[haloboy100]

ya i know. i got the almighty "Hacked media tables" message and then i can't log in. i need the already obvious answer, but i'm oblivious and i already searched the fourms (using the little search thinger) for the answer. don't flame me pleese....

thanks in advance

oh and i have the latest VPs and such. using the installer.

[Bob-san]

"Tom's old engine" build should fix the problems. See www.freespacezone.com for the download... it's at the end of the page.

[haloboy100]

i hope it wont screw anything up....it seems everything i download to fix a problem just causes other problems....

[haloboy100]

yep. i knew it. now it jsut says "faied to connect" i know i got an internet connection or else i coulden't post

[Goober5000]

Don't use Tom's engine build.  It's horribly buggy, and we don't support it.

The "hacked tables" message is just a problem we have with the current validation system.  Right now we can't really fix it, so you just have to live with the fact that your stats won't be stored. Rest assured that it'll be fixed as soon as possible.

[haloboy100]

i coulden't care less about my stats. all i care about is if i can play or not. and as of now, I CAN'T ****ING PLAY! and i can't play regardless i have toms build or not. so know what?

[Goober5000]

Have you read this thread and the thread it links to?
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,43070.0.html

[karajorma]

i coulden't care less about my stats. all i care about is if i can play or not. and as of now, I CAN'T ****ING PLAY! and i can't play regardless i have toms build or not. so know what?

If you're getting to the hacked tables message then the only thing you should need is people to play with. What's the problem?

[haloboy100]

the problem is i'm still getting the "failed to connect" message. like i said above

[karajorma]

Umm. You can't get the hacked tables message unless you've successfully connected. Do whatever you were doing before you started this thread and you'll be fine.

[haloboy100]

WHATEVER I WAS DOING BEFORE A POSTED?! BEFORE I POSTED I WAS TRYING TO CONNECT TO THE ****ING MULTIPLAYER!! !!

for the last time....my problem was i got the h acked tables message, and THEN it said FAILED TO CONNECT!!!!!\

ugh.....sorry for the caps...

[neoterran]

go directly to jail. do not pass go, do not collect $200

[Goober5000]

Haloboy, read the thread I linked to.  It explains, step by step, how to get set up for multiplayer.

[haloboy100]

i already did, i couldent connect to my router for some reason so i just forwarded freespace using windows(my network places) instead.

[karajorma]

How the hell are you forwarding ports using my network places?

[haloboy100]

i right clicked on "internet connection", pressed proporties, then settings, then i pressed "add" and put in the port number and stuff.

since putting "192.168.0.5"(my IP) into the web browser did nothing, and 192.168.0.1(deault) asked me for a uswername and password i have NO IDEA about, i used windows.

[neoterran]

be careful there, you almost hacked your own router...

[haloboy100]

eh? how?

[Centrixo]

i get these hacked tables, and i dont bother getting annoyed about it.

haloboy, dont mess about with your router settings or you could have more to deal with then a simple fs2 connection/error problems if you dont know how to edit the thing.

a good idea as goober5000 said; is retrace your steps before this incident, or ideally you might have to wait like me and every other person for this error to go away.

[Bob-san]

Sorry it didnt help. I remembered about tom's old when i was downloadin those pesky FS2 vanilla discs