Adding a specific server to favourites, BC2 Options

[MonkeyFiend]

I've posted this elsewhere (on the EA forums) but thought I'd repeat it here.

Although you can add servers you've vistited recently to favourites, finding the server intially can be a problem (sorting through 1000's of other servers)

am hoping they'll arrange a connect by IP like in BF2...

In the meantime, a workaround is to add it to favourites - open "my documents" go to "BFBC2" folder and open (in notepad) the file "gamesettings.ini" (you might want to make a backup)

Near the bottom is a section called "FavoriteGames" - it might be set to FavoriteGames=Empty if you haven't played online

You can add a server by name here, for example:

FavoriteGames=Multiplay.co.uk : SneakyMonkeys.com;

You can add multiple servers here separated by ;




mine, for example, looks like:

CODE

[GstAudio]
DialogueVolume=0.700000
CarRadio=1
VoipEnable=1
OriginalVOForEnemyTeam=1
MusicVolume=0.700000
VoipPushkey=1
SoundSystemSize=1
VOLanguage=0
Volume=0.510000
VoipRecieveVolume=0.500000
[GstRender]
Brightness=0.500000
Contrast=0.500000
[GstInput]
Scheme0FlipY=0
Scheme3InputType=0
Sensitivity0=0.440000
Sensitivity1=0.240000
Sensitivity2=0.210000
Sensitivity3=0.770000
Scheme2InputType=0
Sensitivity4=0.270000
Scheme4InputType=0
Sensitivity5=0.270000
Scheme0Sensitivity=0.350000
Scheme1InputType=0
InputAcceleration=0
Scheme3FlipY=0
Scheme2FlipY=0
Scheme0InputType=0
Scheme4FlipY=0
Vibration=2
[GstGameplay]
CurrentSoldierWeaponIndex=-1
CurrentSoldierWeaponList=
ToolTips=1
Subtitles=1
HintSystem=0
PunkBuster=1
Telemetry=1
[GstPlayerProfile]
IntroPlayed=1
MPPlayed=1
[GstPersistence]
RecentGames=Multiplay.co.uk : SneakyMonkeys.com;
AccountSaved=0
FavoriteGamesConnectDate=148731206400;
AccountSavedPassword=
FavoriteGames=Multiplay.co.uk : SneakyMonkeys.com;
ClanTag==SM=
AccountSavedName=
FavoriteGamesConnectCount=0;

[kermit]

I tried to add them via that black drop down arrow and it keeps saying waiting for data for about 10 mins then stop but it never shows up. I don't know if it matter i have windows 7 64 bt

[MonkeyFiend]

I tried to add them via that black drop down arrow and it keeps saying waiting for data for about 10 mins then stop but it never shows up. I don't know if it matter i have windows 7 64 bt

yeah, fraid thats a common bug, not operating system related.

It's probably happened to most of us at one point or another, then one day you can try and add the servers and they'll all add straight away..


btw my gamesettings.ini (in the my documents/bfbc2 folder) has these lines near the bottom:

CODE

FavoriteGames=733730446,0922ec08-6398-4caa-81c7-7cedfea7f3d3,Multiplay.co.uk : SneakyMonkeys DM;1517476411,ef94659a-325a-4667-b58a-c6446d510e14,Multiplay.co.uk : SneakyMonkeys.com Rush;2085421047,721ee57f-79d3-4573-9a64-333c6da5c616,Multiplay.co.uk : SneakyMonkeys.com;
RecentGames=2085421047,721ee57f-79d3-4573-9a64-333c6da5c616,Multiplay.co.uk : SneakyMonkeys.com;1517476411,ef94659a-325a-4667-b58a-c6446d510e14,Multiplay.co.uk : SneakyMonkeys.com Rush;733730446,0922ec08-6398-4caa-81c7-7cedfea7f3d3,Multiplay.co.uk : SneakyMonkeys DM;

Not sure if copy/pasting that will add them to your favourites