WHAT TO DO IF YOU CAN NOT CONNECT TO SERVER 2 Options

[FaG KillA]

Ok it's going to be painful to get sv_pure working but in the end it will be well worth it so I am going to be placing it on server 2 starting tomorrow morning. Most if not all of you will not be able to connect to the server since it will ONLY allow the pk3 files specified and that includes custom maps so here is a step by step that will allow you to get on server 2 from here on out.

If you have ever downloaded ANY custom files including any of our map packs the best thing to do is follow this outline EXACTLY. I have found out that there are other files besides pk3's that pure looks at so just deleting them is NOT going to work. Here is what you do and PLEASE read ALL instructions before proceeding.

1) Uninstall ALL MOHAA and Spearhead from your PC. Once uninstalled make sure you have COMPLETELY removed every file by going double clicking on the My Computer.... Local Disk...Program Files...EA Games. Once there you should NOT see a MOHAA folder at all and if you do delete it completely.

2) Reinstall MOHAA, then apply the 1.11 patch. You do not need to start the game just go through the install and apply the patch.

3)Reinstall Spearhead and apply the 2.11 patch first, then the 2.15 patch that just came out.

4) Download the 2 brand new FKs Spearhead Combo map packs that have all the maps from packs 1 through 10. DO NOT install any of the old map packs on your computer. I have redone ALL map packs tonight to make sure the exact versions of the maps are in them. To keep you all from having to download all 10 packs again I have made 2 combo packs for you. You do NOT need both just get the 2 combo packs.

5) Download map pack 11 and overright the pack 11 that is currently on your computer. Now you can install combo packs 1 and 2 as well as map pack 11.

6) You have only 3 ways to get on a server with sv_pure turned on. You can get in at this point from either gamespy or the All Seeing Eye without makeing any additional changes or if you want to get in to the server from in game you MUST add something to your startup icon. Here is how you do that;

First find the Spearhead icon on your computers desktop. Right click on it and chose the properties button. Under the shortcut tab you will see a setting called "target:" with the following typed in the box:

"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\MOHAA\moh_spearhead.exe"

you need to add the following to the end of the line AFTER THE QUOTES without changing anything else:

+set cl_playintro 0

Now your line should look something like this:

"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\MOHAA\moh_spearhead.exe" +set cl_playintro 0


You may be using another drive letter such as D: or E: don't worry. DO NOT change anything inside the quotes.

NOW you can start playing on the server again without issues. Just remember you can NOT install any other pk3 files like skins, crosshairs, or other mods since doing so will boot you off the server. Once we get this stabilized and working properly I WILL be posting some blood mods and crosshairs that will be acceptable on this server and I will be listening to what you guys want for that.

I know this will be a pain at first but it will be nicte to be finally cheat free.

[Sgt York]

yep..did this too...+set cl_playintro 0 ...but still having a terrible head ach...LOL. Gotta be just something stupid I'm eithor doing or not doing........

[svoller]

I have to say I do appreciate all the efforts in this matter and generally running the servers that the MOB team do. They do a great job.

BUT

I would rather play SH with a bunch of cheating WANK~@S than not play at all !

Just a thought!

[FaG KillA]

Svoller do a dump or your main MOHAA directory and post it just like you did the other 2 directories. If you have the files that you are showing and the shortcut is working you should not have an issue. Let me see what's i the mohaa dir.

[svoller]

here goes!

Directory of C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\MOHAA

18/03/2003 21:56 <DIR> .
18/03/2003 21:56 <DIR> ..
24/10/2002 18:18 153,718 00000000.016
24/10/2002 18:18 308,278 00000000.256
12/12/2001 02:25 153,720 00000409.016
12/12/2001 02:25 308,280 00000409.256
04/12/2001 20:05 141,824 3dfxgl.dll
04/12/2001 20:05 86,016 Configure.exe
02/10/2002 21:24 86,016 configure_spearhead.exe
24/10/2002 18:18 23,552 drvmgt.dll
18/03/2003 19:52 <DIR> eReg
18/03/2003 20:12 <DIR> Ereg MOHAAS
06/11/2002 15:43 283 ffa.bat
03/04/2002 18:02 224,768 fpupdate.exe
04/12/2001 20:05 192,512 IFC22.dll
04/12/2001 20:05 137,728 ijl10.dll
18/03/2003 20:06 <DIR> main
18/03/2003 20:20 <DIR> mainta
07/03/2002 16:59 2,531,925 MOHAA.exe
07/03/2002 16:59 557,113 MOHAA_server.exe
04/03/2003 17:26 2,431,866 moh_spearhead.exe
04/03/2003 17:27 589,883 moh_spearhead_server.exe
06/11/2002 15:43 301 objective.bat
06/03/2002 12:24 2,756 PatchReadme111.txt
06/11/2002 15:44 289 round.bat
24/10/2002 18:18 12,464 secdrv.sys
18/03/2003 20:18 0 sm.014
18/03/2003 19:52 <DIR> snddrivers
04/03/2003 17:14 139,264 Spearhead_Server_Setup.exe
01/02/2002 18:57 106,549 system86.dll
04/03/2003 17:16 106,542 system86ta.dll
06/11/2002 15:44 286 team.bat
06/11/2002 15:43 283 tow.bat
04/12/2001 20:05 930,816 voodoogl.dll
28 File(s) 9,227,032 bytes
7 Dir(s) 26,679,685,120 bytes free

