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Title: FH2 Standalone Installer
Post by: radiosmersh on 17-02-2018, 21:02:21
Visit for the details. (https://playfh2.net/download)
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: Jimi Hendrix on 18-02-2018, 16:02:55
 Brilliant!!!

 Will this be periodically updated when new content is added?

Great Job RADIOSMERSH!!
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: radiosmersh on 18-02-2018, 16:02:33
Brilliant!!!

 Will this be periodically updated when new content is added?

Great Job RADIOSMERSH!!
Thank you! Yes, I'm planning to update it when the next patch will come out, which I hope will happen soon.
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: jan_kurator on 18-02-2018, 17:02:45
Are the mentioned map packs optional or does it install everything there is?
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: radiosmersh on 18-02-2018, 18:02:28
Are the mentioned map packs optional or does it install everything there is?
I considered making them optional, but decided to include them in the main installation and here is why: CMP is de facto part of the FH2 now, because you can't play online without it and Coop mappack adds a feature original release is missing. And actually, one of the reasons that inspired me to create this installer was the endless stream of questions in our Russian FH2 community (https://vk.com/forgottenhope) literally like "Where can I find the Red Army?" (obviously, players were looking for EF maps in singleplayer, but there were none).
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: colores on 20-02-2018, 20:02:36
Good work Radiosmersh!

Includes BF2?
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: Vietcong rus on 20-02-2018, 20:02:12
RADIOSMERSH

Good job! Russian-speaking players will be happy!

(http://a.radikal.ru/a21/1802/9e/27b41669e94f.png)
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: radiosmersh on 20-02-2018, 20:02:36
Good work Radiosmersh!

Includes BF2?
Yes, but in a very truncated form: bare minimum required to play FH2. I deleted all unnecessary files, including levels folder, to minimize the size of the installer. Sorry, I should probably stated it more clearly in the description, will do it now.
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: Leopardi on 20-02-2018, 21:02:57
Are the mentioned map packs optional or does it install everything there is?
I considered making them optional, but decided to include them in the main installation and here is why: CMP is de facto part of the FH2 now, because you can't play online without it
Sure you can on non-CMP server, I haven't installed CMP and won't install it.
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: jan_kurator on 20-02-2018, 22:02:53
Are the mentioned map packs optional or does it install everything there is?
I considered making them optional, but decided to include them in the main installation and here is why: CMP is de facto part of the FH2 now, because you can't play online without it
Sure you can on non-CMP server, I haven't installed CMP and won't install it.
Exactly this. And I found you saying that CMP is part of the FH2 now a bit offensive to be honest. It's not. It should be clearly stated. I don't mind additional bot support for 4 EF maps being included in this as it only a small addon to the official maps, but CMP should be optional.
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: Jimi Hendrix on 20-02-2018, 23:02:34
Are the mentioned map packs optional or does it install everything there is?
I considered making them optional, but decided to include them in the main installation and here is why: CMP is de facto part of the FH2 now, because you can't play online without it
Sure you can on non-CMP server, I haven't installed CMP and won't install it.
Exactly this. And I found you saying that CMP is part of the FH2 now a bit offensive to be honest. It's not. It should be clearly stated. I don't mind additional bot support for 4 EF maps being included in this as it only a small addon to the official maps, but CMP should be optional.

 Take it easy there Jan, im sure he meant its "included along with" FH2.


 ::)
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: jan_kurator on 20-02-2018, 23:02:14
Doesn't matter as long as installer doesn't ask you if you want it and install it all together with FH2 stock content. And don't get me wrong, it's a great initiative and I love this makes FH2 "standalone". All I ask is an option to tick a box if you want installer add community made content to the mod.
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: VonMudra on 21-02-2018, 04:02:43
Gotta agree with Jan.  Great effort, just needs tweaks like that.  FH2's CMP stuff is not an official part of the mod and should remain optional.
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: Stubbfan on 21-02-2018, 09:02:50
 ::) Installer is not official either. You can always delete the maps.
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 21-02-2018, 14:02:23
Also, afaik, every CMP map is clearly labeled as such on the maps loading screen.
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: PapillonFH on 21-02-2018, 18:02:28
It's not like the CMP maps are infectious  ::)
Just delete them, or don't join a server with them, or both.
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: RAnDOOm on 21-02-2018, 18:02:39
Great work RADIOSMERSH.

I applaud you for the initiative. Well done!   ;)
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: GeoPat on 21-02-2018, 19:02:43
Great job RADIO!

This is something that we've been waiting for.  It will certainly make things easier for the next tournament.

