Vassal 3.2.15 stopped working

Dear All,

Vassal has stopped working and I don’t know why. It was working fine earlier today and now it won’t open.

I have been through everything here:

vassalengine.org/wiki/VASSAL_Does_Not_Start

I am using Win 7 64-bit 16Gb RAM. The program had worked fine on this computer before.

There is the right java on my computer and only 1 version. I have verified that its working using the cmd prompt.

The vassal window does not appear I just get nothing. I have uninstalled and reinstalled both java and vassal several times. but it hasn’t worked. I have to admit I did not understand the bit about the feedback loop on the page above. Here is my error log:

2015-04-25 12:53:35,151 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - Starting
2015-04-25 12:53:35,151 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - OS Windows 7 6.1
2015-04-25 12:53:35,151 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - Java version 1.6.0_45
2015-04-25 12:53:35,151 [0-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - VASSAL version 3.2.15
2015-04-25 12:53:35,198 [0-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.launch.ModuleManager - Manager
2015-04-25 12:53:37,725 [0-SwingWorker-pool-1191679188-thread-1] INFO VASSAL.launch.AbstractLaunchAction - Loading module file C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\vasl-6.2.2.vmod
2015-04-25 12:53:38,537 [0-SwingWorker-pool-1191679188-thread-1] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 12:53:38,537 [0-SwingWorker-pool-1191679188-thread-1] INFO VASSAL.launch.AbstractLaunchAction - Loading module VASL
2015-04-25 12:53:38,552 [0-SwingWorker-pool-1191679188-thread-1] INFO VASSAL.tools.io.ProcessLauncher - launching C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java -Xms256M -Xmx512M -DVASSAL.id=1 -DVASSAL.port=58840 -Duser.home=C:\Users\ME -Duser.dir=C:\Program Files\VASSAL-3.2.15 -cp lib\Vengine.jar VASSAL.launch.Player --load – C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\vasl-6.2.2.vmod
2015-04-25 12:53:39,816 [1-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - Starting
2015-04-25 12:53:39,831 [1-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - OS Windows 7 6.1
2015-04-25 12:53:39,831 [1-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - Java version 1.6.0_45
2015-04-25 12:53:39,831 [1-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.StartUp - VASSAL version 3.2.15
2015-04-25 12:53:39,831 [1-main] INFO VASSAL.launch.Launcher - Player
2015-04-25 12:53:40,455 [1-IconFactory-preload] INFO VASSAL.tools.icon.IconFactory - VASSAL images folder found at jar:file:/C:/Program%20Files/VASSAL-3.2.15/lib/Vengine.jar!/images/
2015-04-25 12:53:40,455 [1-IconFactory-preload] INFO VASSAL.tools.icon.IconFactory - Icon family network-server created for network-server.png
2015-04-25 12:53:40,455 [1-IconFactory-preload] INFO VASSAL.tools.icon.IconFactory - Icon family go-down created for go-down.png
2015-04-25 12:53:40,455 [1-IconFactory-preload] INFO VASSAL.tools.icon.IconFactory - Icon family network-idle created for network-idle.png
2015-04-25 12:53:40,455 [1-IconFactory-preload] INFO VASSAL.tools.icon.IconFactory - Icon family VASSAL created for VASSAL.png
2015-04-25 12:53:40,455 [1-IconFactory-preload] INFO VASSAL.tools.icon.IconFactory - Icon family calculator created for calculator.png
2015-04-25 12:53:40,455 [1-IconFactory-preload] INFO VASSAL.tools.icon.IconFactory - Icon family go-up created for go-up.png
2015-04-25 12:53:40,455 [1-IconFactory-preload] INFO VASSAL.tools.icon.IconFactory - Icon family VASSAL-jabber created for VASSAL-jabber.png
2015-04-25 12:53:40,455 [1-IconFactory-preload] INFO VASSAL.tools.icon.IconFactory - Icon family jabber created for jabber.png
2015-04-25 12:53:40,455 [1-IconFactory-preload] INFO VASSAL.tools.icon.IconFactory - Icon family bug created for bug.png
2015-04-25 12:53:40,455 [1-IconFactory-preload] INFO VASSAL.tools.icon.IconFactory - Icon family yes created for yes.svg
2015-04-25 12:53:40,455 [1-IconFactory-preload] INFO VASSAL.tools.icon.IconFactory - Icon family no created for no.svg
2015-04-25 12:53:41,859 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] ERROR VASSAL.i18n.BundleHelper - No Translation: Icon when pieces and draggable overlays are showing:
2015-04-25 12:53:41,859 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] ERROR VASSAL.i18n.BundleHelper - No Translation: Icon when only draggable overlays are showing:
2015-04-25 12:53:41,859 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] ERROR VASSAL.i18n.BundleHelper - No Translation: Icon when only map is showing:
2015-04-25 12:53:43,029 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] WARN VASSAL.launch.BasicModule - VASL version 6.2.2
2015-04-25 12:53:43,061 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Loading extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\BFP (1).mdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,123 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension BFP (1) v3.0 loaded
2015-04-25 12:53:43,123 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Loading extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\bounding-fire-productions-2.0.vmdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,154 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension bounding-fire-productions-2.0 v3.0 loaded
2015-04-25 12:53:43,170 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension Id for bounding-fire-productions-2.0.vmdx (adf) conflicts with previously loaded extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\BFP (1).mdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,170 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Loading extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\chatter-plus-2.21.vmdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,201 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension chatter-plus-2.21 v2.21 loaded
2015-04-25 12:53:43,201 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Loading extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\chit-generator-2.0.vmdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,217 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension chit-generator-2.0 v2.0 loaded
2015-04-25 12:53:43,217 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Loading extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\cloaking-display.vmdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,232 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension cloaking-display v0.0 loaded
2015-04-25 12:53:43,232 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Loading extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\festung-budapest-1.2.vmdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,248 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension festung-budapest-1.2 v1.2 - 8 May 2014 loaded
2015-04-25 12:53:43,248 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Loading extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\oba-flowchart.vmdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,248 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension oba-flowchart v0.1 loaded
