Version 2.182 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.739 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 2.149 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 2.146 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.713 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.712 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 2.135 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.704 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 2.107 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 2.071 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
We have confirmed that non-cheat software can trigger newly introduced PB violation #120112.
We encourage admins to give players the benefit of the doubt and ignore #120112 violations.
This violation has been removed from our system.
Version 1.668 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.662 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.657 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.655 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.649 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.646 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.645 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.645:
- this version corrects a flaw in PB Server's optional Log Streaming Facility; special thanks to
Aaron Nash and the folks at anticheatinc.com for discovering and reporting the flaw
Version 2.048 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.637 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.632 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 2.035 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 2.034 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.629 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This update reverts to PB Client version 2.024
due to recent PB Client builds not auto-updating smoothly. A new PB Client build
will be released soon to correct this issue. Kicking has been temporarily disabled at our
masters so as not to negatively affect players who do not have PB Client version 2.024.
Version 1.624 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.620 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This version addresses a crash issue on
some servers.
Version 1.618 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.615 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 2.026 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 2.024 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.608 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.608:
- new setting pb_sv_maxsendrate defaults to 8 (KBps); determines speed at which PB Server sends
pbcl and pbag out to each client that requests an update during gameplay; prior versions were locked
at 2KBps to conserve bandwidth usage during updates; with modern broadband infrastructure, some admins
have asked for the ability to push PB updates out at a higher rate to clients
Version 1.749 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Due to a misconfiguration at our masters, recent cases of PB violation #120074 may have been triggered
by non-cheat software. We encourage admins to give players the benefit of the doubt and ignore #120074 violations
that occurred on or after October 1, 2007. This violation has been removed from our system.
Version 1.310 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.302 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.727 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.724 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This version addresses a hanging bug in 1.721
evident mainly on AA v2.6 and prior servers. It also corrects a kick bug related to #80023
violations. We encourage admins to ignore #80023 violations from servers running PB Client
version 1.721.
Version 1.721 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.721:
- the new PB services are no longer optional, see our PB Services FAQ
for more info
- the new PB services now support 64 bit flavors of Windows
Version 1.292 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This version corrects a bug introduced in yesterday's update that
caused AA servers to report PunkBuster as disabled even when it was enabled.
Version 1.288 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.519 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This version corrects a kick problem for Vista 64bit users.
Version 1.516 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.513 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.508 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.507 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.505 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.500 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.500:
- this version allows beta testing new services functionality that removes the requirement to
run the game as Administrator under 32bit Windows 2k/XP/Vista; we ask for experienced
beta testers who are willing and able, to test the new services functionality and report any
problems via our ticket system; to participate in the beta testing, please read
this;
by default, this version of the PB Client will operate as prior versions so users who
do not wish to participate in the beta testing do not need to do anything
Version 1.269 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.267 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.260 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.288 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.281 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.253 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.244 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This version re-enables the PB Server's ability to change maps.
Version 1.255 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.229 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.228 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
We have confirmed that non-cheat software can trigger newly introduced PB violation #79423.
We encourage admins to give players the benefit of the doubt and ignore #79423 violations.
This violation has been removed from our system.
Version 1.240 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This version addresses a crash bug that
affected Windows 98/ME users.
Version 1.225 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.225:
- this version further addresses the recent server crash bug
reported by some admins. Any admin who experiences problems with this 1.225 release should
contact us directly by opening a Web Ticket
- we are opening up beta testing of a new remote control/logging facility
called PBUCON. Admins who wish to be involved in the open beta can find more information here:
PBUCON
- the ability to change maps using PB has been disabled in this version, admins should use
the game's remote tools or the F12 admin screen to change maps
While some admins have reported that the server crash bug addressed with version 1.208
released a few days ago has corrected the issue on their servers, we are still hearing from
a few admins who are having problems with the new version. We are troubleshooting directly
with these admins and hope to have full resolution soon.
