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    maudlin27M
    FAF's rules are set out on the main FAForever website - by accessing FAF services, you agree to the rules outlined there, which are supplemental to the FAF Terms of Service. For details of how to report rule breaches and/or how the rules are enforced, please refer to the separate page on moderation Separate contribution guidelines exist for those considering contributing to FAF, while there are also official tournament rules that apply to official FAF tournaments.
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    wilson_W
    Hey @HerbertFreir, I've randomly come across this post. It's a common thing in pretty much every online game that people will flame each other. All it is is a coping mechanism so they must not admit they made a mistake themselves. It's really just the easy way out for being anonymous on the internet. There is no way of saying this is common or uncommon across a community as a whole as it's mostly invididual. Estimating how often it will happen to you is nearly impossible. Sometimes you will be flamed three times a day, sometimes it won't happen for two years straight. But there is a tendency: The bigger and the younger (on average) the community the more likely it is that people will flame, as they don't expect to bump into the other one ever again. FAF is a small, "well aged" community, and therefore less likely to be that way, as you for sure will bump into someone again. What usually helps is narrowing down the amount of anonymity to a minimum by playing with people you know through joining smaller clans / communities. I, for instance, happen to run a beginners group within the FAF Dojo. It's me and my co-trainer running training sessions with up to a dozen trainees (0-1300 rated) three times a week, in the EU evening hours. Our youngest trainee is ~20 years old, our oldest is ~60 years old. We have gay / trans people, furries... We welcome everyone and respect each other. It's about having fun and learning together. If the above is appealing to you and you could make (some of) the training hours, feel free to join our Discord server and reach out to me. If you can not make my specific training hours, please still feel free to join, meet people you could play with, and maybe find another trainer that matches your time zone.
  • Please provide detailled logs and/or error messages!

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    maggeM
    Have you secured your Discord account since the incident? What steps have you taken to make sure it cannot be used for malicious activity again?
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    Thanks for your replies, I tested Eternal Strategic Icons, in combination with Penguin's Icon Mod and ACU Highlight (those three mods seem to be compatible), and it looks a lot nicer with the size increase of 150%
  • I need technical help

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    Thanks, removed and working!
  • cannot install game patch

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    Sylph_S
    @snowbiltz If that still doesn't work, keep posting, we'll get to the bottom of it!
  • Stuck "In Transit"

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    JipJ
    The blueprint loading process crashed. This is likely related to a (sim) mod
  • I need help with connecting

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    I have had the same issue with the client, FAF just disconnects randomly, everything else is still connected to the internet... Only started recently, maybe 1-2 weeks ago...
  • can't connect to game can't create game

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    maggeM
    @magge said in Solutions for common errors with the FAF client launcher or supreme commander: Something is blocking the client to have access to the internet, or you have a very unstable connection. Check if your internet connection is stable Check if firewall is blocking the access Disable security software for testing purpose Try a VPN from a different country
  • Fatboy and Atlantis do not build units

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    JipJ
    The idea is quite old from Equilibrium. The implementation is new though and there are refinements incoming to make it more user friendly
  • Need help with a bug

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    UvesoU
    Errors in log: warning: Unknown DirectSound speaker configuration 8. Defaulting to Stereo. see: https://forum.faforever.com/topic/4084/solutions-for-snd-error-xact-invalid-arg-xact3dapply-failed warning: GAL Exception: file : c:\work\rts\main\code\src\libs\gpggal\DeviceD3D9.cpp(189) error: unable to create device Maybe wrong screen resolution in prefs file or missing directx 9c or another app is using Directx warning: Attempted to flatten terrain outside map boundary! Operation Failed! caused by missing gfx device warning: SND: XACT3DApply failed. Invalid arg see first error warning: Evaluating LazyVar failed: error evaluating lazy variable: ...data\faforever\gamedata\lua.nx2\lua\maui\control.lua(36): error evaluating lazy variable: ...data\faforever\gamedata\lua.nx2\lua\maui\control.lua(38): circular dependency in lazy evaluation for variable [Set lazyvar.ExtendedErrorMessages for extra trace info] also caused from missing gfx device My advice: (between knowledge and guesswork) Reboot your PC (yes this is important) install directX 9c delete game.prefs file (C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Local\Gas Powered Games\Game.prefs) start the game without launcher to create a user/player (doubleclick on C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe) start a game with FAF launcher enable mods
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    I found this thread describing the same issue, try the fix they found and see if it works. https://www.reddit.com/r/jellyfin/comments/10dyt4h/newb_trying_to_install_you_need_to_install_an_app/
  • Re-joining active game in FAF

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    how many people acutally dont know this. you ask for re faf and they close the game bet this happens a lot
  • What's the issue?

