Sorry Aysling,
I'm talking to our java programmer to get ideas on where I should start looking. I'm really not sure where to start with your problem. There is no error and its not even loading the splash screen graphic. I havent had any one else with this problem either to help piece together what could cause this.
I will say that when Minion starts it wants an internet connection. If it can't get one it wont get past the splash screen. Is there any firewall scanner on your system preventing Minion from connecting or possibly even loading? Check the activity logs of your malware/security scanner if you have one installed to see if there is anything Minion related.
I am wondering if there is some missing files in your installation? If you go to the folder Minion is installed in C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\Minion\app do you have the following?:
- lib (folder with 22 jar files)
- minion_updater.sh
- minion_updater.wsf
- Minion-jfx.jar
- package.cfg
We have also released an update version 2.0.5 at
http://minion.mmoui.com. Can you un-install Minion and re-install our latest release?