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The Complete CN Aion Getting Started Guide
The Complete CN Aion Getting Started Guide
Thanks to Xenobius, Omikami, ๐MaCkEy๐, and ones forgot to mention(you know who you are). This guide would not be here if it wasn't all you guys! Have fun getting started!
Making an account/Logging in
Certifying your email
Buying time(units)
Changing account/in-game password
Checking game units
Checking charge history and paid game region
Downloading/Verifying client (v1.0)
Installing Aion (v1.0)
Launching Aion (v1.0)
English Interface/Checking remaining time (v1.0)
Downloading/Verifying client (v1.2)
Installing Aion (v1.2)
Launching Aion (v1.2)
English Interface/Checking remaining time (v1.2)
Updating v1.0 to v1.2
Downgrading v1.2 to v1.0
Errors/FAQ
Please read:
* Please use Internet Explorer to minimize registration problems. If you don't have IE, you can use Firefox.
* Please use Google Translate for translations.
* Please read through the guide, especially the Errors/FAQ section before posting questions.
* You can check also THE OMIKAMI MINI-GUIDE for 1.2 if you don't understand something here.
Making an account
Certifying your email
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This step isn't required to play the game; however, not verifying MIGHT increase the likelihood of your account being closed/locked.
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3. If you get this, it pretty much forces you to change your password.
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5. Once received, it will be in Chinese. The certifying link is the first one in the mail.
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Email not received:
• First try adding sdo.com to your allowed addresses and/or make sure it's not in the blocked addresses.
• If that didn't work, repeat steps 2 and 4 here (1 and 3 in the picture), check your mail again.
Spam the button on step 4 here (3 in the picture), check your spam folder.
Repeat that about 10 times.
• If still nothing, give it a least 3 days and occasionally check your spam folder.
• If your excitement level is over 9000, make a new email account. You may even have to make multiple new
email accounts till one works. (Try Yahoo; avoiding
numbers in your email. Once again, make sure your using Internet Explorer).
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6. Once certified, do step 1 and it should look something like this
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Buying time(units)
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Buy here
Scroll down to here. Select your Game Area aka Region. The rest of the required info should be pretty self explanatory. Using Paypal Checkout usually gets you your units and in-game within 10min. Google Checkout was reported to take up to a day. The other payment options are up in the air...
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Changing account/in-game password
Checking game units
Checking charge history and paid game region
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Checking paid game region:
Click the details for a charge to find it's corresponding region.
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Downloading/Verifying client (v1.0)
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1. Download 0.9.5.0 setup files here. Torrent download is recommended due to the higher probability of installation errors with the HTTP downloads.
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Torrent:
When downloading the torrent, make sure the .torrent file is around 481KB. If not, just keep re-downloading till you get the complete .torrent. The time it takes for you to download the client files through torrent will depend on your connection speed and the amount of seeders. Give it about 15mins to gather seeds. Torrent downloader if you need: uTorrent Client
Copy and paste these trackers into the torrents tracker list to get more seeds:
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http://open.tracker.thepiratebay.org:80/announce
http://gdbt.3322.org:6969/announce
http://bttrack.9you.com:8080/announce
http://tracker.mightynova.com:4315/announce
http://219.133.62.209:9090/announce
http://tracker.bittorrent.am:80/announce
http://tracker.dmhy.org:8000/announce
http://bt.sdo.com:80/announce
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HTTP:
If you must download through HTTP, you can download the client files from here(this client will be in Korean) only if the main site isn't working out for you. I recommend downloading all the data files one by one if you choose HTTP download and rename each to their proper names if necessary (see Verify client section for how to do this) before resuming the next data file download. Otherwise, you may end up with overwritten/corrupt data files due to the possibility of all data files being named identically after each download. Might want to also try using a third party download manager like FlashGet
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Verifying your client is optional, but highly advised. Start here if you run into installation problems.