I recently experimented with putting FH2 inside of Project Reality.  I was able to play on the multiplayer server no problem.  I also used a chopped down version of mods/bf2 and had to add a few files to the main Project Reality folder.  I couldn't get local server to run, but I know anything.  I bet we could easily make an installer to install it into PR and give those players the option to play this great mod.  Probably an unofficial installer like this is the best way to go.
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: Leopardi on 21-02-2018, 22:02:53
It's not like the CMP maps are infectious  ::)
Just delete them, or don't join a server with them, or both.
Or, just have the tick box in the installler  :P
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: PapillonFH on 22-02-2018, 08:02:06
Whatever helps to get through the day  8)
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: Hawk2k9 on 22-02-2018, 08:02:49
its not like its included in the .iso you have to download, anyway. You might aswell install them.
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: radiosmersh on 22-02-2018, 22:02:53
It's not like the CMP maps are infectious  ::)
Just delete them, or don't join a server with them, or both.
Or, just have the tick box in the installler  :P
Doesn't matter as long as installer doesn't ask you if you want it and install it all together with FH2 stock content. And don't get me wrong, it's a great initiative and I love this makes FH2 "standalone". All I ask is an option to tick a box if you want installer add community made content to the mod.
Gotta agree with Jan.  Great effort, just needs tweaks like that.  FH2's CMP stuff is not an official part of the mod and should remain optional.
Alright, I'll make it optional in next iterations in the installer, though I guess that, in the light of an upcoming patch, that won't be needed for some time, since it'll take some time for CMP guys to update the mappack for it.
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: Hjaldrgud on 23-02-2018, 23:02:42
Nice, brilliant, excellent!

I wish there was a +rep button
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: Jimi Hendrix on 24-02-2018, 02:02:57
It's not like the CMP maps are infectious  ::)
Just delete them, or don't join a server with them, or both.
Or, just have the tick box in the installler  :P
Doesn't matter as long as installer doesn't ask you if you want it and install it all together with FH2 stock content. And don't get me wrong, it's a great initiative and I love this makes FH2 "standalone". All I ask is an option to tick a box if you want installer add community made content to the mod.
Gotta agree with Jan.  Great effort, just needs tweaks like that.  FH2's CMP stuff is not an official part of the mod and should remain optional.
Alright, I'll make it optional in next iterations in the installer, though I guess that, in the light of an upcoming patch, that won't be needed for some time, since it'll take some time for CMP guys to update the mappack for it.

Yeah, i can see where Jan is coming from now, but its an easy solution.

Create a little check box for CMP maps & release a test version for public testing.
Then when the new patch is released & CMP updates, voila u have the working blueprint!!!

 Are you planning on adding background loading music and graphics while its installing?


 Thanks again RADIOSMERSH from all of the FH2 standalone fans.

(https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/24110614/genius-genius-everywhere.jpg)
 8)
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: Alubat on 24-02-2018, 14:02:03
Nice.
Some questions

.I guess not every pc has 11gb free space on c/ drive. Is it possible to choose other drive for install ?

.Will the install mess up other bf2 installs ?

.Does installer work on all windows platforms like Xp, win7 ..win 10 ?

Good job :-)
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: radiosmersh on 24-02-2018, 18:02:25
.I guess not every pc has 11gb free space on c/ drive. Is it possible to choose other drive for install ?
Yeah, sure.
.Will the install mess up other bf2 installs ?
Well, Key Manager that pops up after files extraction can change CD-key in registry, but only if being told to. Other than that you're safe, unless you point the installer to the folder with existing BF2 installlation  ;D.
.Does installer work on all windows platforms like Xp, win7 ..win 10 ?
Yes, all Windows versions above XP SP3 are supported. Haven't tried installing it on Linux though, but I'ms ure it'll run there too.

Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: AfterDune on 27-02-2018, 14:02:25
Love the initiative, great job! This will surely help to get new players on board quickly :).

Does this come with the FH2 launcher as well? I can't remember if that was part of the FH2 installer, since it's been installed for so long now :D.

I don't mind CMP maps being part of the installer. If anything, new players have them by default, so whatever server they join, it'll just work, which I think is the greatest benefit here.

Anyway, something you could potentially consider is to also include the CMP Updater (or whatever it's called), with which you can update the CMP maps and some custom content. That's obviously beyond the scope of your original idea, but something to perhaps think about.

Thanks again for the initiative, I will surely use this to convince people to start playing FH2 ;).
Title: Re: Unofficial Complete FH2 Installer
Post by: radiosmersh on 27-02-2018, 19:02:55
Does this come with the FH2 launcher as well? I can't remember if that was part of the FH2 installer, since it's been installed for so long now :D.
Yes, it is an essential part of FH2 nowadays.

Anyway, something you could potentially consider is to also include the CMP Updater (or whatever it's called), with which you can update the CMP maps and some custom content. That's obviously beyond the scope of your original idea, but something to perhaps think about.
Actually, CMP updater is already included, I forgot to mention that in the description. The desktop icon for it is created if the appropriate checkbox in the installer is selected.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: radiosmersh on 27-02-2018, 20:02:54
Are you planning on adding background loading music and graphics while its installing?
That's definitely in my to-do list, but right now I'm experimenting with compression algorithms that have good compression ratio but aren't too resource-demanding at the same time. Currently, installer isn't compressed at all, because the space saved due to built-in Inno setup compression (LZMA2) (maximum I was able to achieve is 400 Mb ) is not worth the stress put on CPU during extraction.

