This is from Rufolofi
See if this does it for you, let me know
FIXED -- error in launcher config file
After experiencing the same issue (characters not available for play after latest update), I've been able to resolve the matter by fixing - of all things - a spelling error in the SWTOR launcher configuration file.
In my case, it had to do with the BitRaider app apparently not handling the update properly due to, as it seems, a simple spelling error in the 'launcher.settings' file. This file is located in the main game directory ('\Program Files (x86)\Star Wars-The Old Republic' for me).
Close the game, then open the launcher.settings file in Notepad. Look for the following line:
, "bitraider_disable": false
and change this to
, "bitraider_disable": "false"
So yes, just add 2 parentheses like in the other lines. After this change, the following happened for me:
- After starting the launcher, the game started to update again, re-downloading some 320 items, including most of the 'Asset' folder (around 25 GB?).
- It reported an error with 66 of the files, and prompted me to press 'Repair'. Which I did.
- Lengthy repair procedure
- I pressed 'Play' again, and was greeted by a server selection screen, followed by the character selection screen with all chars available for play. Tested & worked. Yay!