2. Verify client with this.
This is to make sure your downloaded files are free of errors, errors = redownload the file.
1. Run > type "control folders" (no quotes) > OK. Find and uncheck the "Hide extensions for known file types" box.
2. Right click each data file and go to properties.
3. Pay close attention to the Filename + Extension and Size, making sure they match up correctly here.
4. Run Aion_Md5Check.exe
5. Browse for the file
6. Check (checking my take awhile)
7. Match to Check code
Filename + Extension: AION_Setup_0.9.5.0.exe
Size: 93,673,323 bytes
Extension: .exe
Check code: 0f77ee2af9d6b9284db4636bac9305c3
Filename + Extension: Data.z01
Size: 1,992,294,400 bytes
Extension: .z01
Check code: ab5e4e533df89b4a88f3bd44222713ad
Filename + Extension: Data.z02
Size: 1,992,294,400 bytes
Extension: .z02
Check code: d18f294a888f43a6eb49445984c3bc73
Filename + Extension: Data.z03
Size: 1,992,294,400 bytes
Extension: .z03
Check code: 88179d6f6363d6cad0bf45b17edb4844
Filename + Extension: Data.zip
Size: 388,486,882 bytes
Extension: .zip
Check code: d25eacbfadb7362906f7a0fe1ecc4057
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Installing Aion (v1.0)
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Please turn off all firewalls, protection software, unused programs, mouse drivers, external hard drives, speakers, cell phones, and pretty much anything you can possibly think of that's not required to run and install Aion.
1. AION_Setup_0.9.5.0.exe + 4 data files is in one folder on your Desktop, then run AION_Setup_0.9.5.0.exe.
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Launching Aion (v1.0)
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There is only ONE shortcut to the game. You must launch from this shortcut and not the exe. If you see two icons, one of them is uninstall! Right click an icon > Properties > Target > It should end like this:
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/BannerUrl:Http://nprotect.aion.sdo.com/Launcher/LeftMain/LeftMain.html
1. Run the shortcut. The launcher will be in Chinese.
2. Choose regions 1, 2, 4, 7, or 12 only! The other regions are for v1.2.
3. Click the Start button. Patching will begin. If it looks like I'll take forever, close the launcher and alternatively download a portion of the files here. Unzip and put them into the Chinese Aion folder yourself. Launch the game, click Start again, and I'll begin verifying and downloading the rest of the files.
4. You can log in and select your server once it's done. If you prefer your game in English, see "English Interface/Checking remaining time v1.0" for more details.
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English Interface/Checking remaining time (v1.0)
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English Interface:
1. First, get to the in-game login screen in Chinese. Then close the game and launcher, and download this.
2. Aion and its launcher should not be running. Place the enu.pak into the L10N folder together with chs.pak
3. Set your regional settings to English(US): Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 or Alternatively download and apply this registry; Click yes when prompt. Make sure to set/apply them in the Administrator accounts too. Vista users may need do this in order to access their Administrator account. Usually you can access it on the log in screen after restarting into Safe Mode. Here's a picture that shows how your regional settings should look like in XP, maybe similar in Vista/Window7.
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Checking remaining time:
Remaining time will be displayed in game on the lower left side of the screen; in the chat box. However this may only appear if you've already purchased time/units for that region.
The time your spend at the character creation and selection screen IS subtracted from your remaining time.
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Downloading/Verifying client (v1.2)
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1. Download 1.2.0.0 setup files here. Torrent download is recommended due to the higher probability of installation errors with the HTTP downloads.
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Torrent:
When downloading the torrent, make sure the .torrent file is around 536KB. if not, just keep re-downloading till you get the complete .torrent. The time it takes for you to download the client files through torrent will depend on your connection speed and the amount of seeders. Give it about 15mins to gather seeds. Torrent downloader if you need: uTorrent Client
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HTTP:
If you must download through HTTP, I recommend downloading all the data files one by one and rename each to their proper names if necessary (see Verify client section for how to do this) before resuming the next data file download. Otherwise, you may end up with overwritten/corrupt data files due to the possibility of all data files being named identically after each download. Might want to also try using a third party download manager like FlashGet.