[WarHorse]

FK HELP!! please i have uninstalled everything and then went to the EA folders and deleated them too, i reinstalled MOHAA and added the patch then went to reinstall Spearhead and it want install it ask" remove or repair " so i hit remove thinking there was something i missed and it just exits the screen so then i tried repair and the same thing i have searched and seached for anything haveing to do with either game, even did a search in explore for pk3 files .. i didnt want to waste your time on the phone because i do not have the stuff ready you requested i am just about ready to go get a newe drive and ad it to my pc just so i can play by the way i did a complete scan for virus's and ran ad-awear 6.0 and spybot just to make sure it wasnt something else . I realy enjoy playing here this is the first place i always go but now i cant play anywhere at all lol all suggestion's are greatfully accepted thanks .. WarHorse

[Epacy]

It sounds like you might need to go into the registry and delete it from the software and "all users" groups. Additionally, and other users who may have an account on your box.

[FaG KillA]

warhorse I sent you an email. Svoller you are stumping me. You rsaying that when you go in to the game you do not see the intro screen? I am going to post a pack in a couple of minutes that has the upgrades that I used. As a last resort how aout do a complete uninstall again and use MY update files.

[Sgt York]

WHOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I got in.!!!LMAOOOO!!! Don't have the slightest idea how. Just uninstalled and reinstalled the same way I did the first time but now it works!! Well...it did that one time. going back in to see if I can still get in...LMAOOO!!!

WHOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

[Cool Hand]

HELP...I NEED MY M.O.B. FIX!!! FK, I followed your uninstall/reinstall directions and still cannot get in. Any suggestions??? I'm dyin' to play!!

[Sgt York]

Well...RAAAATZ!! Got in twice and now I can't ....RAAATZZZ!! Something amiss is going on..........

[Cool Hand]

...I need a hug...and some MOHAAS Prozac

[{-BaH-} BluRavr]

As a opt. to sv_pure a new mam prog. will be out within 2 weeks. It will be a full version and not a beta so now you could see what your clients see during the game and it will still allow anyone with mods to play or with custom maps that you don't run.

[Sgt York]

D'OOOOH!!!


Now it let me in again...D'OH!!

[svoller]

FK I will get the updates and try again. Basicly when I go and connect from Gamespy or Spearhead I get the Loader screen (Image, sometimes with a progress bar depending on map, e.g a Flughafen screenshot) and then the game freezes. Typically this occurs at about 1/2 way loading the game. I can only tell this on the screens with a progress bar that tells me how loaded it is. These seem to be rare on a lot of maps now.

If I then give the three finger salute (CTRL-ALT-DEL) switch to task manager I see that MOHAA has gone to NOT Responding. I can kill the task check gamespy and 9 times out of 10 there I am listed with a ping of 999.

I have seen 8-9 other people who seem to briefy appear with pings of 999 in the game who then change to ? before disappearing.

I do not have any other mods, this is a clean install of all the products, my only question unaswered was is there any language dependent files on the server that sv_pure compares. As far as I am aware the UK version is identical to the US.

I have all three patches
Mohaa patch
2.11 SH
2.15 SH

The only thing I dont do diring the install is re-install Gamespy, but this does not appear to have any files in mohaa folder, except maybe that fpupdate.exe.

Where are the updates ?

catch you soon

Steve Voller

[FaG KillA]

Ok I have a plan working with warhorse so that leaves me Svoller and Cool Hand. Can you guys email me at jsemberger@sc.rr.com? Give me a phone number and some times you are available and I will call you and walk through this. Svoller if your whole game is locking up something is wrong and I would rather do this by vioce to save time. Anyone else who can't get in emial me before you give up. I have yet to talk to someone on the phone that did not get in.