Create a little check box for CMP maps & release a test version for public testing.
Then when the new patch is released & CMP updates, voila u have the working blueprint!!!
I might release an intermediate version just to test new features I mentioned above, but only if I finish it before the release of the patch.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: Comrade Roe on 01-03-2018, 00:03:18
So if it includes the FH2 launcher, does this mean I can basically one and done install this and be ready to play? Assuming next update doesn't do something funny, I won't have to reinstall this for it to continue working still?
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: radiosmersh on 01-03-2018, 22:03:40
So if it includes the FH2 launcher, does this mean I can basically one and done install this and be ready to play?  Assuming next update doesn't do something funny, I won't have to reinstall this for it to continue working still?
Yes, that is exactly why I created it. You will be able to update the FH2 through the launcher once the patch is released, just as usual.

Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: x4fun ODIUM on 04-03-2018, 22:03:09
Dear Everyone,

just a reply from our side, since I just had to clean up a link to this thread here.

In the [762] forums, we do not distribute ways to:

a) circumvent bans (which this software is).
b) to download a copyrighted game, which BF2 still is.

We already have enough problems with people behaving like madmen or cheating on our servers.

There is a reason that battlelog.co was closed down BY REQUEST OF EA Games.
See for yourself: https://battlelog.co/
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/ea-shuts-down-fan-run-servers-for-older-battlefield-games/

Step 2 would have been a lawsuit. We cannot afford to have that at [762] .
If the forums at warumdarum.de want to risk that, it is their business.

You can contact each other via PM, but we will delete any reference to distribution links of copyrighted material in our forums.

If there ever is a legal, self made standalone for an Forgotten Hope game, we will gladly spread the word, that is no question. We just hope that there will be a new CD Key- or other security system with it, because if not it will be next to impossible to run a decent server without having lots of admins watching it every evening and re-banning the trouble makers over and over again (what we are doing right now).

Regards,
x4fun I<ODIUM>I
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 05-03-2018, 16:03:09
As far as I understand it, there is only a small part of BF2 included. Maps and more are missing, so the download does not enable you to play BF2. Battlelog was shut down because they provided the complete BF2 game to play for free and also used official EA / BF2 logos on their website.

The cd key issue is also not really a new problem. You can use whatever cd key since the official gamespy servers went down.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: Oberst on 05-03-2018, 22:03:42
Stupid question, but how does PR standalone work? And arent they as long there, as ReviveBf2
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: GeoPat on 05-03-2018, 22:03:38
It's best not to stir this pot.

It was my mistake posting the link here on the server forum to help someone who received the inevitable bad-key/insta-ban that most newcomers get.

Just don't post the link over there.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: Alubat on 05-03-2018, 23:03:49
Its not impossible to buy a used or sealed BF2 cd with no key or with a banned key.
How to change key should not be a problem.

Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: x4fun ODIUM on 06-03-2018, 22:03:51
Hello again,

since we had yet another request of a player that has "never played FH2" ever before and just "downloaded the game" to be unbanned, I will copy my reply to him, that we gave in our forums, into this forum here as well so you guys can see it.

"Alright guys, it is simple.

If you get your game and CD key from an unofficial download, from a CD key generator, you have to take into account the fact, that the keygenerator is not that good and that CD Keys do repeat. So if you get a key that someone else has already used on our servers to break the rules, cheat, hack or spread racism, then this key will of course stay banned.

It is your responsibility to obtain your original game and key and not share it with anyone, so you do not get banned for somebody else's actions.

Because of the fact that we do not have a livestream into your living room and we cannot prove  or disprove that it was not you in the first place, who got banned with the old key, we do not feel obliged to remove banned keys from our ban list. They are on it for a reason.

You may ask the people who spread this downloading and key generating tool for assistance. But it is not our responsibility to fix the problems that arise from the use of repeatedly generated CD keys."
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: fighterpil on 31-03-2018, 21:03:34
This is awesome! Thank you for providing a much needed update to FH2. I'll have to try it out soon! :)
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: Lydecker on 11-04-2018, 13:04:15
Hmmm... just bumped into this and I think FH2 is going to be on my playlist again. I'm just about had it with PUBG anyway :p
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: Chad1992 on 18-04-2018, 00:04:01
So I installed FH2 on my new pc using this.  The installer worked good and the game runs fine in single player.  The only thing ive noticed is I get a lot of internet connection issues when playing online.  I have good internet speed and generally have a ping of around 120 on euro servers.  Any idea if the problem good be linked to this or is it something else.  I have not tried hooking up through ethernet.  I will try my old pc which has fh2 installed via a full bf2 install.  I use to play that no problem on an even slower internet speed.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: Balloon with mustard on 20-04-2018, 14:04:57
Chad1992 try tracert and ping commands to check for lags and possible packet loss. Check your firewall settings for FH2 application.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: Chad1992 on 24-04-2018, 19:04:18
So it seems that my internet connection drops randomly but only when I am playing FH2.  I can watch HD youtube vids and use the internet all day long with no issues.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: Mayhemic.MAD on 24-04-2018, 19:04:22
Youtube and some surfing is not a proper test to see if you have stable internet connection.
I would first try some other multiplayer games to see if your internet connection has a general problem or if its just fh2/762 server?
Also try switching from wifi to ethernet if you can, as it may also be a wifi problem.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: Chad1992 on 24-04-2018, 20:04:57
Youtube and some surfing is not a proper test to see if you have stable internet connection.
I would first try some other multiplayer games to see if your internet connection has a general problem or if its just fh2/762 server?
Also try switching from wifi to ethernet if you can, as it may also be a wifi problem.
Yea I hooked up an ethernet cable I had and was able to play a round with no issues.  So now I just have to figure out if its my laptop or the router itself.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: jan_kurator on 25-05-2018, 07:05:35
@radiosmersh,