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Verifying your client is optional, but highly advised. Start here if you run into installation problems.
2. Verify client with this.
This is to make sure your downloaded files are free of errors, errors = redownload the file.
1. Run > type "control folders" (no quotes) > OK. Find and uncheck the "Hide extensions for known file types" box.
2. Right click each data file and go to properties.
3. Pay close attention to the Filename + Extension and Size, making sure they match up correctly here.
4. Run Aion_Md5Check.exe
5. Browse for the file
6. Check (checking my take awhile)
7. Match to Check code
Filename + Extension: AION_Setup_1.2.0.0.exe
Size: 93,607,932 bytes
Extension: .exe
Check code: 2b0c3a77d9b14b20fcc8a940413f247f
Filename + Extension: Data.z01
Size: 2,097,152,000 bytes
Extension: .z01
Check code: c8006ab05c3bf4377bc9b898acc1aa01
Filename + Extension: Data.z02
Size: 2,097,152,000 bytes
Extension: .z02
Check code: db3f088006c17d9af75434e8fdb4ded9
Filename + Extension: Data.z03
Size: 2,097,152,000 bytes
Extension: .z03
Check code: f923620debe3550d959212d77e380b34
Filename + Extension: Data.zip
Size: 807,193,987 bytes
Extension: .zip
Check code: 25e88e9120878751899a0cc6a547e601
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Installing Aion (v1.2)
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Please turn off all firewalls, protection software, unused programs, mouse drivers, external hard drives, speakers, cell phones, and pretty much anything you can possibly think of that's not required to run and install Aion.
1. AION_Setup_1.2.0.0.exe + 4 data files is in one folder on your Desktop, then run AION_Setup_1.2.0.0.exe.
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Launching Aion (v1.2)
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There is only ONE shortcut to the game. You must launch from this shortcut and not the exe. If you see two icons, one of them is uninstall! Right click an icon > Properties > Target > It should end like this:
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/BannerUrl:http://nprotect-b.aion.sdo.com/Launcher/LeftMain/LeftMain.html
1. Run the shortcut. The launcher will be in Chinese.
2. Choose regions 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 only! The other regions are for v1.0.
3. Click the Start button. Patching will begin. If it looks like I'll take forever, close the launcher and alternatively download a portion of the files here. Unzip and put them into the Chinese Aion folder yourself. Launch the game, click Start again, and I'll begin verifying and downloading the rest of the files.
4. You can log in and select your server once it's done. If you prefer your game in English, see "English Interface/Checking remaining time v1.2" for more details.
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English Interface/Checking remaining time (v1.2)
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English Interface:
1. First, get to the in-game login screen in Chinese. Then close the game and launcher, and download this.
2. Aion and its launcher should not be running. Unzip and put the contents into the Chinese Aion folder.
3. Set your regional settings to English(US): Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 or Alternatively download and apply this registry; Click yes when prompt. Make sure to set/apply them in the Administrator accounts too. Vista users may need do this in order to access their Administrator account. Usually you can access it on the log in screen after restarting into Safe Mode. Here's a picture that shows how your regional settings should look like in XP, maybe similar in Vista/Window7.
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Checking remaining time:
Remaining time will be displayed in game on the lower left side of the screen; in the chat box. However this may only appear if you've already purchased time/units for that region.
The time your spend at the character creation and selection screen IS subtracted from your remaining time.
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Updating v1.0 to v1.2
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1. Download the patch here. Downloading through the P2SP is preferred over the Torrent if the torrent is lacking seeds. And both P2SP and Torrent are preferred over HTTP's file screwy tendencies. If your having trouble finding the download section, just scroll down about half way and it should start looking like the pictures.
