Is Nova World today closed for works?

**Bluetiereign** · 08-18-2008, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by Knuckles

You are correct Blue, back in April, they started doing that. If I violated TOS, im sorry and please delete my postings. I was just trying to help.

I must have missed something... carry on...

**Q-dad~TAG** · 08-19-2008, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by Bluetiereign

I thought Nova had started requiring that everyone now log in to play their games... even DF2.

They can't do that for DF2, since the game wasn't designed for it, and no patch has been made to add support for such a requirement...

**Santa AkA SoDam** · 08-20-2008, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by Knuckles

Ok Rotor, try opening a blank page in Notepad.
Copy the above and Paste it.
Save As STARTUP.HTM to a location (desktop easy to find)
Go to your c4 folder and remove your old startup.htm
Move your new STARTUP.HTM to your c4 folder.

Attached to this post is the one strait from my game.

All that extra stuff is just that... extras.
It shows additional information about the servers.

Well done Knuckles
Your new HTM works for me! i did excatly as you said and it works!!

It would seam that if you use an un-orignal HTM (generated by the player manager for example) then your game will not get past the lobby page, untill you use Knuckles work around.

Thanks again Knuckles you are the man!!

**Knuckles** · 08-21-2008, 07:30 AM

Thx So Dam,
The one posted is one from Player-Manager.
All the other ones will work too but....
you need to make a change in the 2 URL address's

where it reads
gamelist=nw3.novaworld
url=nw3.novaworld

You will need to change that number 3 to the number 4.
That should work on any other bypass's that are out there.

**Rotor6** · 08-21-2008, 03:15 PM

After all the back and forth, we are all (mostly all) back in the game. Thanks to all who worked to get us back on line!!! No thanks to Nova.
As far as the registration question goes. I saw a post in the NovaWorld forums about that, while I was trying to find a reason why we could not get in. There was/is a statement that referenced sign in and registration for newer games, but it stated that older Nova games were not required to sign in or register players. It's in there, but you'll have to go in and look it up.

Thanks again to all (especially you KNuckles

), for all the help

**sharky** · 08-21-2008, 04:59 PM

Is there problems with the startup.htm again? I've had it working perfectly the last few days but this afternoon, I can't get into anything again. It won't even go to the login page... Any help?

**Rotor6** · 08-21-2008, 06:32 PM

I can't get in either... something has changed. What ever it is, is causing the game to keep running after shut down and putting a big load on my Vid card?

**Knuckles** · 08-21-2008, 07:05 PM

Looks like Novaworld is down.
Anyone able to open the homepage of www.novaworld.com ?

**Xanpitopato** · 08-21-2008, 07:18 PM

In this days, I am a few busy. I am working about a home-videos, and It take me enough time...
About the problem of conection with NovaWorld servers of C4, I had changed the file HTM than I had, for the original of the game.
Then with my name and password, I had finded Loggin in, and now I am in the game again...

When I can to play again, we shall can to be again together...
Thanks to alls for all...

**sharky** · 08-21-2008, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Xanpitopato

In this days, I am a few busy. I am working about a home-videos, and It take me enough time...
About the problem of conection with NovaWorld servers of C4, I had changed the file HTM than I had, for the original of the game.
Then with my name and password, I had finded Loggin in, and now I am in the game again...

When I can to play again, we shall can to be again together...
Thanks to alls for all...

Anybody have a copy of the original startup.html? Don't know where mine went

**RAB** · 08-21-2008, 10:54 PM

Nova is moving there servers around. Last I heard they should have things back up some time this weekend.

**Hippie** · 08-26-2008, 06:07 PM

I tryed this and It did not work for me.

Gettin' bad withdraws...

Hippie

Originally Posted by Knuckles

Ok after banging my head on the walls for hours at a time, here is a login bypass.......

1-open STARTUP.HTM with notepad (located in c4 folder)
2- copy the following text and replace whats in there now.

