HTroop is a mini-mod for Battlefield 1942, 14 years in the making!  For all those that have been waiting for HTroop v1.0b8's Dedicated Server to be up and running, NOW IS THE TIME! To download HTroop v1.0b8, goto: htroop.hootsclan.com

Register there, and wait to have your account approved, to view the link for the Downloads page.

To connect to the dedicated server, view the Downloads page as well.

Hello,
     I just wanted everyone to know that I have finally rented a dedicated server, and am currently in the process of setting it up.  Admittingly, though networking is not new to me, server software and configuration is very new to me, so I am doing my best to slowly muddle through.  I am uploading the necessary files to make an HTroop v1.0b8 server, run.  Hopefully, the server will be ready in a couple weeks, for those that wish to download all the necessary mods to play.  I will post again with the server connection info (with download links of HTroop v1.0b8 & all other mods required to run my mini mod), once the server is ready.

Thank You All,

Joshua
Professor Smith

Hello Everyone,
     I wanted to wish Everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, and wanted to Thank All of Those Modders, Editors, and Players so far that have been offering their advice and experience, helping me to correct various errors in HTroop along the way.
     As for the most recent blockade, for certain maps (when running on a dedicated server), I get the host error of "Too many statemasks" or "out of ghost ids" (either error when playing as a client, or switching between maps; sometimes the client is kicked, and must rejoin, but the server stays in tact).
     I am under the impression from multiple sources, that I must simply decrease the number of spawning objects within the map, or the number of networkableinfo scripts in the objects.con, physics.con, & weapon.con files.
     Most of the maps I have corrected in this fashion, are now working over Internet or LAN, but once in a while, I get a map where it just won't
stop the "ghosting", "stuck in limbo" effect in game as the client; 0 Hit Points, able to move your weapon, but not able to walk.  From another
client's view of another player "stuck" in this way, the "stuck" client is invisible, but the name tag can be seen.  The same goes for bots in CoOp.
     Does anyone know of a solution to this issue?  If so, please respond asap.  There area a few well made maps that I would enjoy promoting
through HTroop , as well as every one of the working maps so far.

Thank You,

Josh
Professor Smith

Hello Everyone,

HTroop v1.0b5, v1.0b6, and v1.0b7 are ready to be downloaded! You may find it by clicking the Downloads Link on the main HTroop Forum page at:

htroop.hootsclan.com

(You must register as a new user and have your account activated by me, to be able to view the downloads page.)

Please share your comments or feel free to discuss or ask questions, regarding HTroop. Remember to make sure you are downloading and installing the correct files for your computer (i.e. retail or origin versions and client or server versions of each install file). For Htroop to run smoothly, please install AT LEAST v1.0b5 & v1.0b6 (in that order). If you wish to install v1.0b7, please read below.

PLEASE NOTE: HTroop v1.0b7 installs some amazing singleplayer only maps. However, in doing so, I was unable to stop some of those said maps, from showing up in the Multiplayer map lists. If you choose not to install v1.0b7 because of this, I understand. These "unwanted" multiplayer maps may or may not cause problems over multiplayer games. These install files are beta after all. However, if you run an HTroop server that others may join, 1. Please inform me of it, so that I may join (lol), and 2. Inform players that they must have up to a specific version (i.e. v1.0b6 or v1.0b7) to play.

Remember, HTroop is a mini-mod and requires other mods to be installed, to play HTroop. Below, is a list of mods required to play HTroop, and their download links:

*Battlefield 1942 (Version 1.61)

(Install Bf1942 using the Retail/CD version or the Origin Games version; if using retail, I suggest updating to v1.61 or v1.61b. If you only have the retail/cd version, simply download and install origin games, redeem your product code [cd key of your retail/cd copy of bf1942], & download/install bf1492 on origin games.)

*Battlefield: The Road to Rome (Version 1.6)

*Battlefield: Secret Weapons of World War II (Version 1.6)

(The two mods above are expansions for Bf1942, and they can be found only for the retail/cd version of Bf1942 that I know of. If I am incorrect, please share where you can find these expansions for the origin games version of bf1942. If you have the origin games version of bf1942, simply install these expansion mods into the origin games folder instead of the ea games folder. If they install in the pre programmed folder [ea games], copy and paste them into your origin games/battlefield 1942/mods folder.)

