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Subject: PLEASE help me to solve my DS problems
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Copied from original thread, due to ignorant Maw citizens, for making this the ONLY thread in this whole forums for the past few days to not get ONE freakin' post. I'm just not going to bump anymore, I don't want to be breaking any rules:

Ok, now that I got my first dedicated server good to go, I tried joining it and it works well (Oh and I proved all of you nubs who thought you can't join your own IP DS wrong!!! puhahaha!!!). But after a good game with 5-6 others, I decided to do more testing, so I logged out, and this time, I put in custom gametypes in sv_add_mapcycle. I'm not really sure how to properly put in custom gametypes, so I probably made a fatal mistake, because when I try to join my DS this time, it won't let me in! And to make it all worse, I couldn't join any other random servers, and as a final kill-or-be-killed test, I tried joining the Maw server, and since that won't let me in, I know for sure it's not server-wise. For 2 whole hours, I try different ways possible to get in the custom gametypes in the init.txt file right, but everytime I start up the DS and start Halo, I can't join squat. Finally out of desperation, I X out the DS program, and join Halo then, and bam, I can join servers again. Anyone know what's going on? I have a free day tommorow (I was sick today, so I don't have to go to school for the rest of the week), and I'm really tired and exhausted from my sickness now, so until I sign back on b.net tommorow, I hope a lot of you posted suggestions, diagnostics, error-cures, etc.

Thank you guys in advance. 'Night.

  • 12.04.2006 5:55 PM PDT
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Sorry, mate. I need to learn up on this stuff, cause I don't exactly understand. But will reinstalling the game help at all? Sorry, my suggestions are stupid, and no doubt i'll be ridiculed for the rest of my time on bungie. Ah well.

  • 12.04.2006 6:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ipjuunin
Copied from original thread, due to ignorant Maw citizens, for making this the ONLY thread in this whole forums for the past few days to not get ONE freakin' post. I'm just not going to bump anymore, I don't want to be breaking any rules:

About that last part, you're still technically breaking a rule. Just wanted to say that. :)

  • 12.04.2006 6:10 PM PDT
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Well you wont have to worry about Master Kim flaming you, he just got blacklisted.

  • 12.04.2006 6:50 PM PDT

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OK when you create a custom game it is stored in My Documents\My Games\Halo\savegames\custom game where custom game is what you called you custom game. Unfortunately the Halo DS does not look here, it looks in the HaloDS root folder(where the init.txt file is located) in the cg\savegames folder. What is that? you don't have that folder? thats right you don't, but you can make one and you should. Then copy the custom game folder from your My documents folder into the cg/savegames folder.

Now you should be able to include the gametype in your init file and rcon commands and the server will run it. NOTE: If you have a space in the name of the gametype you MUST put the gametype name in quotes to have it run properly. Let me know if that helps.

  • 12.04.2006 8:32 PM PDT
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Thank you very much for the responces everyone. =D

To DJ: No problem dude. I tried reinstalling the Halo Server, but not Halo, only because I know the risk to it. 80% of the time for probably about 70-80% of HaloPc players, reinstalling will temporarily "corrupt" the reinstallation, and won't let you install again until you have done its request...

To Mike: Holy cow really? I just noticed too, I looked in his recent thread of Nessy's T&R level. Why in the world did he get banned? Hopefully, it's a tempa-ban. =/

To Igg: Thanks Igg. I'll get back to you when I try it out, to see if it works or not. Hopefully, it works. =D

  • 12.05.2006 1:54 PM PDT
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Yeah, Kim knows his stuff, but sometimes he's a bit of an ass.

  • 12.05.2006 3:18 PM PDT
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Sorry about the double post, my computer is being an ass, too

[Edited on 12/5/2006]

  • 12.05.2006 3:18 PM PDT