Multiplayer

[BonafideDog]

Is anyone able to successfully play multiplayer in this game? My friend and I have the exact same files but can never locate each other in the internet game lobbies. Is there a fix or possible cause for this?

 

[ConjurerDragon]

There is a multiplayer forum for Civ 4 Colonization that includes threads about WtP, so it should be possible to play Multiplayer as those guys do.
https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civ4-colonization-we-the-people-multiplayer-search.663220/

Have you read p. 57+ of the manual about multiplayer? Are you trying to connect via LAN or Internet (e.g. GameSpy)? Are you really using the exact same version of the game (e.g. Steam and a non-Steam version, different patch numbers)?

From the readme about multiplayer:

A broadband connection to the Internet is highly recommended.

If you are experiencing a problem with out of sync (OOS) errors in Internet games from players trying to hot join into AI controlled Civs or from players retiring, have the host save the game and re-launch from the main menu.

If a player inadvertently drops from an Internet game, it is better to have everyone wait at the Democracy screen than to have the player hot join while the game continues.

Though multiplayer games can have up to 18 players we only support and recommend a maximum of 12 players.