Internet required?

TobyWils

Every time I launch Spine it asks to connect to the internet. I've read several places that an Internet connection is only required to activate to change versions, but Spine tries to connect every time and fails to start due to it being blocked by Little Snitch (mac firewall). If I turn off my firewall, then it connects and runs.

I've tried updating to the latest launcher (3.8.99) and am running a fixed version (3.8.80).

Below is my spine.log file.

Spine Launcher 3.8.99
Esoteric Software LLC (C) 2013-2020 | http://esotericsoftware.com
Mac OS X x86_64 10.14.6
WARNING: Unable to reach the server:
java.net.ConnectException: Host is down (connect failed)
   at java.base/java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
   at java.base/java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.<init>(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at tzax.Aux.run(SourceFile:1324)
WARNING: Unable to reach the server (EU):
java.net.ConnectException: Host is down (connect failed)
   at java.base/java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
   at java.base/java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.<init>(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)
   at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
   at tzax.Aux.run(SourceFile:1324)
Starting: Spine 3.8.99
Spine 3.8.99 Professional
Licensed to: XXX, xxx
ATI Technologies Inc., AMD Radeon R9 M295X OpenGL Engine, 2.1 ATI-2.11.22
Started.
OpenAL 1.1, Default audio device

TobyWils

Nate

Can you please try with the v4 launcher? The logic in v4 for when to hit the server is much more intelligent. We will release it for everyone (from you Spine license page) in a few minutes actually, but until then you can get it here:
Spine v4-beta Early Access
While the launcher is v4, you can still run 3.8.99 and any older versions with it.

TobyWils

I download the new launcher, ran it, updated to the last spine and then thing morning I got an error that is was unable to connect to the internet. I'm not sue what you don't understand about this. Don't connect to the internet! Give me a warning and then run.

What data are you collecting from me? I'm suspicious because you won't let me block it. That send up warning flags.

Please please please don't require an internet connect. You keep say you don't, but then you do.

Spine Launcher 4.0.09
Esoteric Software LLC (C) 2013-2020 | http://esotericsoftware.com
Mac OS X x86_64 10.14.6
ATI Technologies Inc., AMD Radeon R9 M295X OpenGL Engine, 2.1 ATI-2.11.22
WARNING: Unable to ping server: jp.esotericsoftware.com

Nate

Do you have a log that shows something about not being able to start because it can't connect to the internet? The log you show only has warning about a ping. The launcher pings each of the Spine servers every few days to ensure that it connects to the server that is fastest for you. If it cannot ping a server, it is not an error and Spine can still launch.

Don't worry, the launcher is not spying on you. FWIW, our license agreement limits the data that can be collected and how it can be used. The launcher connects to check what the latest available editor version is and to download news, change logs, and a tip for the editor to show on the welcome screen. If it can't reach the server to do this, it can still run the editor if the update file was downloaded previously.

If you find that it doesn't run the editor when you do have an update file then it is not working as it should and we will absolutely fix it. In that case please capture the spine.log file right after it told you it couldn't run Spine so we can see what happened. In all our testing it is working like it should.