Problems with ASGS & ACSS... EXE path not registered in Registry, etc.

iPPCs · Post by **iPPCs** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:52 am

Seems I've had some sort of difficulty getting the Free Allegiance installed.

After some time, found that there was a utility called ASGS that is used 'instead' of the normal 'launcher.exe'? Have tried it, used it to "update/repair" FA and it sends the files to the drives root directory instead of the install directory. Have Uninstalled and Reinstalled without problem. Can start the Allegiance.exe manually, have unblocked its activity via Firewalls, etc. Can play the Training missions via the direct allegiance.exe files... both Production and the Beta.

An oddity though, beyond what I've mentioned... is that ASGS will create OLDER VERSION allegiance.exe files when it does its 'update/repair' function, even though it does place them in the root directory on the drive.

ASGS states that it cannot confirm the security of the Allegiance install and that it is not installed correctly. Dunno why, each time I uninstalled/reboot/install there is no error in the process. When I start with the launcher.exe it does its updates 3 times in a row before finally starting up without errors, merely cannot connect to any server. Firewalls are set to OFF to determine if that is the difficulty. Something is wrong with ASGS finding OLDER versions of Allegiance.exe files. IMO. It is stepping them down from something like .10644 to .10400. Why? Anyyways, I'm too tired to continue. Hope someone has an idea.

Windows XP SP3
ThreatFire, Win-Firewall, Norton
i7, 6GB RAM
.NET 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 +SP1, 4.0
C-Runtimes installed fine also.

PS. I have created shortcuts noting to ASGS that its home directory is where it resides. Have tried ASGS from both the main Allegiance install directory and also from the Beta and Production directories as well. Trying many different combinations of it's location to resolve this. Outcomes are all the same. Have tried to push the 'updated (although downgraded versions) of the allegiance.exe file into the proper Beta or Production folders and retried this many times. Have also moved the other updated files to the Artwork directory. AND, I do not have the allegiance.pdb (SP???) file at all. Cannot find that zipfile that is mentioned in pkk's other posts to help other people with install problems. It no longer exists.

[allegiance.pdb-is missing!]

raumvogel · Post by **raumvogel** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:26 am

You should be able to download the ACSS installer from this link: Click here

We do not use ASGS anymore.

/Could someone PLEASE change the info reflected on the download page so all of the newer people that we are getting
from the software sites aren't confused?

iPPCs · Post by **iPPCs** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:03 am

raumvogel wrote:QUOTE (raumvogel @ Nov 24 2012, 05:26 AM) You should be able to download the ACSS installer from this link: Click here

We do not use ASGS anymore.

/Could someone PLEASE change the info reflected on the download page so all of the newer people that we are getting
from the software sites aren't confused?

Thank you!

Is this the 'fix' for what I've described? Including the ACSS (standard .exe setup installation) not working? Or, is this a normal addon to the standard install process?

EDIT!: I have these files already. And, they do not work. =\

""File: Allegiance Setup.exe
Description: The total game. Includes everything you need to get up and running, except for Microsoft's .NET framework v2.0.
It is recommended that you validate the MD5 hash of your download after it completes. It should be 57e219710a2c596bcc040a50e82124c0.
If it is not, please re-download and re-verify.

Be sure to create a gameplay account!!

Download size is 102MB.
Last Updated: Mon Nov 30 11:45:53 EST 2009
Size: Unknown. This file is hosted on a third-party server.""

AND

""File: ASGS Client and Updater
Description: This is ASGSClient.exe and ASGSUpdate.exe, useful for those folks who occasionally have trouble getting ASGS to update. Just unzip the contents into your Allegiance directory, overwriting the old files.
Last Updated: Mon Nov 30 11:46:26 EST 200""

What I do not see is ACSS client/// etc.

It simply is not a text statement on this DL page to indicate it is/is not ACSS. If it is the main installer... that one does not work for me. Cannot connect to server over 2 days now.

Thank you.

Spunkmeyer · Post by **Spunkmeyer** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:32 am

launcher.exe is ACSS.

