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I just tried to join the UK server that's up but nothing happens. It's like I'm missing files or I'm blocked or something. AA just starts up straight to the menu. Here's my log but I can't see anything worthwhile in it:

12/08/12 09:41:39 Log: Log file open, 12/08/12 09:41:39
12/08/12 09:41:39 Init: Name subsystem initialized
12/08/12 09:41:39 Init: Detected: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1 (Build: 7601)
12/08/12 09:41:39 Init: Unreal Version: 3339
12/08/12 09:41:39 Init: AGP Version: 3339.2.5.0
12/08/12 09:41:39 Init: Character set: Unicode
12/08/12 09:41:39 Init: Base directory: C:\Users\Main\AppData\Roaming\25Assist\armyops\System\
12/08/12 09:41:39 Init: Ini:ArmyOps.ini   UserIni:User.ini
12/08/12 09:41:39 Init: Build label:  Build AmericasArmy_Build_[2004-06-01_02.01.01]
12/08/12 09:41:39 Init: Object subsystem initialized
12/08/12 09:41:40 Localization: No localization: ArmyOps.General.Start (int)
12/08/12 09:41:40 Log: UnCamMgr::UClient::Init() - Contrast: 0.70, Brightness: 0.80, Gamma: 1.00
12/08/12 09:41:40 Log: UnCamMgr::UClient::Init() - CLAMPED Contrast: 0.70, Brightness: 0.80, Gamma: 1.00
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: nvd3dum.dll/NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: nvd3dum.dll/NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: Cheat protection disabled
12/08/12 09:41:41 Localization: No localization: Engine.Progress.LoadingMap (int)
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: URL Option string:
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: Still no game class, now trying ini:Engine.Engine.DefaultServerGame
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: Game class is 'AGP_GameSinglePlayer'
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: Bringing Level Entry.myLevel up for play (0) appSeconds: 1.814000...
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: (Karma): Autodetecting CPU for SSE
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: (Karma): Using SSE Optimizations
12/08/12 09:41:41 ScriptLog: GameInfo::InitGame : bEnableStatLogging True
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: Browse: 81.19.211.196:1751/Entry.aao?Name=Recruit?Class=AGP_Characters.AGP_Character?;Character=Recruit?team=255?PASSWORD=XXXXX
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: Browse: Entry.aao?Name=Recruit?Class=AGP_Characters.AGP_Character?;Character=Recruit?team=255
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: URL Option string: ?Name=Recruit?Class=AGP_Characters.AGP_Character?;Character=Recruit?team=255
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: URL option: Name=Recruit
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: URL option: Class=AGP_Characters.AGP_Character
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: URL option: ;Character=Recruit
12/08/12 09:41:41 Log: URL option: team=255
12/08/12 09:41:41 ScriptLog: Initial Filter string: "(mapname = '2.5Assist ONLY') AND (numplayers != maxplayers) AND (official = 1) AND (sv_punkbuster = 1) AND (minhonor >= 1) AND (maxhonor <= 100)"
12/08/12 09:41:42 IRC: 1 Servers 5 Channels
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: A tab with the caption Missions already exists.
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: A tab with the caption Internet already exists.
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: A tab with the caption LAN already exists.
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: A tab with the caption Chat already exists.
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: A tab with the caption Services already exists.
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: Engine.UnGame::Init Demo mode flag: 0
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: ALAudio: Using DirectSound to record audio.
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: Attempting to close a non-existing menu page
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: -----------WARNING-----------
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: Client Restart Failed.
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: -----------WARNING-----------
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: Attempting to close a non-existing menu page
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: AGP_HUD::PostBeginPlay() - Creating HUD framework
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.HUDMenuCrosshair
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.HUDColorDisplay
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: Failed loading C:\Users\Main\AppData\Roaming\25Assist\armyops\System\credits.ini
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: Failed loading C:\Users\Main\AppData\Roaming\25Assist\armyops\System\creditsarmy.ini
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.HUDTaskDisplay
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.HUDCrosshair
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.UIHUDPercentageBar
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.UIHUDPercentageBar
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.UIHUDPercentageBar
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.UIHUDPercentageBar
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.HUDPlayerID
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.HUDWeaponTarget
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.HUDBodyInfo
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.HUDCommoInfo
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.HUDCombatEff
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: UIScreen::AddHUDBaseDisplay - CreateUIControl for Package.HUDRecovery
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: New Player  id=22e43ba8cf596238f8f2726b4cbe5a4d
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: Opened viewport
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: Enter SetRes: 800x600 Fullscreen 0
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: Using back-buffer format 22(32-bit)
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: Using depth-buffer format 75(32-bit)
