Gulfwarfighter Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Hello Pilots, i am working on to get back the multiplayer in SF 2 i used to play a game called Morrowind <first pc version of the elder scrolls series , like oblivian and skyrim> that as no Multiplayer but the Morrowind community build there own multiplayer from scratch so this is my intention to get back the multiplayer for sf2. only this time it dont needs to be from scratch because Thirdwire was kindly to leave 90 % of the multiplayer inside the game. it needs a activation and some DLL work. this was the reason i made a other topic called help needed to extract from sfp1 cat file... the menu and menu text to look how they done it or what they leave out of it in sf2 now i have the Multiplayer back in the mainscreen but when i click it the next page is blank.. so probably i need to adjust some DLL's from wings over europe or Strike fighters project 1. i keep you guys updated from time to time if there is any progress http://oi57.tinypic.com/121veqg.jpg update... if there is anybody who offer to help or being a testpilot just send me a PM Edited October 18, 2015 by Gulfwarfighter
Gulfwarfighter Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) update... I ask Thirdwire for some tips and if they delete more stuff than i could find at the moment. i am still stuck on when clicking on multiplayer the next screen stay blank/black i use the screens and some DLL's from wings over europe and 2 from strike fighters project 1 called NETz.dll IFC23.dll i also looked inside most of the DLL's and i could not find any solution for now the game it self still runs.. everything else are working as they should be.. but the multiplayer menu well thats the problem at the moment if thats working we are back in business i added this to the exe config in the main install folder under the [system] NetworkLayerDLL= to NetworkLayerDLL=DirectPlay.dll like it is in wings over europe added [NetLaunch]GameType0Screen=MpDogfightScreenGameType1Screen=MpMissionScreenConnectionTimeout=60 and this under the [Directory] CacheDirectory=NetCacheNetCacheDirectory=NetCache added the Folder Netcache to the saved game mod folder add Core folder to the same mod folder and put the the multiplayer related DLL's in the Core folder <found under the folder called system in wings over europe> add a folder called Menu in the modfolder and added a unpacked version of the MenuData and menutext in to the Menu folder and deleted the Menudata.cat and menutext.cat out of that folder <first copy the Menu folder from you install folder to you mod folder added to the main modfolder a ini file called mainmenu and added in the ini [MultiplayerHotspot]MenuItemType=TEXTBUTTONDestinationMenu=NetworkConnectScreenTextSetting=MainMenuTextButtonSetting=MenuButtonSettingTextStringID=TXT_MENU_MULTIPLAYERTextPosition=790,458InfoTextSetting=InfoTextSettingInfoTextStringID=TXT_MENU_MULTIPLAYER_INFOActive=TRUE this one is at stock on FALSEEnabled=TRUE this one is at stock on FALSE Edited October 18, 2015 by Gulfwarfighter
Loneman Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 Sorry but I don't know how to programm multiplayer. But I'm interested by your work.
saisran Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 I wish i can help but i have no idea about programming... but you have my full support. You'll be everyone's hero if you can get it to work but... what would TK say?
Gulfwarfighter Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) I wish i can help but i have no idea about programming... but you have my full support. You'll be everyone's hero if you can get it to work but... what would TK say? i just email them... but its sunday so i think maybe tomorrow they would read it and i copied what i did so far to them with a gently request if they give me some tips what i do wrong or what i do next. because every thing is running as it should be.. but only the multiplayer screen stay's black i don't know why i also changed to the main screen background and campaign background to see if it was byte size lock <some games use a checksum that checks if all files are the correct file size..> but that works well. i had a picture of a naked girl als main background.. so menu's can be changed this was to try what can be changed Edited October 18, 2015 by Gulfwarfighter 1
+Fubar512 Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 It's not going to work, so you are wasting your time. ThirdWire removed multiplayer, as it had originally depended on Microsoft's DirectPlay under DX9 (and earlier DirectX versions). Microsoft removed DirectPlay support staring with Windows Vista and DX10, The SF2 series was developed with Vista and DX10 in mind, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectPlay
Gulfwarfighter Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) well maybe.. but i have found a solution for every problem there is a solution and how come i can still play sfp1 with some friend online... by using Directplay and hamachi ;-) it just need some DLL adjustment. watch this its working again in windows 8!!! and there is a patch for windows 7 to get it working again IDirectPlay4-API for Microsoft DirectPlay. this patch is for windows 7 patch number KB839643 Edited October 18, 2015 by Gulfwarfighter
+Fubar512 Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 well maybe.. but i have found a solution for every problem there is a solution and how come i can still play sfp1 with some friend online... by using Directplay and hamachi ;-) it just need some DLL adjustment. Seriously? Did you knot read the part about DX10?
Gulfwarfighter Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) It's not going to work, so you are wasting your time. ThirdWire removed multiplayer, as it had originally depended on Microsoft's DirectPlay under DX9 (and earlier DirectX versions). Microsoft removed DirectPlay support staring with Windows Vista and DX10, The SF2 series was developed with Vista and DX10 in mind, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectPlay that only aplies to windows vista!! windows 7 and 8 has support for it.. because they get a lot of anger emails from gamers yes i have read it but i dont use directx 10....... and like i said there are microsoft patches for it just google it!! Edited October 18, 2015 by Gulfwarfighter
Gulfwarfighter Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 Seriously? Did you knot read the part about DX10? dont believe everything on wikipedia... its men made... and that page is not up to date!!
+Fubar512 Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Dud dont believe everything on wikipedia... its men made... and that page is not up to date!! You have some issues, my friend. Edited October 18, 2015 by Fubar512
Gulfwarfighter Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Dud You have some issues, my friend. maybe you have some issues because i still use directplay for morrowind online!!! and i am on a win 7 64bit sp 1 a question for you how much hardcore windows editting did you do?? last 5 years??? not much by your anwsers read this posted in 2013 http://forums.pcpowerplay.com.au/showthread.php/241372-The-Elder-Scrolls-III-Morrowind-LAN-MOD... directplay!! and like a said windows 8 has it in the options but you have to know that... and you have to activated it so please before u comment do some reseach Edited October 18, 2015 by Gulfwarfighter
Gulfwarfighter Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 IDirectPlay4-API for Microsoft DirectPlay. this patch is for windows 7 patch number KB839643 oops wrong patch number
Peugeot205 Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Gulfwarfighter , you are losing time trying to implement Multiplayer at SF2. As simple as that. SF2 it is as it is. Edited October 18, 2015 by FRPignon
Gulfwarfighter Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Gulfwarfighter , you are losing time trying to implement Multiplayer at SF2. As simple as that. SF2 it is as it is. on windows 8 it works that was the problem windows 7 and below has no directplay option.. windows 8 got it again so if you want to fly online with sf2 you need windows 8 or 10 and a lot of editting and adjust some DLL's like i did Edited October 18, 2015 by Gulfwarfighter
Gulfwarfighter Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 thx for the support but i stick to falcon 4 BMS for online play.. because its involving too much editing for end users and i don't want to be responseble for destroyed pc's BYE
+Wrench Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 If TK had wanted us to have SF2 multiplayer, he'd have found the money to give it to us --end of line--
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