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PSForever Server Connection Guide

To connect to the PSForever Server, follow the steps below. If you receive a black screen or
error when launching the game, make sure to set both PlanetSide.exe and
PSForever_Launcher.exe to run as an administrator.

If you have any further questions, join us on Discord at http://chat.psforever.net and ask us
your question in the #help channel.

If you’re a returning player, make sure you set the server port to 51000. The old
server/launcher used to be a default port of 51200, which is wrong.

1. Download and extract PlanetSide


● Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9EQ4wD-
WnFIQTJON0hJb0dldWM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-
MYrYhIKx60vg7_EWfu_fDQ
● Mega:https://mega.nz/#!N5xTBR6Q!kVd0Po1L2mhvqPJYXx9s2UvQ-
Ac1aXtuH3llCGs1uA8

2. Download and extract the PSForever Launcher (does not have to be in Planetside
folder)
1. PSForever Launcher download link:
https://github.com/psforever/GameLauncher/releases/download/v1.2.0.1/
PSForever_Launcher_1.2.0.1.zip
2. Extract the launcher zip
3. Open the launcher
4. Click Settings
5. Click Choose
6. In the "Browse For Folder" window, browse for and click on the PlanetSide
folder, then press OK
7. Check “Skip Launcher”, as you do not need to enter a username and password
until you get in game
8. In the PlanetSide folder, right click the PlanetSide client executable
(Planetside.exe), click “Properties”, click the “Compatibility” tab, check “Run this
program as an Administrator”, and press “OK”.
9. In the folder where you extracted the PSForever Launcher, right click the
PSForever Launcher, click “Properties”, click the “Compatibility” tab, check “Run
this program as an Administrator”, and press “OK”.
10. Click “Launch”
a. Troubleshooting: If you get a runtime error when attempting to launch
the game, make sure you did Step 8 properly.
b. If you are receiving an exception error when attempting to launch the
game, make sure you did Step 9 properly.
c. If you are still having issues, try running the PSForever_Launcher.exe as
an administrator. Otherwise, follow the “Launcher
workaround”/”Shortcut Method” found below, near the bottom of the
page.

3. Connect to PSForever in the game client


1. Create an account by entering any name/password you want

2. (**Optional**) Change Bandwidth Settings


○ The client download will default to the ‘Low’ Bandwidth setting. I would
recommend ‘Medium’, so you don’t get spammed for a few seconds with
capture messages after the first loading world or zoning. If you run into
soft locks/load screen freezes, go back to Low. ‘High’ is not
recommended and will cause load screens to fail.
○ The Bandwidth Settings are found by going to Options > Game >
Bandwidth Settings. You can do this before choosing a character.

3. Choose the PSForever server


4. Click “PLAY”

4. Create a character
1. Click “CREATE CHARACTER” and customize a character to your likings, then press
“FINISH”
2. Please use an appropriate name or you could lose access to the server.

5. Enter the game world


a. With your new character selected, press “PLAY” to enter the game

Launcher Workaround (Shortcut Method)


If you are having trouble using the Launcher, you can circumvent it by taking these steps:
● Open client.ini and change the IP to play.psforever.net:51000

● In your PlanetSide folder, find planetside.exe


a. Right click planetside.exe
b. Click “Create shortcut”
c. Find planetside.exe - Shortcut
d. Right click planetside.exe - Shortcut
e. Click “Properties”
f. Click the “Shortcut” tab
g. Find Target: and add a space, then /K:StagingTest /CC to the end, minding
spaces. It is advised you copy and paste and add this exactly, otherwise you will
get an “Invalid Target” error.
■ Example: "C:\Planetside\planetside.exe" /K:StagingTest /CC
h. Click the “Apply” button
i. Click the “Compatibility” tab
j. Under Settings, check the “Run this program as an administrator” checkbox.
k. Click “OK”
l. Run the game from the shortcut

Wine Workarounds

Issue 1: Crashes to desktop after intro credits


Possible Solution: Enable the "virtual desktop" feature within wine, seems to be a resolution
based problem

Issue 2: No sound
Possible Solution: Install the ubuntu package libasound2-plugins:i386, may also be on other
distros or an equivalent on others.

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