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    ThomasHiattT
    Things that were mods get forced into your game and enabled by default, but probably missing functionality you wanted, then you get a patch that lets you turn them off, then they get removed and go back to being mods again. It's the new nightmarish cycle of trying to use your UI in FAF.
  • LINUX Install help

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    BlackJaguarB
    Thanks !!!! I will try.
  • Spread attack hotkey?

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    JipJ
    It is called Distribute Orders, see also: https://wiki.faforever.com/en/Play/Game/Hotkeys/OrdersQueueManipulation#distribute-orders
  • Linux Support

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    BlackJaguarB
    Can you help me? Im installing step by step Supcomm FAF in Linux and now appeared the following: CD3DDeviceResources::DevResInitResources: Unable to load effect file /effects/cartographic.fx Program : Z:\home\george.local\share\Steam\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\bin\SupremeCommander.exe Cmd line arguments : Callstack: unavailable. Last 100 lines of log... info: checking C:\users\steamuser\My Documents\My Games\Gas Powered Games\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\mods info: checking C:\users\steamuser\My Documents\My Games\Gas Powered Games\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\maps info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\ambience.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\editor.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\effects.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\env.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\loc_us.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\meshes.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\mods.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\moholua.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\objects.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\projectiles.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\props.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\schook.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\skins.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\textures.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\units.scd', mounted as '/' info: DISK: AddSearchPath: 'z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance', mounted as '/' warning: Can't open lua file "Z:\home\george.local\share\Steam\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\bin..\Installed.Prefs" warning: unable to load Installed.Prefs; using empty initial prefs info: Hooked /lua/userInit.lua with /schook/lua/userInit.lua info: Hooked /lua/globalInit.lua with /schook/lua/globalInit.lua warning: SND: Error retrieving XACT COM interface. Unknown XACT Error warning: SND: Error retrieving XACT COM interface. Unknown XACT Error warning: SND: Error retrieving XACT COM interface. Unknown XACT Error debug: Loading module '\000/lua/sim/buffdefinitions.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/sim/adjacencybuffs.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/sim/adjacencybufffunctions.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/sim/cheatbuffs.lua\000' info: adding font file /fonts/arial.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arialbd.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arialbi.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/ariali.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arialn.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arialnb.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arialnbi.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arialni.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/ariblk.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/arlrdbd.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/butterbe.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/vdub.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/wintermu.ttf info: adding font file /fonts/zeroes_3.ttf debug: Loading module '\000/lua/keymap/keynames.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/keymap/keymapper.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/user/prefs.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/options/optionslogic.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/keymap/defaultkeymap.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/keymap/keyactions.lua\000' debug: Loading module '\000/lua/options/options.lua\000' warning: z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\effects.scd\effects\cartographic.fx: unable to compile effect: z:\home\george.local\share\steam\steamapps\common\supreme commander forged alliance\gamedata\effects.scd\effects\cartographic.fx reason: unknown error Any hint about this?
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    gents i want you all to know that your advice and my hard work payed off!!!....Windows just released a Windows 11 update that I grabbed 22H2 and all of a sudden, everything is BACK TO NORMAL!! Handsome can HEAR SOUND AGAIN!!!.....thank u all
  • Not counting games played or changing rating.

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    Thanks for the replies! Played a game no restrictions and now my rating is up! Appreciate the fast responses.
  • Disconnect on game start

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    MostLostNoobM
    You have a sound bug which you can tell by the SND/XACT warnings. You should go to Windows key > Control Panel > Sound > Playback > select the Device you use > Configure to ensure that your sound device is set to Stereo then look in Properties to make sure that all Enhancements & Spatial Sound are Off. After you've verified those settings, usually a simple Restart or Shift+Shutdown (not just Shutdown) of your PC will resolve the sound issue. If that doesn't work, then you can have a look at this thread for further troubleshooting: https://forum.faforever.com/topic/4084/solutions-for-snd-error-xact-invalid-arg-xact3dapply-failed
  • Sound too low, but ONLY in a game

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    just select stereo at 44.1 k and 16 bit
  • Game Log files

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    maggeM
    ⇉ You can navigate to the folders via the FAF client itself (see attached image) Overview client.log → Contains information about the FAF Client itself. Important when the client crashes or behaves unexpectedly. game_replay_id.log → Contains information about a specific played game. Important when the game crashes or encounters issues. client.prefs → JSON configuration file containing game settings such as installation paths, preferences, hotkeys, notes, enabled mods, mod/map directories, chat and notification settings, window size and position, and the last game type/title. Default log location: On Windows: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Forged Alliance Forever\logs On Linux: ~/.faforever/logs client.prefs location: On Windows: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Forged Alliance Forever On Linux: ~/.faforever [image: 1693321191396-f0dcbf83-2360-4769-93a7-fc6725e23f9a-image.png]
  • Lost connection after 3min in the game

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    Hi again, since I have popsted my issue, there is no better situation. After 1:22min the connection is lost. Is anybody able to play the game? Or do I have the problem only?
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