BamFTWx257 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) Hey everyone. Since 3 days I've had this problem. It's been a long time since I played PSO and I felt like playing again but I can't. Everytime I press "start game" my screen goes black for ~15 seconds. Then I get error No.903: "Patch server connection failed. The server may be under maintenance. Please check the current news updates on the Official Site." ....Even though the webpage showed the servers as online and even listed the number of currently active players. I tried fixing it by doing, what was suggested in other threads. 1: System --> advanced system settings --> settings --> I don't know what it's called in english since my computer is in german.. it's something like data execution prevention? i added every .exe file in the PSO folder to these exceptions, restarted. no change. 2: Restarted my computer of course. No change. 3. Firewall exception / disabled my Firewall: Nope, didn't work. 4. Reset my router. Didn't work. 5. Disconnected from my wifi, connected to a different one: Didn't work. Reconnected to my old one: Didn't work. 6. Reinstalled PSO: Also didn't work. So.. What do I do? Or are the servers really offline.. ? Because the page says otherwise. And I'm running out of ideas. Edit: Also, I'm running it as administrator. I changed my resolution, crack mode is disabled, and I tried running every .exe file there is. Had no luck yet. Edit2: Pictures added: 1: When I open online.exe: http://puu.sh/gVGmM/2f060e7f52.jpg it tells me the servers are apparently offline. 2: http://puu.sh/gVGtk/1ccb9955e9.jpgUsual menu, should be able to start the game, right...? 3: Nope. Blackscreen comes up, and stays at least 15 seconds, if not, a bit longer. http://puu.sh/gVGwA/dcc715237b.jpg 4: After the blackscreen, I am greeted with this screen: http://puu.sh/gVGvj/239eec12fd.jpg No matter which .exe I use (PsOBB, online, PsOBw), I always get the screens from 2 to 4... I hope it's okay that I just used URL's instead of uploading pictures. If not, I will change it, no problem. Edited March 30, 2015 by BamFTWx257 Quote Link to comment
Ricardo Gomes Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) try to download this one, and try to disable your antivirus when start game to see if it works http://www.phantasystaronline.net/download/UltimaPsOBB_3.3.exe last time Soly try it works fine Edited March 30, 2015 by Ricardo Gomes Quote Link to comment
BamFTWx257 Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 Nope, didn't solve it either. :c Quote Link to comment
Cyane Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Sometimes for error 903 you gotta wait a bit and try again a few times. Patch download first, could be something with your connection too, how good is it? Quote Link to comment
BamFTWx257 Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 My connection is fine. Everything works without a single problem, but then there's PSO. I tried to download patches, but I just get the same error message. Is there a way to patch manually, maybe? Quote Link to comment
Cyane Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) i'll send you the game compressed o.O could work.. Hold a sec to upload edit: was sent din't work ;W; Edited March 30, 2015 by cyane Quote Link to comment
Fuskand Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Are you using a VPN or other proxy service? Due to recent efforts by hackers, ultima has a few VPN providers blacklisted (I use Private Internet Access, and I must disconnect before I can get online). I too have 903 errors when attempting to log in through my vpn. Quote Link to comment
BamFTWx257 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Nope, a VPN or other proxy services are not used. Quote Link to comment
blitsen Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Just had the exact same problem as you bud was getting ballfucked by the 903 error only thing that sorted it was by turning off my router for at least 20mins then back on As soon as I launched pso it showed the green server icon and people online I was trying every single angle like you but after doing that it just worked Give it a try hopefully you get back on I was going cold turkey after a day !!!! Quote Link to comment
BamFTWx257 Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 I tried it, but it didn't work sadly.. Just like everything else so far. Life is hard I guess Quote Link to comment
chuk Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Broadband routers have a parameter known as MTU. This sometimes needs to be set to a minimum required value. The PSO BB setting has an MTU value of 1420. Please check your router's instruction manual for information on how to change your settings. 1 Quote Link to comment
blitsen Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Am back at the same stage as I was before :/ Its defo not the antivirus because when I use my iPhone as a personal hotspot I can get on no problem , no idea what it could be I've made no changes and I tried changing the MTU chuk was talking about still says no one is online am guessing its something to do with the router but Update soly had a eureka moment !!! My IP address is randomly changing and is getting blocked by the firewall from ultima so I need to keep resetting until I get the ok :/ Edited April 5, 2015 by blitsen Quote Link to comment
BamFTWx257 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Update: Tried it with different Networks. No matter if I was at a friends' place, I reconnect various times to my own one, or if I use a hotspot. Still a "no" for me. Quote Link to comment
Killop Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) I had the same problem. The author of a topic wrote that proxies and VPN is not used. But I now use a proxy, the cause may be? Edited August 25, 2016 by Killop Quote Link to comment
Cyane Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Killop said: I had the same problem. The author of a topic wrote that proxies and VPN is not used. But I now use a proxy, the cause may be? Make sure your antivirus and firewall don't block the connection, proxies and vpn's are blocked most time Quote Link to comment
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