i know i know...i tried magic as a kid and gave that up too
ok it worked for me finally with this routine:
1. erase mp.dll
2. call mp.dll from liblist, join game, change maps, exit.
3. call metamod from liblist with NO plugins, join game, change maps, exit.
4 call metamod with pod only, and it was finally working.
whew, now back to hoping i can get XP somehow......what does it cost anyway?