Original article at:
http://everlastingnight.net/vainglory-community-edition-frequently-asked-questions-all-platforms-download-links-technical-help/ That’s the first page we will update in case the download links stop working or we extend our FAQ. If you encounter a new problem not listed in our FAQ first check that link.
NOTE: Reddit formatting is a nightmare, I'm still trying to fix this post -.-Sorry.
The new version of Vainglory (the one you can find on the playstore or appstore) is called “Community Edition”. There are no friends, party, chats, elo, punishment system. All heroes, skins and talents are available for free. Queue for a game mode and play the match, that is all you can do.More information about what Vainglory Community Edition is, why Vainglory became this way, the current meta, how to change region/server, and solutions to some problems you may encounter are in the
FAQ below .
Remember to try the solutions in the FAQ before asking for help if the game does not work. If you need, here is our discord:
http://discord.gg/B4P3drv For technical help, use #technical channel.
Download Links
Check the FAQ if you have problems (the game crashes at download assets/is stuck at LOADING…/freezes in the menu/you are stuck in match loading for minutes while everyone else is playing etc.) Android version There are 2 clients, 1A and 1B.
1A allows you to use skins and talents, 1B to change your username, but, due to a bug, you can not use skins and talents.Download the one you prefer.
Client 1A Download from
apkpure (v4.13.1 (102880) apk
This client allows you to use skins and talents. You can not change your username. Your username will be “temporary
something “.
Client 1B From SEMC
http://redire.cz/vgce1brc3 You can also download this client from the playstore.
This client allows you to change your username. You can not use skins or talents.Your username is stored locally, so potentially everyone can have the same username.
The Region selector thing does NOT work . If you want to change region, read the FAQ below.
Notes about 1B client:
There is a way to use talents in this client.
Close the application at the beginning of a match, and a bot will replace you and select a talent randomly (the player can not select talents due to a bug in this version), then you just need to open the app and play with the randomly selected talent.
Windows version Client 4.13: http://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dvbacZuE_XB7Jlx75mnU4DQ48k6ARlqp?usp=sharing If you have downloaded Vainglory from steam before it was removed, check your steam’s library, it should still be there. You can install it directly from steam in this case.Otherwise, use the link above. There is an intruction.txt file in case you have problems, AND the FAQ below.
If you still have problems, join our discord server and ask for help in the #technical channel.
Discord:
http://discord.gg/xjEZhcD There is no community edition client for PC, you can only use the old 4.13 client . You will see party, marketing and other stuff, which of course will NOT work.The download link for the pc version on the Vainglory website does not work. It is a very old client.
macOS version MAC Version: the MAC version does not seem to work anymore, sadly. It may be a compatibility problem with the latest versions of macOS. We will update this page and add a download link if we figure how to solve the problem.If you have downloaded Vainglory from steam before it was removed, check your steam’s library. It should still be there. Install and good luck, hope it will work.
iOS version iOS Version:
http://apps.apple.com/app/vainglory/id671464704Download community edition from the appstore. You will get the 1B client.
FAQ
The game crashes at download assets (Android version)
The game is stuck in LOADING… or the menu freezes every few seconds
I am stuck in match loading for minutes, while everyone else (my teammates and enemies) is already playing (PC/MAC version)Other bugs
What is the meta?
How do I change region?
How do I play with my friends?
What happened in the last months/years to this game?
Why I can not find the PC version on steam?
Who is “Rogue”?
The game crashes at download assets (android version)
If when you open the game it crashes at “download assets” follow this procedure
Step 1
If you are using client 1B, download the file main.107063.com.superevilmegacorp.game.obb (this file is the assets the game is failing to download):
http://drive.google.com/file/d/1aBVvBXCOsodoALQLEs21wB5eIzjnNKLs/view?usp=sharing If you are using client 1A instead, download the file main.102880.com.superevilmegacorp.game.obb
http://drive.google.com/file/d/1p_ggMnbpizwHQ1BRmS1SXo71Qm8S0Cgi/view?usp=sharing Note:
the files for 1A and 1B are the SAME .
The only difference is in the name. In case you ever want to switch version, if already have either file, you can simply rename the file to match the other version.
Step 2
Create a folder named com.superevilmegacorp.game and put the file you just downloaded inside it.Place the folder in your phone to: android/obb/
If you did everything right, you will have the file main.107063.com.superevilmegacorp.game.obb (or main.102880.com.superevilmegacorp.game.obb for 1A client) in the folder android/obb/com.superevilmegacorp.game/You should now be able to complete the “download assets”.
Open your app and try.
The game is stuck in LOADING… or the game freezes every few seconds
Change your DNS. Some examples: 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8 or
8.8.4.4 Note for windows: you must change your DNS in the CONTROL PANEL, not through Windows settings or else it will not work.
