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Post by magecat on Mar 14, 2020 14:06:00 GMT
Got this when I tried to log in this AM.  Is ARF finally dead or do we just have a SNAFU? Edit: DNS is resolving HGWEB.ORG, but I am not getting a ping. Don't know if ICMP is turned off, so not sure if that is telling. |
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Post by FunkySwerve on Mar 14, 2020 17:51:38 GMT
Asking around. Networking is not my thing. Please bump if someone else hasn't responded by tomorrow.
Thanks,
Funky
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Post by magecat on Mar 14, 2020 18:05:04 GMT
Seems to have resolved.
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Post by sabregirl on Mar 14, 2020 18:05:38 GMT
Oh weird. I kinda thought we had declared ARF mostly dead.  -S |
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Post by magecat on Mar 14, 2020 18:27:05 GMT
That's because, by default, it points to an incorrect load point for 1.69 and CEP.
It has been several years for me, but you can change the URLs to point to valid download locations. Once you get that sorted, it works just fine.
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Post by tacpilot on Apr 27, 2020 14:03:29 GMT
Am curious, other than the doing a fresh install of the game, what files
are being updated to need ARF at all ??
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Post by magecat on Apr 27, 2020 23:29:16 GMT
ARF does a check on the CEP, and updates of the server specific files.
As for what started the thread, there is a file that it pulls down that provides server status.
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Post by tacpilot on Apr 28, 2020 0:46:21 GMT
I am betting my install is 10 years old by now .. what recent server
related files have even been created in that time ? Linux user here
not use ARF .. I dont think I have even looked for updated files in
ages ... who is making such files .. other than the actual server
updates are there player files that coincide ??
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Post by magecat on Apr 28, 2020 11:33:38 GMT
Does the red mist in the Docks if your files were not up to date still occur, or did all of those changes go server side only?
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Post by tacpilot on Apr 28, 2020 15:01:03 GMT
I decided to poke around and see what I could find. HG wiki installation
guide show CEP packs and HG enhanced pack..
Sabregirls site link has only cep_2.3
the of link to neverwintervault.org show cep_2.3 and cep_2.4a
past the download links on that page is a section
following that link I find
That covers the base cep trail. Now back to the HG wiki installation page the final
item is the HG enhanced content. I found a copy I downloaded almost exactly a
year ago when I was helping a windows uses get started. All the files contained
within the archive are the same name. doing a diff against the files shows 3 files
being different.. md5sum comparison verifies this. The interesting thing is..
Here are the file creation time stamps for just the cep2_custom.hak
The file I downloaded a year ago
Wed 16 Mar 2016 04:26:49 PM CDT
The file I just downloaded from wiki link
Fri 18 Mar 2016 02:20:28 PM CDT
I also looked at this file I actually have installed. I must have updated my system
at the same time I downloaded everything a year ago.
I have no clue on what file comparison mechanism the ARF uses or even what files
its actually even looking for, but I do find this interesting ..
At any rate, I am betting the cep2_custom.hak file, and all relevant HG files,
still must replace the files in the ver cep_2.6, or was the cep_2.6 created by the HG
devs ...?
If not, then the installation sequence is vital for success, and does ARF even know the difference
between HG specific files and generic files of the same name ..?
We really should get some clarity on this and post it to the installation page..
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