FAQ

Q: What is new in Belma that wasn't in Elasto Mania?
A: A lot! Check here for details.

Q: How do I know if it works or not?
A: When you run belma.exe, go to any level and press F5. If you see yourself in the list that appears then it probably works. If there are other players in the list, go to the same level as them and make sure viewing others is on by pressing F1 until you see the text "other players shown". If you now can see other bikes in the level, then it most certainly works.

If you only see the text "Players online" in the F5 list and nothing else, the server is probably down and you just have to wait.

Q: I'm playing but I can't see anyone eventhough they say they are playing.
A: The most likely reason for this is that a hidden battle is going on in which everyone is supposed to be invisible. Or, you might have pressed F1 which hides everyone.

If you have checked both these possibilities and still can't see anyone, you probably have to do a so-called port forwarding on your firewall/router. Check http://www.portforward.com/ for more info. Also make sure the IP and port numbers are correct (should be by default). The ports are: 4460 (TCP), 4461 (UDP down) and 4462 (UDP up).

Q: Those F1 etc keys won't work.
A: Make sure you have the newest version. Another reason why the keys won't work is because you didn't set them with belmaServerconf.exe, or you set them to something else than default. Check hotkeys for full reference.

Q: There's no "F4 to download" text, eventhough a battle on an external level was started.
A: FTP might be temporarily down.

Q: When I press F4 it only says "failed to download battle level".
A: FTP might be temporarily down. Try again.

Q: How can I start a battle??
A: Use startballe.exe.

If you can, check #ballelma or the in-game chat to see if any special battle is planned for the near future before starting your own. And remember the level designing etiquette.

Q: Can anyone abort battles?
A: Yes, some trusted players have a special version of startballe.exe with the possibility to abort battles. In the future, rights will be given through the server and you can check http://elmaonline.moposite.com/ to see who has aborting rights.

Q: I finished a first finish or one-life battle first, but someone else won. How come?
A: There is a slight delay in Belma. In battles with a countdown you will seem to start before everyone else even though everyone starts at the same time. This means that even if you seem to finish the level first, someone else close behind might actually be ahead of you and win.

Q: Where can I download the belma server?
A: Nowhere.