What is not working? What happens when you click on play online? Did you already create your callsign/account?

Post by **BackTrak** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:36 am

Hello,

Please try the following:

Uninstall all free allegiance items from add/remove programs

Run the full installer, ensure that you have downloaded the latest version from http://getsetup.alleg.net/

Next, icons should appear for allegiance on your desktop, use those to launch allegiance. If launcher still does not work after all the updates are applied, post back and let us know.

iPPCs · Post by **iPPCs** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 5:27 pm

BackTrak wrote:QUOTE (BackTrak @ Nov 24 2012, 10:36 PM) Hello,

Please try the following:

Uninstall all free allegiance items from add/remove programs

Run the full installer, ensure that you have downloaded the latest version from http://getsetup.alleg.net/

Next, icons should appear for allegiance on your desktop, use those to launch allegiance. If launcher still does not work after all the updates are applied, post back and let us know.

Okay, this has been done repeatedly. The point of failure with the main launcher is it cannot connect to the server.

Because it could not connect to the server I researched the forums and found out about ASGS and thought that was the proper way to go.

However, the main (not ASGS) launcher.exe method from the main install fails to allow the 'play offline' / training mode to work at all. It simply just fails to start correctly, errors out that there was some problem with it.

There appears to not be an error with the C runtime install. No error with the .NET 2./3/3.5/3.5 SP1 Framework either.

Can start the training by going to the allegiance.exe file directly though. However, of course that fails to connect to the server online because the UserID and Password have not been passed to it from the launcher.exe process, since launcher.exe was not started, to test bypassing it.

Spunkmeyer · Post by **Spunkmeyer** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 7:53 pm

The offline not working thing may be a bug, I just had the same thing happen.

However, what do you mean by "The point of failure with the main launcher is it cannot connect to the server. " ? Can you describe step by step exactlky what happens when you click on Play Online?

Post by **BackTrak** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:06 am

After the launcher starts, do you see a screen with the allegiance logo, and login optionss or do you see a screen with three buttons one of which is labeled "play online" one labeled "play beta" and one labeled "play offline"

iPPCs · Post by **iPPCs** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:35 am

Spunkmeyer wrote:QUOTE (Spunkmeyer @ Nov 25 2012, 02:53 PM) The offline not working thing may be a bug, I just had the same thing happen.

However, what do you mean by "The point of failure with the main launcher is it cannot connect to the server. " ? Can you describe step by step exactlky what happens when you click on Play Online?

I simply click "Login" with my correct username/password combo, and it replies within 15-30 seconds: "Failed to contact server, please try again later."

Just that simple.

Once again, on reinstall have opened the Firewall to the new proggies. Also, still cannot do the 'offline' mode via the launcher.exe method.

Hope that helps.

Post by **pkk** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:55 am

iPPCs wrote:QUOTE (iPPCs @ Nov 27 2012, 08:35 AM) I simply click "Login" with my correct username/password combo, and it replies within 15-30 seconds: "Failed to contact server, please try again later."

Do you get that error at step seven (see below)?

QUOTE What Should Happen
This is a step-by-step listing of what should be happening when you try to play Allegiance. You can use these step numbers to indicate where a problem occurs in the posting template found below this list.]
You click the "Allegiance 1.2" shortcut on your desktop, or in your Start menu

A window appears with "Welcome to Allegiance" as title and you have to log on with your callsign and password.The windows doesn't appear, skip this step.A window appears with title "Allegiance is starting" with a loading bar.You click "Play Online"Allegiance opens upYou click "Free Games" at the bottomYou see the Message Of The Day (MOTD) scrolling. AutoUpdates are performed if necessary.You click the big wide "Current Games Listing" button below the MOTD.You see the games lobby, which lists all of the available serversYou select your desired server, and click "Join Game"You enter the game lobby on grey "Not On A Team" (NOAT) and see players chatting You choose a team to join, and click "Join Team"When the game has started, you enter the base screen and can begin play.[/quote]

I think so, because you use Norton:
http://www.freeallegiance.org/FAW/index.ph...the_server'