SE5 TCP/LAN Is it working with V1.17?

Fuzzie · #1 January 4th, 2007, 05:47 PM

Hi, I have the latest patch to SE V - 1.20 and all the earlier ones are installed too. I set up a lAN game. I set it up in the following way (this set up worked for SE IV).

SE V is installed and updated on our server.
Computer A and Computer B have shortcuts to SE V execution file on server.
Person on ComputerA sets up a LAN game with the following multiplayer options
* Similtanous
* Different Machines
* Manual File Transfer
* set up password, a save game name, and game path
is default

After Computer A and Computer B take their turns, ComputerA logs in as host, when they go to the screen in which the host is supposed to process the turn, all they get is a black screen. Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong? Thanks. PS Game is stock no mods have been added at this time. I tried the setting music to False suggestion from Malfador and it did not fix the problem.

Atrocities · #2 January 4th, 2007, 06:14 PM

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Phoenix-D · #3 January 4th, 2007, 07:48 PM

The black screen is a known bug with 1.2. As far as I know the only way around it is to reinstall and use 1.17 or use the command line execution.

Fuzzie · #4 January 5th, 2007, 01:35 AM

Okay, thank you. Can you explain the Command line execution thing to me?