Player 1 Obat file different or corrupt

Mobhack · #1 December 27th, 2005, 01:19 PM

1) you cannot "surrender" a PBEM.

2) When you deleted the old installation, you deleted all PBEM info for the game,if you were playing in secure mode or basic. Your PBEM game would not be playable after that point.

3) If you installed the patch, but the PBEM game itself was started was pre-patch, the OOBS are likely to differ, so you will get an OOB error. PBEM games cannot be played after patching. If you applied a patch mid game - that is likely your problem?.

4) If you moved your PBEM game to a new folder, or tried to run it on a different machine (say a laptop), a secure PBEM game is then going to give errors as a secure game needs to be played through in exactly 100% the same environment. Same machine, same folders, same oobs, same game EXE file. Use basic security if you need to play on a remote machine (e.g. a laptop when travelling).

I'd suggest the next time - you select basic PBEM security. It is good enough for opponents you trust. Full security is best for competetive games, with experienced players.

Cheers
Andy

fossiili · #2 December 27th, 2005, 01:47 PM

Thank you for your answer! This all mess with security makes me feel unsecure every time I start SPMBT ...
But it's only my problem. Next time I make a battle I try not to enforce too high a security classification.

fossiili · #3 January 12th, 2006, 07:25 AM

And again! My frend tryed to start a PBEM game with me and sent the files to me. They were based on a skenario. And when I in the first time try to open the game, that silly error message appears:"Player 1 Obat file different or corrupt". Who is that strange "Player 1" who sends erroneous Obat files to make me and my frends life difficult?

Mobhack · #4 January 12th, 2006, 12:36 PM

Then your opponent (who is player 1 as he set up the PBEM) most likely has different OOB files from yours. Either he is on a different version of the game, or has edited his oobs in mobhack (or you have) (or you both have!), or has downloaded an altered version of the oob in question (or you (or both of you) have).

You'll need to speak to him about this, assuming that you have not yourself edited or altered your own OOB files.

Cheers
Andy

Double_Deuce · #5 January 12th, 2006, 12:48 PM

fossiili - Are either of you using the West German OOB? If so do you both have the same version. IIRC there was a revised version put up for DL as a later one (for 2.5) was incorrect.

Pepper · #6 January 13th, 2006, 02:34 AM

Most likely playing different versions.

fossiili · #7 January 13th, 2006, 05:26 AM

If I copy my Oob09 - Oob91 files and send them to my frend and he then copies the files over his files, does the

program let us to continue playing?

We checked the versions before we started and they are the same. The code is displayed on the WinSPMBT panel. It was v2.5-DL.

Mobhack · #8 January 13th, 2006, 11:14 AM

The requirement for both OOBS to be 100% in synch is in the manual. It is to prevent cheating (e.g someone editng an OOB so (say) his M1 cost 20 points).

It may be possible to recover your game by doing getting player 1 to send you his OOBS. (Player 1 sets up the game, and therefore the checksum is taken from his OOBS, and not player 2.)

However - you really should establish between yourselves who has the official and most recent oob set. If his are older, or are hacked oobs, then you will want to restore your more recent (or non hacked) oobs at some point.

You can always use the "manage OOB sets" function of the Game Options programme to handle this. Make a folder for these oobs as a custom set and then load them as necessary, you have a backup of your originals in the default OOB set.

Cheers
Andy

fossiili · #9 January 14th, 2006, 03:16 AM

Quote:

fossiili said:
We checked the versions before we started and they are the same.

We checked the version numbers again and found that my opponent does not have 2.51. He has 2.0

I beg your pardon ...