[bug?] Paintball2 refuses to start lan server

[thegreatestminer]

plz help!!  

Every time I try to start a PB2 LAN server, it keeps on spamming in the console:

WARNING: msg overflowed for thegreatestminer
SZ_GetSpace: overflow

P.S. i get a black screen instead of the game.


EDIT: Thanks for all the help guys! I did all of the things you recommended me to do and it worked! I can make LAN games again! (TOPIC CLOSED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION)

[MON1TOR]

I had the same problem. I restarted my PC, reinstalled Pb2, restarted the router+modem and the problem got fixed. If my solution doesn't work, than it is a bug.

[ic3y]

Config
Startoptions
Which Map at the beginning?
Your PC Spec

[thegreatestminer]

Config: default (whatever the default is XD)
Startoptions: also default ( )
Map: back2back and basically every other map

Specs:
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
RAM: 3GB
64bit
Processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core CPU E6700 @ 3.20GHz 3.20GHz
Video Card: Intel GMA X4500
Hard Drive: 1TB


@umaster
ok, I'll try that (except for the modem and router part)

[MON1TOR]

@umaster
ok, I'll try that (except for the modem and router part)

why? YOU SHOULD RESTART YOUR ROUTER..

[FusSioN]

Did you spawn a lot of bots in your previous LAN server then disconnecting without removing them?

Did you spawn a lot of grenades for each team? (e.g. 30 gren instead of just 2)

[xrichardx]

umaster, you should try disabling capslock. Also, I doubt that the router is the problem since he is connecting to the localhost.
@thegreatestminer: You are trying to have paintball act as server and as client at the same time, right? Have you tried running a dedicated server instance of paintball and connecting to that?

[MON1TOR]

Even if he is connecting to the localhost, if the router (ofc if he uses one) is misconfigured, it can cause problems

[ic3y]

Even if he is connecting to the localhost, if the router (ofc if he uses one) is misconfigured, it can cause problems

But not local. And thats what we try to solve here (at first).

[MON1TOR]

Ok

[jitspoe]

Try typing the following commands after launching a server:

removebot all
PaintGrens 2
SmokeGrens 1

You might need to quit and re-launch the server, but that should cover most of the common causes of overflows.