3-Day Quickhost Game Cradle of Metal - Running

[archaeolept]

you're imputting the proper port#?

do you get to the nation selection screen in domII when you're trying to upload your pretender?

[En Forcer]

I select from the main dom2 menu "connect to network" -- it then asks for server IP so I type the URL "dom2.mohansen.dk"
as soon as I hit enter I get the error message. It never actually connects.

Do you suggest I try to input the port # first? Previous Posts imply that you enter that after the IP address.

I was wondering if maybe somebody could give it to me in IP format? IE- 54.256.18.22 that sort of thing. Maybe that would work?

[archaeolept]

his name is mose not mo

80.161.86.108

also, for convenience's sake w/ network games, it is worth creating a desktop shortcut.

for instance, I would have a shortcut entitled "hard_slog" (the name of the game) w/ this under "properties" (right click shortcut icon to edit properties):

E:\games\dominions2\dom2.exe --tcpclient --ipadr 80.161.86.108 --port 2281-m --res 1152 864 --clickvol 0

where you would replace your own path to the Dom2 executible, the correct port, and the resolution you would like the window to be in (or just ignore all that if you don't want it windowed).

[En Forcer]

I'll try out the info you gave me. Thanks.


Yeah, I typed "mose" just did the "Mo" slip because my memory is like a steel trap ... rusted shut!

If worst comes to worst and I can't connect, I'll email my pretender so the initial turn can commence without me and I can get things working over the weekend. But I hope to fix this by tonight.

If anyone else has seen this problem please give advice!

Thanks.

[archaeolept]

do you have any weird firewall settings?

[En Forcer]

That is a possibility. I have zonealarm running.

I will try setting that URL/IP as a "friend" and allow total access to it to see if that enables my connection.

**I also have Spybot 1.3 running which blocks ad-ware and scrubs for cookies and adware programs and marketing tracking software. I wonder if that program would also interfere with dom2?

[Kel]

I use spybot and adaware, among other things. They have not caused me any problems with Dom2.

- Kel

[deccan]

archaeolept said:
his name is mose not mo

80.161.86.108

also, for convenience's sake w/ network games, it is worth creating a desktop shortcut.

for instance, I would have a shortcut entitled "hard_slog" (the name of the game) w/ this under "properties" (right click shortcut icon to edit properties):

E:\games\dominions2\dom2.exe --tcpclient --ipadr 80.161.86.108 --port 2281-m --res 1152 864 --clickvol 0

where you would replace your own path to the Dom2 executible, the correct port, and the resolution you would like the window to be in (or just ignore all that if you don't want it windowed).

Hey that's a neat idea. I've been keeping server names / port numbers on slips of paper. Thanks.

[En Forcer]

I am unable to connect to the mosehansen server.

I'll have to bail out of this game and wait till some other time.

So...Machaka is free.

I've tried everything. Even the shortcut above but then it tries to connect and the game shuts down.

Should I wipe the game and reinstall?

Also, I am running 2.13

would that bork the connection?

This sucks....

[Cainehill]

You might try disabling zonealarm temporarily, just to see if that's it. I'm running ZA myself, but I think all I had to do is tell ZA that yes, the dom2.exe was to be allowed to access the internet.

Mmm - if you're running in full screen mode, you might be getting blocked by zonealarm but unable to see it.

Edit: Illwinter has written that 2.13 and 2.12 are compatible, so that shouldn't be it. However, if you do succeed in connecting, you really REALLY want to set yourself up with a 2.12 executable for the game; otherwise the battles you watch are likely to be completely hallucinatory.

IE: You watch a battle, see your pretender destroy the opposing enemy with minimal losses. But the battle report says all your guys died, and your Pretender is waiting to be recalled, like a defective appliance.