Arma 2 ACE 2 not working (include file userconfig\ace\ace_clientside_.hpp not found)

[TheCrazyGuyWithA50CAL]

i've installed ACE 2 from armaholic but when I try to start arma 2 oa with it it says include file userconfig\ace\ace_clientside_.hpp not found, I've tried some fixes but I cant seem to find the ACE config file

[Unknownsoldier]

stop stop stop, it does not have clientside_hpp becuase you have not created one yet. this is what you do. go into your @Ace, then clippi, then run the ace clippi application. from there the app should open up. go into change manuel options make sure you select your game idenity and just click on on of the options like ball tacers and save. when you go back to the previous page you should that say ace manuel setting saved. that should make your clientside_hpp for ACE.

[TheCrazyGuyWithA50CAL]

Originally posted by diehonorablesoldier:

stop stop stop, it does not have clientside_hpp becuase you have not created one yet. this is what you do. go into your @Ace, then clippi, then run the ace clippi application. from there the app should open up. go into change manuel options make sure you select your game idenity and just click on on of the options like ball tacers and save. when you go back to the previous page you should that say ace manuel setting saved. that should make your clientside_hpp for ACE.

thank you :)

[MilitaryFamily27]

please help me im getting this file x\ace\addons\settings\identities\Cfgidentities.hpp,line 1:/Cfgidentities.ACE_Original_identity:Undefined base class'identity'

[Mr Noseybonk]

No dice! "Clippi" is also not working. I get this error in the Clippi message box.
OA folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead
Userconfig folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead\userconfig\ace
Reading: C:\Users\jpm19\OneDrive\Documents\ArmA 2
Reading: C:\Users\jpm19\OneDrive\Documents\ArmA 2 Other Profiles
Something went wrong when saving ACE manual settings.ace file...

And the userconfig\ace\ace_clientside_.hpp not found error still persists.

I have CBA. The zip file is labelled "CBA_v0-8-3".
I have three mod folders from it installed called "@CBA", "@CBA_OA" and "@CBA_A2". I have no idea which one to use. The readme supplied was useless. So I use all three.

I have five "ACE" mod folders named "@ACE", "@ACEX", "@ACEX_RU", "@ACEX_SM" and "@ACEX_USNavy". If this also helps, the five ACE zip files I have are named "@ACE_v1.6.0.425", "@ACEX_v1.6.0.288", "@ACEX_RU_v1.6.0.19", "@ACEX_SM_v1.6.0.70" and "@ACEX_USNavy_v1.6.0.16"

Probabably newer versions have been released since.

My ArmA 2 install directory is labelled "C:\Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/ARMA 2 Operation Arrowhead

I note I have no such "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead\userconfig\ace" folder. Do I need to manually create it?

Reading: C:\Users\jpm19\OneDrive\Documents\ArmA 2
Reading: C:\Users\jpm19\OneDrive\Documents\ArmA 2 Other Profiles
That seems odd to me as well, as I'm sure my profile folders are no on "One Drive", but in "documents/My Games" or someother such location. I can find no way to stop "Clippi" from automatically focusing on rhis One Drive folder.

The last time I used these with ArmA 2 OA was a long time ago in 2014, and that was with the GOG version of the game. I had no troubles at all running it then.

All have been "activated" in ArmA2 ingame Expansion menu as opposed to using the "shortcut attribute" method. Is that where it's going wrong?

What next?

EDIT:-

I've added that "userconfig/ace" folder manually.
Clippi seems to have written that "ace_clientside_hpp" file ok. Which contains this:-
class Identity {
name = "jpm19.vars";
};
//#define ACE_NOVOICE
ACE_CLIENTSIDE_CONFIG_VER = 8;
//#define ACE_NOCROSS
ACE_CLIENTSIDE_CONFIG_VER = 8;
//#define ACE_MINIMALHUD
ACE_CLIENTSIDE_CONFIG_VER = 8;
//#define ACE_DISABLE_RUCKLESS
ACE_CLIENTSIDE_CONFIG_VER = 8;

Still getting errors!!!!!!
This time it's a pop-up alert saying:-

"Include file userconfig\ace\ace_serverconfig.hpp" not found, and of course this also stops the game even starting, just like the other missing file error.

