Kicked from Server?

[SEE]

I have only been on MP using HL for a few hours and have a standard V4.09 installation with no mods, etc. I joined a server and was surprised (and disappointed) that for some reason I have been kicked from it and it no longer shows up on HL. All I can think of is, that during one session, a message came up saying that 'Cheating has been detected' (several times) but I assumed this message referred to another player as I was flying the plane in the normal way I would in SP mode.

Unless there is another explanation I don't understand why I would be kicked off or what constitutes cheating. May be someone could offer a reason or give advice.

[AndyJWest]

Originally Posted by SEE

I have only been on MP using HL for a few hours and have a standard V4.09 installation with no mods, etc. I joined a server and was surprised (and disappointed) that for some reason I have been kicked from it and it no longer shows up on HL. All I can think of is, that during one session, a message came up saying that 'Cheating has been detected' (several times) but I assumed this message referred to another player as I was flying the plane in the normal way I would in SP mode.

Unless there is another explanation I don't understand why I would be kicked off or what constitutes cheating. May be someone could offer a reason or give advice.

The 'cheating' message is actually rather misleading - it actually refers to bad 'ping'. Like one or two other things in IL-2, it suffers from bad translation. That was most likely the problem. A few servers have rules about selecting the right markings for the aircraft (they don't like Spitfires with German crosses), and they may also have other restrictions. You should read any rules they show onscreen, and if they give a website URL, take a look at that too - they may clarify.

If the problem is with 'ping' (most likely), you may have to use another server if it is consistently bad. If it is erratic, there may be a problem at your end, or with your internet service provider.

Don't forget that HL shows the ping for each server too, so you can check before you join, and you get an indication onscreen in-game too - top right of screen you will see green squares. 1 is good, 2 not so good, and so on. If you see yellow ones during normal play, you are having problems, and a red one is a sign that you are about to get kicked. This is necessary as if the delay between your PC and the server gets too great, the game gets very choppy, and your plane will appear to other players to 'warp' from one place to another - not good.

[SEE]

Cheers AndyJW, thats a relief! Sounds like the problem and reason is 'ping'. I always check the 'brief' and make sure that my ac has correct markings, weapons loadout, etc - this particular server didn't specify any conditions. So once kicked you can never rejoin that server?

[AndyJWest]

You should be able to rejoin at some point - again, if the server has a forum, I'd take a look there - it may be an hour or two. Meanwhile, a few questions:

(a) Which server?
(b) Where are you based (country)?
(c) If you run this: http://www.pingtest.net/, what results do you get?
(d) Are you using WiFi to connect to the net, or a cable?
(e) Are you sharing your connection with anyone?

This might give a clue as to the problem.

[FAE_Cazador]

Once inside the Server and once in the cockpit on the tarmac, press "S" key and you can see your ping value.

This is the stock key to show the list of players and statistics, their pings (in miliseconds) and points. If you can't see anything, you'll have to go into the "Controls" section and configure the key for "Online Rating" in the "MISC" area.

This is the real ping you have against the Server in that moment. Sometimes, a high ping can be caused not by yourself but simply if the Server has not a good connection, there too many people connected, or just if the Server is on the other side of the World !

PD: and do not forget , when going on line, to close any other program in your PC which can be using part of your Internet connection like P2P programs, etc. It is advisable to leave all our bandwith for IL-2 and related programs as Teamspeak, HL, etc.

EDIT:

If you want to know who is causing the message "Cheating has been detected!" to show, go to the game's folder, then subfolder "i18n", and open with Notepad the file "netmessages.properties".

Look at the beginning of the file for the lines:

user_cheating1 cheating has been detected
user_cheating2 cheating has been detected
user_cheating3 cheating has been detected

(I am not sure about the exact build of these phrases in the stock game because I changed them long ago)

and write them as :

user_cheating1 {0} is causing lag!
user_cheating2 {0} is causing lag again!
user_cheating3 {0} is causing lag 3 times!

save the file, and you'be able to see the name of the pilot who is causing lag.

Of course keep a safe copy of the stock file "netmessages.properties" before modifying it in case of any problem.

[SEE]

Thanks for all the replies and info, (so much to learn- phew!).

In reply to AnndyJW questions:-

The server was SD_TotalWar
I'm in the uK
I use cable to my router not Wi fi and no other programs were running other than HL and my Saitek flightstick software profile. I will check the ping and take a peek at the files mentioned. Thanks guys!