Suitable free firewall software?

[DeltaBladeX]

Decided to try blocking this with Windows Firewall so I could play Raid mode without the eternal uploading problem. Found it in the list, disabled it, went to play. Got the glitch again. Found when I returned to the firewall software, there were now seven listings.

**** that. I'll just download a different firewall just to block this then uninstall it when the game has online enabled.

Anyone able to recommend a piece of software that isn't full of junk, is completely free and will be able to keep this from trying to connect?

Disabling the internet isn't something I want to do every time I play the game.

[Anonymous of Washington]

aint nothin wrong with windows firewall baby

[Milkless Tea]

the only way you can play is to disable internet, nothing to do with firewall. It's because Re.NET is not implemened yet.

[RopeDrink]

I'm playing with AVG, internet-connected and leaderboards accessible - and full access to RAID Mode no problem.

This smells like a router-port issue or something else rather than a problem with the game or a firewall. Only time I had similar issues was when I 'disabled' my internet - as opposed to when internet was connected.

[DeltaBladeX]

Originally posted by Anonymous of Washington:

aint nothin wrong with windows firewall baby

When I disabled it, there was one listing for the game. It added six more listings and ignored the block.

It sucks.

Originally posted by RopeDrink:

I'm playing with AVG, internet-connected and leaderboards accessible - and full access to RAID Mode no problem.

This smells like a router-port issue or something else rather than a problem with the game or a firewall. Only time I had similar issues was when I 'disabled' my internet - as opposed to when internet was connected.

Good that you can play it without problems. Plenty of people do have problems with it getting stuck 'uploading' and we can either disable the internet or use a firewall to block the game from trying to connect. Going offline completely will prevent me from unlocking achivements, so I'd like a firewall.

[Arctic Kyros]

play offline work?

[DeltaBladeX]

Originally posted by ArcticFox:

play offline work?

I said I don't want to play offline. It works, but also disables internet use while I'm in game, so no unlocking achievements, chatting with friends or the like. I want to keep those features while playing the game.

[RopeDrink]

Good that you can play it without problems.

That wasn't the point of the post - point was it seems to work fine for me via AVG (free anti-virus) with net-connection ie. try it if you haven't already.

Also, disable any and all other firewalls when using a different one. eg. Seeing as I have AVG, disabling Windows Firewall is a good move. Having said all that, if this problem persists with EVERY firewall, then I'd swap priority over to your Router Ports. Some games go net-batty when specific ports aren't open, acting like you have/haven't internet or throwing up major connection issues to certain networks.

Capcoms SF4 presented me with this issue back in the GFWL days - Perfectly fine internet, all firewall exceptions added, yet couldn't connect (could only play offline) until I opened specific ports via my router - then life was gravy.

[DeltaBladeX]

No, its a problem with the game. Like every other problem this title has, it isn't effecting everyone. Nothing to do with my current firewall having certain ports closed.

Its trying to connect to a service that isn't active yet. Some people have it just skip that, some people get stuck there until they force the program to close. We get to prevent it from making a connection to play it.

[solidFOX]

Comodo Internet Security.
https://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/free-internet-security.php

[Ringo]

It might not matter which firewall you use. Could very well be that the Steam client itself is what's trying to connect to RE.net so blocking the game won't matter; you'd need to block Steam itself (or just play offline). Now, I'm not a computer/networking/software engineer expert like everyone else on the net (I'm joking, no butthurt pls) but I do have a couple reasons to think this.

1. Your Steam account is what's linked to your RE.net account and I'd assume it sends data through Steam to RE.net due to this connection of accounts.
2. I play Dark Souls but do not like online play. After the recent changeover to Steamworks, simply blocking the Dark Souls .exe did not allow me to play the game offline while keeping Steam online for achievements and such. (I don't need advice on how to play DS offline tyvm)

I could be wrong. But it's something to consider unless someone with more knowledge can chime in.

[DeltaBladeX]

Its just the game that needs to be blocked, I already know that from other topics. You can also reconnect to the internet once the game goes into offline mode, but since the game isn't playing nice with Alt Tab, that won't work for me.

[DeltaBladeX]

Originally posted by Mclightning88:

Comodo Internet Security.
https://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/free-internet-security.php

Tried it, added the game to the block list.

It deleted the executable. Wat.

Well, **** that program.