Can't play still

[Fat Gandalf]

The changes to hamachi didn't fix my problem with not being able to connect with my friends to play this game. The hamachi tunnel isn't blocked in any way. I'm still not sure how I can't play but it just doesnt work. i dont have a lot of money so I will have to return this game. ad much of I have been watching the development of this game grow waiting for it to come to early access, it just isn't working out for me. Let me know when the game is finished. (P.S. I really tried)

[Jordan Farr]

I trust that you did really try! Man, that sucks a BUNCH that it just wouldn't work for you! So, to sum up, you tried hosting on LAN, picking Hamachi as the network interface, and your friend connected to the same Hamachi, tried joining you on LAN, and still couldn't do it, correct?

Given how many things you've tried I'm really interested in knowing what operating systems you both are on. Is this a windows to mac problem? Or a mac to mac problem? Do you both live in apartment complexes or dorms with double-NATs? I'm really stumped here.

DO get a refund though if you still can! There is no point in paying for a game which turns out to be a brick instead. Nobody's gonna judge you for being short on money, hoo boy do I feel ya there.

[Fat Gandalf]

we both live in houses. we tried LAN, LAN hamachi, and online, online with hamachi just to be sure. We both use windows 10. I couldnt get the refund but oh well atleast I can try to play the game every now and then.

[Jordan Farr]

Would you be willing to add me to your friends list so that I can help work this out? This is a total bullcrap situation for you and I'm happy to put some time into getting it working.

[NinjaTerminator]

I love the devs of this game <3

[Jordan Farr]

Originally posted by ┐AkH└ NinjaTerminator ☪:

I love the devs of this game <3

Always appreciate the love!


Okay from our conversation, it appears that if you use VPNs like Evolve or Hamachi, the Networking DEVICE corresponding to them may still stay turned on even if you're not using the service! This may be tricking Unity into trying to host/join online games using Hamachi or Evolve, even though you're not hooked into a tunnel with a friend.
Semi-related, if you try to host on LAN using two simultaneous VPNs, that does not appear to work. I'm not sure whether that problem is on the hosting end or the joining end. Either way, we did not build our networking to support multiple simultaneous VPNs.

So, what is the takeaway advice for folks who have VPNs who are having troubles?

1. If you want to host or join online, make sure all your VPNs are completely off. This means that the networking device corresponding to the VPN must also be disabled. Frequently, exiting Hamachi or Evolve from your corner taskbar will finish the job.
2. If you want to host or join on LAN, only have one VPN enabled if you're doing the game over a tunnel.

Hope that helps!