The Settlers Online Guide

Install missing plugin + Config file (Outdated) for The Settlers Online

Install missing plugin + Config file (Outdated)

Overview

This guide is for everyone who are unable to get inside the Settlers Online game and got stucked at the start window.

Information

This guide has an solution for fix the plugin problem, but even if the problem is solved, will it stuck on the loading screen for eternality cuz the new update.
eternality loading solution: Blue Bytes still call the Client for “Slim Browser” after the big Major Update. All guide information is for the sake of my trial of implementation of the Browser Version into Steam Version. ⚠️ Important ❗ This method will not save “steam based Settlers Accounts”. It’s only an tweaking⚠️

Plugin & Config Download (Steam Version)

Installation:
Run both installers and copy the files from the essential files folder into the Steam folder

Installation path:

C:Settler essential files

Steam path:

C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonThe Settlers Online

Plugin & Config (Source Code)

The plugin can’t be loaded, because of an missing configuration that not comes with the installation. Here’s how to fix it:

1) Install the newest version of the flash player. The installer will create an file named pepflashplayer.dll that will be generated unto C:Program Files (x86)GetFLVchrome2

2) Navigate to the game folder where Settlers Online is installed. In my case it’s this path:
C:SteamsteamappscommonThe Settlers Online

3) Create an new sub-folder and name it “plugins”

4) Now you have to insert the plugin manually by follow one of this two methods:

method one: Navigate to the path from step 1 and copy pepflashplayer.dll into the plugins folder

method two: Alternatively can you also copy the pepflashplayer32_32_0_0_101.dll from “C:WindowsSysWOW64MacromedFlash” and rename it to pepflashplayer.dll

You can either use the dll from Google Chrome or from SysWOW64 if you run an 64 bit version and from System32 if you run an 32 bit version. (Your bit ver. can be found via “set pro” in CMD)

Downloading the file from external websites like dll-files dot com does somehow not works

5) Right-click the file named package.json and open it in Notepad

6) Move the scrollbar to the right until chromium-args and create an new argument option after the quotation mark named

–ppapi-flash-path=’plugins\pepflashplayer.dll’ –ppapi-flash-version=32.0.0.387

7) Assure that you leave an blank space between the arguments options. Just after the first quotation mark and before the last mark do you not need to leave spaces

8) Now click “Options” in the right panel of the Slim Browser and select “Google Chrome Flash-plugin” instead of the “Adobe Flash Player-plugin” for the best performance.

Start the newest Settler Client over Steam (Video Tutorial)

⚠️Note: I will soon update the Download Link with an new method which will make it still works after the Steam Removal. It will be still playable over Steam after it’s taken down. I will soon explain how this is possible. The Link in the Youtube Video is outdated, but i will use an similar method, which will make the Video has the same principle. So the video is still relevant, just the Link need be fixed with new method. ⚠️

💀 Video not available anymore 💀

Login fix for old acc (Outdated)

⚠️ Note: This method was working before, but since the newest Update is it outdated.⚠️

Download from mainpage not available anymore, but still works, since Steam is not updated and only the Browser Version is updated to the newest version.

► Install the Flash Player (If you not have it yet) –> Download here <– [rb.gy]

Note: I will update the Guide later on how to install Flash manually after 2020.

► Game Updater: Missing Plugin + Login fix –> Download here <– [rb.gy]

Thats basically the Slim Browser you could download from the Settlers homepage. The difference is that the plugin is preconfigured so that you not need messing around with the files. So you could say its an improved version of the one of the settlers page.

The Slim Browser from the settlers page is compatible with Steam because its exact the same.

The installer from the Link is created for Steam. But unfortunatly Steam not allow Direct Install because of Write Protection. But you can just use any other installation location you want.

Click “Browse” and install it to the “Desktop”. Then copy all files into steamappscommonSettlers
or any other location you want

flash-based interim solution client until Unity client finished (Non Steam)

%localappdata%Ubisoft
with the version dated December 18, 2020 the live server client will be provided. WITHOUT this client you will no longer be able to dial into the game. This manual should therefore be read very carefully. So far this client is 45.3 MB in size. more details can be found here (german) –> Click here <–[forum.diesiedleronline.de] more details can be found here (english) –> Click here <–[forum.thesettlersonline.com]

interim solution client (Download)–> Download here <–[static3.cdn.ubi.com]

[TESTSERVER] New downloadable flash-based client (Non Steam)

You may have already found a new download button on the test server website. This is the beginning of the very early trial version meaning “download clients” for the time without Flash. So far this client is 45.3MB, it hasn’t evolved, but not a lot. Log in to the Testerver page as you do it. You can download the client here:–> Download here <–[static3.cdn.ubi.com]
Important ❗ ⚠️Please note that this solution is only there to bridge the time until the Unity version is ready. This new client is based on Flash, but this Flash version is maintained by Harman (https://services.harman.com/partners/adobe) and therefore does not pose a security risk in 2021 either. ⚠️

Adobe blocks Flash

Adobe will stop supporting Flash Player after December 31, 2020 and block Flash conent from running in Flash Player beginning January 12, 2021. See Adobe Flash Player Information[www.adobe.com] for more details.

32 Bit Client (x86) / 64 Bit Client (x64)

Adobe Air Client – 32-bit client for mac users who use an 32-bit system
Adobe AIR, full name Adobe Integrated Runtime, is a cross-platform framework developed by Adobe Systems to run software.
The slim browser includes all relevant add-ons and best settings for the game by default (just Flash® is needed). It supports all the familiar features from our website such as profile settings, news, and support as alternative to your standard browser

64-bit x64 –> Download here <–[static3.cdn.ubi.com]
Adobe Air Client (32-bit x86) –> Download here <–[static3.cdn.ubi.com]

No more Legacy Accounts

Legacy forced into Ubisoft (german) –> Click here <–[forum.diesiedleronline.de] Legacy forced into Ubisoft (english) –> Click here <–[forum.thesettlersonline.com]
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