Code:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Game Servers</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#FFFFFF" BGCOLOR="#111177" LINK="#FFFFFF" VLINK="#000000" ALINK="#000000">
<center><font face="tahoma"><font size="-4">
If you experience problems joining or locating games, please send a note to server@novaworld.com.
<br>All other support related inquiries should be sent to support@novalogic.com.
<br>&copy;2001 NovaLogic, Inc.  Rev NW2.0.2</font></font><br></CENTER>
<center>
<!--IBDLL:IBGL.DLL
name="c4_2"
gamelisturl="http://nw4.novaworld.net/c4_2.glb"
setcol=9
top=0
max=18
infobar_enabled=1
navbar_enabled=1
pagebar_enabled=1
gamelist_enabled=1
pagebuilt_enabled=1
infobar_order=3
navbar_order=1
pagebar_order=2
gamelist_order=0
pagebuilt_order=8
navbar_refresh_enabled=0
navbar_reload_enabled=1
navbar_ping_enabled=1
navbar_top_enabled=1
navbar_prev_enabled=1
navbar_pagewindow_enabled=1
navbar_pagewindow_size=9
navbar_next_enabled=1
navbar_bottom_enabled=1
gamelist_numbering_enabled=0
label_loadingserverlist="<center><br><br><br>Loading server list....<br><br></center>"
label_gettingpingtimes="<center><br><br><br>Calculating ping times....<br>(This may take a while)<br></center><br clear=all>"
label_totalserversonline="Servers"
label_totalplayersonline="Players"
label_spacer="<font face="tahoma"><font size="1"><b>--</b></font></font>"
label_headerprefix="<font face="tahoma"><font size="1"><b>"
label_headerpostfix="</b></font></font>"
label_sortprefix=""
label_sortpostfix=""
label_sortreverseprefix=""
label_sortreversepostfix=""
label_dataprefix="<font face="tahoma"><font size="1"><b>"
label_datapostfix="</b></font></font>"
label_tableprefix=""
label_tablepostfix="<p>&nbsp;<br><font face="tahoma"><font size="1"><b>Click on column headers to change sort order.</i><br><A HREF="http://nw3.novaworld.com/c4_2_main.htm">Back to home page</A><BR>"
label_selprefix="<font face="tahoma"><font size="1">"
label_selpostfix="</b></font></font>"
label_disableprefix="<font face="tahoma"><font size="1"><b>"
label_disablepostfix=""
label_refresh="<font face="tahoma"><font size="1"><b>Redraw</b></font></font>"
label_reload="Reload"
label_ping="Ping"
label_top="First"
label_previous="Prev"
label_pagewindowpre="..."
label_pagewindowpost="..."
label_next="Next"
label_bottom="Last</b></font></font>"
label_page="<font face="tahoma"><font size="1"><b><A HREF="c4_2_main.htm">Back to home page</A>---</font>Page"
label_gamelistlastupdated="Game list last built"
label_pst="PST</b></font><font><br>"
label_pingna="n/a"
label_pingworking=""
label_pingms="ms"
label_pingtimeout="???"
label_cantload="<br><br>An error occurred trying to retrieve game list.<br><br>Please try again later.<br><br>"
label_errorcode="Error code"
field
align="LEFT"
width="210"
label="Game Name________________________"
data="@ServerName@"
url="http://nw4.novaworld.net/c4_2_join.joi?RID=@RID@"
endfield
field
align="LEFT"
width="50"
label="Country_"
data="@Country@"
endfield
field
align="LEFT"
width="50"
label="Dedicated_"
data="@Dedicated@"
endfield
 
field
align="LEFT"
width="20"
label="PW_"
data="@Password@"
endfield
 
field
align="LEFT"
width="20"
label="Time_"
data="@TimeLeft@"
endfield
field
align="LEFT"
width="130"
label="Mission Name_________"
data="@MissionName@"
endfield
field
align="LEFT"
width="130"
label="Game Type___________"
data="@GameType@"
endfield
field
align="LEFT"
width="60"
label="Players___"
data="@Players@ of @MaxPlayers@"
endfield
field
align="LEFT"
width="50"
label="Ping___<p>"
data="@Ping@"
endfield
 
-->
</center>
</BODY></HTML>

3- SAVE it
4- go fly, kill and have fun!

**Bluetiereign** · 08-26-2008, 06:19 PM

I think they are back down again.

**Phaser** · 08-26-2008, 06:31 PM

Hello Gentlemen,

I connected to NovaWorld today, I was updating some maps, the Server seemed to be fine. I went for a Constitutional with my Pooch at about 17.00Hrs-GMT, and left my (=FUN=24/7) Server running it seemed to still be running on my return at 20.00Hrs-GMT. I booted my Player computer and got no response from Nova's Server, so (me being stupid) thought it was my problem and rebooted everything, I ended up resetting my Router back to Factory Settings (D'oh) and still no response from Nova.
I am hoping everything will be back to normal soon (Gasp! Gasp!).
Ghost=FUN= has a Modified 'Startup-HTM' which he distributed amongst some of us, I have deleted my Original Startup, and the Startup supplied to us on CPD, so I am hoping I haven't buggered things up.
There are no notices on the =FUN= forums, so I am not sure if the =FUN= Squad know about this.
I will keep checking........
Phaser

**Knuckles** · 08-26-2008, 08:02 PM

Try going to Novalogics website at www.novaworld.com . If that page does NOT load for you and you cant login manualy, then chances are they are down for whatever reason. Give them time to get it all sorted out, Im sure they will have it back up soon.

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