17.10.2010, 09:24
You say that the ping rises and falls so we know that the server has started properly. But once I found that entering a server could cause it to crash due to a conflict within the script. The script you use - have you made any major modifications to it if it was taken off this forum or have you made it from scratch? Can you confirm that the server is still running once you enter the server? Posting your server log would be a big help.
As others have said - check that you have the correct server version and client. If you're uncertain, try re-downloading anyway (http://sa-mp.com/download.php). You shouldn't need to port forward if you're trying to connect to a local server (a server hosted on your own computer) but if you want friends to join, port forwarding will be required.
Another thing it might be - although I doubt it - would be your actual game files. You've said you have tried several cracks? Depending on how you acquired your game, you will be able to use this >> http://frog.serverffs.com/gtasapatch.zip << .. only if you have the game disc (as far as I'm aware, you'll still need to insert the disc to play as this only reverts the game to version 1.0 to allow the game to be modifiable, but if you downloaded the game via torrents .. well use ******. Not sure if I can link to cracks on here). In the case that you are using a crack, you'll need one that reverts your game to v1.0 - doesn't matter whether your game files are v2.0 or 1.01 or even 1 as far as my knowledge extends. If you need help using the crack or applying it, feel free to PM me and I'll help you from there.
Hope I helped.
As others have said - check that you have the correct server version and client. If you're uncertain, try re-downloading anyway (http://sa-mp.com/download.php). You shouldn't need to port forward if you're trying to connect to a local server (a server hosted on your own computer) but if you want friends to join, port forwarding will be required.
Another thing it might be - although I doubt it - would be your actual game files. You've said you have tried several cracks? Depending on how you acquired your game, you will be able to use this >> http://frog.serverffs.com/gtasapatch.zip << .. only if you have the game disc (as far as I'm aware, you'll still need to insert the disc to play as this only reverts the game to version 1.0 to allow the game to be modifiable, but if you downloaded the game via torrents .. well use ******. Not sure if I can link to cracks on here). In the case that you are using a crack, you'll need one that reverts your game to v1.0 - doesn't matter whether your game files are v2.0 or 1.01 or even 1 as far as my knowledge extends. If you need help using the crack or applying it, feel free to PM me and I'll help you from there.
Hope I helped.