Project Reality Forums

lesyork wrote:I don't think it's a Steam/PR issue. I've been using a Steam copy with Desura for weeks, but this only started tonight.

lesyork wrote:As I've said, I've been using a Steam install of BF2 for weeks. There's been no recent Steam update (i.e. today). I was playing just last night with no difficulties. It has failed exactly the same both on my Mac (running Win7 64) and my PC, both which worked perfectly before tonight.

And no, unfortunately I don't have any other answers.

nozzzle wrote: The auto hotkey script makes connecting by IP work!

lesyork wrote:But it isn't the same problem again. This only concerns the server list. PR starts perfectly.

tlindy wrote:Here is the auto script that was made

https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27-pr ... ution.html

MaSSive wrote:This is from VBNight: https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f26-...2-steam-3.html


""I have built a workaround to allow Steam players to get Project Reality to launch correctly. The problem is BF2.exe from Steam quits when you 1st launch it to perform some sort of Steam authentication. Steam relaunches BF2 after the authentication. This script launches PR.exe, waits for it to close when BF2 closes, then waits for BF2 to be restarted, then relaunches PR.exe so it is running with BF2. This has the side effect of PR.exe starting BF2 again which try to start but it will exit because the existing BF2 process is running.

The PR developers should be able to update the PR.exe to detect steam and wait for BF2 to relaunch instead of exiting but this will let you run the game until they do.

Please post any questions or problems here.



AUTOHOTKEY REQUIRED - FREE

You will need to have Autohotkey installed on your system to use this script.

Download Autohotkey: AutoHotkey - Free Mouse and Keyboard Macro Program with Hotkeys and AutoText

AUTOHOTKEY REQUIRED - FREE




To Use Script:


Copy & Paste Method

• Paste the following code into a blank notepad.
• Save the text file on your desktop as "LaunchPR.ahk"
• Double click LaunchPR.ahk to start Project Reality.

Download Method

• Download attached LaunchPR.txt file.
• Open file in notepad and verify text matches script above. (Optional)
• Rename file to LaunchPR.ahk
• Double click LaunchPR.ahk to start Project Reality.

Project Reality Launcher - Steam Helper

Code: Select all

; Project Reality Launcher - Steam Helper
;
; This workaround helps launch Project Reality for users who purchased BF2 on Steam.
;
; Run this script to start Project Reality
;
; Launches PR.exe and waits for it to exit when BF2 performs Steam authentication.
; Relaunches PR.exe after Steam restarts BF2.exe after authentication.
;
; WARNING: The 2nd launch of PR.exe attempts to start BF2 again which will try start then quit.

#NoTrayIcon 
#SingleInstance force
#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

; Get Path To Project Reality PR.EXE
EnvGet ProgramFilesX86, ProgramFiles(x86)
PREXE := ProgramFilesX86 . "\Steam\steamapps\common\battlefield 2\mods\pr\pr.exe"
BF2 := ProgramFilesX86 . "\Steam\steamapps\common\battlefield 2"

; Verify Path Correct
IfNotExist %PREXE%
{
    EnvGet ProgramFilesFolder, ProgramFiles
    PREXE := ProgramFilesFolder . "\Steam\steamapps\common\battlefield 2\mods\pr\pr.exe"

    IfNotExist %PREXE%
    {
        Msgbox PR.EXE (%PREXE%) NOT FOUND, PROJECT REALITY LAUNCHER FAILED
        ExitApp 1
    }
}

; Launch PR, Wait For It To Exit
RunWait, %PREXE%, %BF2%, UseErrorLevel

; Wait For BF2 Relaunch (20 Sec Timeout)
Process, Wait, BF2.exe, 20

; Check Timeout Error
if (ErrorLevel == 0)
{
    Msgbox TIMEOUT WAITING FOR BF2 RELAUNCH, PROJECT REALITY LAUNCHER FAILED
    ExitApp
}

; Relaunch PR.EXE Again
Run, %PREXE%, %BF2%, UseErrorLevel

; Exit (Finished)
ExitApp 0

Or DL it from here: https://www.realitymod.com/forum/atta...m-launchpr.txt



Would Like to say thank you to VBNight for getting this to work!

Copy - Paste from How to start Project Reality with BF2 Steam: and works! - Steam Users' Forums


That might work actually

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