Version 1.208 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This version addresses a server crash bug
related to the screenshot facility.
Version 1.198 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.198:
- screenshot requesting has been re-enabled in this version
- pb_sv_getss command now will request a screenshot from at most one player at a time
- new command pb_sv_sslist [slot#] lists the queued screenshots held by the PB Client for the player
in the specified slot#
- pb_sv_getss command now takes an optional 2nd parameter (sequence#) that lets the PB Admin request
a specific queued screenshot from the PB Client; for example: "pb_sv_getss 13 3334443" would direct
the PB Server to request Screenshot with sequence #3334443 from the player in slot #13
- new setting pb_sv_ssLogging (default=0) lets admins control how Screenshot signatures are logged by
their PB Server(s); a value of 1 tells PB to log Screenshot signatures to the normal PB logs, a value
of 2 tells PB to log these to a separate log file in the svlogs subfolder but with an .ss file extension;
a value of 3 has the effect of both values 1 plus 2 mentioned above; a value of 0 tells PB not to log
Screenshot signatures at all
- pb_plist and pb_sv_plist commands now display additional information related to screenshots for each
player; the column titled [Recent SS] has been expanded to include a set of brackets with 2 values; the first
value is the percentage of frames that the player's system is not available for screenshots (i.e. a system is
available when windows reports that the game is the active application); the second value is the percentage
of frames that windows reports a change in the availability; the first value should normally be at or near
0 and the second should always be 0
Version 1.239 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.238 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.236 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This version addresses a crash bug reported by
some players after changing to a different server during a game session.
Version 1.235 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.235:
- new screenshot code introduced: beginning with this version of the PB Client, PB will randomly
take screenshots about once per minute on average and send each screenshot signature to the PB server;
several screenshots will be queued and future PB Server editions will be able to request any of the
last few screenshots that were taken by the client; the PB Server will also track information
pertaining to how often windows reports the game minimized or otherwise inactive, admins will be able
to configure PB to kick players who do not keep the game as the active application while playing; admins
will also be able to kick players who do not return requested screenshots or where the returned
screenshot does not match the previously supplied signature
- in this version, having the pb_sssave setting set to 1 does not cause PB to save server requested
screenshots to the local hard drive as documented
- PB screenshots each have a new sequence # associated with them, this sequence # is reported to the
PB Server for each screenshot captured and is displayed in the border of the screenshot itself
Version 1.193 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This version removes the "Screenshot ... disabled"
server logging introduced earlier today in v1.192 that was causing lag on servers set to
automatically request screenshots.
Version 1.192 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.192:
- new command "pb_sv_help [filter(optional)]"; admins can use this command to display most PB Server
commands and settings with brief help notes; for example, issuing "pb_sv_help ss" shows the commands
and settings that contain "ss" (screenshot related functions)
- several new settings have been added to allow admins to customize colors in the PB WebTool; issue
"pb_sv_help http" to get the list
- addressed a bug with file whitelists not working correctly for AA v2.6
- addressed a bug with pb_sv_logceiling not working properly
- disabled screenshot requesting for this version; this will be re-enabled again soon in a future update
Due to a glitch on our master servers, many players were getting kicked last evening
for violations #80085-80088 in error. Admins should ignore these violations. The
problem has been corrected at the masters and these violations have been removed from our system.
Version 1.220 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.172 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.215 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This version corrects a bug in v1.214 that
can cause corrupted kick messages on PB Servers running non-default configurations.
Version 1.169 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.214 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.204 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.156 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. Starting with this version, the new default and minimum value for
pb_sv_md5toolfreq is 10 (seconds). Thanks to AASA
for testing and supplying default PB MD5Tool checks for AA v2.4.0.
Version 1.183 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.155 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.154 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
We have confirmed that non-cheat software can trigger newly introduced PB violation #89023.
We encourage admins to give players the benefit of the doubt and ignore #89023 violations.
