• Registered: 2007-11-15
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Topic: Won't display servers, crashes to desktop when starting own server..

This post was made by a member a month or so ago:

"I have also no Servers in Multiplayer, checked SAME MOD and SAME VERSION, but still nothing. I have installed BF2142 + Patch 1.25 + FirstStrike Full 1.1...

BF2142 works fine, just not the Mod. And when I for example try to start a Local Server, as soon as I hate on Start, so the Server would start loading, the Game crashes to Desktop."

This basically sums up my situation. 

Open First Strike, games load, says there is an available patch even though everything is patched fine (unless there is 1.2 patch that I am unaware of..), login, update servers....NOTHING.  No servers shows up.  My original thought was that nobody played the mod, after all this game was released almost 2 years ago.

So I uninstalled the game.  Today I was searching for popular 2142 mods, and first strike came up.  I thought nobody played this, but decided to check out the site anyways.  It seems this mod is quite popular, even establishing a relationship with the creators of 2142...DICE.

I reinstalled it again, with the hopes of the game working...but no.


I don't know what this advanced options is.  I go to options in-game and there is no tab for advanced.  When the game opens there is a mini-window that says advanced options but that only links to readme and "upgrade."

I used to play Galactic Conquest and loved it.  I'm really hoping this will work out!!!


Apologies for the mechanics, I'm really really tired.


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2 Reply by FSDev| JayBiggS (edited by FSDev| JayBiggS 2007-11-16 02:06:22)

  • From: Canada
  • Registered: 2006-08-27
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Re: Won't display servers, crashes to desktop when starting own server..

Ah, I think you are looking in the wrong menu. smile Select Multiplayer, and there will be 3 tabs there just above where the servers are usually listed, you'll want to select 'Advanced' then you will see all the filtering options for server browsing. Deselect everything but Same Mod and Same version and hit update.

As for that message saying there is a new version out, thats probably the dice community news thing, telling you the 1.40 patch is out. The mod supports it, but most of the FS servers havent made the switch yet, so you are fine for now with the 1.25 patch smile

Hope that helps

  • Registered: 2007-11-15
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Re: Won't display servers, crashes to desktop when starting own server..

errr...I installed FS 1.1.  Is there a patch I need?

Also, I did what you said - NO servers.  Do you guys run punkbuster?!

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Re: Won't display servers, crashes to desktop when starting own server..

BananaMan88 wrote:

errr...I installed FS 1.1.  Is there a patch I need?

Also, I did what you said - NO servers.  Do you guys run punkbuster?!

Most Servers do run PunkBuster, what you should see is as follows (if you have all the right boxes checked and nothing shows up, click Update List).  If you're running 1.25 and not 1.4 you'll see a lot more servers.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/581/advancedyd8.jpg

http://www.dsgaming.net/imperial/fssig.jpg
http://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/co/type/2/dsimperial.png
http://stats.fsmod.com/sig/trooper.Imperial.png

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  • Registered: 2007-11-15
  • Posts: 5

Re: Won't display servers, crashes to desktop when starting own server..

What is this 1.25!!

I installed 1.1, which I thought was the latest version!!!

GAH!

6 Reply by herbanator3 (edited by herbanator3 2007-11-16 21:53:38)

  • From: Idaho
  • Registered: 2007-08-03
  • Posts: 977

Re: Won't display servers, crashes to desktop when starting own server..

BananaMan88 wrote:

What is this 1.25!!

I installed 1.1, which I thought was the latest version!!!

GAH!

1.25 is the 2142 patch. you can get either one (2142 1.25 or 1.40) and fs will still work depending on which server you get onto.. for example: try the dsgaming.net 1.40 land or space server if you have the 1.40

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  • Registered: 2007-11-15
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Re: Won't display servers, crashes to desktop when starting own server..

Okay so I did what you said.  It worked, but NOBODY IS PLAYING.  14 available servers and ZERO players.

WTF?!