Multiplayer completely broken

[Medina]

Well, that's it boys. After 6 tremendous hours of trying to play, I give up. This really sucks. I was hoping for smooth multiplaying experience, something that you should expect from a re-released copy costing €20. But no, it was to difficult for Skybox to handle.

@Skybox, thanks for releasing old games, I really liked the originals, but the amount of bugs you guys put into these games takes out all the fun. I suggest you people do more testing before releasing. Next time I will no longer pre-order from this company.

[Gollum]

I can't see any listed games either, multiplayer lobby is broken.

[Lostlogic]

1) Game browswer empty no matter the region or filters chosen.
2) Found someone who can see a game I create, go to start it, says Checking Files at the bottom and they see "The host has left the game".
3) Can't enter a port # in the IP window.
4) Can't play MP at all at this point.

[M ✔]

ok found a way to get multiplayer working (even if yesterday it was working fine...) : in steam, go to settings --> download --> area of download : put "LAN EVENT (XXXXX)" instead of your country. Now multiplayer is working again !

[Medina]

I do not want to configure my Router to DMZ in order to play online, that isn't needed in other games either. Fix it Skybox!

Will try the above.

[Medina]

Tried the above, doesn't work...

I am about to rage quit.

[King LBJ]

Yeah. Lot of oOS and lagg

[Hydrosol]

I have encountered the same error.

Trying to start a LAN game with 1 other player.
Map type: Warring States
Size: Big Huge

Team & Allies: Diplomacy
Custom game mode with Wonder points set to 24
Script: No Nukes
Free pause enabled.

These are the only settings I have changed from the default.

Nations selected: Nubian & Dutch.

Stuck on Checking Files on host's machine.
The other player stuck on Starting countdown.

[Wishlist Elevator Music!]

Got it. @Medina I am not sure what the mechanic is behind this but I will check for you.

[JaguarUSF]

I've had more luck today with multiplayer; I've been able to play every game that was started (previously, it would lock up when at the loading screen waiting for players, or the host would drop when the countdown ended in the chat room). For me, it seems like an effect of host distance: I played a game with one person from China with everyone else from the US and the Chinese player lagged the game until he dropped, then it was fine.

[Hydrosol]

It seems the no_nukes script is causing the problem for me. Because the LAN match worked perfectly when the script was turned off.

[JordanKZ]

Same as hydrosol, whenever I turn on the no_nukes script, the game sets stuck on "Checking Files..."

With it off, it gets stuck on "Waiting For Players..." once my game has finished loading :(

[=H4H=HolyDiver]

Originally posted by Mystic Zealot:

I didnt read anything in here.... what i did experience is that the "no_nukes" script on multiplayer WITH other HUMAN players crashes my client and their as well.

This happens to my friends and I too. Only had one game work with no scripts and 1 friend with 2 friends we just hang up again.

[Bute]

I have recently experiencing the same issue my game suddenly crash and showed me I have lost. It was not before like this after the new patch (1.05) it's happening. Any suggestion?

[JohnnyRocket]

Dear HelenAngel,

This is not related to having problems, but in my opinion it is a sort of problem, I was wondering why I am not able to publish and use my custom maps I have created on multiplayer to be able to play with friends. Is there going to be an update or patch that will add this feature to the game?? Just wanted to know before I spend another 6 hours creating a game that I am only able to play by myself.

[Tootsby 💀🎺]

Every single game I try to play with my friend or otherwise is stopped about 3 minutes in with "game out of sync in X" errors. We tried hitting the button to resolve the issue, and it transfers a file, the game runs for about 30 more seconds, and then we get "game out of sync in (some other) X" We have all tried clean installing the game, different internet connections. The game is still unplayable... At this point this game has stolen my money because I literally cannot play it.