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<blockquote data-quote="ianpatt" data-source="post: 95996" data-attributes="member: 3420"><p>OS Version: Windows 7</p><p>Graphics Card: AMD Radeon 7970</p><p>Ram: 24GB</p><p>Version #(Bottom right of game screen): 0.009</p><p>Display Mode: n/a</p><p>Display Resolution: n/a</p><p></p><p>Frequency of Occurrence: 100%</p><p></p><p>Expected Result: Running PinballArcade.exe without an internet connection (or without the application explicitly allowed access in Windows firewall) either displays an error message explaining that an internet connection is required, or continues without online functionality.</p><p>Actual Result: It appears as if the executable was not run. The game does not create a display window, display an assert dialog box, or crash.</p><p></p><p>Comment: For security reasons, some users may need to set up explicit firewall rules for each program that needs access to the internet. Exiting with no message instead of presenting a dialog box with an error message is not a good user experience. Requiring an internet connection in the first place is not a good user experience either; the game will not work in Steam's Offline mode.</p><p></p><p>Log.txt:</p><p>vs 0.009</p><p>Main Start</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ianpatt, post: 95996, member: 3420"] OS Version: Windows 7 Graphics Card: AMD Radeon 7970 Ram: 24GB Version #(Bottom right of game screen): 0.009 Display Mode: n/a Display Resolution: n/a Frequency of Occurrence: 100% Expected Result: Running PinballArcade.exe without an internet connection (or without the application explicitly allowed access in Windows firewall) either displays an error message explaining that an internet connection is required, or continues without online functionality. Actual Result: It appears as if the executable was not run. The game does not create a display window, display an assert dialog box, or crash. Comment: For security reasons, some users may need to set up explicit firewall rules for each program that needs access to the internet. Exiting with no message instead of presenting a dialog box with an error message is not a good user experience. Requiring an internet connection in the first place is not a good user experience either; the game will not work in Steam's Offline mode. Log.txt: vs 0.009 Main Start [/QUOTE]
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