This violation has been removed from our system.
Version 1.178 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.176 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.152 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.175 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.174 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.151 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.166 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.165 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.164 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.162 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.160 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This version addresses a bug that was causing
v1.159 (released earlier today) to kick some players for "Unknown Kernel Offset" with codes
69 and 6a.
Version 1.159 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.156 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.154 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.150 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.153 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.150 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.147 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.147:
- now suppresses violation #9011 for five seconds after a pb_sv_filewhitelist command is issued so
that packets in transit from players do not raise this violation due to sending files found in the prior
folder; PB admins are encouraged to ignore prior #9011 violations in their logs that occur within 5 seconds
after a pb_sv_filewhitelist command was issued
Version 1.146 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This version corrects a minor logging bug introduced in v1.145.
Version 1.145 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.149 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.144 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.143 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.148 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.147 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.146 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.140 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.140:
- addresses crash bug related to issuing the pb_sv_banload command on linux servers
- the pb_sv_task command no longer requires quotes around the third [command] parameter when spaces are embedded
Version 1.145 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.144 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.138 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.138:
- addresses bug related to new screenshot logging at server
- delays sending PB GUID to clients until after server receives proper player identifiers to address
question mark showing as PB GUID at the client
Version 1.143 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This version addresses an issue in v1.142 that caused
incorrect kicking for "Multiple Consoles".
Version 1.142 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.141 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.137 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.134 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.131 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This version corrects the kick bug introduced in v1.130 released earlier today.
Version 1.130 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.130:
- slightly modified server side logging for whitelist violations
- fixed bug related to pb_plist and pb_sv_plist not showing all players
Version 1.128 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.128:
- addressed bug with PB's Bad Name Facility not warning/kicking properly
- now returns "---" as player name for all players to pb_plist and pb_power queries unless player
requesting the list has reached "OK" status
Version 1.124 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.132 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.131 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.131:
- returns the number of bytes and MD5 of files that are shorter than what the server is checking
for using MD5Tool lines (items that return a READ_FAIL to the PB Server)
- adds files having no extension found in the system folder when a '*' type filewhitelist is requested
(there will be no such files without an extension in a clean installation)
Version 1.127 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.125 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.117 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.112 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.122 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.122:
- starting with this version of PB, the base directory used for file whitelists is now the parent
of the "system" directory; PB admins who have configured custom file whitelists should adjust accordingly
after their server(s) update to this version of the PB Client; this change does not affect the default *.u
whitelist checks
Version 1.111 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.110 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.107 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.106 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.106:
- when PunkBuster kicks a player, the message sent to other connected players will now show the last 4
characters of the kicked player's PB GUID after the player's name
- new setting "pb_sv_filewhitelist [game_subfolder] [file1] [file2] ... [fileN]" can be used by PB admins to
limit the filenames allowed in a specific game subfolder; this can be used in conjunction with PB's MD5Tool
to check filesizes and file signatures of the allowable files
- for AA, the [game_subfolder] parameter can be specified as an asterisk to signify that PB should whitelist
the *.u files in each connected player's AA System folder; the v2.2 AA default set of *.u files are hardcoded
into this version of the PB Server
Version 1.119 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.118 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.115 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.114 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.114:
- If a server admin configures a PB Server to check a cvar containing the text "pass", this
PB client will not display the current cvar value to the player's screen to avoid allowing the
admin to capture player passwords in PB screenshot images
Players need to be aware of the existence of a new exploit on non-SCI servers
that has appeared with the newly released v2.2 AA patch. Using new undocumented PB
server commands in combination with PB screenshots, a malicious Admin can in unlikely
circumstances capture in a PB screenshot the player's AA account password stored
in user.ini (the "Remember Username/Password" box on the "Personnel Jacket" screen
controls whether or not the password is stored in that file). This does not affect
official servers nor other servers leased from SCI. When playing on servers hosted
elsewhere, players should leave the server immediately if the user password appears
on the screen during gameplay. This will prevent any requested screenshots from
transferring to the malicious admin. Please report to us at support@evenbalance.com
the IP address of any servers that are trying to make use of this exploit by
displaying your password on your playing screen during gameplay.
