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This is just stupid

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:48 pm
by Strax
C'mon Matrix whats going on with the Multiplayer?
It seems to me most people are having or have had trouble getting it to work.

Schreken has been helpful but he's on the otherside of the planet to me so getting a coversation going is difficult.

I've never played a multiplayer that is as awkward to work as this.
Medieval Total war seems to have a good multiplayer thing going on can't we copy that model?
When I buy a game I want it to work...easily... without stepping into the black art of reconfiguring my computer. I want to click and be transported into the wonderful world of online gaming. Not have to show other gamers my ineptitude at "forward porting".

I know my rig is good enough to play this as I've played countless current games online including FPS. But I include a dxdiag incase this may help someone in telling me what to do.

Could we please have an easy step by step guide on how to get this to work?

RE: This is just stupid

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:58 pm
by shunwick
Strax,

If it's any consolation I have no idea what forward porting is either.

Best wishes,

RE: This is just stupid

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:38 pm
by Andrew Williams
Still don't know what probem you are having.
 
if you can't find an opponent, that can't be fixed.
 
if you have a connection issue, that can be fixed.
 
It's al ot easier than trying to get online with a playstation.

RE: This is just stupid

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:25 am
by Strax
Good morning Schreken,
The problem I am having is that the pop up welcome message always gives me the same ip address (you suggested that it should be different) and that it only offers me ports 2108-10. I can't connect to any others.

Is there a way of finding out what my IP addy is before I go to MMCCIII and then accessing ports 1939-45?
There is never any opponents on the ports 2108-10 so I presume they are all on 1939-45 just waiting to kick my arse.

Is there a big online community for this game that are enjoying playing against each other or am I the only one?
I'm certainly the only one on ports 2108-10.

RE: This is just stupid

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:52 am
by e_barkmann
I usually get a direct IP game through Battle HQ - best times are usually on the weekends

cheers

RE: This is just stupid

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:13 pm
by Andrew Williams
There are servers only running on ports 2109 2109 and 2110

There are no servers on 1939 - 1942 (well, I have one , but that's just for testing... so forget I said that)

The Ip address given by the pop up box is the IP of the server, noy your IP address. That's why it's always the same.  If you don't use it , you won't find a game.

There have been over 3,500 battles fought on the srevers since release, I've managed 20 or so h2h on MMCCIII servers.

To find out your own PC's IP address go here

 http://whatsmyip.org/

RE: This is just stupid

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:07 am
by Strax
Thank you.
I suppose then that I'm doing everything right and there isn't anyone to play at the times that I log on to MMCCIII.

RE: This is just stupid

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:33 pm
by Andrew Williams
Could be

There are ppl there when i log and I have to fight them off with a stick.

RE: This is just stupid

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:02 pm
by RD_Roach
I have to fight them off with a stick.

Ive looked real hard Andrew,but i cant find any sticks in the force pools,or carried by any troops...please advise?

RE: This is just stupid

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:34 am
by Andrew Williams
Immersion.

When I enter the virtual world of CC, I check reality at the door.