Posted: 24 Jun 2009 00:26

If you are experiencing problems with your America's Army freezing when you click to join a server this may be a quick working fix for you. The secret behind the tool is based on feedback from users who posted solutions. I tested their solutions and they worked - but repeating the process over and over to play the game gets tiring.

This is how my tool works:
1. You select how you installed AA. (To find the default install path)
2. You click Launch America's Army.
3. My tool deletes aa3_edata.client.fmap.
4. My tool launches America's Army and closes itself.
5. America's Army recreates aa3_edata.client.fmap and you should be able to join a server.

Download AA 3.0 Server Freeze Fix Here



A few notes
- Vista users will have to run as Administrator
- If the program crashes or fails you will have the option to send in a bug report helping me fix the program.
- Please post back feedback if it has worked for you and if you found it easy to use.
- Once you leave a server, you will have to close your game and rerun the tool.

Virus Scans
To reassure you that this is safe I found 3 websites that did online scans. These are the results.
Online Scanner 1
Online Scanner 2
Online Scanner 3

Feel free to post questions or comments.

Thanks,
David.

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 00:52

Online Virus scans have been added.

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 05:35

I don't freeze, i simply load the main menu 80% of the times.
With this application i was able to get inside server i know that it will load Main Menu, BUT it freezed me after 5 minutes, one of them i had to restart my computer, so it does not work for me. Ty for your time

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 05:40

http://forum.americasarmy.com/...=299457

this method that the link provides seems to fix it good for now after this wont need to delete any files make sure to look at the updated part which you would have to scroll down a bit for

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 07:22

[TeC]Hitman.pL. thank you dude. well done and no virus found (scanned with my own Nod32). hooah!

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 07:42

Does this work?

NOTE: The freezing when you click enlist or join online should now have been fixed. A hotfix was released last night. I am no longer freezing, I can join servers as many times as I want without deleting the error.

Thanks for the coding but I think a permanent solution has been found by the DEVs.
Please try your game out to see if you are still freezing, you shouldnt be though.

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 13:47

Their fix didn't work for me so I decided to make this. Glad it helped a few at least

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 13:53

I had a problem with the game freezing every other time I joind a server.
Replacing your aa3_edata.client.fmap file with the uploaded one fixed it for me!

RaskVann wrote:

There is a quicker fix that may work for you K4, but make sure your Punkbuster is up to date, as well as DirectX. Kopatch wrote: [UPDATE] ok so tx to SHutch and SoldierOfTruth, we found a permanent fix for this problem. what Shutch did was taking the aa3_edata.client.fmap file from his friend which never had problems with the game. and as soon he replaced his file with his he had no problems. he was kind enough to upload it for share. so i downloaded to try and it works perfectly , no more need to delete or exit game to go in servers. ( now i must worn you, inside the file its only gibrish and no one really knows what it contains, i personally doubt its something important BUT I DONT REALLY KNOW). he hosted it in rapidshare i uploaded it to a direct link which you can find here: http://www.fileden.com/files/2...nt.fmap just copy and paste it in the the binaries folder and it will work. **not taking any responsibility of dmg which it may or may not cause to .... anything? ^^ if you do not trust this file its understandable, just ask someone you trust with a working file to send you his file version. incase you do not wanna download the file or take from a friend. [TeC]Hitman.pl has made a program which deletes the file automaticly: http://forum.americasarmy.com/...=300425 [/UPDATE] just dont forget DO NOT GO IN TRAINING, as the dev requested.

Also by the way this is a PERMANENT fix.
so you never have to do any thing else.
Just replace the aa3_edata.client.fmap file with the new one in the link and your all good.
It still works for me too.

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 15:07

Mine only freezes trying to join a server if I have previously been in a server game OR tried to join one unsuccessfully, usually I'm able to join and play error free for many hours, but If i leave server and try another it never works without freezing the game up totally requiring tab out to kill task.

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 15:37

JohnnyHighway wrote:

Mine only freezes trying to join a server if I have previously been in a server game OR tried to join one unsuccessfully, usually I'm able to join and play error free for many hours, but If i leave server and try another it never works without freezing the game up totally requiring tab out to kill task.

Using this tool should help you fix that. You have to run it every time you try to join a server.

As for those fixes that tell you to place their file in your folder - it is the same as deleting. Everytime you join a server you need to replace the file, so that's why I made this. It's much easier.

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 17:26

The update on steam today should render this software moot. Thanks for your hard work.

Posted: 02 Aug 2009 15:42

m_hermann wrote:

The update on steam today should render this software moot. Thanks for your hard work.

Even after the update, I still have the freeze when I click to join a server. Useing the above fix didnt help either.

Anything new?

Posted: 02 Aug 2009 16:00

PwntUpRage wrote:

m_hermann wrote: The update on steam today should render this software moot. Thanks for your hard work. Even after the update, I still have the freeze when I click to join a server. Useing the above fix didnt help either. Anything new?

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