### The BF1942 Gamespy master server is now DEAD ###

ghost of ... · 2014-07-25 22:08:18

Making a new thread ....

After 12 years of running, it finally happened today, July 25th 21.00 Central European Time

Gamespy master server for Battlefield 1942 is now dead

s[sk]'s master server is now what we have to rely on

Like said before, I predict the global BF 1942 population will be devastated by this; a 50+ % reduction next 30 days, but let's see ....

Last edited by ghost of ... (2014-07-26 07:25:05)

Syndrum² · 2014-07-25 22:27:06

:''(

joint · 2014-07-26 05:53:54

at least it wasnt unexpected
its nice that the game yet alive

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Arkos · 2014-07-26 09:12:38

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i could connect last night, also now... if gamespy is really down, it seems i had a patch since years

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kongo · 2014-07-26 09:46:25

gg.

CaptainCrotch · 2014-07-27 12:36:00

So...being lazy/stupid/ignorant.

When I goto multiplayer it now just hangs for me...I waited for about 5-10 minutes before I got bored.

I think I can connect to a server by using a -joinserver <ipaddress> or something from the command line.

Or is there a patch somewhere I can download?

Crotch.

tuia · 2014-07-27 12:41:09

Download Battlefield 1942 GameSpy patch. If you search carefully it's somewhere around here.

M1ke · 2014-07-27 12:46:33

Shit.

Millerke · 2014-07-27 14:00:57

Or use xfire, works still fine.

tuia · 2014-07-27 23:15:31

master.gamespy.com is dead and BF1942 population dropped from ~600 to ~150. Only couple of public servers to play. (sigh)

seventy · 2014-07-28 00:40:10

tuia wrote:

master.gamespy.com is dead and BF1942 population dropped from ~600 to ~150. Only couple of public servers to play. (sigh)

So a good reason for you to play this game too again after so many years. We need every player now.

Millerke · 2014-07-28 14:34:33

Are the simple servers trackable in the trackers? like gametracker etc?

Zero · 2014-07-28 14:40:23

tuia wrote:

master.gamespy.com is dead and BF1942 population dropped from ~600 to ~150. Only couple of public servers to play. sigh

It might be a good idea to open the server for CD + Origin?

And bf2142 dropped to 0.... http://www.gametracker.com/search/bf214 … order=DESC

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Millerke · 2014-07-28 14:50:34

BFVietnam ~20

http://www.gametracker.com/search/bfv/? … archipp=50

Arkos · 2014-07-28 20:16:57

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My gametracker refreshs very fast, also ingame update. At this moment 131 servers and 176 players.

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Grabbi · 2014-07-28 22:32:51

forget gametracker, this programmer there de-ranked every server using Tuia s 128 slot patch!
Use the community stuff created for you!

check:
http://master.bf1942.sk/ (25 servers enlisted !!)

or

http://www.qtracker.com/master-gamespy-hostfile.php

We got 32ppl atm and this is a nice result for the days after tomorrow !

Greetings

Grabbi

Arkos · 2014-07-28 22:48:31

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I have 131 servers now on gamespy, but i use and old Bf1942.exe patch and i had never never a problem because of or since GamespyShutdown.

But it's a nonwidescreenbf1942.exe.

Perhaps tuia should have a look on this one.

Between Gametracker shows 232 Players now.

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seventy · 2014-07-29 03:24:23

Actually I'm optimistic that many people will look for solutions for the current problem and come back to the game, because they just love this game too much, like we all do. The number of players will probably increase again soon.

Trench · 2014-07-29 08:52:52

Arkos wrote:

...but i use and old Bf1942.exe patch and i had never never a problem because of or since GamespyShutdown.

I think that makes sense, because there are actually two different "fixes" going on here.

The first fix is "the hang fix", which is a BF1942.EXE modification which prevents the game from hanging if "the master server" is offline. Without this fixed BF1942.EXE, if whatever master server you're using goes down, the game hangs when using the "Internet" menu. This issue was known long before the GameSpy shutdown was even proposed, and there were already fixed BF1942.EXE files before 2014 which addressed this issue.

(It sounds like you were already running one of those pre-2014 fixed BF1942.EXE files.)