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P2SP:
The P2SP is about 360KB. If not, just keep re-downloading till you get it around there. Here's a picture translation if your having trouble using it.
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Torrent:
When downloading the torrent, make sure the .torrent file is around 85KB. If not, just keep re-downloading till you get the complete .torrent. The time it takes for you to download the client files through torrent will depend on your connection speed and the amount of seeders. Give it about 15mins to gather seeds. Torrent downloader if you need: uTorrent Client
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HTTP:
If you must download through HTTP, I recommend using a third party download manager like FlashGet.
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1. Download Aion_Md5Check.exe. Here's a picture translation if your having trouble using it.
2. Browse for "AION_Patch_V1.2All.exe"
3. Check (checking my take awhile)
4. You should get "8573bcba5297c7ad418d54dbf395470f" If not, I would re-download...
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Please turn off all firewalls, protection software, unused programs, mouse drivers, external hard drives, speakers, cell phones, and pretty much anything you can possibly think of that's not required to run and install Aion.
1. Run AION_Patch_V1.2All.exe.
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1. Run the shortcut. The launcher will be in Chinese.
2. Choose regions 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 only! The other regions are for v1.0.
3. Click the Start button. Patching will begin. If it looks like I'll take forever, close the launcher and alternatively download a portion of the files here. Unzip and put them into the Chinese Aion folder yourself. Launch the game, click Start again, and I'll begin verifying and downloading the rest of the files.
4. You can log in and select your server once it's done. If you prefer your game in English, see "English Interface/Checking remaining time v1.2" for more details.
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Downgrading v1.2 to v1.0
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1. Download the patch here. Downloading through Torrent is again preferred over HTTP's. However, use HTTP if your not getting seeds in torrent. If your having trouble finding the download section, just scroll down about half way and it should start looking like the pictures.
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Torrent:
When downloading the torrent, make sure the .torrent file is around 58KB. If not, just keep re-downloading till you get the complete .torrent. The time it takes for you to download the client files through torrent will depend on your connection speed and the amount of seeders. Give it about 15mins to gather seeds. Torrent downloader if you need: uTorrent Client
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HTTP:
If you must download through HTTP, I recommend using a third party download manager like FlashGet.
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1. Download Aion_Md5Check.exe. Here's a picture translation if your having trouble using it.
2. Browse for "AION_Patch_1.2_To_1.0.exe"
3. Check (checking my take awhile)
4. You should get "15cee93b8568a90f4d304be3d348f7b5" If not, I would re-download...
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Please turn off all firewalls, protection software, unused programs, mouse drivers, external hard drives, speakers, cell phones, and pretty much anything you can possibly think of that's not required to run and install Aion.
1. Run AION_Patch_1.2_To_1.0.exe.
2. Click "OK" when this pops up.
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1. Run the shortcut. The launcher will be in Chinese.
2. Choose regions 1, 2, 4, 7, or 12 only! The other regions are for v1.2.
3. Click the Start button. Patching will begin. If it looks like I'll take forever, close the launcher and alternatively download a portion of the files here. Unzip and put them into the Chinese Aion folder yourself. Launch the game, click Start again, and I'll begin verifying and downloading the rest of the files.
4. You can log in and select your server once it's done. If you prefer your game in English, see "English Interface/Checking remaining time v1.0" for more details.
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Errors/FAQ
Before anything, restart your computer to see if it fixes things, ugH I know right?
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? Your screen may not look exactly like the pictures due to Language Pack differences.
? If you want to be able to read certain parts of the game launcher and some of its error messeges, download this. Place it in the Chinese Aion folder and choose "Yes" if prompt to overwrite existing file.
