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A Step by Step Guide for using Auth

#1 User is offline   Ikslorin Icon

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 11:37 AM

An updated version of this guide has been rewritten by FrozenSand themselves. To find it on their support page please click here

- Table of Content -

1. Introduction

2. What is Auth?

3. Get an Account

4. Get an Auth-Key

5. Logging in In-Game / Using your Auth Key
    5.1 Logging in via the Menu
    5.2 Logging in via the Console
    5.3 Logging in via the Authkey file
    5.4 Logging in via the Autoexec.cfg file

6.. Still not working?
    6.1 Delete the Authkey file
    6.2 Get a new Auth Key

7. Other things to mention / Error Messages
    7.1 Auth Error: Couldn't Resolve Address / Authserver not available
    7.2 Auth Error: Your auth key is not valid

8. Game Server specific additions


- 1. Introduction -

Since there are still threads concerning the use of the Auth popping up, I'll share an enhanced version of the guide I posted on the DYNAMITE forum. This way we'll have all information at one place, easily accessible as a guide.

The level of this guide is as low as possible – It's made for a person "not knowing how to use a keyboard", but I would rather have everything listed, than information missing, that would be important for someone.

Please post anything I've missed, problems, fixes and corrections, so this thread can be as much help as possible. And FrozenSand - please edit this post, if you feel there are something incorrect written here or information is missing.

Chapter 3, 4 and 5 are also covered by FrozensSand's own help section. Look here for the official page concerning Auth.

- 2. What is Auth? -

Auth is UrT's version of having an account for in-game use, which gives these advantages:
  • Name-protection
  • Enhanced Ban-management (Cheaters, griefers etc. will not be able to get that easily back onto an Auth-only server)
  • Anti-aliasing in competetive leagues
  • With way more to come with UrT HD

So this it is something that would be great to have – so let's get you Authed!

- 3. Get an Account -

To get the Auth Key you first need to have an account on www.urbanterror.info (this website). It's the same account you use on this very forum, so don't make a new one if you already have registered1
To have an UrT account you need an active email address. If you don't have an email, then you can get an email account with Gmail, Outlook or similar.

So, let's register:

  • Go to: www.urbanterror.info
  • Press “Register” in the upper right corner - or press this link.
  • Fill in the registrationform - The registration is straightforward
  • Press the “Register” Button, when you have filled out everything.
  • Check your email, and find the automated email send to you by “noreply [at] urbanterror [dot] info”
    • It may take some time before you'll get the mail
    • Check your spamfolder, it may end up there.

  • Verify your UrT account by the link sent to you in the email


- 4. Get an Auth-Key -

Before we can link UrT in-game to your new account, we need to get your account's unique key. So let's log in and get the key:

  • Go to: www.urbanterror.info
  • Press on the “Log In” in the upper right corner.
  • Fill in your log in information, and press “Login” or follow this link.
  • You are logged in when “your username” and “logout” has replaced “login” and “register” in the upper right corner.
  • Press on your “username” in the upper right corner to get on your profile - or press here
  • On the right of your profile you'll find a panel named “Manage my account”
  • Press on the link “My Game Auth Key” on the this panel
  • Demand a new Auth Key via the “Get a new Auth Key” button
  • The Auth Key will appear in the white textbox (you may need to refresh the website – shortcut: F5)


- 5. Logging in In-Game / Using your Auth Key -

There are four different ways of logging in – Please read all four all the way from start to finish and try all of them before requesting help.

But first, let's clarify this: How can you see if you are logged in?

You'll see these changes:
  • The “Log in” button has changed to “Log out”
  • The text “Welcome back [CLANTAG]USERNAME – notoriety: CURRENTNOTORIETY” will appear in the lower left corner, just above the copyrights

Before we log in, you need to know this:
  • It does make a difference whether a letter is capitalized or not - "e" is not the same as "E"

So let's log in!

- 5.1 Logging in via the Menu -

  • Start Urban Terror 4.2 (Be sure it is up to date, by using the updater – the same program you used for downloading the game)
  • Press “Log in” in the top of the main menu
  • Write the Auth Key into the box (It doesn't support copy paste, you need to write it in by hand – don't use the Numlock keys!)
  • Press “Log in”
  • Restart the game
  • You should be logged in


- 5.2 Logging in via the Console -

  • Start Urban Terror 4.2 (Be sure it is up to date, by using the updater – the same program you used for downloading the game)
  • Open the console by one of these two ways:
    • Press the “ ~ “ key – The key just below the “Esc” button and to the left of “1”
    • Press “Shift + Esc”

  • Delete the “=”, that is written in the start of the line
  • Write:
    • /auth-set YOURAUTHKEY

  • Be sure the blinking line is under the last letter, for example:
    • /auth-set 123456789

  • Press “Enter”
  • Press “Esc” to close the console
  • Restart the game
  • You should be logged in


- 5.3 Logging in via the Authkey file -

  • Find the game folder – It should be the same folder where you placed the updater
  • Open the folder “q3ut4”
  • Find the file named “authkey”
  • If no file exist in the folder:
    • Create a new .txt file
    • Rename the file “authkey”, and be sure that it doesn't have any fileending
    • If you can't see and change the file endings do the following
      • Windows XP
      • Open a Windows Explorer window (not the webbrowser!)
      • Press on “Functions” on the top of the window
      • Click “Folder Option”
      • Switch to the tab: “View”
      • Uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types”
      • Press “OK”
      • Windows Vista / 7
      • Open a Windows Explorer window (not the webbrowser!)
      • Press on “Organize” on the upper left of the window
      • Click: “Folder Options”
      • Switch to the tab: “View”
      • Uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types”
      • Press “OK”