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: Creating device
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: xD3DHelper::Init (QuadEmulation)
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: Could not DLO menu 'AGP_Interface.AAServerLoading'
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: Could not open menu AGP_Interface.AAServerLoading
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: Startup time: 2.343000 seconds
12/08/12 09:41:42 Localization: No localization: ArmyOps.General.Run (int)
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: Precaching: Entry.LevelInfo0
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: Static mesh batches: 0 vertex bytes, 0 index bytes
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: Allocating 16384 byte dynamic index buffer.
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: MOTD1: Welcome to America's Army
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: MOTD2:
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: MOTD3:
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: MOTD4:
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: MOTD[0] is: Welcome to America's Army
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: MOTD[1] is:
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: MOTD[2] is:
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: MOTD[3] is:
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: Finished precaching geometry in 0.011 seconds
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: Finished precaching textures in 0.006 seconds
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: Console Message: PunkBuster Client: Changing PunkBuster homepath to [C:\Users\Main\AppData\Local\PunkBuster\AAO\pb\]
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: PunkBuster Client: Changing PunkBuster homepath to [C:\Users\Main\AppData\Local\PunkBuster\AAO\pb\]
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: Console Message: PunkBuster Client: Attempting to resolve master3.evenbalance.com
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: PunkBuster Client: Attempting to resolve master3.evenbalance.com
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: Console Message: PunkBuster Client: Resolved to [216.240.146.139] (0)
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: PunkBuster Client: Resolved to [216.240.146.139] (0)
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: Console Message: PunkBuster Client: PunkBuster Client (v2.243 | A0) Enabled
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: PunkBuster Client: PunkBuster Client (v2.243 | A0) Enabled
12/08/12 09:41:42 ScriptLog: Console Message: PunkBuster Client: Game Version [2.5.0]
12/08/12 09:41:42 Log: PunkBuster Client: Game Version [2.5.0]
12/08/12 09:41:42 Debug: AAEntryPage.Opened()   Sender:Package.AAEntryPage
12/08/12 09:41:43 ScriptLog: Console Message: PunkBuster Client: PB Services socket initialized
12/08/12 09:41:43 Log: PunkBuster Client: PB Services socket initialized
12/08/12 09:41:47 ScriptLog: Console Message: PunkBuster Client: PnkBstrA successfully loaded PnkBstrB
12/08/12 09:41:47 Log: PunkBuster Client: PnkBstrA successfully loaded PnkBstrB
12/08/12 09:41:52 ScriptLog: Console Message: PunkBuster Client: PnkBstrB service installed and started successfully
12/08/12 09:41:52 Log: PunkBuster Client: PnkBstrB service installed and started successfully
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: appRequestExit(0)
12/08/12 09:41:54 Localization: No localization: ArmyOps.General.Exit (int)
12/08/12 09:41:54 Exit: Preparing to exit.
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Purging garbage
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to Window.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to Core.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to Engine.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 NetComeGo: Close TcpipConnection 81.19.211.196:1751 12/08/12 09:41:54
12/08/12 09:41:54 Exit: Socket shut down
12/08/12 09:41:54 Exit: Game engine shut down
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to WinDrv.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: UViewport::Destroy() - About to destroy Console
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: UViewport::Destroy() - About to destroy Canvas
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: UCanvas::Destroy entered
12/08/12 09:41:54 Exit: Windows client shut down
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to D3DDrv.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to AGP.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to IpDrv.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to Andromeda.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to XInterface.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to Fire.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to Editor.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: (Karma): Level Karma Terminated.
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to AGP_Interface.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Unbound to ALAudio.dll
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Waiting for file streaming thread to finish...
12/08/12 09:41:54 Exit: OpenAL Audio subsystem shut down.
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: Garbage: objects: 46835->0; refs: 0
12/08/12 09:41:54 Exit: Object subsystem successfully closed.
12/08/12 09:41:54 Exit: Exiting.
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: FileManager: Reading 0 GByte 126 MByte 157 KByte 274 Bytes from HD took 0.275000 seconds (0.209000 reading, 0.066000 seeking).
12/08/12 09:41:54 Log: FileManager: 0.018000 seconds spent with misc. duties
12/08/12 09:41:54 Uninitialized: Name subsystem shut down
12/08/12 09:41:54 Uninitialized: Memory Allocation Status
12/08/12 09:41:54 Uninitialized: Curr Memory  13.312M /  18.168M
12/08/12 09:41:54 Uninitialized: Peak Memory  159.713M /  161.621M
12/08/12 09:41:54 Uninitialized: Allocs       71398 Current /  1198314 Total
12/08/12 09:41:54 Uninitialized: Log file closed, 12/08/12 09:41:54


