Getting back the Multiplayer for strike Fighters 2

[Gulfwarfighter 3]

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 3]

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=MpDogfightScreen
GameType1Screen=MpMissionScreen
ConnectionTimeout=60

 

and this under the  [Directory]

CacheDirectory=NetCache
NetCacheDirectory=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=TEXTBUTTON
DestinationMenu=NetworkConnectScreen
TextSetting=MainMenuText
ButtonSetting=MenuButtonSetting
TextStringID=TXT_MENU_MULTIPLAYER
TextPosition=790,458
InfoTextSetting=InfoTextSetting
InfoTextStringID=TXT_MENU_MULTIPLAYER_INFO
Active=TRUE this one is  at stock on FALSE
Enabled=TRUE this one is  at stock on FALSE

Edited October 18, 2015 by Gulfwarfighter

[Loneman 1]

Sorry but I don't know how to programm multiplayer. But I'm interested by your work.

[saisran 84]

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 3]

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

[Fubar512 1,350]

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 3]

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 1,350]

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 3]

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 3]

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 1,350]

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 3]

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 3]

 

IDirectPlay4-API for Microsoft DirectPlay. this patch is for windows 7

 

patch number 

KB839643

oops wrong patch number

[Peugeot205 2,745]

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 3]

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 3]

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 9,849]

If TK had wanted us to have SF2 multiplayer, he'd have found the money to give it to us

 

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