? Slow patching? First, if the blue bar is trying to fill, your downloading files. Your verifying files if the blue bar is filled, but the orange bar trying to fill. If it's the download that's slow, the problem lies either on the server or you. Obviously if it's the server, your going to have to wait it out or you can download most of the needed files here(v1.2) or here(v1.0). And incase it's you; try restarting and then turn off all firewalls, protection software, unused programs, mouse drivers, external hard drives, speakers, cell phones, and pretty much anything you can possibly think of that's not required to download from the launcher. If verifying is slow, it's your hard drive you should look into, and it's also probably something you can't do much about...
? ENU.pak not working (v1.0 only): Delete the enu.pak, download and run Aion_Restore_113. Download these files. Unzip and put them into the Chinese Aion folder yourself. Launch the game, click Start, and I'll begin verifying and downloading the rest of the files. Once you can get into the in-game login screen in Chinese, close the game. See English Interface/Checking remaining time (v1.0) section for rest of instructions.
? Not English (v1.2 only): Delete the chs.pak, versionInfo_AION.ini, and fileListInfo_AION.dat. Download these files. Unzip and put them into the Chinese Aion folder yourself. Launch the game, click Start, and I'll begin verifying and downloading the rest of the files. Once you can get into the in-game login screen in Chinese, close the game. See English Interface/Checking remaining time (v1.2) section for rest of instructions.
? Grayed out regions(game zones) --> Aion_Restore_113
? Ariel = Azariel, and are both in North China(2nd region on list)
? Trial? Trial times range from 5-8 hours depending on the region. All you need is an sdo account for the trial. Also, not all regions use the same patch. If you accidentally downloaded a different patch and want to revert back, use this.
? You can switch regions(game zones) anytime through the launcher.
? 1st region listed on the launcher = 1st region listed on the cn-usa.
? No monthly or box fees, just download and pay for the time you play.
? The time you spend at the character creation and character selection screen IS subtracted from your remaining time.
? AFK will result in you being kicked from the game, this is probably to prevent one from AFK-ing there time away.
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? Turn off all firewalls, protection software, unused programs, mouse drivers, external hard drives, speakers, cell phones, and pretty much anything you can possibly think of that's not required to run and install Aion.
? Random crashes back to the desktop with no error messeges usually means that Gameguard encountered something it didn't like. These are usually stuff like your mouse drivers, any protection software, firewalls, etc... Disable and/or prevent these things from launching at start up. Basically, disable anything not required to run Aion before launching the game.
? Crashing after splash screen could mean you need DxDrivers
? Download interrupted --> This will happen if you have a slow/unstable connection and usually happens during the patching process. Close anything that might be using bandwidth and keep trying or get a faster/stable connection.
? "directx9 required" --> DxDrivers
? Game not launching (v1.0 only)--> Aion_Restore_113, run it, then try launching the game a few times.
? data errors --> 1. Go to Run > type "control folders" (no quotes) > OK. Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" 2. See Downloading/Verifying client section of your particular version.
? Gameguard errors --> Do this or this
? Display problems --> First, re-install video drivers. Then, post in the Basement if your still having the problem. You can also try searching the forum or Google for a solution to your problem.
? Missing shortcut for v1.0 --> Go to your CN Aion folder > create a shortcut of PlayNCLauncher.exe > right-click shortcut > go to properties > add a space after the last quote in the target field > add following code to the target > apply and your done
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/GameID:PlayNCLauncher /StartGameID:AION /LUpdateAddr:nProtect.aion.sdo.com/locallist /BannerUrl:http://nProtect.aion.sdo.com/Launcher/LeftMain/LeftMain.html
? Missing shortcut for v1.2 --> Go to your CN Aion folder > create a shortcut of PlayNCLauncher.exe > right-click shortcut > go to properties > add a space after the last quote in the target field > add following code to the target > apply and your done
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/GameID:PlayNCLauncher /StartGameID:AION /LUpdateAddr:nprotect-b.aion.sdo.com/locallist /BannerUrl:http://nprotect-b.aion.sdo.com/Launcher/LeftMain/LeftMain.html
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Last edited by Diablo; 08-25-2009 at 03:33 PM..
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