I am stuck in match loading for minutes, while everyone else (my teammates and enemies) is already playing (PC/MAC version)
The pc version may take a long time to load the maps if the game is not installed on a SSD. You may enter the match a few minutes after it started, making your team play 4 v 5 for the first 2-3 minutes.
If you must install the game on an HDD,
every time you open the game you should start a practice match, so that the game con load the map. This way you will be able to play any PvP match without being locked into loading screen for minutes.
Other bugs
A list of workarounds from a SEMC developer:
http://www.reddit.com/vainglorygame/comments/gg7faa/helpful_workarounds/ Check our bugs page for more bugs
http://everlastingnight.net/vainglory-bugs/ or (for hero-specific bugs) hidden stats page (
http://everlastingnight.net/vainglory-hidden-stats/ )
Ask in our discord if you still need help
http://discord.gg/B4P3drv What is the meta?
Meta Overview and Tier List:
http://everlastingnight.net/vainglory-meta-overview-and-tier-list Hero Builds:
http://everlastingnight.net/vainglory-hero-builds/ For more guides:
http://everlastingnight.net/all-articles/ Without elo (the game basically puts you in match with whoever is in queue at the same time) you will not be able to apply much of the things written there though. You will often play with new/low tier players or more rarely against veterans/T10 players, making games very unbalanced.
How do I change region?
Step 1
Use a VPN (Virtual Private Network) app to connect to a server in the region you want to play.Example: if you want to play in if you want to play in Europe connect to a server in France or Germany, for North America connect to a server in United States or Canada, and so on.
Search in the store for “vpn” and you will find many apps.
Step 2
Open Vainglory for the first time . The app checks your region the 1st time you open it.If you have already opened Vainglory previously, reinstall the game. Turn the vpn on.
Open Vainglory for the first time .
Note: on Android, you can also use the “clear data” feature instead of uninstalling, then turn on the VPN, finally, open the game. This way you will not have to reinstall Vainglory every time you want to change region, it is much faster!
If you did everything right, click on your username, it will open your profile. Above the region selector you will see the region you wanted to be in.In this screenshot, you can see I am in Europe:
http://everlastingnight.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Vainglory-Region-Europe.pngReminder: the region selector does NOT work, that is why you need to it this way.
For some reason it seems certain VPN apps do not work for everyone. I personally used tunnelbear for years and never had any problems, but the same app did not work for some of my friends, which had to use a different app called Super Unlimited Proxy.The point is, if you are sure you did everything right and it did not work, just change VPN app (do not forget to reinstall Vainglory).
How do I play with my friends?
There are no friends or party features now. The only way to play with your friends is to go in queue at the same time and... just hope you guys get in the same match.Please do not dodge in hero selection just because you and your friend are not in the same match. Since many people are doing that it takes a long time to play a match. Sometimes you need to go over 10 drafts before you finally play the game!Keep doing that and the few people left playing Vainglory will quit too.
What happened in the last months/years to this game?
In short, the game was not profitable. Instead of closing the servers, SEMC decided to remove most features (chats, friends, party, matchmaker, ranks, accounts etc.) to reduce the costs.
All heroes and skins are available. You open the app, queue for a match, and play the game with any hero and skin you want.There is a lot more to this though. SEMC wanted to let the community run their own private servers, and provide (even if in a different form) some of the removed features, like party.If you are interested in the details, you can read about it here:
http://www.vainglorygame.com/news/vainglory-community-edition Sadly, the development of community edition is in pause as SEMC is working on their new game, Catalyst Black. Currently, we are at the 1B stage. We do not know when the development of community edition will progress.
Here is a video from SEMC, announcing Community Edition and explaining their reasons for this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-jIIZodPP0 Excoundrel made a very good video to explain the story of Vainglory, and how the game got to this point.
Here is a link to his video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FAJmkqEARs Why I can not find Windows/MAC version on steam?
SEMC removed the game from steam. If you downloaded it previously, you will still find the game in your library, and you will be able to download it from there, otherwise, download it from the links above.The PC version you can find on Vainglory’s website is very outdated. They never updated the pc version on their website, so it is some old client like for patch 4.8 or something . Do not bother download it, it does not work.
Who is “Rogue”?
Before Community Edition, SEMC tried a partnership with this company. Rogue failed in making profits out of Vainglory, so with just a 3 days notice, they told SEMC they were going to shutdown the servers. SEMC got back control of the game and prevented the shutdown. Soon after that, they announced Vainglory Community Edition.
Rogue released 3 heroes, Karas, Shin and Amael, but due to plagiarism (in the case of Karas) and various bugs and they were not welcomed by the community.
Without the partnership with Rogue, Vainglory would have likely been converted into community edition months earlier. Rogue may not have been that good of a publisher for Vainglory, but it was good to have party, matchmaker, friends etc. for a few more months.
If you have more questions, ask in our discord server
http://discord.gg/B4P3drv 