2015-04-25 12:53:43,248 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Loading extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\onslaught-to-orsha-6.0.vmdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,248 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension onslaught-to-orsha-6.0 v5.4 loaded
2015-04-25 12:53:43,248 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Loading extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\secret-dr-1.0.vmdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,263 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension secret-dr-1.0 v1.0 loaded
2015-04-25 12:53:43,263 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Loading extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\sniper-finder.vmdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,279 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension sniper-finder v1.0 loaded
2015-04-25 12:53:43,279 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Loading extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\terrain-chart-1.2.1.vmdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,279 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension terrain-chart-1.2.1 v1.2.1 loaded
2015-04-25 12:53:43,279 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Loading extension C:\Users\ME\Documents\VASL\VASLext6\tray.vmdx
2015-04-25 12:53:43,279 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.ExtensionsLoader - Extension tray v0.0 loaded
2015-04-25 12:54:26,663 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.module.GameState - Loading save game C:\Users\ME\VASL Saves\DB23jsu.vsav, created with module version 6.2.2
2015-04-25 12:54:26,772 [1-SwingWorker-pool-145820629-thread-3] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 12:54:26,788 [1-SwingWorker-pool-145820629-thread-3] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 12:54:26,804 [1-SwingWorker-pool-145820629-thread-3] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 12:54:26,804 [1-SwingWorker-pool-145820629-thread-3] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 12:54:26,819 [1-SwingWorker-pool-145820629-thread-3] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 12:54:26,819 [1-SwingWorker-pool-145820629-thread-3] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 12:54:26,819 [1-SwingWorker-pool-145820629-thread-3] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 12:54:26,819 [1-SwingWorker-pool-145820629-thread-3] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 12:54:26,835 [1-SwingWorker-pool-145820629-thread-3] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:03:11,899 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] WARN VASSAL.tools.ErrorDialog - Image not found: ru228MGC.gif
2015-04-25 14:03:29,287 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] WARN VASSAL.tools.ErrorDialog - Image not found: ru228MGC.gif
2015-04-25 14:05:09,376 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,383 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,385 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,387 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,393 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,395 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,397 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,403 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,406 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,408 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,414 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,416 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,418 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,424 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,426 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,428 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,433 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,436 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,438 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,444 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,446 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,448 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,453 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,455 [1-read game.vassalengine.org/62.210.178.7] INFO VASSAL.launch.TilingHandler - No images to tile.
2015-04-25 14:05:09,844 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] WARN VASSAL.tools.ErrorDialog - Image not found: ru228MGC.gif
2015-04-25 14:06:19,489 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] WARN VASSAL.tools.ErrorDialog - Image not found: ru228MGC.gif
2015-04-25 15:18:47,830 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] WARN VASSAL.tools.ErrorDialog - Image not found: ru228MGC.gif
2015-04-25 15:41:27,836 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.build.GameModule - Exiting
2015-04-25 15:41:28,256 [0-IPC receiver for 1314543138] ERROR VASSAL.tools.ipc.IPCMessageReceiver -
java.net.SocketException: Connection reset
at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.6.0_45]
at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.6.0_45]
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$PeekInputStream.peek(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.6.0_45]
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.peek(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.6.0_45]
at java.io.ObjectInputStream$BlockDataInputStream.peekByte(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.6.0_45]
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.6.0_45]
at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(Unknown Source) ~[na:1.6.0_45]
at VASSAL.tools.ipc.IPCMessageReceiver.run(IPCMessageReceiver.java:34) ~[Vengine.jar:na]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [na:1.6.0_45]
2015-04-25 15:41:30,816 [0-AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO VASSAL.launch.ModuleManagerWindow - Exiting

Thank you for any assistance.

Best Regards

Jas

Dear All,

After much fiddling - restoring my computer. Uninstalling reinstalling vassal and java. I was getting very frustrated. I am a long time Advanced Squad leader player, and without ftf opponents I simply MUST have VASSAL,to play VASL. Anyway, to cut a long story short. I went to user/app data/vassal and manually deleted the vassal folder. I then did a “from scratch” reinstall of VASSAL and Java and it worked first time! Happiness!

A heartfelt thanks to all the geniuses who developed VASSAL - you have given a immeasurable pleasure to countless gamers.

Thank you! and Best regards

Jas

Thus spake jazzzz52 via messages:

Dear All,

After much fiddling - restoring my computer. Uninstalling reinstalling
vassal and java. I was getting very frustrated. I am a long time
Advanced Squad leader player, and without ftf opponents I simply MUST
have VASSAL,to play VASL. Anyway, to cut a long story short. I went to
user/app data/vassal and manually deleted the vassal folder. I then did
a “from scratch” reinstall of VASSAL and Java and it worked first time!
Happiness!

Sounds like you had a corrupt settings folder.


J.