Forged Alliance Forever

Re: Cannot run FA

2014-10-16T18:04:03+02:00

Cheers for the help, my FA key didn't work but my vanilla SupCom key got me both SupCom and FA.

See you on the battlefield, and apologies from now if I play like utter shit, it's been 2 years since I played last time.

Statistics: Posted by Shekelstein — 16 Oct 2014, 18:04

Re: Cannot run FA

2014-10-16T16:37:13+02:00

Put in your cd key into steam and it will give you both supcom and fa for free, regardless of what it's actually for (supcom or fa.. )
And yes, the cracked .exe has caused problems for a long time. That is the problem, i'm certain.

Statistics: Posted by Gorton — 16 Oct 2014, 16:37

Re: Cannot run FA

2014-10-16T13:15:35+02:00

IIRC I was able to download a steam version using my game's box key. How, I don't remember right now.

Statistics: Posted by da_monstr — 16 Oct 2014, 13:15

Re: Cannot run FA

2014-10-16T12:45:13+02:00

Phlegm wrote:
You said in the Pastebin:
The game is updated to 3599 and yes it is a cracked version because I got all the originals but my current laptop does not have a DVD drive.

Now you say:
Shekelstein wrote:
I haven't cracked the exe, I just installed it and then applied the patch. I've had the encounter before that if I cracked the exe before applying the 3599 patch the patcher would not detect the game version, thus not patch.

So what is it?

Sorry for the misuse of words, I meant pirated in the first message.

da_monstr wrote:
If you have the original game, try downloading it from Steam. I believe that works.
Another thing to try is getting (or borrowing) a USB DVD drive.

There are no guarantees that Steam version would work too, plus I got $0 on my account and can't put any money until the end of the month.
DVD USB drives are out of question because no one I know has one and one costs about $80 where I live.

Statistics: Posted by Shekelstein — 16 Oct 2014, 12:45

Re: Cannot run FA

2014-10-16T12:03:10+02:00

If you have the original game, try downloading it from Steam. I believe that works.
Another thing to try is getting (or borrowing) a USB DVD drive.

Statistics: Posted by da_monstr — 16 Oct 2014, 12:03

Re: Cannot run FA

2014-10-16T11:36:07+02:00

You said in the Pastebin:

The game is updated to 3599 and yes it is a cracked version because I got all the originals but my current laptop does not have a DVD drive.

Now you say:

Shekelstein wrote:
I haven't cracked the exe, I just installed it and then applied the patch. I've had the encounter before that if I cracked the exe before applying the 3599 patch the patcher would not detect the game version, thus not patch.

So what is it?

Statistics: Posted by Phlegm — 16 Oct 2014, 11:36

Re: Cannot run FA

2014-10-16T10:09:10+02:00

Phlegm wrote:
All I can say is that the cracked exe you are using probably does not work after getting patched.
Use an uncracked version, and try with that exe.

I haven't cracked the exe, I just installed it and then applied the patch. I've had the encounter before that if I cracked the exe before applying the 3599 patch the patcher would not detect the game version, thus not patch. It made no sense to crack it if the 3599 patch removes SecuROM

Statistics: Posted by Shekelstein — 16 Oct 2014, 10:09

Re: Cannot run FA

2014-10-16T09:40:39+02:00

All I can say is that the cracked exe you are using probably does not work after getting patched.
Use an uncracked version, and try with that exe.

Statistics: Posted by Phlegm — 16 Oct 2014, 09:40

Re: Cannot run FA

2014-10-16T07:00:20+02:00

Shutting down DEP worked for the retail (pre-3599) version (it told me that wrong disc is in the drive, typical to SecuROM) but after patching it to 3599 it fucked it up again and got the APPCRASH error. The patch I'm using is the one from FileFront (3596 to 3599).

This is the new stuff that appears:

Problem Event Name:APPCRASH
Application Name:ForgedAlliance.exe
Application Version:1.5.0.1
Application Timestamp:47bb5a87
Fault Module Name:ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version:6.1.7600.16559
Fault Module Timestamp:4ba9b29c
Exception Code:c0000005
Exception Offset:0002faf2
OS Version:6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID:1033
Additional Information 1:a5c6
Additional Information 2:a5c6926077ebbc382ef4194b99f72ac9
Additional Information 3:f8d7
Additional Information 4:f8d7b42978d84852deb92d2d652d87f5

Statistics: Posted by Shekelstein — 16 Oct 2014, 07:00

Re: Cannot run FA

2014-10-16T06:45:46+02:00

Found this about StackHash, maybe helps you:

Code:: Here is a Windows 7 and Vista StackHash and Appcrash Fix 1. Click on the Start menu and then go to the Control Panel 2. Click on System Maintenance and then System 3. Choose Advanced System Settings. 4. Under System Properties, select Settings from the Performance section at the top. 5. Click on the Data Execution Prevention tab. 6. Select “Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select”. 7. Find the executable file for the application that triggered the error. In Windows 7 and Vista, you can locate your GroupMail executable files (i.e. GMMailer.exe and GMEdit.exe) in C:\Program Files\GroupMail 5. 8. Select the application causing the error and click Open to add it to your DEP Exceptions list. 9. Click OK to save your new settings.

Statistics: Posted by Crotalus — 16 Oct 2014, 06:45

Re: Cannot run FA

2014-10-16T01:51:34+02:00

The message:

Code:: Problem Event Name: BEX Application Name: ForgedAlliance.exe Application Version: 1.5.0.1 Application Timestamp: 00000000 Fault Module Name: StackHash_20f9 Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000 Exception Offset: d16fb485 Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Data: 00000008 OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: 20f9 Additional Information 2: 20f9a07b3c69f8e7624c83c67dfd0652 Additional Information 3: 7be6 Additional Information 4: 7be68cec1b958051167a0d1ce5fa882e

Quick googling reveals that that BEX error is a Buffer Overflow or Data Execution Prevention Error.

So either something went wrong with the patching, software prerequisites are not there or wrong, or something is locked down on your computer.

Have you tried reinstalling SupCom:FA without patching it afterwards?

EDIT: Possible causes can also be: Antivirus Sandbox, Data Execution Prevention enabled, video drivers, codec software installed, and more.
Check here: http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/39174-bex-error.html

Statistics: Posted by Phlegm — 16 Oct 2014, 01:51

Cannot run FA

2014-10-16T00:33:28+02:00

I've put my problem in a pastebin because the damn spambot doesn't allow me to post it. If anyone can post it in a quote message I'd be thankful: http://pastebin.com/qmH4wk0n

Statistics: Posted by Shekelstein — 16 Oct 2014, 00:33