Another edit:-

Will try a lame trick, will just copy and paste "ace_clientside_hpp" and rename it "ace_serverconfig.hpp".

NOPE! Now it's a game stopper pop-up saying:-
"File userconfig\ace\ace_clientside_config.hpp, line 6: /CfgIdentities.ACE_CLIENTSIDE_CONFIG_VER: Member already defined."

This all sounds like "multiplayer" BS. I'm not insterested in that. So why is this stopping me from even running it?

[Mr Noseybonk]

Well that was a waste of finger tip skin wasn't it?

[GHOST]

Originally posted by gartheastwood:

Well that was a waste of finger tip skin wasn't it?

wow, sorry but sometimes I get lazy to read such a long message etc, it's more I read it from above so if I'm wrong correct me.

you have problems with ACE, inside the game installation folder you need to have the "userconfig" folder and also many mods use this folder, ACE is one of them and you need to create the "ace" folder if you don't have it, also inside that folder goes the ACE configuration file, ace_clientside_config.hpp, this file is created by running "aceclippi.exe" if it doesn't work or gives you an error, try running it as administrator, in my case I have windows 10 and it works perfect. If you have Windows 11 that is the problem.

Edit:

Why do I say that win11 is the problem, because windows 11 has problems with everything, many games and programs, among others, have problems with Win11.

If you don't have win11 and you still have problems, with aceclippi you have to find the cause, because it has to work, so come back here and we'll try to find a solution.

[brotherofbuff]

when i clicked clipi i have the same issue. Does anyone know how to make it stop searching for ace? i deleted every ace file and its still searching for ace so it wont launch anymore.

[brotherofbuff]

I was able to fix it by using the user config ace folder from the file i downloaded the original file from. I guess ever anyone does dont use ace clippi

[D45-O'Bann0n]

Originally posted by Unknownsoldier:

stop stop stop, it does not have clientside_hpp becuase you have not created one yet. this is what you do. go into your @Ace, then clippi, then run the ace clippi application. from there the app should open up. go into change manuel options make sure you select your game idenity and just click on on of the options like ball tacers and save. when you go back to the previous page you should that say ace manuel setting saved. that should make your clientside_hpp for ACE.

if yo girl never treat you right im here for you bro god bless you ten years later

[[SMF]xFreakylow]

@ Mr Noseybonk

Maybe you can make a download link for your ace 1.6? I have 1.4

[brotherofbuff]

Originally posted by GHOST:

Originally posted by SMFxFreakylow:

@ Mr Noseybonk

Maybe you can make a download link for your ace 1.6? I have 1.4

This thread is too old... these guys posted in a completely dead thread...

On the other hand, you have the most recent version, why do you want 1.6???
Your version isn't 1.4; you have 1.14, which is the latest.

where do people find these mods from now? i got a pack from some random you tube video. I havent seen BI website work in along time. I had to delete a whole section of my ace mod cause so many were missing content relying on other content.

[brotherofbuff]

ya downloaded that but still showed i had missing stuff.

[brotherofbuff]

yes i already been using 163 beta and restarted mission many times, i also tried playing around with the load order. at one time it did stop appearing.

[brotherofbuff]

when i start the game itself and load any mission I always get items are missing errors. I thought maybe doing the ACEclipi helped but that made it so much worse, couldnt even start the game. I had to replace the user config folder to make it work again.
But once I delete tons of ACE files it worked even though it showed errors. I just wish I could find some files that showed were missing so i can add more ace files in.

[brotherofbuff]

I did that but it works now just shows missing error. and thanks for explaining the console command. I been trying to figure that out when people said shift and minus.