Why are lots of servers greyed out when I play Battlefield 1942?

[LordJezo]

Is it because I dont have the expansions?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Demo servers?

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: LordJezo
Is it because I dont have the expansions?

I think it's a ping time, password or expansion issue. I just ignore them..

 

[NesuD]

usually because they are running a different version than you. example 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 ,1.45

P.S. 1.45 is currently the latest version patch. links can be found at their website.

 

[LordJezo]

So the majority of servers arent running the newest version?

 

[LordJezo]

Do expansions show up on the same server list as the base game?

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: LordJezo
Do expansions show up on the same server list as the base game?

If you're not filtering, yes. Click on a filter to the right if you want just an expansion.

 

[LordJezo]

Originally posted by: iwearnosox

Originally posted by: LordJezo
Do expansions show up on the same server list as the base game?

If you're not filtering, yes. Click on a filter to the right if you want just an expansion.

sox.. in the basic install on the right there are filters for only dedicated and password servers.
nothing about the expansions.

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: LordJezo

Originally posted by: iwearnosox

Originally posted by: LordJezo
Do expansions show up on the same server list as the base game?

If you're not filtering, yes. Click on a filter to the right if you want just an expansion.

sox.. in the basic install on the right there are filters for only dedicated and password servers.
nothing about the expansions.

Ah, well they're listed only if you have the expansion. Do expansions show up if you don't own them? I don't think they do.

 

[LordJezo]

Strange then..

I noticed desert combat servers show up and I don't have that yet.....

 

[DogFromDuckhunt]

Greyed out servers are servers you don't have something for. Usually its because you don't have DC installed and its a DC server, or EOD, or possibly a RtR/SW server that happens to be running a RtR/SW map. You can still join servers that play RtR or SW maps, but only if they're not running one of those maps.

If you try to join a greyed out server you'll just crash to desktop.