Connection Timeout 4-CT - Co-op game

[dominic.hayes]

Hello
Everything was working OK until the patch was auto-installed today (2024-07-19). I loaded the saved game we've been running for a while now and posted the code to the other player. They launched and it loaded OK, initially, but soon threw a fatal error. They re-launched Steam and launched the MD again. Now, when they connect to the game they get a connection timeout 4-CT error. Oddly, when I quit to the main menu, I also see the connection timeout 4-CT error. Both I and the other player have rebooted.
Has anyone else had this error, since the latest patch was installed?
Is it possible to uninstall the patch?
Is this a known issue that will be resolved shortly?
Thank you

[*Morri*]

Make sure you both are on the same version and have both downloaded the patch.
Maybe both of you should verify files to make sure the patch got installed correctly (right click Medieval Dynasty in the list of games in your Steam library, pick 'installed files' and then 'verify integrity of game files')

What you could also try is loading the savegame solo, then saving it again to make sure it's also in the new version, then reload the savegame and only then invite your friend.

Normally, if you get a connection timeout, it's most likely a network issue, either on your end or at your friend.

Or EOS or steam services could be down - EOS was having issues this morning (around 10 - 11 am CET).

[dominic.hayes]

All good points, Morri, but we did all that before I posted the issue. The issue did not coincide with the time you indicate that EOS were having trouble. Also, we are both on the same local network with a 10GB connection, so the chances of there actually being a timeout is slim.

Is it even possible to uninstall a patch? It is a bit too much of a coincidence that the problem was introduced immediately after we had each updated the installation.

[*Morri*]

I have not seen other reports about it, which is why i don't think anything in the patch itself causes it.
But it is possible that installing the patch screwed some setting up in your or your friends case. Antivirus software sometimes doesn't instantly recognize the game's new 'fingerprint' and might automatically block something now. I've also seen Geforce Experience from Nvidea sometimes mess with some game settings it shouldn't touch if the game is set there to auto-optimize.

Could you try uninstalling the game from Steam (both of you) and re-installing it? Every now and then something goes wrong with the installation of a patch that verify files can't seem to fix.

If that doesn't help; also try the following:
- change to DX11 ingame : settings - graphics - rendering mode - DX11 (Don't forget to accept changes at the bottom)
- try changing the windowed mode ingame to fullscreen windowed: <escape> - settings - graphics - Window mode - Windowed fullscreen
- make sure that your antivirus/firewall isn't blocking any game files or anything from EOS

As a test; can your friend try if he can start a new game on the Oxbow in co-op mode? (No one has to join; it's just to see if the problem might be with connecting to EOS).

Sadly it's not possible to uninstall a patch. There might be different versions of the game on Steam which you can pick from (in the beta settings), but that's only when the devs make them available.

[dominic.hayes]

So many bugs at the moment and today, after the latest "patch" we have had to restart the game a dozen times, it is maddening.
Found a workaround to the earlier bugs, by changing the hosting PC; i.e., moving the the save files from one PC to the other.
But now the game is almost unplayable. Fetching water from the well, if you are the client in a co-op game, is guaranteed to result in a freeze and you have to exit and re-join the game.
It would be very useful to be able to remove a patch, as these recent patches have been introducing so many more bugs!

[*Morri*]

Originally posted by dominic.hayes:

But now the game is almost unplayable. Fetching water from the well, if you are the client in a co-op game, is guaranteed to result in a freeze and you have to exit and re-join the game.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1129580/eventcomments/4521135313700212001/#c4521135313700406390

[dominic.hayes]

So many things now cause the player to freeze up. Oddly, since the last patch, the freeze now results in simply lack of movement. The view port can change, i.e. when you turn around, but the character cannot be moved and using the unstuck feature merely transports you elsewhere but still with no ability to move. Or, like again just now, after finishing crafting, the player is just stuck and immobile; the inventory is accessible and things can be selected or used or dropped, but the character cannot be moved and is left staring at the wall!

[*Morri*]

Originally posted by dominic.hayes:

So many things now cause the player to freeze up. Oddly, since the last patch, the freeze now results in simply lack of movement.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1129580/eventcomments/4521135313700212001/#c4521135313700406390