Disconnected after every match?

(Anonymous416) #1

<-- n00b, must be wrong settings on my end.

Problem:

  1. Connects and plays a match, all is great and fun.

  2. after the match > when the load screen comes up again > after the map finishes loading > it kicks and says something like, “disconnected from server for unknown reason”

  3. Hit reconnect again > sit through the the load screen again > and get to play again (though a bit late to the game)

Attempted on 2 servers, same pattern happens everytime after every match.

Suggestions?

Bless

(shagileo) #2

The ‘disconnected from server for unknown reason’ can happen sometimes.
But when it happens after every match, that’s another thing.

Try a third server (preferably a different mod) to see if it happens again.
Make sure these servers are not from the same clan or so (you never know it could be a server host problem).

Normally when you get that error and try to connect again, you could get ‘kicked’ again because of ‘invalid pk3 files reference’ or something like that. Than you need to shut down ET and relaunch it, reconnect to the server you want to play on.

Another element that could help is the console.
When you get kicked, open up your console and check if there are any error messages.
If so, try searching first on google or these forums and if you still haven’t found the answer(s), be sure to provide us with the console information.

(Anonymous416) #3
  • try 3rd server (make sure differnt clan)
  • check console for error messages

thanks
GG

(Anonymous416) #4

yes sir, there it is in the console:

“Disconnected from the server for an unknown reason: Punkbuster Client: Not connected to a server”

Have punk buster enable …
Seems from a bing search that Punkbuster shuts down everything from bad skins to completely crashing Wolfenstein ET

Suggestion?

Bless

(Anonymous416) #5

Closest thing to an answer would be this thread:
“Server disconnected for unknown reason”-- PLEASE
http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1693&highlight=disconnect+punkbuster

The ‘disconnected for unknown reason’ message is usually because it is taking longer to load your map than the server timeout setting. Effectively you are being dumped for inactivity.

More memory will speed up your map loading.

128meg is pretty borderline even with Win98. Anyone running XP really needs 512meg.

Fiddling with your hunkmegs (/com_hunkmegs xx) might help. Try setting it to roughly 2/3rds of your RAM though some people have problems if it is set to more than 192.

I was getting this all the time , after every map. I dissabled punkbuster and no more probs. Was playing 6 maps for over three hours with no disconnect. Also, game loads much faster.
Hope it helps.
MAD DOG uk

Let’s give it another go …