I can not host a game. Can someone help me?

[Kavaliro]

Hello, i can not host a game a let my friends join. I can join (most of the time) in other players games if i host one, they can not enter, they get the timer but after 40 sec they do not enter.

I try open ports in the router and put that port in the game but it do not works. I´m trying to get the achievement that requieres to Complete a ranked BnG match, but after i play several games, i get the conclusion that you need to host the game to get the achievement (in all games, the player that host get the achiev). The others online achievements went without a problem.

UPDATE: After several more attempts, i can now host in the game. I was able to open the ports properly in the router page. Thanks.

[PepsiCola]

I had the same problems. Could not join to Server and my friends could not join me.
I hope Team17 will give an explanation how to create a functional server ...

[Gargamel]

What ports have you opened?

[Kavaliro]

I can not get the port 17011 open in my pc. Ill keep trying. I can jion other players games but if i try to host, they can not enter

[Gargamel]

I have opened ports 17010-17012, and it's working well.
I can host & join other players games.

[Alexander McKenzie]

I have opened ports 17010 - 17012 as well but I can't host. I just spent half an hour in a lobby watching about 10 different people try to host a game which no one could join. Gargamel, did you have to make any in game changes or anything other changes to get hosting to work?

[Mike]

Moved to the Support forum. Our team will be along to help out soon!

[Kavaliro]

Thanks Mike :)

[Kavaliro]

Maybe you can change that to get the "Complete a ranked BnG match" achiev, you just have to complete the match and not host it.

[muff]

Originally posted by Alexander McKenzie:

I have opened ports 17010 - 17012 as well but I can't host. I just spent half an hour in a lobby watching about 10 different people try to host a game which no one could join. Gargamel, did you have to make any in game changes or anything other changes to get hosting to work?

And do you have private IP adress so everybody can see you from internet or your IP is shared with other users and you have just local IP adress ? If you have local than you need to call your ISP and ask him if he can open those ports and route them to your IP adress.

Hosting WWP game is not like hosting other multiplayers games where you log on some server and you just create game and server handle everythink. What i think, WormNET2 is just server like IRC for talking and see the games. But for hosting game, you need to be connectable (open ports and private IP or hamachi).

[Alexander McKenzie]

I managed to figure it out. I am going to write a guide to help others

[Kavaliro]

Yes! Please tell us, i can not host.

[Kavaliro]

I follow the guide, but still can not host. Damn

[Graf Zeppelin]

I can host games...and here is my minimalistic guide:

Step 1: Port forwarding for the Ports 17010, 17011, 17012 (UDP & TCP) to your computer.

Step 2: Then check your external IP...for example on: http://whatismyip.com and note it down (my IP address changes everytime, when my computer is in idle, so i got this to do, almost everytime I start wwpr^^)

Step 3: Click in WWPR on Multiplayer, then Wormnet Configuration

Step 4: In the configuration, check the box "Force IP" AND enter the IP adress which you have noted down from Step 2.

Step 5: Now you can host a game :D

[Kavaliro]

I try that but still can not get other player get in the game i host. Maybe the game hate me jaja

[Graf Zeppelin]

Ok last option: Check out Alex MCKenzies Guide:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=483134663