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*Forgotten Hope (Version 0.7)
You may download Forgotten Hope at one of these websites below:

http://www.moddb.com/mods/forgotten-hope/d...pe-07-full-win7

or

http://www.gamefront.com/files/listing/pub.../Forgotten_Hope

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(THIS MOD IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT I DO RECOMMEND THIS AMAZING MOD)

*Eve of Destruction: The Indochina Vietnam Conflict (Version 1.50)

**Don't worry, you can still download and play EoD v2.51. The HTroop installation file, installs both HTroop in the Mods folder, as well as EoD v1.50 in the Mods\HT_Data folder, allowing HTroop to read off of EoD v1.50, with no problems. As of the current moment, HTroop does not work with EoD v2.51. So just install HTroop, and HTroop will have EoD v1.50 within the HT_Data folder to read the data, without actually allowing you to play EoD v1.50. Though HTroop does not work with EoD v2.51, I do recommend downloading and playing it, as it is an amazing mod. You may download it at the address given below:

http://www.eodmod.org/bf1942/downloads.htm

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The Great War (Version 0.14) I found a download site for this version of The Great War mod:

http://windows.softwareweb.com/download/ba....14-LW60YY.html

You may also find an updated version here, but I have not tested HTroop with v0.15:

http://www.bf-games.net/downloads/251/the-...ient-v0-15.html

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Parallel World (Version 0.62) The download website is listed below:

http://www.fileplanet.com/122518/120000/fi...allelWorld-0.62

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Battlefield Pirates (Version 1.0) The download website is listed below:

http://www.bf-games.net/downloads/1072/bat...1-0-client.html

or

http://www.gaming.fi/keskustelu.php?kat_id...mp;ketju_id=407

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Desert Combat (Version 0.7) The download website is listed below:

http://www.gamefront.com/files/2033471/Des...t_Mod_v0_7_Full

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Desert Combat Final (Version 0. The download website is listed below:

http://www.gamefront.com/files/3667807/dc_final_client.exe

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Silent Heroes (Version 1.1) The download website is listed below:

http://www.silentheroes.se/getfile.php?id=58

or

http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/battlef...2/mod/5447.html

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Enjoy,

Josh
Professor Smith

Hello Folks,
I have fixed a whole bunch of various things from the last 2 releases of HTroop beta (v1.0b5 & v1.0b6), and am now releasing HTroop v1.0b7. Included in the update v1.0b7, are scads of singleplayer only maps, a working Lazer Tower that the bots are incredible at using, and a whole bunch of other things that have never been done in any other mod that I know of.

Please remember to download and install all 3 versions in a row to ensure HTroop working correctly (and to download and install the other mods required; look for their download links within the forum news section, under the post: "HTroop v1.0b5 Is Ready For Download!"), for HTroop to work properly. Enjoy!

You can find the downloads page at: htroop.hootsclan.com

Simply register for a free account.  Once I have activated your account, you will see a downloads page available.

Professor Smith

Howdy Folks,

     The HTroop v1.0b6 Dedicated Server is up and running, but almost every map at one point or another, has randomly crashed the server, as the maps switch from one map to the next in the server map list.  Sometime's the maps will switch successfully, and sometimes they'll lock up and/or crash the server.

     Does anyone know what could be wrong or how to fix this?

     Is there a script I could place in the game.rfa or specific map.rfa files (or in the server files themselves), to make the server skip a map as it's about to crash the server?

Thank You,

Joshua
Professor Smith
(Grand Admiral)

htroop.hootsclan.com

For now though, until the error is fixed and a patch made, anyone that has taken the time to download and install HTroop and the other mods required to run HTroop v1.0b5, may simply place the HTroop mod folder into a separate folder not within the Battlefield 1942 folder. When they wish to play HTroop, they must simply cut and paste it back into the mods folder, then start Battlefield 1942.

Hello All Battlefield 1942 Players! My name is Joshua Hales (known as Professor Smith on the Bf1942 Forums & Grand Admiral on the Servers).

I am the creator of my (not so mini) mini-mod for Bf1942, HTroop v1.0b5. I am seeking someone willing to download and install the client & server files for HTroop, and all other required mods (Battlefield 1942, Battlefield: The Road to Rome, Battlefield: Secret Weapons of World War II, Forgotten Hope, Eve of Destruction: The Indochina Vietnam Conflict, The Great War, Parallel World, Battlefield Pirates, Desert Combat, Desert Combat Final, and Silent Heroes), whose download links are located within HTroop's readme file, and run a public HTroop v1.0b5 Multiplayer (preferably co-op) Server.

Please contact me by replying to this post, through private messaging, or register at: htroop.hootsclan.com , register as a new user, and contact me there. On htroop.hootsclan.com, you will also find download links for HTroop. Thank You.