NIC bandwidth Send: 0 KB/sec Recv: 0 KB/sec


To my untrained eye, these all look normal compared to my usual.

So far I've tried replacing my STOL.exe file and resetting my router/computer. All things that have solved this problem in the past, but I'm still unable to get in game this time around.
Any suggestions?

me to i have the same prob

I've had the same problem since yesterday. Switching ISPs (using my neighbor's connection) didn't help. My traceroute to patchserver.crypticstudios.com looks clean (18 hops, 220ms average).

I was just doing tour the universe and about halfway through I started getting long map load times with server not responding, transwarped to ESD when I was done and had the same thing, had to alt f4. now stuck on retrieving character list.

This is the first time it has happened to me but its kind of frustrating when they spend like 4 days a week doing "maintenance" on everything and stupid problems like this still happen.

I've got the same issue.

Wish I didn't, wish a dev would post a fix, really wish I could play.

Manaxam

I've got the same prob. This is the third time this has happened to me over the life of the game. The first two times all I had to do was re-download the client. It's not working this time though.

same problem here. Not a good way to treat the vets and start F2P.

I agree100%. The only time I get to play these days is on the weekends, and because of this error I haven't been able to get on at all.

Is Australia a banned IP? because no one I know seems to be able to play, all are getting the same message.

this is getting boring and stupid...there is no direct simple answer to this issue...bottom line is we cant play cant connect cant anything. waste of time and its making us hate your game.