However, in some cases, admins and players are willing to allow minimal file scanning as a tradeoff to ensure that the files being used by players are not tampered with to exploit the game beyond what each server admin deems allowable. To use the MD5Tool Facility, server admins must configure their PunkBuster server s to keep a list of files to be checked along with certain other parameters such as file offset and number of bytes to check.
For each check, PunkBuster limits the offset to 16 byte boundaries and the length of data checked to between 16 and bytes per check. Additionally, PunkBuster waits a while between file checks so that players will not see constant disk activity during gameplay.
By default, one file is checked every 60 seconds. To help server admins configure PB servers for use with the MD5Tool Facility, we have developed a small utility program that should be used to generate PB Server commands for use in configuring their system s.
Currently, this beta utility program is available as a win32 or linux console command line program. It can be downloaded from here: Windows MD5 tool version 0. For example, if you are a Quake3 admin and you wish to check the first bytes of the pak0. Another example for Ravenshield admins who want to check, for example, a sound file: md5tool. Note the use of the forward slash to separate folders and filenames.
This facility automatically adjusts between forward slash and backslash for the target operating system. If this affects the Punkbuster files this can cause errors and it's therefore a good idea to scan your hard drive.
Do this for all hard drives that has Windows, Punkbuster and the game installed. Should some program have modified DirectX you need to remove all traces of that and reinstall DirectX.
Uninstall " SweetFX " and whatever else can modify what is shown on the screen. A broken Windows Installation can cause all kinds of trouble.
A more detailed guide on how to do this can be found here:. Like your computer, network hardware will get sluggish and makes mistakes if it has not been rebooted in a long time. Usually this takes weeks or months to happen but some routers or modems need to be rebooted more frequently. Take the time to unplug your modem and router for 30 minutes. Then reboot your modem first and let it load before starting your router. It is also a good idea to reboot your machine after doing this.
Answer HQ or EA cannot help with bans. Even if you have not cheated. See this link for more details included how to dispute the ban:. Welcome to my guide It was made with a lot of love to help people with all their Punkbuster issues and should cover most of the problems and solutions you will ever need.
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