  • Now open the “authkey” file with Notepad, Notepad++ or similar software
  • Edit it, so it looks as follows:

    Quote

    YOURAUTHKEY

    // Generated locally by Urban Terror
    // Do NOT modify. Do NOT give this file to ANYONE
    // More info : http://www.urbanterror.info

  • Save the file
  • Start Urban Terror 4.2 (Be sure it is up to date, by using the updater – the same program you used for downloading the game)
  • You should be logged in


- 5.4 Logging in via the Autoexec.cfg file -

[WARNING]
Writing your Auth Key in a .cfg file is probably the worst idea you could have. The Auth key is private, so leaving a mark by having it in one of your .cfg files is a very bad idea. If this is the only way working for you, I would suggest to delete the key from your .cfg when you have logged in - The game should remember the key later with the authkey file.
[WARNING]

  • Find the game folder – It should be the same folder where you placed the updater
  • Open the folder “q3ut4”
  • Find the file named “autoexec.cfg”
  • Open the file with Notepad, Notepad++ or similar software
  • You may want to delete the automatically generated text already written in the file – but, it's not necessary
  • Write on a line for itself
    • auth-set YOURAUTHKEY

  • Start Urban Terror 4.2 (Be sure it is up to date, by using the updater – the same program you used for downloading the game)
  • You should be logged in
  • If not logged in, then try restarting the game


- 6. Still not working? -

A few users can't log in, even though they do it correctly. If you are sure it isn't a typo, that is causing the problem for you, then one of these may do the trick for you

- 6.1 Delete the Authkey file -

  • Find the game folder – It should be the same folder where you placed the updater
  • Open the folder “q3ut4”
  • Find the file named “authkey”
  • Delete the "authkey" file
  • Start Urban Terror 4.2 (Be sure it is up to date, by using the updater – the same program you used for downloading the game)
  • Log in as described in paragraph 5


- 6.2 Get a new Auth Key -

  • Get a new Auth key, as described in paragraph 4
  • Start Urban Terror 4.2 (Be sure it is up to date, by using the updater – the same program you used for downloading the game)
  • Log in as described in paragraph 5 with your new auth key


- 7. Other things to mention / Error Messages -

This chapter contains any other things that you'd want to know in no particular order

- 7.1 Auth Error: Couldn't Resolve Address / Authserver not available -
If you see the error message "Auth Error: Couldn't Resolve Address" or "Auth Error: Authserver not available" where your login information should be (see 5.), then Urban Terror isn't able to connect to the Auth server.
You can check the frontpage of this very website to check the status of the Website, Auth and Masters server. If the Auth server is running, then check if your firewall is blocking Urban Terror.
Deleting third-party maps from the Urban Terror folder has also helped a few.

- 7.2 Auth Error: Your auth key is not valid -
Request a new key on this website (see 4), and see try again.

- 8. Game Server specific additions -

The new Auth and non-Auth additions, that have been made to the Game Servers:

  • For the Auth-Specific server commands, look at this list.
  • For changes done to the log, look at this list.

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This post has been edited by Ikslorin: 02 July 2015 - 03:25 PM


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Posted 14 October 2012 - 12:05 PM

Setting your auth key in your cfg file must be the worse idea you could have.

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 12:06 PM

Yep ... but it is possible :D

This post has been edited by Ikslorin: 14 October 2012 - 12:12 PM


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Posted 14 October 2012 - 12:11 PM

You should at least mention it. Imho the best way is to type for once 'set-auth' and you're done. Don't leave any mark, especially in cfg fles.

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 12:14 PM

Done
EDIT: Was writing while you posted

This post has been edited by Ikslorin: 14 October 2012 - 12:36 PM


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Posted 14 October 2012 - 02:21 PM

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 06:39 PM

Also:

http://www.urbanterr...-auth-accounts/

http://www.urbanterr...17-auth-system/

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Posted 14 October 2012 - 06:48 PM

Second link : "You are not authorized to see this page."

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Posted 15 October 2012 - 08:21 AM

Thanks Majki
Second link is now working, and I've added them

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Posted 24 October 2012 - 09:30 PM

Just for the record, since i dont have the auth-key file i make my own. I paste in the auth key that i got from the site and nothing happens. There need to be some launch command like in .cfg u write Auth-set YOURAUTHKEYHERE

This doesnt work for me at least with the auth-key file even though i paste in auth-set mykey or auth-set "mykey" or "mykey"

" Change the first line to “YOURAUTHKEY” " <--- what first line ? since its a new file there is none...

Might be good to mention what should be in the auth file since this doesnt say right now. And no i dont have .txt since i use total commander for my browsing.

EDIT: on the second note, it doesnt work to do the auth in the autoexec.cfg either...


EDIT2: Okey so the file should be named authkey NOT auth-key, made it much easier now =)

This post has been edited by oCtodur: 24 October 2012 - 09:50 PM


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