The latest fix provided in the May 2014 fixed BF1942.EXE files is to change the game code so that it doesn't attempt to query "master.gamespy.com" any more at all, since as of July 26, 2014 those servers are permanently down. The fixed BF1942.EXE will instead query "master.bf1942.sk" which is the -=AX=- replacement master server. The "hang fix" is also present in these BF1942.EXE files, but that's not the "new" fix being provided.

In other words, you could also try and summarize the situation like this:

Applying only the HOSTS file change will fix someone who is currently hanging. But the HOSTS file change simply replaces "master.gamespy.com" with a single specific IP address known to be the -=AX=- replacement master server's current IP address. These users have not actually "fixed the hang", but rather have redirected themselves to a known-responsive master server in order to "avoid the hang." The day the -=AX=- replacement master server is down for maintenance, or the ISP -=AX=- uses is down for maintenance, etc., these player's Battlefield 1942 games are going to hang again. In addition, if -=AX=- ever has to change ISPs or must change the IP address their replacement master server is running at, the player's game will hang again until the player updates their HOSTS file (again) with the new IP address.

A player who does already have one of the pre-2014 BF1942.EXE files which includes the hang fix can simply make the HOSTS file change in addition, and they now have "both parts" of the fix. Their HOSTS file will be redirecting them to the -=AX=- replacement master server, and if the -=AX=- replacement master server is ever down for maintenance, the player's game will not hang because they have the BF1942.EXE hang fix, too. Without the HOSTS file change, this player's game will still not hang, but the player will be unable to use the "Update" button to refresh the Battlefield 1942 servers until they fix the HOSTS file to point to a responsive master server again.

A player who applies one of the May 2014 BF1942.EXE files does not need to make any HOSTS file change. The May 2014 BF1942.EXE fixes contain not only "the hang fix", but also replace "master.gamespy.com" with "master.bf1942.sk" so that the Battlefield 1942 game is querying the -=AX=- replacement master server "directly." This approach has the added bonus of not being dependent on one specific IP address for the -=AX=- replacement master server. If ever -=AX=- changes ISPs or changes which server the replacement master server is running at, this player's game will switch to that new IP address automatically when resolving the "master.bf1942.sk" DNS name.

Sorry for the long read; just seemed like an appropriate context to mention these points.

-Trench

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opus · 2014-07-29 11:35:25

<3 Trench.

Arkos · 2014-07-29 11:51:58

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I never changed something since 14.09.11. No problem until now and fast refresh & update via the InGameBrowser.

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Arkos · 2014-07-29 18:13:49

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In the moment, there is no AX Server visible on Qtracker, but 38 players on Simple.

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seventy · 2014-07-30 14:43:02

Just out of curiousity, does anyone know this Japanese server "PrinceUmeboshi.jpn" ? It seems to be full most of the time but I can't connect to it. They also have some interesting maps there..

s[sk] · 2014-07-30 14:54:29

do you have fhsw installed?

seventy · 2014-07-30 15:12:19

Ok, I see. I'm gonna try that server but ping will be very high

Jazzy · 2014-07-30 17:59:20

That is actually a nice server It runs the FHSW mod only. My ping was about 270, playable.

s[sk] · 2014-08-01 00:36:36

i love this EA post

https://twitter.com/EA/status/494897277 … 76/photo/1

they got the nerve to include bf1942 (with a weird screenshot) after they just killed it (and could have easily saved it)

tuia · 2014-08-01 00:44:07

Yes, no shame. I believe they "killed" BF1942, BF2 and other BF titles that relied on GameSpy services, so that players move on to BF4 and newer titles, buy their new games. But it's a stupid move by EA, I think those players won't move on to BF4, they will switch to Counter-Strike or Arma or other FPS classic games and think twice before buying any new EA game, since EA don't support their games in the long run.

Red Scorpion · 2014-08-01 08:41:41

Think they have killed it because they are just starting a new contract with games consol Xbox I think ,you pay £3.99 a month and get all new games to play online,no cd req everything will be digital.also tried to get play station to da same thing but Sony rejected it

ziba128 · 2014-08-01 23:01:55

386 players without 2 aX server copies
Edit: 323 players without 3 copies

Last edited by ziba128 (2014-08-01 23:06:47)

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