Version 1.104 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.107 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.102 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.101 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.099 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.099:
- new command "pb_sv_powerguid [GUID] [Power_Points] [Player_Name(optional)]"; admins can use this
command to add a player's GUID directly to the PB Player Power database at the server when the player
is not currently connected
Version 1.104 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.103 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.103:
- addressed bug that was causing corrupt PB screenshots
Version 1.102 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.097 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.096 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.096 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This version removes code in recent versions of
the PB Client that we have confirmed can trigger a 120004 violation for some users when they
are not in fact running a GAMEHOOK cheat. We encourage admins to give players the benefit of the
doubt and ignore #120004 violations occurring on or after Monday June 14th. With this version,
violation #120004 has been removed from our system.
Version 1.095 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.094 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.094:
- addressed intermittent bug that was causing linux/mac players (who had the correct PB version)
to be kicked for not having the correct PB version
Version 1.092 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.092 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.092:
- addressed bug that was causing unnecessary Restriction kicks for unknown D3D8.DLL export
Version 1.088 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.088:
- addressed bug that was causing O/S Exception Notices for some players
Version 1.091 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This version corrects a bug in yesterday's v1.090 release that
erroneously triggered a few PBHACK violations (#130xxx). Admins should give players the benefit of the
doubt and ignore all such violations that were raised yesterday (June 9th, 2004).
Version 1.090 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.086 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.085 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.085:
- starting with this version 1.085, the PB Client now requires the game to be run as the
administrator user or equivalent under Windows XP/2K (see our
FAQ for more info).
Version 1.089 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.086 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.085 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.085:
- addressed intermittent bug with pb_sv_protecttag and pb_sv_protectname commands causing incorrect
kicking of registered players
Version 1.079 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.077 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.076 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. We have recently become aware of new non-cheat
software that triggers pre-existing PunkBuster cheat violation #120005. Server admins are
encouraged to ignore recent instances of violation #120005.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.076:
- Removed violation #120005
Version 1.079 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.074 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.073 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. We have confirmed a bug that can cause
violation #80024 to be raised for players who run background software such as some
Anti-Virus programs. This has been addressed with version v1.073 and violation #80024 has
been removed from our system. We encourage admins to give players the benefit of the doubt
and ignore cases of violation #80024.
Version 1.073 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. The issue with violation #80027 for certain admins is addressed in this
update. Thanks to Pirace[TeamAMD] for help in getting this one straightened out.
A new PBWEB v1.8 for linux has been released to our Updating PunkBuster
webpage. This version addresses a segfault issue reported
by several linux users.
We have confirmed that violation #80027 can be raised by an admin logging into his/her server in
admin mode with no game hack present. This violation number is still valid and represents a game hack
for players who are not logged in as admins. We hope to have the problem with admin mode resolved soon.
Version 1.071 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.072 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. Starting with this version of the PB Server, admins will be able to
perform file checks on connected players during gameplay using the new MD5Tool Facility. Using this
new facility should be considered beta testing until further notice. The MD5Tool Facility is documented
here.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.072:
- new commands pb_sv_md5tool, pb_sv_md5toollist, pb_sv_md5tooldel, and pb_sv_md5toolempty
- new setting pb_sv_md5toolfreq defaults to 60 (seconds)
Version 1.067 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for
auto-update and to our website download page. We will shortly be releasing a new optional PB MD5Tool Facility for
PB Server Admins who want to check files on connected player systems to detect changes
in game files. Players are hereby warned that any detected attempts to
circumvent PB's new MD5Tool file checks will subject the Player's GUID/CDKey to permanent Global
PB GUID Ban with no recourse.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.067:
- new pb_logmd5tool setting defaults to 0; setting to 1 will cause PB to log all MD5Tool file check
query replies sent to connected PB Servers during gameplay
Version 1.068 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.067 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.067:
- starting with this version, PB will work on AA LAN servers and for AA GLOBAL servers when auth is off/down;
however, players will all have a GUID of "?" in these cases
Version 1.066 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.066:
- fixed kicking for cvar violations
- addressed glitch in loading banmask entries from PB ban files
- new pb_sv_maxConUpdates setting defaults to 12; PB Server will not send updates to more than this number of
clients simultaneously in an effort to cut down on update timeouts after a recent PB update
- new pb_sv_homepath command to display PB's home path
Version 1.064 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.063 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.
