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Forgotten Hope 2 => FH2 Help / Support => Topic started by: Rawhide on 03-10-2010, 11:10:18

Title: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Rawhide on 03-10-2010, 11:10:18
Here's how you do it if you bought BF2 on Steam and wanna play Forgotten Hope 2

1 ) Make sure you have BF2 in your games list
- Link to product on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/24860/ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/24860/)

2 ) Start it up and check that it works by joining a server and just playing

3 ) Download Forgotten Hope 2
- Link to main page: http://forgottenhope.warumdarum.de/ (http://forgottenhope.warumdarum.de/)

4 ) Install Forgotten Hope 2 and make sure you got the latest version installed

5 ) When BF2 and FH2 is installed, go in to the Steam/Steamapps/Common/BF2/Mods/FH2 and copy the shaders_client file and just copy it into Steam/Steamapps/Common/BF2/Mods/BF2

6 ) Open Steam, go to settings and click on "In-game" tab and make sure the Steam Community (Shift+Tab) is not active. Steam, Punkbuster and the overlay community function will not work in BF2/FH2. So if you wanna play FH2, you gotta click the box so it's not active or else PB will kick you within five minutes.

Also check the Downloads+Cloud tab and remove the Steam Cloud function

- Now we have removed two things that would fuck up Punkbuster while hunting town evil Tigers on St.Lo breakthrough

7 ) Manually update Punkbuster. Use PBsetup and just add Battlefield 2 and check for updates. Great way if PB starts giving you the trouble.

Can be found here: http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php (http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php)

8 ) Start Battlefield 2, log in, click on community and custom games. Activate Forgotten Hope 2. BF2 will close and FH2 will start.

8.1 ) You can also add FH2 directly to Steam's my games list via the "add non Steam game" at "add game" menu.

9 ) Join a server, have fun and lets us know if it doesn't work!

Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Rawhide on 03-10-2010, 11:10:27
If my list doesn't work, try Die Happy's

now what you need to do is a bit "complicated" but ive done it a few times and it works.

here is what you need to do:
install bf2 via steam
run the game once
create a gamespy account
load any map in bf2 (online or offline)
make your config
install FH2
now comes the tricky part.
make a backup (rename) of the shader_client.zip file in the steam/.../Battlefield 2/mods/bf2 folder
now copy the shader_client.zip form the battlefield2/mods/fh2 folder into the Battlefield 2/mods/bf2 folder. (this is basically what the FH2.exe does but the steam version cant run & handle this so you have to do this manually)

now the following is HOW TO START FH2 on STEAM (you need to do this every time until we find a better way)
now start BF2 via steam > open the community menu > select custom games an start FH2.
Bf2 will restart with FH2 running. now you can join the servers and the shader issues should be solved.

IF you ever want to play BF2 or any other mod besides FH2 you have to restore the original shader_client.zip file in the steam/.../battlefield2/mods/bf2 folder. !!!

Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Atkins on 07-01-2011, 11:01:17
I would add that check out Steam's forums if you encounter problems not described above, like the CD-Key not Valid-problem which seems to be quite common.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=733

Also, I got BF2 out of Steam by talking to EA support chat and they gave me new cd-key that worked in EA Download Manager (EADM).
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: githma on 25-03-2011, 21:03:21
5 ) When BF2 and FH2 is installed, go in to the Steam/Steamapps/Common/BF2/Mods/FH2 and copy the shaders_client file and just copy it into Steam/Steamapps/Common/BF2/Mods/BF2

Im not sure what you meen by this.  I don't have a BF2 folder in "Steam/Steamapps/Common/BF2/Mods/"  only a FH2.  Do you want me to make one? pleas elaborate.

also im logging into the game and im not seeing any option for community and custom games.  please help

Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: githma on 26-03-2011, 01:03:27
nevermind im an idiot.  doh! im so mad at myself.  i have battlefield bad company 2.  didnt realize they were 2 different games.......
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: kellywh0 on 20-04-2011, 22:04:08
I copied the shaders over but it still doesnt work. All that comes up is a screen saying. You must stat FH2 by using a fh2.exe not bf2.exe. But i do use the fh2.exe
edit: every once in awhile i get the message failded to move mods/fh2/shaders_cliant.zip to mods/bf2/shaders_cliant.zip. The process cannot access the file because its being used by another process.
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: DLFReporter on 21-04-2011, 13:04:42
Sounds like a access rights problem under Win7.
Have you tried turning off the Win UAC feature?
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Schneider8 on 25-05-2011, 14:05:28
Sounds like a access rights problem under Win7.
Have you tried turning off the Win UAC feature?

