Forged Alliance Forever

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-22T12:33:56+02:00

I can not start the game from the lobby, my firewall blocks the lobby and I have to run it from my mobile phone data connection therefore not playable, I need to be able to play the missions without using the FAF client.

Statistics: Posted by JamieG — 22 Dec 2016, 12:33

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-22T11:23:23+02:00

JamieG wrote:
So I have to use the lobby to access right? as before I can't use this due to firewall rules. I have to connect up via a mobile phone to use FAF client.

Are we talking this link? C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe /init init_coop.lua

So I need to reinstall FAF client and create a game for each mission, this will download the map right? and then disconnect again, then open it up as a skirmish offline and this will play as a mission and expand?

exactly you need to create a game for every mission, however when you do so, you are already in the lobby and can just start the game...

Statistics: Posted by CookieNoob — 22 Dec 2016, 11:23

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-22T11:13:54+02:00

So I have to use the lobby to access right? as before I can't use this due to firewall rules. I have to connect up via a mobile phone to use FAF client.

Are we talking this link? C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe /init init_coop.lua

So I need to reinstall FAF client and create a game for each mission, this will download the map right? and then disconnect again, then open it up as a skirmish offline and this will play as a mission and expand?

Statistics: Posted by JamieG — 22 Dec 2016, 11:13

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-21T23:03:43+02:00

KeyBlue wrote:
If you use that link, you don't need to setup anything in game or in lobby to be able to play it as a mission.

Joining a game will only download the map used in that game.
So you need to join/host a game for each mission to download all of them.

if you can do that, I dont understand why you dont just use FAF to play the mission... when you are in the lobby anyways you can just start the game??

Statistics: Posted by CookieNoob — 21 Dec 2016, 23:03

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-21T21:59:32+02:00

If you use that link, you don't need to setup anything in game or in lobby to be able to play it as a mission.

Joining a game will only download the map used in that game.
So you need to join/host a game for each mission to download all of them.

Statistics: Posted by KeyBlue — 21 Dec 2016, 21:59

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-21T16:28:52+02:00

Ah right - cheers

I've been in and can't see for example Meltdown or how to setup it as a mission I'm clearly being dumb sorry.

Statistics: Posted by JamieG — 21 Dec 2016, 16:28

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-21T16:11:15+02:00

Well you are playing wrong version of the map

Code:: info: Starting background task "Map loader /maps/x1ca_005/x1ca_005.scmap"

Ours is called x1ca_coop_005

You need to go into Skirmish instead of Campaign from main menu. And there select the right mission and play it. Campaign loads original gpg versions of the missions that are not compatible with FAF changes.

Statistics: Posted by speed2 — 21 Dec 2016, 16:11

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-21T15:38:22+02:00

Cheers for this I appreciate.

I saved a game before expansion, I've just completed the objectives. Attached is the .log file.

Statistics: Posted by JamieG — 21 Dec 2016, 15:38

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-21T14:30:49+02:00

JamieG wrote:
So

Installed SC original
Renamed the installation folder and .exe file to something else.
Installed FAF and this was a long while ago but after two updates ago the missions stopped expanding for me and a friend.

Removed FAF and renamed the folder
Installed FAF Client
Visited the lobby and joined a COOP which downloaded all the required files for COOP and latest version of FAF.
Tried a game and this don't expand.
Tried using the C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe /init init_coop.lua - still no expansion.

Would a screenshot of all objectives completed and brackman arriving but no expansion help? I don't think it will but it will show you.

Start the game with

Code:: C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe /init init_coop.lua /log C:\temp\coop_game.log

and then post the log

Statistics: Posted by speed2 — 21 Dec 2016, 14:30

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-21T14:16:59+02:00

So

Installed SC original
Renamed the installation folder and .exe file to something else.
Installed FAF and this was a long while ago but after two updates ago the missions stopped expanding for me and a friend.

Removed FAF and renamed the folder
Installed FAF Client
Visited the lobby and joined a COOP which downloaded all the required files for COOP and latest version of FAF.
Tried a game and this don't expand.
Tried using the C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe /init init_coop.lua - still no expansion.

Would a screenshot of all objectives completed and brackman arriving but no expansion help? I don't think it will but it will show you.

Statistics: Posted by JamieG — 21 Dec 2016, 14:16

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-20T17:07:40+02:00

I've no clue what you could be doing wrong....

Could you write down everything you did? or a video or pictures or something?
maybe its something obvious that i can't think of.

Statistics: Posted by KeyBlue — 20 Dec 2016, 17:07

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-20T17:02:59+02:00

KeyBlue wrote:
speed2 wrote:Get FAF and download latest version of coop and missions from Coop tab

Sorry I've done that - got the latest FAF and latest coop and missions, I renamed my original FAF folder to ensure clean.

Statistics: Posted by JamieG — 20 Dec 2016, 17:02

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-20T16:07:52+02:00

speed2 wrote:
Get FAF and download latest version of coop and missions from Coop tab

Statistics: Posted by KeyBlue — 20 Dec 2016, 16:07

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-20T15:11:18+02:00

Could it be that sc_path = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\R.G. Mechanics\\Enterprise Architect" is missing from the fa_path.lua?

Statistics: Posted by JamieG — 20 Dec 2016, 15:11

Re: FAF SC no expansion

2016-12-20T15:10:10+02:00

So I've tried the original SC without FAF and the mission does expand.

Could this be something to do with a .lua file referencing the SC folder at all? I have installed SC to a non-standard folder name within Program Files\R.G Mechanics\........

My fa_path does read fa_path = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\R.G. Mechanics\\Enterprise Architect"

Statistics: Posted by JamieG — 20 Dec 2016, 15:10