Version 1.062 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.062:
- addressed bug that caused Cvar warnings but never kicked the player for a Cvar violation
- addressed bug related to loading of banned IP masks from the ban file
Version 1.061 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. This version includes a new PunkBuster facility called PB Restrictions. By default,
PB Restrictions are Enabled; the pb_sv_restrictions setting may be set to 0 by server admins who do not wish for PB
to kick for PB Restrictions. Kicking for PB Restrictions will be announced to players that join PB servers in the
"WARNING: PB Kicks for ... All PB Restrictions on this server" message shortly after joining a server where
PB Restrictions are Enabled. Initially, this facility will only work properly on
Internet based PB Servers but will be extended to LAN servers in a future update. We expect to activate PB
Restriction logging/kicking after a future PB Client update. Additionally, PB Restrictions will be logged on all
PB Servers even when kicking is disabled.
In general, the PB Restriction facility represents a tighter set of parameters for playing on PB Servers. A player who
fails a PB Restriction check should not necessarily be considered a cheater, so we advise PB Admins to consider
initial PB kicks for restrictions to be warnings to the players who are kicked so that they may either honor the
restriction by correcting their setup or play on other servers. However, we also encourage PB admins to deal
with repeat offenders of PB Restrictions as they see fit. Initially, for AA, no PB Restrictions will be in effect.
We expect future restrictions to deal with requiring players to have current DirectX versions and display drivers
installed, etc. We will gladly accept and consider suggestions for future restriction possibilities from the
community via email to research@evenbalance.com.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.061:
- new pb_sv_restrictions setting defaults to 1 (which means kicking for PB Restrictions is Enabled)
- addressed bug in Linux PB Server that caused PB to not be able to restart itself (such as after an update) on some
Linux servers
- updated wording for "PB Must be Enabled ..." join message as requested by Army Game Devs
- added last eight characters of PB GUID to Global Ban Kick messages
Version 1.054 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.054:
- improved internal performance
Version 1.058 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.058:
- added file checks for several v2.0.0 AA game files
We have been alerted to a problem with GAME HOOK violation #120008. There seems to be an incompatibility
on some players' systems between the PB 120008 detection code and new version 2.0 of America's Army. PB Admins
should ignore #120008 violations dated Thursday 11.6.2003 and later.
