Anyone know whats causing this.

[Taxman 10]

A lot of peeps keep trying to connect with this error. (get a few every night)

14:45:53 Player #####: Wrong signature for file addons\sounds.pbo

14:45:53 Player #####: Wrong signature for file addons\structures.pbo

Im guessing its not a hack (if it is then its a bad one) they dont appear to be running any addons on any occasion, Is it a mod of some kind, Or a popular hack thats not happy with signature check on ?

Would be helpful to know... just in case we are alienating peeps.. on our server.

[cri74 10]

Thats usually if you connect to a server using mods, example ACE or any other mod that has other

-\sounds.pbo

-\structures.pbo

than your client. Or you are trying to join a server whilst you have your mods activated

To fix it you need to download the mod the server uses and start your games with the mods supported by server. Signature check is activated on the server you are trying to join and the server sends that message to you

[whisper 0]

Server was installed / reinstalled recently?

[Taxman 10]

No matey you got it wrong sorry I obviously wasnt clear enough... I dont get that error.. Its OUR (sbs clan) server running Vanilla Arma, we get peeps joining without any messages for addons.... mods etc... just this error..

usually you get a message saying Joe blogss is using @mods etc.. but this does not appear..

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nope not installed recently... ... its weird 90 % peeps ok.. just a few randoms that dont normaly play with us... (because they cant get in lol).

[cri74 10]

Roger !

If its vanilla.. im guessing they may have installed a mod in the root/gamefolder/Addons or they simply got another version of the game.. maybe a update will solve it

We somtimes get those messages on TV2 servers too, but seems like players are able to solve it and connect. If not, might be edited material to harm your server... we allso get a lot of ppl with shotguns = arty --> How to edit that to get the hack.. i donno

[Taxman 10]

RGr buddy.. thanks for that... ..... chances are its some hack gone wrong then :)... least I know its not us :)

[Cowboy Pilot 10]

No it is probably because you are running a vanilla server with signature checks enabled, and you have people (since most have it) are running ACE and connecting.

[Taxman 10]

nope.. when they run ACe it comes up as a message that member is using a mod...... same as any other mods.. sounds etc....

[indakung 10]

I'm puzzled by this problem too, anyone knows how to fix it,pleeeease!

I've add all mods the server required, the correct version, but still doesnt work.

[whisper 0]

Bad patching of 1.05 on a downloaded version of the game.

When patching a game installed from a downloaded version to 1.05 directly, the patch will detect the game as "Steam Version", and apply Steam patching pethod. You should see during patching some errors raising up, and the patcher stating that it found a "Steam version".

You should de-install the game, re-install, patch to 1.04 first, then 1.05. With that done, patch 1.05 will detect a "DVD version" installation and apply the correct patching method. You won't have errors during patching process, and you'll be able to connect :)

[indakung 10]

re:#10

But I can go into another 1.05 server.

[whisper 0]

re:#10

But I can go into another 1.05 server.

If the other server has no signature verification enabled, that's normal.