can you please update your installer with 2.53 files, and remove the CMP content out of it? All custom maps will have to be updated to be fully compatible with the newest version of FH2 again, and your unofficial installer can help a great deal with distribution of the mod after the release. Especially in Russia, since this patch is obviously exclusively Easter Front, and it may bring attention of your fellow comrades ;)

This thing is very helpful, I directed many poeple to your download links, but it’s kinda pointless to distribute outdated files. I expect 2.53 download itself to be rather big, so you can easily save few GBs of weight there. It would be perfect to have an alternative version of it in the future, to include CMP again, but I don’t expect all their content to be updated any time soon. Maps will have to be relightmapped and that’s a rather massive task.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: Ivancic1941 on 25-05-2018, 09:05:14
@jan
From top of last page that you can update trough launcher

So if it includes the FH2 launcher, does this mean I can basically one and done install this and be ready to play?  Assuming next update doesn't do something funny, I won't have to reinstall this for it to continue working still?
Yes, that is exactly why I created it. You will be able to update the FH2 through the launcher once the patch is released, just as usual.

EDIT: To add that I would also leave CMP optional or just somehow make Community Updater into this standalone so people can choise if they want CMP or not.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: jan_kurator on 25-05-2018, 10:05:24
I know I can, that’s exactly my point. Read my post again and reply only when you’ll understand it, please. I don’t want people to download few GBs of content that won’t work with 2.53 (CMP) only so they will be able to download another extra GB to update their game via Launcher. That’s a terrible way of introducing new players to the game.

@EDIT: To add that I would also leave CMP optional or just somehow make Community Updater into this standalone so people can choise if they want CMP or not.
Mappack won’t work properly with new version of FH2, hence why it should not be optional until fixed to be compatible with the game agian, otherwise you will have extra weight to download that will only lead to problems.

The standalone installer can be easily updated to avoid that...
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: TC_Harrier on 26-05-2018, 06:05:45
Since EA is not selling BF2 anymore, I think it will not run into any legal-related problem to make FH2 standalone...
Well it is only my personal opinion. ;D
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: radiosmersh on 27-05-2018, 17:05:08
I know I can, that’s exactly my point. Read my post again and reply only when you’ll understand it, please. I don’t want people to download few GBs of content that won’t work with 2.53 (CMP) only so they will be able to download another extra GB to update their game via Launcher. That’s a terrible way of introducing new players to the game.

@EDIT: To add that I would also leave CMP optional or just somehow make Community Updater into this standalone so people can choise if they want CMP or not.
Mappack won’t work properly with new version of FH2, hence why it should not be optional until fixed to be compatible with the game agian, otherwise you will have extra weight to download that will only lead to problems.

The standalone installer can be easily updated to avoid that...

Took a bit longer that I expected, but I've finally updated the installer for 2.53 version. Changes:
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: jan_kurator on 27-05-2018, 18:05:35
With this new sweet installer, yes.

From now on, CD-key is automatically generated from current date/time and hardware (like CPU model, HDD serial number, etc.), which provides for its absolute uniqueness

That's great news, thank you radiosmersh!  :o
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: GreenArcherRO on 27-05-2018, 18:05:48
hey , this 'mod' sound good , but i am a newbie when it comes to install ... do i need any bf2 file to install this ?
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 27-05-2018, 18:05:15
hey , this 'mod' sound good , but i am a newbie when it comes to install ... do i need any bf2 file to install this ?
No, it's self-contained:
Includes bare minimum of files from BF2, required to run FH2
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: FNRennier on 02-06-2018, 17:06:10
Wow! Sensational!
Great work!
Congratulations!
My thanks for that!  :D
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: DanielNL on 04-06-2018, 18:06:58
Huh THAT is weird... even with torrent I see "www.googleapis.com" and and "onedrive"... why are they participating in torrents? Isn't that super weird?
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 04-06-2018, 19:06:51
Huh THAT is weird... even with torrent I see "www.googleapis.com" and and "onedrive"... why are they participating in torrents? Isn't that super weird?
Not at all, as I use GDrive and OneDrive as web seeds.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: DanielNL on 04-06-2018, 19:06:08
oooh you mean you added those to the torrent file, I just figured that out (by doubleclicking the torrent and then in "advanced" tab in uTorrent) :)
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 04-06-2018, 19:06:08
oooh you mean you added those to the torrent file, I just figured that out (by doubleclicking the torrent and then in "advanced" tab in uTorrent) :)
Yes, I generated direct links and put them into torrent file to help seeding.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: DanielNL on 04-06-2018, 20:06:06
Huh that's weird... it says "seeding" but not even 0.1 kB/s upload rate... is uTorrent bugged or what is causing this? (I wanna help the whole community because I only got 30 MBit download rate although I should've had 50 Mbit download rate. So that now I could help others reaching higher download bandwidth...)
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: jan_kurator on 04-06-2018, 21:06:14
You can also help people using the official FH2 launcher by seeding this Torrent (http://fhbeta.warumdarum.de/fh2share/fh2-client-3.4.311.torrent). This is the mod only file distributed by the devs.

