First and foremost...
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL LUCAS ARTS FILE. THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL LUCAS ARTS PATCH. THIS IS NOT A CLIENT PATCH FOR YOUR BATTLEFRONT 2 GAME. THIS IS FOR SWBF2 SERVER ADMINS ONLY.
This is a tested fix for admins who may be having problems with malicious players intent on ruining Battlefront 2 gameplay online for the rest of us.
There are players in the SWBF2 community intentionally crashing Star Wars Battlefront 2 servers. This isn't a surprise to some here but the fact there's a fix for the issue may be new to some. This has been an issue for quite some time now (longer than most would think). These malicious players are taking advantage of exploits in the game... and either crashing the SWBF2 server, locking out the remote server manager or assuming admin, among other issues. There has been a patched server file that has been in testing since the problem first reared it's ugly head. The problem itself is spreading.. and I'm starting to get requests for help, as well as inquiries as to what may be happening.
The patched server file itself has gone through a few changes and updates.. and is currently on 1.4. Version changes are in the ReadMe enclosed in the zip available for download. The reason for these changes is simple. There are some ppl actively going through SWBF2 files looking for exploits... and executing these exploits via a gui specifically made for the purpose of hacking SWBF2 servers. Make no mistake. There are several versions of the SWBF2hack.exe program already. Different versions made for compatibility across different operating systems. There is an active group using the hack file to ruin gameplay for us all and thinking they're keeping the SWBF2 community hostage. Active is defined here as still trying to update their hacks for more exploits. There may be more updates to this patched server file if more exploits are revealed to cause issues online.
Because the issue is becoming more widespread, the patched server file is being made available publicly to those that feel they may need it. All we're asking is for those that download the file... to give us input on how well the file is working... remaining issues you may be having... or problems you may be experiencing. We'd like those that download this file here, to keep checking here to get updates to the file (if the file is updated further). This is the only location we guarantee an unmodified patched server file for these issues. The issue of a person taking this patched server file and modifying it.. then re-uploading the file somewhere is a possibility that one must consider. It is because of this reason that we ask you download the file exclusively where we know it's unmodified.
UNOFFICIAL Patched BattlefrontII.exe server zip file
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UNOFFICIAL Patched BattlefrontII.exe server file ReadMe
**NOTICE THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL LUCAS ARTS FILE. THIS IS NOT A CLIENT SIDE PATCH
This patched server file was written by Bryant, a concerned community member, in an effort to keep online play as fun as it has always been for Star Wars Battlefront 2 (SWBF2). This file will prevent several different types of server crashes that are currently plaguing the Battlefront 2 online community.
The most recent version of this patched server file has been tested on numerous SWBF2 servers and all with the same results; a stabilized server and will effectively prevent the following issues.
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Version 1.4
New Patches
- Unauthorized vote kicks have no effect
- Patch for a new crashing exploit
History
V1.3
- Improved ban list - restored original file size
- Expanded Ctrl+J patch to cover the same characters as the no-name patch
- Optimized the in-game admin hack patch
- Improved Guest Player Patch - Complete removal of guest players
- prevents crashes/freezes under special circumstances
- fixes the denial of service attack that aluigi's patch created
V1.2
- I did not release 1.2 so changes are attributed to 1.3
V1.1
- Ctrl+J is converted to a space
- Bug: Letters that did not cause SM problems were blocked along with the bad ones
V1.0
- Bad letters in names are converted to spaces
- at this point there should be no names that cause SM/RM problems
- Patched an in-game admin hack
- Increased ban size to 240 (caused increased file sized - improved in V1.3)
- aluigi seven-player guest patch - crash fix
Installation instructions
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To install: (You will need FTP access to your server's directory)
-Stop your server
-Go to the swbf2 server's main directory and delete BattlefrontII.exe.
-Upload the included BattlefrontII.exe
-Start your server.
*If you don't have permission to delete the current BattlefrontII.exe, you will have to contact your server provider and ask them to change the file for you. Be sure to include a download link to this zip file.
**If you're running a server from your own computer, simply replace the BattlefrontII.exe in your server directory.
This patched server file was written by Bryant, a concerned community member, in an effort to keep online play as fun as it has always been for Star Wars Battlefront 2 (SWBF2). This file will prevent several different types of server crashes that are currently plaguing the Battlefront 2 online community.
The most recent version of this patched server file has been tested on numerous SWBF2 servers and all with the same results; a stabilized server and will effectively prevent the following issues.
-----------
Version 1.4
New Patches
- Unauthorized vote kicks have no effect
- Patch for a new crashing exploit
History
V1.3
- Improved ban list - restored original file size
- Expanded Ctrl+J patch to cover the same characters as the no-name patch
- Optimized the in-game admin hack patch
- Improved Guest Player Patch - Complete removal of guest players
- prevents crashes/freezes under special circumstances
- fixes the denial of service attack that aluigi's patch created
V1.2
- I did not release 1.2 so changes are attributed to 1.3
V1.1
- Ctrl+J is converted to a space
- Bug: Letters that did not cause SM problems were blocked along with the bad ones
V1.0
- Bad letters in names are converted to spaces
- at this point there should be no names that cause SM/RM problems
- Patched an in-game admin hack
- Increased ban size to 240 (caused increased file sized - improved in V1.3)
- aluigi seven-player guest patch - crash fix
Installation instructions
-----------
To install: (You will need FTP access to your server's directory)
-Stop your server
-Go to the swbf2 server's main directory and delete BattlefrontII.exe.
-Upload the included BattlefrontII.exe
-Start your server.
*If you don't have permission to delete the current BattlefrontII.exe, you will have to contact your server provider and ask them to change the file for you. Be sure to include a download link to this zip file.
**If you're running a server from your own computer, simply replace the BattlefrontII.exe in your server directory.
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