HoN 2.0.13.3 loads to console

[Erzarus]

Earlier tonight I patched my HoN client (which worked fine yesterday), to the newest version (2.0.13.3). After it finished with the white bar part, it restarted the game as per usual. The only problem is, instead of going to the log-in screen, it brought up the console, with no apparent way to close it. So, after checking these forums, I downloaded the newest client from here (http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=219825) and installed it. Upon running it, it does the same thing. No log-in screen, just the console.

The only errors I spot in the console.log are the following:
At the beginning:

K2 Engine start up...
[2011/13/02]
[02:29:05]
[2.0.13.3]
[wac i686]
[UNICODE] [SECURE CRT]
Build date: Feb 11 2011 19:52:26
libxml2 version: 20702
Command line:
Executing "~/startup.cfg"
Executing "~/login.cfg"
CFileManager::GetFile() [~/login.cfg] - Invalid file type
Could not read '~/login.cfg'
Executing "/init.cfg"
Loading StringTable '/stringtables/interface_en.str'
CFileManager::GetFile() [/stringtables/stringtables/interface_en.str] - Invalid file type
Loading StringTable '/stringtables/interface.str'
CFileManager::GetFile() [/stringtables/stringtables/interface_en.str] - Invalid file type
Network Initialization
Host is: 'computername'
Local IP # 1: 192.168.11.3
Loading StringTable '/stringtables/chat_sounds.str'
CFileManager::GetFile() [/stringtables/stringtables/chat_sounds.str] - Invalid file type
CFileManager::GetFile() [~/recentlyplayed.xml] - Invalid file type
CFileManager::GetFile() [~/notes.txt] - Invalid file typeAnd at the end:

Loading ^gTexture^* '/textures/logo.tga'
Loading ^gTexture^* '/core/textures/console_blank.tga'
Loading StringTable '/stringtables/client_messages_en.str'
CFileManager::GetFile() [/stringtables/stringtables/client_messages_en.str] - Invalid file type
Loading StringTable '/stringtables/client_messages.str'
CFileManager::GetFile() [/stringtables/stringtables/client_messages_en.str] - Invalid file type
Created CSocket "Server list"
[Server list] Initializing...
[Server list] Attempting to open port: 0
[Server list] Successfully opened port: 51327
CSystem::LoadLibrary() - The specified procedure could not be found.
CClientGameLib::CClientGameLib() - Couldn't load client library: cgame
CHost::StartClient() - CHostClient::Init() - Failed to load client library
Client System Details:
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate , Version 6.1.7600
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU (3003 MHz)
Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250(1.00 GB)
RAM: 2.00 GB
Loading ^gTexture^* '$glow'This is what displays in the console in-game when I start the game. After the last line it just sits at the prompt, waiting for me to type something.


Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated.

[BASH]

Can you close the console by pressing CTRL+F8?

[Erzarus]

Can you close the console by pressing CTRL+F8?

Whoops, forgot to mention it in the original post. I tried both Ctrl+F8 and Esc, and neither do anything. The only way I can even close the game is by either typing quit in the console, or ending the process.

[BASH]

Okay, then we would need more information about your system:

Hardware
Please include, your RAM, Graphics Card, CPU, and CPU/GPU Temperatures. For any other issues, post the details on the hardware giving you trouble.

(To find most of this info, Start > Run > dxdiag)

Version
Please state what version of Windows you are running, including 32 or 64 bit.

Console.log
The K2 engine keeps a log of the console. This is often very helpful in identifying your problem. Look under the following directory for your console.log :
For Windows XP -C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\My Documents\Heroes of Newerth\game\.
For Windows Vista/7 - C:\Users\[user]\Documents\Heroes of Newerth\game\
Please upload (http://tools.heroesofnewerth.com/upload.php) your console.log and post the url.

Possible Solutions (in the given order!)
1. Update your video drivers (nVidia (http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us)/ ATI (http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx)/ Intel (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Default.aspx))
2. Update DirectX (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3)
3. Remove Heroes of Newerth completely (this step includes deleting the HoN-folder under Documents!)
4. Download the latest client and install it again.
5. In Windows, add the command /3GB to boot.ini as described in this (http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=158488) post. (This will more than likely fix your issue so check out the link!)
6. Stop all the un-needed background processes that start up when booting into Windows that you don't need (iTunes, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Office Helper, Quicktime, etc.).
7. Switch to openGL mode (edit HoN shortcut and add "-vid vid_gl2" to the end).

[Erzarus]

Well, now I feel dumb. Going through the solutions list, I remembered that to solve an issue I had awhile back with black screens, I copied a couple .dlls that the support wiki suggested to the main HoN folder. Apparently these copies don't get removed when you uninstall the game. After deleting those and reinstalling the game again, it is working fine. Thank you for the help in resolving this issue.

[BASH]

No problem, can you send me the link to this wiki page via PM?

Anyway, I am glad it worked.