

However, I suggest you use this current patch, since it offers fix for 2 issues at same time) They are simply redundant, and wont cause any incompatibility problem. (Note you can proceed with that operation even if you already had applied any of solutions previously posted in this forum. Engine.dll for TSS ( \ContentExpansion\System\Engine.dll).Engine.dll for v1.1 ( \Content\System\Engine.dll).The patching process requires that you replace your original Engine.dll file, by these patched ones: You can find more details about how that works in Serge's GitHub: Master Server Patch This file offers a fix for Swat 4 crashes, while at same time reintroduces the original game feature of listing, and joining, online servers, replacing GameSpy's by Swat4Stats' MasterServer. This solution is an alternative to m4d.dll file replacement, since it contain fixes for 2 problems:īoth problems solved by this patch occurs due same reason, which is 3rd party external services shutting down their actives as respectively follow: Whoever is interested can read more about it in our Discord #support channel, however I will put the relevant details below as well. In the following week we will work on a global solution which will fix the game without the need for patches - since in the current state, every newcomer will crash on certain maps. Thanks to and, we have a working fix for the SWAT4 crashes that have been happening lately. Since that problem persists, all SWAT 4: Gold Edition copies sold by GOG.com (and many other games that depend on that 3rd party ad service) simply stopped working. Thus, ALL SWAT 4 PLAYERS suffered with that crash issue, what could only be avoided by disabling the internet connection (which for MP is not a fix). To summarize, Swat4 contacts the domain " " (which is hardcoded in m4d.dll file), and receives an invalid reply. Therefore, whenever Swat4 tries to load these maps, it leads the application to crash due to a null pointer. Since 7th September 2021, a 3rd party service, which is contacted by Swat4, ceased it's activities forever.