It would be nice to shoot at the ball using single fire to make the ball moving :-) Good shit for aiming training, and loooooot of fun.

Now you're giving me ideas for other training maps

I've fixed some of the simpler edit you suggested.
Some I will keep in mind moving forward

This release is mainly (as Possessed said) a security update, also it is a opportunity for me to start slowly without making to many changes and make sure all the moving parts still fit together, and boy are there many moving parts in this project

That's cool. I mostly mentioned those things to help simplify the layout. Less things for new users to look at = better

Looks like the physics behaves slightly differently online. I will have to make the ball bigger cuz it tends to want to make the player climb over it. It might be more like an exercise ball when I'm done =\

I think training is bugged for anything, some of the training relies on the auth servers that aren't up anymore. A while back I was going to look into modifying the maps but... guess who didn't get around to doing it.

Just tested it out as a fresh install. All seems to be going good. The worst thing I saw was that the authentication message showed up twice but that's it.

There's a few ideas & suggestions I'd like to run by:
America's Army Assist Setup Dialog Box:
- Capitalize the A in "army"

Main SITREP page:
- Remove all text after "Click HERE" for wrong honor.
- Remove Battletracker text and button. Create a "Help" or "?" button next to login that pops up a dialog box that says "A Battletracker.com account is required to play America's Army through Assist. Click the "Register" button to create an account. After you create an account, you will have to set your desired AA username in the "Tracker Settings" section of Battletracker." Then have 2 buttons, one takes you to register an account at Battletracker and the other takes you to Tracker Settings. http://battletracker.com/forum/index.php?page=Register and http://battletracker.com/index.php?form=TrackerSettings
- Remove PB service message. People that need help will most likely either click the help tab anyway or just go to the forum. I think the "FIX" button pretty much says all it needs to.


Ideas:
- While downloading AA, it would be nice to have a pause option in-between the steps so you can pause after the current step is done.
- Update map images to the ones currently in Dropbox, there's resized ones and 720p ones. Clicking on the screenshot in Assist would enlarge it to a full size 720p version. To take this a step further, have the screenshot loaded from AAO25.com so Assist doesn't have to be updated for new screenshots. Maybe just have Assist look for http://aao25.com/images/%mapname%.png or something.



*EDIT*
Also, what about a news alert kind of thing? Where Assist could pull forum posts from this site and display them in Assist to alert people of polls or information?

If feels like 2 systems bodged together and settings and functions are spread between them to force you to use both. Its really painful and i wish there was just a start menu, why did they take it away ffs?

I agree 100%. Metro might be ok if the programs used the same settings and whatnot as their desktop counterparts but they don't and that's just moronic. That leaves desktop users absolutely no reason to use Metro...

Thankfully there's programs like Classic Shell but again, it shouldn't have to be a 3rd party workaround.

I don't have Assist installed currently (don't think I've ever had it on this current install of Windows). I'm running Windows 7 64-bit and I have annoying attention to detail. If you want bugs or minor things to fix, I'm sure I can give you a good handful.