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Just one short bump as I am still experiencing this problem. Anyone out there with a possible solution?

The problem: A majority of times I start up the game, the ENTER key does not work in the GS lobby. All other keys work fine. As there is no graphical means of sending a text message, this means that I in effect cannot chat. Since I like to host games, this is a pretty major issue. Anyone seen...

Just a small status update: Just for fun, I spent 30 minutes in the Civ 4 Gamespy Lobby today, trying to get into games. Not only did I fail to launch a game - I never even managed to end up in a game with another player - I think that's a new record!

True, true - it became a lot easier, but still. (Having to constantly spam a PW to chat is a bit of a bulky solution.) What really would be great would be the aforementioned ability to change the PW status during an ongoing game. Most of the time, you really don't want joiners (the player who...

I would certainly consider a joining attempt killing a game off as a bug. The rest of my post were merely feature suggestions, not a bug report. Today, "Merely" password protecting a game means that, well, actually getting players to play with gets a lot bulkier. The same goes for IP games...

It wasn't the quitting that caused the error - it was someone else taking (well, trying to take) his place. And as the turn timer stopped, and the "joining" message never went away, well... You get the idea :) It's not the first time this happens, either. Waiting eagerly for the next patch...

A further addendum - having (after a few troubles) gotten into a mid-stage game (I was in the lead), and one player having quit, the dreaded text appears "xxx is joining the game". And it never goes away. Not after 3 minutes, not after 5, and so on. Game Over. (This just happened - I am here...

That's great to hear! :) As an aside, anything on the bug where the game launches successfully, but the turn timer never starts, you can't move units around, etc? :P Really annoying, especially if you got a good starting location!

The peer problem has been around since launch even - just got wose with 1.52...

I think comparing Civ 4 to Guildwars is kinda over the top - Guildwars is a dedicated multiplayer game, while Civ 4 is primarily Single Player. Still, that doesn't excuse the fact that Civ can't even get the very basics right - successful connections above the 50% mark should be a good first...

Just a small status update from Gamespy, 18.00, CET: Pretty much nothing except direct IP works. Complaining rampant in chat.

I would bet on it being a small collection of bugs/problems, resulting in similar results; I.e. "connecting to peer..."...

Great news Soren! Keep on it! :)

I had this problem from day one, but it certainly got worse with time. The problem was really mostly the lack of feedback from the devs, but seeing what a great game they cooked up, I feel confident they can handle this problem once they are on the case. :)

I also registered on the board only to vent frustration over this issue. While it's great to see Soren actively pursuing the bug, my Civ 4 multiplayer experience had been decidedly mixed. (I.e. mixed as in "The multiplayer is really great when you can get it to work). From a pure technical...