Note, that it contains the fh2.exe and /mods/fh2/ folder, so make sure to point this torrent directly to your BF2 folder: (eg: C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\ or "Forgotten Hope 2" folder or whatever is it called now in the standalone version, folders structure should remain the same). Otherwise it will download whole mod again.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: DanielNL on 04-06-2018, 21:06:35
aaaah yes got it to work now, had to untick the box "create subdirectory" and also "skip check". then started it, now seeding only! :) Great way to help the FH2 community! Seeding at 3.5 Mbit up - enjoy! 8) (and don't forget, CMP FH2 campaign (https://cmp-gaming.com/topic/1147-fh2-cmp-campaign-3-into-darkness-launched/?tab=comments#comment-9778) starting soon!)
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: Wyrdstone on 09-06-2018, 13:06:32
Just want to say thank you. I came on the forums to look at posts and comment on why FH2 still isn't standalone like PR (which has been for years as we all know). No chance I was going to go through the install process I used to do when playing this game. It's absolutely killing itself this mod by not making it standalone.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: K3psu on 06-07-2018, 18:07:48
I downloaded the things and did everything right but when i try to open fh2_setup.exe it says "Windows can't use the selected file. You may not have the required permissions."

I am the adminstrator of this computer, i checked that i really am. But for some reason i can't open it. Can you guys help me please, would be greatly appreciated


Edit and update:

I have gotten the previous part to work but now it says "Runtime error (at 62:98) Could not call proc" Also F-secure doesn't allow this Sysinfo.dll file thing. I believe that's the problem but i'd gladly accept any help, i'm trying to solve it by myself but help is still wanted.


Edit and update: i got it to work i think. But there's this player account thing. I guess i need it for multiplayer but how can i make an account?
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: Slayer on 06-07-2018, 23:07:44
Edit and update:

I have gotten the previous part to work but now it says "Runtime error (at 62:98) Could not call proc" Also F-secure doesn't allow this Sysinfo.dll file thing. I believe that's the problem but i'd gladly accept any help, i'm trying to solve it by myself but help is still wanted.
Make sure you allow FH2 in all firewall and virusdetecting related stuff.


Edit and update: i got it to work i think. But there's this player account thing. I guess i need it for multiplayer but how can i make an account?
Start the FH2 Launcher. Click Options. Make sure it says <none/manage accounts> in the top bar. Press OK, click Play. The game opens. Create a new account, just make up an email address and a password (the Launcher will remember the pw). The email doesn't have to be real, just put 123456@gmail.com or something. Make sure that when it doesn't work, you invent a new email address, as the Launcher will remember the email you made up before and then you can't launch.

Good luck!
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: ALDOth3Apach364 on 07-07-2018, 22:07:34
Can you play online multiplayer with this standalone? Thaaaanks
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: Matthew_Baker on 07-07-2018, 22:07:25
Yes you can
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: K3psu on 08-07-2018, 10:07:33

Thank you very much  :)
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: thalassodromid on 15-07-2018, 00:07:27
Downloaded this c. Thursday off of the 'Google Drive' link and it's not patched to v. 2.53 but, rather, a far older iteration of the game.
Installation does still open with this, however.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: Ts4EVER on 15-07-2018, 00:07:00
Why do you think it is an older version?
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: Matthew_Baker on 15-07-2018, 02:07:22
I don’t think this gives you any version of FH2 just the files required to play and the launcher. I think you’d then run the launcher to download FH2
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: thalassodromid on 15-07-2018, 11:07:06
Why do you think it is an older version?
The only maps that occur are those of the post-D.-Day campaigns and North- and East-Africa, for instance, and, further, the copyright is only circa. 2016.
I don’t think this gives you any version of FH2 just the files required to play and the launcher. I think you’d then run the launcher to download FH2
How do you mean?
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: Ts4EVER on 15-07-2018, 12:07:32
Are you trying to play singeplayer? Cause the Russian and Finnish maps are not available for Singleplayer (yet).
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: thalassodromid on 15-07-2018, 12:07:22
Are you trying to play singeplayer? Cause the Russian and Finnish maps are not available for Singleplayer (yet).
Are the 16- and 32-layered maps for 'St. Vith' and 'Operation Totalize' also solely present in the multi-player?
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: Ts4EVER on 15-07-2018, 13:07:50
Yes. Singleplayer was not worked on during 2.53 development.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 27/05/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 17-07-2018, 16:07:29
Updated first post with instructions how to create an account.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 12/08/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 20-08-2018, 22:08:39
Unofficial Standalone now has its own website, check it out:
http://playfh2.com (http://playfh2.com)
Thanks to the Impavid (http://fhpubforum.warumdarum.de/index.php?action=profile;u=29468) for creating it.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 12/08/2018)
Post by: AfterDune on 21-08-2018, 08:08:02
Cool domain name :).
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 12/08/2018)
Post by: otolikos on 18-09-2018, 15:09:35
Thx a lot for the stand alone  ;D

