FMS Light error "Unable to download the manifest from the central server"

[Mark McLeod]

No Audience Display with these.
P.S. The version with the manifest problem (208.82.132.46 is down for everyone, old IP I'd guess) does have the Audience screen.
It'd be an older game if it did. The Audience screen and the scoring behind it being game specific.

There was an intermediate version that did the Audience Screen and had some database requirements, but that also hasn't been publicly released that I've found.

The last zip file does contain the sounds, but you'd have to play them by hand.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

There was an intermediate version that did the Audience Screen and had some database requirements, but that also hasn't been publicly released that I've found.

Are you talking about FMS delta? It's available from AndyMark. http://www.andymark.com/product-p/offseasonfield.htm . I haven't tried it, however.

[Mark McLeod]

That's the one. I never looked on AndyMark
FMS Delta handles the Audience Screen and sounds, but does have other software requirements that need to be installed.

AndyMark also has a nice scorekeeper app for Rebound Rumble you might take a look at using.

You might try the FMS Light version on the AndyMark site, too. It'll probably still have the manifest loading problem though.
That version should also have the Audience screen and might be a later version than the one on the old FIRST 2009 webpage. Nope I just checked it and it's also from 2009.

[popo308]

I have tried FMS delta, gives the same manifest error. That latest version you linked me from 358's website (http://team358.org//files/programmin...ight-358XP.zip) with the manual sounds does work! At this point ill'l take no sounds over no FMS!

Thanks again for all the help, hopefully FIRST fixes the update issue with the current version of FMS!

O... and I'll definitely look into that score keeper program!

Thanks again!

[Mark McLeod]

Glad it worked. I knew there was a reason I kept old versions of things around.

It seems like the later FMS Light manifest dependent versions do all right if they have ever at some time in the past, been able to connect to that FIRST server at least once. I even found an installation on one of my machines where FMS Light works, but not the Audience screen-because of the manifest. I assume because I had never had a reason to fire up the Audience screen on that particular machine.

Originally Posted by popo308

Thanks again for all the help, hopefully FIRST fixes the update issue with the current version of FMS!