Version 1.055 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.055:
- added file check for d3ddrv.dll file
Version 1.049 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.049:
- new pb_lan setting defaults to 0; when set to 1, PB will behave as though it has no Internet access
- new pb_webupdate command adds the PBWEB functionality directly into the PB client; PBWEB should no longer be
required to manually update PB clients; PunkBuster will automatically issue this command when necessary to auto-update
during gameplay before going into distress mode
Version 1.053 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page. Notice: The AA distribution comes with a program called cleaner
(cleaner.exe in win32) in the system folder where the game is installed that can be used to reset all *.u files
back to original state. Players who get kicked by PunkBuster for a file mismatch should run cleaner to correct
the problem with their files. If you get kicked and want to find out if PunkBuster kicked you (and why), check
the armyops.log file in the system folder where the game is installed, after the KICK Notification message from the
game, if PB kicked you, there will be additional text explaining why.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.053:
- new file checking facility to check for player-side changes to *.u and *.dll files
- by default, PB Server checks for changes to agp.u, agp_inventory.u and engine.u files
- new pb_sv_file command is used to add checks for other *.u / *.dll files, syntax:
pb_sv_file [filename] [o/s] [game_version] [filesize] [md5] ... [md5]
- the [o/s] parameter can be w (for win32), l (for linux), m (for mac), or a (for all)
- multiple md5 hashes can be specified separated by spaces to signify multiple "official" releases for a given
file / game version combination
- example: pb_sv_file agp.u a 1.9.0 900422 e1e6ac94a9c953098bd56a1ad7cfd8f0
- new pb_sv_filelist command to list the file checks in memory
- new pb_sv_filedel [slot#] command to remove a specific file check from PB's memory (use slot# from the
pb_sv_filelist command)
- new pb_sv_fileempty command to empty the list of file checks in memory
Version 1.044 of the PB Client for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Client v1.044:
- added threaded DNS resolution to win32 version to reduce 'hanging' during startup when DNS problems are present
- hardcoded hostnames of backup PB Masters to avoid future routing-related update problems
Version 1.052 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.052:
- addressed bug with DNS resolution
- addressed bug related to PB Name Registry showing "Unconfirmed" on some win32 servers
As a friendly notice to the AA community, this news post is made about the topic of permanent PB bans. As with
other games that are supported by PB, if a player is caught by PB with a hack or cheat that directly modifies PB
or interferes with any PB function (including the ability to take accurate screenshots), that player's PB GUID will
be immediately subject to permanent ban from ALL PB enabled servers without recourse. It is in direct violation of
PunkBuster's license agreement to attempt to use PunkBuster software in a manner not consistent with PunkBuster's
design and purpose. This is an issue we take very seriously and for which we do not give extra chances.
If you are an honest player or admin, DO NOT attempt to test cheats that interfere with PB on public PB enabled
servers. Regardless of what the punks say on their various websites, none of their hacks are undetectable by
PunkBuster. If you are caught with one of the hacks that interferes with PB and your GUID is permanently banned
from all PB Servers, we will not remove your GUID from the ban list even if you were "testing" or even if another
member of your family got caught when using your computer. You will still be able to play the game on and/or host
servers that have PunkBuster disabled. This policy has been in effect since January of this year. However, we are
extending a grace period to the AA community through Wednesday, August 27th. After that point, all violations on
PB servers related to tampering with PB's normal functionality will subject the PB GUID in question to permanent ban
from all PB Servers without recourse.
"Where do I get PunkBuster?" is a common email we are getting right now. PunkBuster is included in the v1.90 build
of America's Army. When you install the game or patch upgrade to v1.90, PunkBuster is installed if you agree to our
End User License Agreement (EULA). To Enable PunkBuster after installation, go to the Deployment screen and click the
"Enable PunkBuster" checkbox.
Version 1.033 of the PB Server for AA has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update
and to our website download page.
Release Notes for PB Server v1.033:
- new setting pb_sv_gameauth can be set to 0 or 1 (default is 1); when set to 0, this tells PB that the AA server
is currently not authorizing players with the central AA Internet Authorization system; while this setting is 0, the PB
Server will not kick players and will display a message to that effect once per minute to all players; once the PB Server
sees that players are getting authed, it will set this to 1 automatically; this is useful for times when the auth servers
are down and admins don't want to disable PB; when a PB Enabled AA server is not authing players (including LAN servers),
PB will not operate in a normal fashion
During the days immediately following the release of AA v1.90 with PunkBuster integration, we will be focusing on
support issues as the community uses PunkBuster for the first time. After a few days, we will begin to add new cheat
detections and features. Please email support@evenbalance.com for help and
be sure to specify that you are an AA Player or Admin in the email along with as many details as possible.
