Topic: The Forge II - Info and feedback (Read 58026 times)

Novax · « **Reply #320 on:** September 18, 2006, 06:58:16 pm »

Yeah I only recently got orion pirates so this is a treat to play the game with all the new enhancements on a stable server. Can't wait till the server resets in a couple of days so I can start it out fresh with everyone else.

Pojo92 · « **Reply #321 on:** September 29, 2006, 11:08:29 pm »

Help please! When I try to log on to the Forge I get the following error: "One or more necessary files required is missing or incompatible. List of Offending files: ftrlist.txt/Found Bad CRC/shiplist.txt/Found Bad CRC" I have OP+4 and have downloaded the Forge script pack.

I don't see anyone else in this thread having that problem. Am I going to have to download everything again or is there a quick fix. (and it will have to be step by step because I am, alas, an idiot.)

Max Torps · « **Reply #322 on:** September 30, 2006, 05:07:45 am »

I'm not getting it...sounds like the files aren't installed in the correct folder. It installed no problem on mine. Perhaps giving it another try will help you?

Riskyllama · « **Reply #323 on:** September 30, 2006, 05:11:21 am »

Quote from: Pojo92 on September 29, 2006, 11:08:29 pm

List of Offending files: ftrlist.txt/Found Bad CRC/shiplist.txt/Found Bad CRC" I have OP+4 and have downloaded the Forge script pack.

it looks like just your shiplist is wrong
did you forget to switch back to OP 4.0 after another campaign?

Mythrender · « **Reply #324 on:** September 30, 2006, 05:15:32 pm »

Help Please,

after the end of the Slave girls of orion campaign I can no longer get online for multi player games, I have done a clean install reapplied all files and I still cannot get online. There is no error message, I can see the forge or Stavveys Tavern...ect but when I click to join the game just stops and boots me to my desktop. can anyone help???

Regards,

Blackthorn,
Fed CVS Templar

Max Torps · « **Reply #325 on:** September 30, 2006, 05:57:42 pm »

Some of the people who frequent the boards and play the game more often than I have may recognise the symptom, I'm unsure if it is a known issue of some sort. From my perspective the problem would seem to be local to your pc though.

When you say clean install, did you manually delete the Taldren folder after uninstalling? I understand that it can be left behind and there may have been a file left in there that conflicts with an install over the top.

Try uninstalling again, deleting the Taldren folder if it exists, follow some of the advice in this link first, get fresh downloads of OP plus and the Forge pack and give it another shot.

Mythrender · « **Reply #326 on:** September 30, 2006, 08:07:03 pm »

Thanks for the advice, I did all that you recommend. I completly removed all my taldren materials, and folders, and re-downloaded and installed...but it still crashes. The game runs fine otherwise, and all my other online games are not affected.

CaptJosh · « **Reply #327 on:** October 01, 2006, 05:28:57 am »

Ok, tell me this. Did you use the OP Enhancement Pack v4.0? If so, you need to download a new scripts.exe and run it. The scripts installer in the OP Enhancement Pack 4.0 is borked.

Capt Jeff · « **Reply #328 on:** October 01, 2006, 05:59:28 am »

The Forge has ran past 2303 and needs to be restarted. This is a persistant server which is supposed to end at that time and then restart back to 2263 for another run. Could the powers that be please re-set it?

Thanks.

Dizzy · « **Reply #329 on:** October 01, 2006, 06:10:03 am »

Hrmmm, it uses an sql DB. I wouldnt know how to reset that. I could change the date... the admin kit allows for that, but it could open a can of worms too. I'd rather not test, hehe.

Maverick · « **Reply #330 on:** October 02, 2006, 12:29:45 am »

Fix it Dizzy... Doowit...

Capt Jeff · « **Reply #331 on:** October 02, 2006, 05:56:05 am »

Shut down the server, open the DB folder. Delete all DB files and back-ups. Reboot server

Dizzy · « **Reply #332 on:** October 02, 2006, 06:11:45 am »

There is nothing in the server kit DB folder where you usually find the flatfile DB. Where is the SQL DB?

C-Los · « **Reply #333 on:** October 02, 2006, 07:11:14 am »

Please .... Do It, I hate extended Late Era after 3 - 4 Days I've had enuff of those ships !

RFA-Wraith · « **Reply #334 on:** October 02, 2006, 07:18:51 am »

Can I just say WOW to deadmansix! He has over 734,000 PP!!

FPF-DieHard · « **Reply #335 on:** October 02, 2006, 07:31:48 am »

Quote from: Capt Jeff on October 02, 2006, 05:56:05 am

Shut down the server, open the DB folder. Delete all DB files and back-ups. Reboot server

Not for SQL, it is much more complicated than that. I used to know how to do this but I haven't run an SQL DB in over a Year.

Tracey might remember this, or Frey.

Maverick · « **Reply #336 on:** October 02, 2006, 12:06:53 pm »

Doowit...

Max Torps · « **Reply #337 on:** October 02, 2006, 12:29:10 pm »

Diz, Bonk will likely be using the MYSQL admin control panel in Start>All Programs>MYSQL>MYSQL Administrator

To access that you'll need the username and password. Once in a new window will open with various options.
One option will be catalogs. Click on that and you will see the database he's using for the server although he may have more than one db in there so you'll need to know what he named it. If you see it in there and know the name all is good so far. The default name or name in the FAQ is "dynaverse" but he could have named it something else like forge. If you don't know the username and password or he doesn't use the admin control panel then you're kind of stuck.

Bring the server down.

Select the option above catalog called Backup. Click New Project to open up the fields so you can give the backup db a name. Click on the db that you want to backup and click the arrow key >. The field on the right will populate with all the tables. Click the Execute Backup now and save the file somewhere handy and memorable. Note, this will default to where he last saved files to so it's handy to remember this location.

Next you will need to create a clean db. If he's using an unmodded standard OP mysql db I can send you a file. He may already have one anyway and you can check by doing the following:

Between Catalogs and Backup there is the restore option, click on it. Then click on Open Backup File. That should default to where they are saved to. I don't know the naming culture he would use but maybe there is one there created at the date the server started it will be about 18kb in size. Once you select the right one, click Start Restore.

Now that db is the Live one. Close the Admin window and restart the server. Cross your fingers and pray to whatever deity you worship and take cover.

If there is no database saved from previous then you could use the one I have sent you via email but if he has added custom tables some elements may not work - perhaps he added some for OCI I really don't know so it's likely that the webpage may error though the server itself will work fine.

edit: If it all goes Pete Tong, shut the server down then use the restore option and select the file you backed up earlier.

Maverick · « **Reply #338 on:** October 02, 2006, 01:31:56 pm »

Yeah what he said... Doowit!

Bartok · « **Reply #339 on:** October 02, 2006, 09:24:50 pm »

Very Nice walk-through MaxTorps -

I've not used MySql much and that gave me a nice feel for it. I used to work in ColdFusion and Microsofts SQL7 and to be sure - it's not as easy as deleting the flatfiles folder. I'd be happy to help if i had access - if I can see it, i can usually fix it..... but...

I'm quite enjoying that the Forge is stiill up - I was thinking someone was consciously letting it run to 2306 if not beyond - so that ALL the X variants come out. It's nice to fly a bit of cheese

+ it sounds like SG07 is coming soon? -- would be nice to have the Forge available during that campaign as well...

I guess I think of the Forge not just as Bonk's testbed per se, but the steady state server offered centrally by our community here....

rambling.... Cheers;)

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