Simpliest way to replay FH2 after years away  :)

The 762 doesn't appear in server list, is it normal?

Thx again.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 25/10/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 25-10-2018, 15:10:37
Installer updated to 2.54
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 25/10/2018)
Post by: fat-randy on 30-10-2018, 08:10:16
Hi,
can it be that the version/.iso from this thread (8.1Gb) differs from the one you have on the website (7.8Gb)?
Which one is the latest?
From google drive!
Thanks.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 25/10/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 31-10-2018, 12:10:47
Hi,
can it be that the version/.iso from this thread (8.1Gb) differs from the one you have on the website (7.8Gb)?
Which one is the latest?
From google drive!
Thanks.

The most up-to-date links are in this thread, the ones on the site are for 2.53 (although only Google Drive differs, because I uploaded on the different link). I don't have control over the website, unfortunately, as it was created by another person, who haven't been online for 2 months. I PM'ed him but haven't got response yet.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 25/10/2018)
Post by: fat-randy on 31-10-2018, 12:10:20
Ok, understand. Maybe you can add a date to the filename in the future.
Then it's clear ;)
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 25/10/2018)
Post by: Chad1992 on 03-12-2018, 02:12:31
So I tried to install this on my fiancies PC and the game won't start.  The installer does its thing, I click the desktop icon, and click play on the pop up the screen goes black then COD.  Anyone else have this problem or know any solutions?
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 25/10/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 03-12-2018, 21:12:22
So I tried to install this on my fiancies PC and the game won't start.  The installer does its thing, I click the desktop icon, and click play on the pop up the screen goes black then COD.  Anyone else have this problem or know any solutions?
Could you launch the game in windowed mode, maybe an error message will pop up?
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 25/10/2018)
Post by: Chad1992 on 03-12-2018, 22:12:58
It would appear the latest update is broken.  After investigating I released that the installer didn't ask for a key code nor did it install punkbuster.  I copied the 2.52 installer from my PC to hers and it installed just fine.

Edit: Well I lied, the installer did its thing, installed fine, asked for a key code, installed punkbuster, updated to 2.53, click play, get a black screen and COD again.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 01/18/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 18-01-2019, 18:01:19
Installer updated.
Changes:
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 25/10/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 18-01-2019, 19:01:50
It would appear the latest update is broken.  After investigating I released that the installer didn't ask for a key code nor did it install punkbuster.  I copied the 2.52 installer from my PC to hers and it installed just fine.

Edit: Well I lied, the installer did its thing, installed fine, asked for a key code, installed punkbuster, updated to 2.53, click play, get a black screen and COD again.
Sry for the late reply. I think you can try to install the DirectX (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109) and updating graphics card drivers.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 02/28/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 28-02-2019, 21:02:40
Installer updated to 2.55
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 02/28/2018)
Post by: AfterDune on 02-03-2019, 08:03:24
You might want to get an SSL certificate installed on PlayFH2 (http://playfh2.com). Better for Google ranking, plus Chrome doesn't mark it as "unsafe" anymore. If your site uses cPanel, you should be able to get free certificates from there. Otherwise you can also use Let's Encrypt (https://letsencrypt.org/).
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 02/28/2018)
Post by: SeductiveBarry on 02-03-2019, 20:03:32
Hi all. Every time I try to open the fh2_setup.exe file, I select the language for installation, and then I'm met with an error that says 'Runtime error (at 33.174): The source file is corrupted.'

I am using a Mac and opening it through Wine, but I usually have no problems running .exe files through Wine. And even if the file is incompatible, it shouldn't say that it's "corrupted."
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 02/28/2018)
Post by: defaultplayer on 09-03-2019, 08:03:14
Hi all. Every time I try to open the fh2_setup.exe file, I select the language for installation, and then I'm met with an error that says 'Runtime error (at 33.174): The source file is corrupted.'
I have the same problem, sadly. Using Windows 8.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 02/28/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 11-03-2019, 15:03:47
Hi all. Every time I try to open the fh2_setup.exe file, I select the language for installation, and then I'm met with an error that says 'Runtime error (at 33.174): The source file is corrupted.'

I am using a Mac and opening it through Wine, but I usually have no problems running .exe files through Wine. And even if the file is incompatible, it shouldn't say that it's "corrupted."

