MP 1.2 problems ...

[Wanderer]

Hi ... has anyone else had problems ? I'm trying to start or join an mp game for the first time, but when I get to the section for games to join , having gotten an IP address from the person hosting, I see nothing at the games to join screen.

I had problems with the MPciv2 zip I got from here, btw. I could start and run etc., but it doesn't have the mpciv2.dll, so I could host a gmae. I got the 1.3beta from the games website, and am using that dll, which seems to run fine ... I can start a host game, but my opponent get a "connection failed" message when they try to connect.

Could this be an ISP issue ?

 

[damunzy]

Are you behind a firewall? I myself can't host games because I am behind my personal firewall.

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[Wanderer]

Not that I know of. I using my PC at home and I certainly haven't set up a firewall

- could it be my ISP ?

 

[Thunderfall]

I think it's because you don't have the same version as other players. All players must have the same civ2 version in MP games...

 

[Wanderer]

Hmmm - could be...

Also, I noted that I have a "bad" IP in my TCP/IP settings. Discovered that while setting up to play multiplayer civ at home on our lan ( Lan needed setting up).

Anyway, I have the multiplayer working, although we sometimes find that the "client" player seems to crash. Can restart , rejoin in same place - could this be because the MPciv2 isn't registered ?

Got the home game working so far, ... I'l try a new game again, against a classic 2.42 opponent ...