zombie1 0 Posted April 15, 2007 I recently gave my friend a copy of OFP so we could do LAN together. I sent him my CD key to use. When I play online, it works fine, even at 500 ping... But when I play with him, at even 100- ping, it stuffs up (like if I'm passenger and he drives, the car won't move, I'd get locked in, sometimes I'd die suddenly). Me and my brother played fine with OFP over the LAN, and we had the same key. But me and my friend were playing via Hamachi, which is also LAN (over the internet), it stuffs up like this. Anyone know the problem? What if I found and gave him another key, would that fix it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panzergrenadier3 39 Posted April 16, 2007 You use the same copy of OFP on 3 different computers from 3 different people? Do you think it's legal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zombie1 0 Posted April 17, 2007 No. I bought ofp and me and my bro both installed it with official CD. Nothing illegal about that. Though I gave a 'copy' to my friend just recently and when we try play it stuffs up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panzergrenadier3 39 Posted April 17, 2007 If you install a program on two or more comps, you have to buy two or more copys of the program. You cannot install the same program on two or more comps with one cd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zombie1 0 Posted April 17, 2007 Well, it does work. It's just in multiplayer it screws up, only in multiplayer. Also, the one I gave to my friend is a different CD, a copy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panzergrenadier3 39 Posted April 17, 2007 If you have 2 original copys, you also have 2 cd keys. I think that is caused by the key. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zombie1 0 Posted April 17, 2007 But how come me and my bro were able to play over LAN with the same key... That worked fine. Me and me friend are playing over LAN with a program hamachi (LAN over internet). I host a server on LAN, he joins. So far so good. Then the gameplay is really bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-ZG-BUZZARD 0 Posted April 17, 2007 I own OFP Gold and Resistance and GOTY but I have only GOTY installed in both my PCs and I never had any problem besides lag... Same goes for the odd LAN I've made with friends, all installed from the same GOTY with original disc, patched then to 1.96, and off we go, only problem being the occasional lag... so that seems indeed to be a weird problem, zombie1... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zombie1 0 Posted April 17, 2007 Well, I played with my friend in a different sort of "LAN". It's a program that does some... I dunno, but it makes LAN over the internet. Do you think this could be the prob - I've reinstalled ofp just before I gave him a copy. But when I reinstalled it I used the copy I gave him, instead of the official CD. Could FADE be detecting 2 "copies" in use you think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-ZG-BUZZARD 0 Posted April 17, 2007 Well, I don't know for sure, but sudden death I think is one of the things that FADE causes when it kicks in, so it could be possible that FADE went active... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zombie1 0 Posted April 17, 2007 It's so weird... When I join my bro's server through LAN (cable), it gave the msg "Original games do not fade". I join my friends game over LAN (hamachi), doesn't give the msg, but it goes funny... I don't die suddenly, but I see him jump soooooo much even with 80 ping (I play online I get about 200 ping and it's ALOT less jumpy), and then I get in a passenger in a car, he drives, the vehicle won't move for me. EDIT: Also I noticed, he could see me looking at the sky while I'm looking at him. It's crazy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