Hi all. Every time I try to open the fh2_setup.exe file, I select the language for installation, and then I'm met with an error that says 'Runtime error (at 33.174): The source file is corrupted.'
I have the same problem, sadly. Using Windows 8.

Please make sure the ISO file you downloaded is not corrupted. Here are the checksums for original file:
md5: 721196d0ed3d5845d75183b24905af1e
SHA-1: ee75d4971cc20f766bb0de29e6048d19f20a1569
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 02/28/2018)
Post by: defaultplayer on 12-03-2019, 14:03:16
^ Alright, redownloading did the trick for me. With the torrent download I got said error, but with the Google Drive download, the installer works just fine. Creating an account and joining a server worked without any issues as well. A huge, huge thanks to you!
See you on the battlefield.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 02/28/2018)
Post by: Chad1992 on 05-04-2019, 19:04:21
Can't download the google link.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 02/28/2018)
Post by: jan_kurator on 05-04-2019, 20:04:47
Did you try any of the alternative downloads?
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 02/28/2018)
Post by: CaproGreene on 18-05-2019, 12:05:07
Works fine. Thx.

Method used: torrent client (utorrent), downloaded the torrent and then the file.

For the accounts I just copied the old profiles (0001 / 0002 etc) back to the new Profiles directory.

A BIG thumbs up!!
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 02/28/2018)
Post by: Badger on 23-05-2019, 10:05:10
Really great work, much appreciated!

Would you be so kind to add the SHA1 / MD5 checksums to the installation instructions at playfh2.com,
or to the github repository? I came here to ask for them since my first download was corrupted, and just saw by chance that you posted them in this thread on the last page.

That would be great, thanks!
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer
Post by: Michael Z Freeman on 07-07-2019, 15:07:22
Dear Everyone,

just a reply from our side, since I just had to clean up a link to this thread here.

In the [762] forums, we do not distribute ways to:

a) circumvent bans (which this software is).
b) to download a copyrighted game, which BF2 still is.

We already have enough problems with people behaving like madmen or cheating on our servers.

There is a reason that battlelog.co was closed down BY REQUEST OF EA Games.
See for yourself: https://battlelog.co/
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/ea-shuts-down-fan-run-servers-for-older-battlefield-games/

Step 2 would have been a lawsuit. We cannot afford to have that at [762] .
If the forums at warumdarum.de want to risk that, it is their business.

You can contact each other via PM, but we will delete any reference to distribution links of copyrighted material in our forums.

If there ever is a legal, self made standalone for an Forgotten Hope game, we will gladly spread the word, that is no question. We just hope that there will be a new CD Key- or other security system with it, because if not it will be next to impossible to run a decent server without having lots of admins watching it every evening and re-banning the trouble makers over and over again (what we are doing right now).

Regards,
x4fun I<ODIUM>I

Project Reality have been doing this for yonks. I suspect they have a friend in EA/DICE. But does FH have that friend ? And is this really very wise ?  I know EA/DICE currently do not have the game on sale but the multi million (billion?) video game business is a fast moving place these days. I suspect they have a team that have already created an "HD" version of BF2 with support for something like Steam Workshop (or some similar system on Origin) and are just waiting for the right time to release it. It's still their IP and I would guess the license specifically forbids mods distributing the actual game executable's. I want to see more FH players but I don't want to see FH mod get into trouble.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 02/28/2018)
Post by: steffenbk1 on 16-07-2019, 22:07:09
I also was annoyed with a lack to get it for others. Since my friends dont have a copy of bf2 and it's bin taken down form origin so you cant get it there anymore.
I've compiled the whole game and uploaded it with the mod on

1. download and zip it from: https://mega.nz/#!GYFRHK5b!2cgkR3ivYK10oDsxAuKMc-dF41xEbr19o7DRTjnGdis
2. go to battlefield 2 folder
3. mods folder
4. fh2 folder
5. bin folder
6. click on the fh2 launcher.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 02/28/2018)
Post by: radiosmersh on 17-07-2019, 10:07:16
I also was annoyed with a lack to get it for others. Since my friends dont have a copy of bf2 and it's bin taken down form origin so you cant get it there anymore.
Just google "playbf2".

Also, I forgot to post about that, but I've updated the installer a few days ago, nothing major, just added some files from original BF2 installation that were missing.

New hashes:
md5: 3e532a7ba703b4e58bc9ebdd6b04e39e
SHA1: 1653abe2420ac9545e7ec4fb33841844bcbd0f1e
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/12/2019)
Post by: Chad1992 on 11-04-2020, 20:04:48
For the life of me I can't figure this thing out.  I've downloaded the installer many times and the game seems to install, but when it tries to start up it crashes.  I have noticed that when installing it, I don't see a PB screen nor anywhere to produce the CD key.  Is something missing from the download?  Its a little over 8 GB.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/12/2019)
Post by: Slayer on 11-04-2020, 20:04:28
Quickest way to solve this is join Discord: https://discord.gg/hU878P4 many people on there able to help you.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/12/2019)
Post by: Hektor_Riven on 19-06-2020, 11:06:50
Greetings,

I would really like to express my gratitude to Mr. Radiosmersh for having transformed a "forgotten hope" into reality.
I could write a very long post full of my most sincere thanks for this long awaited work, and I could list hundreds of reasons because standalone mods for Battlefield 2 are the only way to play that great video game (like Project Reality and Nations At War).

