[PLZ Help] "Cannot download force data"

[[GM]Tinkerbell]

Before i get alot of "USE SEARCH" I have

My issue is I HAD a working server. Then I had a major thunderstorm. Had to reinstall all(thanks the stars she keeps backups). Anyway i thought i was ready to make public for my team to help me test.

So I opened my ports added my IP into PS_Game in the correct places as per instruction on many posts reinstalled ep4.5. then updated server files to the 5.3 ones attachd properly. Started my server..... got all Green >.
Then i Edited my Game.exe everything present and correct i think.

however upon logging in i get to login(passes) choose server(passes) onemin of nothing then "cannot download force Data"

I have searchd and searched all day chcked and double checked everything This is all i found

I think i having the same problem. My problem was a little unique. At local server, i uses 10 no. IP add such as 192.168.x.***, and when i changed to public ip which is 12 no. IP add such as 111.222.111.222, the client couldnt connect at all. Then i requested for 11 no. ip add (such as 111.222.111.10) from the provider. Changed the entire Pserver setting to the new IP, everything was ok. Then I started my client (with the new IP), it can see the server, login, and choose server. However I couldnt get pass that. Error message "cant download force data". Anyone have any idea?

EDITS: I managed to solve my problem. The problem is that my DB was not properly configured. I configured correctly on my local machine. However when I transfer the DB to the public server, I didn't managed add several important sql queries (from the EP4 PServer Files original SQL + other fixes). Did that and everything runs smoothly.

(Not sure what he means tho)
and am at a total loss as to where i have fked up ........Pweeeeze help<3

[RebeccaBlack]

I'm not entirely sure what that means myself, but have you checked your logs? Any problems usually get put there. Also is your client 100% okay, since sometimes a small bug can cause everything to flip out.

I'm pretty sure that error is to do with packets though, it's not properly receiving them, or "downloading the data" correctly. Check your connection speed to make sure it's okay.

Do you have the "Linked Servers" in the database installed? To check, Go to Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express. Expand "Server Objects". After that, Expand "Linked Servers". You should have the following in that:

1. game
2. PS_DEFINEDB
3. PS_GAMEDB01
4. PS_NCASH
5. PS_USERDB
6. PS_USERDB01

[[GM]Tinkerbell]

Originally Posted by RebeccaBlack

I'm not entirely sure what that means myself, but have you checked your logs? Any problems usually get put there. Also is your client 100% okay, since sometimes a small bug can cause everything to flip out.

I'm pretty sure that error is to do with packets though, it's not properly receiving them, or "downloading the data" correctly. Check your connection speed to make sure it's okay.

Do you have the "Linked Servers" in the database installed? To check, Go to Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express. Expand "Server Objects". After that, Expand "Linked Servers". You should have the following in that:

1. game
2. PS_DEFINEDB
3. PS_GAMEDB01
4. PS_NCASH
5. PS_USERDB
6. PS_USERDB01

Firstly thank you for the response.
My client is fine worked perfect before and i havent change it. My whole team having the same issue. Also what logs? the ones in the server files all seem fine pls find logs below....

i do have linked server
what could be the problem there
I tested and this is the error i got...


TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
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The test connection to the linked server failed.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)

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VIA Provider: The specified module could not be found.

OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI10" for linked server "PS_USERDB01" returned message "Login timeout expired".
OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI10" for linked server "PS_USERDB01" returned message "A network-related or instance-specific error has occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. Server is not found or not accessible. Check if instance name is correct and if SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. For more information see SQL Server Books Online.". (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 126)

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[RebeccaBlack]

I would honestly try to reinstall the linked servers. It sounds like they got misconfigured or something isn't right...

[[GM]Tinkerbell]

thanks sweety reinstalled now is all fixed much appreciate the help<3