I have the same problem. I played for few weeks without error. Then I clicked on BFHQ and clicked a slider button right next to United States Army. I was just curious. Right after the click, it got me on windows screen with error: FH2 crashed. do you want to report it to FH2 team?
Since this, every time I turn in FH2, I get 2 errors after clicking FH2 shortcut.
They say: failded to move mods/fh2/shaders_cliant.zip to mods/bf2/shaders_cliant.zip. The process cannot access the file because its being used by another process.
It worked with two errors and I played properly for few days. But today when I started, I had 2 more errors and while I was playing, I tryed to aim with a gun and it was black and white.
(btw: I have Win7 and UAC turned off. No firewall and other stuff. I have original copy of a game)
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: DLFReporter on 25-05-2011, 14:05:50
Ah that's an easy one to fix, just search for "failded to move mods/fh2/shaders_cliant.zip to mods/bf2/shaders_cliant.zip" in this subforum and you'll find a solution. Cheers
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Schneider8 on 25-05-2011, 15:05:32
I did all the stuff that he said and still get errors and blac and white aim screen.
-I deleted cache folders (both from mods/BF2 and mods/FH2)
-There weren't zips, so I downloaded them and renamed to ...backup.zip
-I also noticed that when I start FH2 now, in task manager/processes, it shows only FH2.exe and BF2 exe is missing. It showed it before, I'm 100% sure.

Any ideas?
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Schneider8 on 25-05-2011, 22:05:15
clean reinstall and it works fine...
but now I get PB error. I installed all, played for few minutes (15 I think) and then PB kicked me out of server end gave me error like: unable to update punkbuster
...so I downloaded pbsvc.exe and reinstalled PB. It didn't help. Any ideas?  ???
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: sheikyerbouti on 26-05-2011, 00:05:04
 punkbuster is weird sometimes, I recommend that you try manual update a few times to see if one of them will stick.

 you're almost there buddy, good luck and see you on the battlefield
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: DLFReporter on 26-05-2011, 07:05:29
Check your taskmanager and see if both PunkbusterA.exe and B are running, other than that follow sheiks lead and you will soon be joining us again.
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Schneider8 on 26-05-2011, 15:05:59
I reinstalled 2 more times and didn't help.
+both PBA and PBB are running.
I still get the same error :'(
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: kummitus on 26-05-2011, 17:05:58
you've tried pbsetup.exe?

http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Schneider8 on 26-05-2011, 17:05:02
only pbsvc.exe
now I applied pbsetup.exe and it seems it works... if it won't kick me, thank you all and see you on the battlefield!  8)
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Comrade Roe on 06-07-2011, 02:07:26
I copied the shaders over but it still doesnt work. All that comes up is a screen saying. You must stat FH2 by using a fh2.exe not bf2.exe. But i do use the fh2.exe
edit: every once in awhile i get the message failded to move mods/fh2/shaders_cliant.zip to mods/bf2/shaders_cliant.zip. The process cannot access the file because its being used by another process.
I have this problem as well and I did everything on the list. Activating FH2 from community tab gives me black and white shaky ironsight mode, while launching FH2 from Forgotten Hope 2 desktop shortcut gives me "You cannot start FH2 through BF2.exe, you must use FH2.exe.." Don't know any fixes.
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: DLFReporter on 06-07-2011, 08:07:37
Ah saw your post in the other thread before this one...
ok have you tried switching of the windows user acccount control? Is Steam installed on the same harddisk as Win7?
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: crusty on 05-07-2012, 19:07:44
Well apparantly gamestop doesn't carry disk versions of games anymore so steam it is. I have a couple questions since i'm not too computer savvy (yet).

1. How do I get to here "Steam/Steamapps/Common/BF2/Mods/FH2" from steam's start page, the same with Steam/Steamapps/Common/BF2/Mods/BF2?

2. Whats a shaders client file, and can I download it in the downloads section of the website?

Thanks for your help.
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: titsmcgee852 on 17-07-2012, 12:07:03
I keep getting the error "multiple direct 3D load" whilst playing online. Is this to do with Punkbuster? How can I fix it?
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: DLFReporter on 17-07-2012, 12:07:24
Try disabling your Steam Overlay.
http://www.ehow.com/how_10004514_disable-steam-overlay.html
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: mAb4 on 20-04-2013, 20:04:16
After i did all that,can i active back the cloud and comnitty?
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Persecutor88 on 26-05-2013, 14:05:58
Need help, I have Battlefield 2: Complete Collection with origin, I can't play in multiplayer, what I need to do?
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 19-07-2017, 11:07:58
I installed BF2 today to play FH2, but it seems i need an online account to be able to do anything useful with servers, but I can't make an account because there is a problem with my connection, which I assume is linked to Gamespy being down... But how can I then get a nickname/account and join FH2?
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Roughbeak on 19-07-2017, 15:07:51
Hey, I assume that you are using FH2 Launcher? If so:

Go to options, now under the small lettering "Player Account", you should login as "<None / Manage Accounts >". Hit OK and obviously hit Play. :)

From there you should hit Manage Accounts (bottom left) and then create account (bottom right). Accept the terms of course, and make sure to create an ingame account under the Multiplayer tab. Please let us know if your issue persists!


Best regards,
Roughbeak
Title: Re: BF2 on Steam and wanna play FH2?
Post by: Born2Kill 007 on 19-07-2017, 16:07:52
Ok, now I feel stupid :)

Well, it worked and it's downloading now, thanks already! I'll hopefully see you soon on the battlefield!