Multiplayer

[GenPDP7]

I'm getting a large number of OOS problems, especially when random events occur. I don't know what's causing the problem.

 

[E_Pluribus_Unum]

Hi!

Is 20 is OK. Can we start?

 

[45°38'N-13°47'E]

Hi!

Is 20 is OK. Can we start?

Hi, it's ok for me to start on 20 GMT, but didn't you say on Tuesday, January 20th? As I said, it's ok for me; I think it's better if we get in touch a little before we start, for example using MSN or ICQ or Skype or whatever else, so that we can chat if needed, should any problem arise.

 

[E_Pluribus_Unum]

Hi, it's ok for me to start on 20 GMT, but didn't you say on Tuesday, January 20th? As I said, it's ok for me; I think it's better if we get in touch a little before we start, for example using MSN or ICQ or Skype or whatever else, so that we can chat if needed, should any problem arise.

Yep. Not 20 as "today" GMT 20, but 20 as 20th of january.
MSN contact send in pivate.

 

[Giraflorens]

hello, i'd like to play also, may i join you? giraflorens arroba gmail

I can play On january 20th.

Also I'd like to play an email game, does anyone want?

 

[E_Pluribus_Unum]

hello, i'd like to play also, may i join you? giraflorens arroba gmail

I can play On january 20th.

Also I'd like to play an email game, does anyone want?

Of course you may. MSN ID sent in private.

 

[45°38'N-13°47'E]

Uh, sorry, I didn't see Giraflorens wanted to join in... We started a mp game yesterday, but not pbem, just a simultaneous turns game.

@ E_Pluribus_Unum, what do we do? Do we start another game with Giraflorens to play simultaneous turns (if that's ok with him, I mean)? Can he simply join in in place of an AI player? Or what else?

 

[Giraflorens]

don't worry!

go on, because i see difficult to find the same time to play online the three of us.

what time are you playing at?

 

[45°38'N-13°47'E]

don't worry!

go on, because i see difficult to find the same time to play online the three of us.

what time are you playing at?

Well, we're playing between 20 and 22.30 GMT; for the moment, normal speed, we reached year 1200 (about) in 2 sessions. If you can play at this time, next time we start we can find a day when we can play together!

 

[Hydromancerx]

I have had the same problem with friends on another forum. We all have RoM v2.5 and I tried to host a multiplayer game with them but they could not see me. Then we went though and tried to have each person host but no one could see any game no mater who we had host. Then we tried with the add-on the next week and still nothing.

We also tried un-zipping the RoM2.2MultiplayerFix and stick the .py file "\Mods\Rise of Mankind\Assets\Python". But that did not work either.

Anyone know how to make a multilayer version work? Cause we can do normal BtS vanilla games just fine. But we really want to do a RoM game.

 

[CoffeeBean96]

I had this problem. Sometimes it would work through gamespy and others it would not. For consistency, my friend and I now set up direct connect games- we have not had a time when it didnt work.

Direct connect to the IP is one of the multiplayer options.

 

[Hydromancerx]

Ok its been solved. My friends were dumb and did not name their folder "Rise of Mankind" thus they never loaded the proper mod to join my game. We got iot to work once they re-named the mod folder.

 

[E_Pluribus_Unum]

Hi there!

We (45°38'N-13°47'E , E_Pluribus_Unum) have finished our first MP game in this week. And what a game...

So we've decided to start a new one.
Informations, plans, etc :
- RoM 2.5.2 with MP patch (BtS 3.17 patch). I've tested 2.7.1, but it's unstabe. I'm testing 2.6 next week.
- play one times in a week (planned on Tuesdays, form CET 21.00 til 23.30)
- Normal game speed (the prev. game was also normal, and the game longs 7 months!, so if you want to join count with a very-very long playtime)
- Perfectword mapscript
- Civ numbers and maps size depends on discussion
- Game settings also depend on discussion
- Place of discussion : this forum, private message, MSN. The finalization of the setting and other things will be on 13th of october.
- The start plannad on 20th of october.

If you want to join please send a private message.

 

[Bill Bisco]

Is this game realtime? Simultaneous? I'd like a little more info

 

[45°38'N-13°47'E]

Is this game realtime? Simultaneous? I'd like a little more info

Our first and last game has been with simultaneous turns and I suppose the next one will also be like that; it took us a loooong time, but it's been quite fun, except for some oos problems in the future era. All victories enabled except time-victory. For the records, a space race victory ended our last game after some prolonged nuclear bashing between major nuclear powers.
What other info do you need? I'll be away in the next weeks (I'm getting married on saturday), but I think E_Pluribus_Unum can give you any needed info.

 

[Bill Bisco]

Ah thanks, looking at the Time it seems that I would be playing this game at 2:00 pm on thursdays which I can't do. Best of luck!

 

[45°38'N-13°47'E]

Ah thanks, looking at the Time it seems that I would be playing this game at 2:00 pm on thursdays which I can't do. Best of luck!

Thanks, I'm sorry the time isn't right for you to join us. The game should be played on tuesdays anyway, not thursdays, if I'm not mistaken!

 

[E_Pluribus_Unum]

Does anyone know a free (or relatively cheap) server, where we can run and manage a 24/7 pitboss Civ 4 server?
(We're planning to start an MP game when Rise of Mankind 2.8 released.)

 

[Afforess]

Does anyone know a free (or relatively cheap) server, where we can run and manage a 24/7 pitboss Civ 4 server?
(We're planning to start an MP game when Rise of Mankind 2.8 released.)

Game Servers are never cheap. Back with some FPS games I played, usually they ran 15/month for cheap ones (Low Quality) and 30 for faster ones. (All costs in USD). That said, you don't need a very good computer to run as a dedicated server of your own. You also don't need tons of bandwidth, as Civ4 Multiplayer doesn't work like a COD4 server does.

Just get a $200 - 300 old Pentuim 4, most people have a few laying around from their recent computer upgrades. Then, if you have a decent broadband connection (1mb/s), hook it up. That will work just as well as a more expensive server.

 

[E_Pluribus_Unum]

Game Servers are never cheap. Back with some FPS games I played, usually they ran 15/month for cheap ones (Low Quality) and 30 for faster ones. (All costs in USD). That said, you don't need a very good computer to run as a dedicated server of your own. You also don't need tons of bandwidth, as Civ4 Multiplayer doesn't work like a COD4 server does.

Just get a $200 - 300 old Pentuim 4, most people have a few laying around from their recent computer upgrades. Then, if you have a decent broadband connection (1mb/s), hook it up. That will work just as well as a more expensive server.

For now we've got 3 player. Only one of us has the possibility to run a 24/7 server, but he's got only 256k upload bandwidth. In the prev game it was barely enough to two of us.
Hope new players capable of running 24/7 server will join when "officially" made the MP game.

BTW 30$ is not so much if we count with a couple of people.