As a coordinator of a LAN gaming clan, I suffered from the installation problems of Battlefield 2's retail version: it took hours and constant attention to get it working since Origin copies were retired.
Concerning licensing, we get four physical copies of the game and, when it get on sale on Origin, everyone of us bought a license plus two more on our two public accounts. To sum up, as a group, we spent more than one hundred of Euros into it and frustration can only be imagined when we saw our copies disappeared from our Origin accounts.
Please accept our thanks for finally having made one of our most played mods standalone.

I would like to just come with a question, id est if the yet available Forgotten Hope 2 server (http://fhbeta.warumdarum.de/~spitfire/fh2pub/2.56/fh2-server-3.7.432.tar) is compatible with your standalone client. We would need it to host big LAN matches, as we did previously, but I would like the confirmation that softwares are compatible with each others.

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/12/2019)
Post by: radiosmersh on 20-06-2020, 19:06:33
Please accept our thanks for finally having made one of our most played mods standalone
I'm very glad to hear that. I always felt that this game deserved more attention. The installation procedure was tedious to say the least which repelled a big chunk of newcomers, and I just tried to simplify it as much as possible.

I would like to just come with a question, id est if the yet available Forgotten Hope 2 server (http://fhbeta.warumdarum.de/~spitfire/fh2pub/2.56/fh2-server-3.7.432.tar) is compatible with your standalone client. We would need it to host big LAN matches, as we did previously, but I would like the confirmation that softwares are compatible with each others.
It should be as the only thing I removed from the base game in order to save weight is the folder with maps, but I haven't tested such a usecase speficially, tbh. However, if any compatibility will emerge then just let me know and I'll try to fix it.
Title: Re: Unofficial FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/06/2020)
Post by: guinho on 16-10-2020, 19:10:08
excuse me, i've been playing for a almost a year now but had to reinstall FH2 due to a problem i've always used the installer from playFH2.net, but now whenever i try to enter any server the game doesn't allow me to and gives a "CD-key is not valid" error, i've tried using fh2's CDkey fixer from the discord's troubleshoot channel but it doesn't work, i've been told by other members that the cdkey fixer fails because i've had ocurrences of multiple installs before and the cdkey fixer is fixing the "wrong" cd-key
i've reinstalled the game 3 times by now yet it always comes back to "CD key is not valid" when trying to join a server

any ideas how i may solve this?

[edit] I've Jerry rigged a solution for now using the launcher's installer, not ideal but I can play for now
Title: Re: FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/06/2020)
Post by: Wyrdstone on 18-11-2020, 20:11:07
I don't know where to look - it seems I can no longer log in ("the server has refused the connection"). I haven't done anything since playing before.

Any solution to this?
Title: Re: FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/06/2020)
Post by: radiosmersh on 18-11-2020, 20:11:32
I don't know where to look - it seems I can no longer log in ("the server has refused the connection"). I haven't done anything since playing before.

Any solution to this?
The master server is down atm and is being investigated, that's why you couldn't connect.
Title: Re: FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/06/2020)
Post by: Wyrdstone on 18-11-2020, 21:11:00
Ah ok, thank you!
Title: Re: FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/06/2020)
Post by: Ts4EVER on 18-11-2020, 21:11:29
Should work again now.
Title: Re: FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/06/2020)
Post by: AccyDay on 04-03-2021, 06:03:24
YES! Thank you so much man! Currently downloading now. I realized BF2 was literally taken off Steam and Origin and I was really bummed that I wouldn't be able to play FH2 :(
Title: Re: FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/06/2020)
Post by: ADI_HUN on 15-03-2021, 15:03:35
Great work, thanks!!
Title: Re: FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/06/2020)
Post by: tronjavolta on 30-08-2021, 22:08:36
Hi, none of the download links work any longer and I'd reeeally like to play FH2 and tried installing it the regular way, but that just crashes the game whenever I join a server. This installer is my last hope, but alas. Any chance of getting a working link to the torrent?
Title: Re: FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/06/2020)
Post by: Stubbfan on 30-08-2021, 22:08:59
Hi, none of the download links work any longer and I'd reeeally like to play FH2 and tried installing it the regular way, but that just crashes the game whenever I join a server. This installer is my last hope, but alas. Any chance of getting a working link to the torrent?

https://playfh2.net/download
Title: Re: FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/06/2020)
Post by: tronjavolta on 31-08-2021, 22:08:55
Fucking hell mate, thanks a ton. First time I've bumped into that link on my search. Thanks again!
Title: Re: FH2 Standalone (almost) Installer (Updated 07/06/2020)
Post by: Stubbfan on 31-08-2021, 22:08:02
Fucking hell mate, thanks a ton. First time I've bumped into that link on my search. Thanks again!

No problems mate! Stick around. There's great things just around the corner.