About this Forged Alliance Forever website.....

[Mr Noseybonk]

I'm a bit dubious about being forced to download this client program of theirs when all I want to do is see what maps and mods they have. It looks like you have to download and run this client to even *browse* those, nvm download them..... why? This client seems to mostly focus on being a PvP lobby! Why also make it necessary to even access maps/mods? I'm simply not interested in this lobby BS. Add to this the fact that I've seen "this may cause Windows Defender to alarm, but hey ignore that, this client is safe, honest guv" in their forums, and I've seen one or two complaints in this forum here on Steam..... well, I'm more than suspicious about it. No other mod site / forum I have ever seen has demanded you download a completely unknown client program to be allowed to so much as even squeeze a fart from their site.

All very dodgy.

So the question is, any of you guys that have downloaded this client, has it been kosha as far as you can tell?

[sergeant_derp]

I downloaded it and have not had any problems with it.

[Doing gens, you?]

It is, I've been playing on it for the last 4 years.

[PhilipJFry]

nobody forces you to use FAF
it's just the biggest supcom community used by thousands of players for years
edit: i use the client (got the pyhton and the java client installed) and i help the devs with testing stuff they add

also: the project is open source[github.com] so everyone can look at the code or make PRs that the devs can look at to implement
about random antivirus software: it just happens from time to time to get false positives

btw if you feel like using a client is too much of a burden to gain access to the content that FAF provides then feel free to write a website that does it instead of the client! All contributions to the FAF project are welcome (but you may wanna keep in mind that lots of FAF content is not compatible with the retail/steam FA version due to the changes that have been made to the game in FAF already)

[OutsidR]

It's a very good site IMO, It takes right over from the 'old' GpGames site. So what, they don't ask for money or anything, so do it! I use the site just to access their maps/mods anyway. just love all of 'Voodoo's' maps!'

[Mr Noseybonk]

Great, I shall try it then now I've seen a few positive citations! Thanks guys!

[Mr Noseybonk]

Not had any luck with it. I registered a new account, and also linked it to this Steam account. But the client wont accept my Steam logon at all, and the non-Steam logon I set up seems to work when just browsing the clients news pages etc, but as soon as I attempt any actual actions it asks me to log on again, and refuses the user/password I'd chosen.

Posted it up on the FAF Forever forum, but in the meantime anyone over here know what might be the trouble?

[OutsidR]

Myself ... I did not link my account to Steam and have no problem. There is some difference between FaF ver. and Steams ver. for what ever reason. maybe someone else can elaborate.

[PhilipJFry]

posted a reply in your thread[forums.faforever.com]

the difference between steam FA and FAF is the server/client and all the features they provide (eg mod/map vault, autodownload of missing sim mods for people who join a lobby, replay vault etc etc) and 5 additional years of development[github.com] to fix bugs and improve the balance

[Ami Izor]

I use it and have no problems. I'm pretty certain FaF is trustworthy.