I just posted via email the following message to Support.....
I am a long time player of most Close Combat games , including GTC. I have been playing multiplayer GTC for a number of years, generally without problems. BUT, I have been unable to log into the multiplayer lobby because I am getting the ...

Rgr that PiP. Thx for the info

As I have mentioned before, my opponent's screen name is "Hetser" and, of course, mine is "RD Knight".

Re: port 1944, I do have one open via Port Forwarding on my router. Not sure about Hetser, but will encourage him to try it.

<t> PiP...Hetser and I managed game last night. Game seemed to work as intended and the Lobby connected us quickly. Our troubles appear to be an intermittent occurrence. <br/>
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Re: the direct connection process. I don't know how to do that (as long as you are referring to a process not using ...

Game version 1.02 and we are playing the Matrix marketplace version.

Re: a time to play against you (PiP) will depend on your time zone. If GMT-8 (i.e. England) then it would have to be in the early part of my day since I reside on the US west coast.

PiP....I don't recall that we have used the chat feature. I have a subscription to a voice coms service and so that is my primary means of communicating with my opponents. Sorry, I cannot help on that possible diagnostic question.

<r> Pip...Once again Hetser and I had problems getting connected in the game. Same issue in the Lobby. The connection process does not complete. I have attached a screenshot showing the Host screen at the point of stalling.<br/>
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<t> OK PiP, now Hetser and I tried PitF tonight (4/25/21) and did not have a successful outing. First, when we were in the Lobby (and I was hosting), Hetser's screen name did not show as it should. Mine did. However, Hetser could see both screen names. We tried, and was partially successful< to ...

thx Ineffable!

<t> PiP....well, whatever the programmers did to the server, it didn't work tonight (4/20 @ 2000 hrs PDT). I will try to post a screen shot of what the screen shows as it "tries" to make a connection with my opponent (Hetser). I, again, are the host for the game. If I've said this once, I've said it ...

Pip....I'm unable to test the game lobby since my usual opponent is unavailable. I'm a bit handicapped myself since I just had cataract surgery today. So, either wait for another player to confirm it's operation as intended, or wait until Monday for myself and Hetser to try it.

Hi PiP. "Thx" in advance as long as the "fix" works. I won't be able to test the game until tomorrow evening (2000hrs PDT, 4/15) Will, of course, notify you of either success or not.

<r> PiP....We again could not get connected in the game tonight. We experienced similar problems as described in Fazedh's post (above). This occurred at 20:00 hrs (Pacific Daylight Time), April 13. I was the first in the lobby and my opponent followed. He could see me listed in the lobby, but I ...

<r> Hi PiP.. Re: timing of our "no connection" issue, I mentioned the following in my last... <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>On Tuesday evening (4/6/21 @ 2000hrs) Hetser and I were able to connect and play a battle. On 4/5 and tonight (4/8) the "Lobby" would not connect us to play...after repeated attempts<e ...

<t> PiP....the Lobby System is a mystery! On Tuesday evening (4/6/21 @ 2000hrs) Hetser and I were able to connect and play a battle. On 4/5 and tonight (4/8) the "Lobby" would not connect us to play...after repeated attempts. Is there a band width issue that is throttling access to the game if too ...

<r> OK PiP, Hetser and I had the same problem not connecting tonight (4/5) as we did last week (see previous posts). This game's Lobby appears to have become unreliable. Same problem as before, we both connect to the lobby and we can see each others screen name in the Lobby. I host Hetser and the ...

PiP...Thx for the prompt reply. "...you are STILL seeing issues, so we need more data. We will dig deeper."....this is all that we can ask for.

<t> PiP....I realize the software guys want specifics about lobby connection and game running problems, but without good knowledge about the logic mechanism, such specific info is difficult to provide. Based on my complaint, and the other ones that have been made for this game's lobby/opponent ...

The forum isn't working again! The host (me) could not get connected with my opponent (hetser). A week ago (22/21) the connection did work. But, last Tues. we had the same trouble as we are having tonight (3/29/21). Please reset/fix the service mechanism for connecting opponents ("lobby").

<t> OK, the server has NOT been fixed/rebooted yet, as of 19:45 hrs PST. We tried multiple times again tonight to play and could not connect. This is what our experience was, in detail: We both showed up in the Lobby and could see each other' screen name. I clicked "host" and waited for us to ...