How can I play online with a friend?

[Dot]

Does anyone know how I can play this? I downloaded a new mod and me and a friend were gonna try it but we can't anymore. I remember hearing Gamespy was down but is there any alternative methods?

[Gr3atsaga]

Use a program called Gameranger.

[Dot]

Thanks, I figured that's what I was gonna need to use after searching more.

[NERO]

I tried mods for FOC on Gameranger & it wouldn't work, it wouldn't automatically click where it's supposed to like it normally does for EAW/FOC, anyone know how to fix this or whats wrong with it?

[Gr3atsaga]

Originally posted by NeroVII:

I tried mods for FOC on Gameranger & it wouldn't work, it wouldn't automatically click where it's supposed to like it normally does for EAW/FOC, anyone know how to fix this or whats wrong with it?

I am not exactly sure if it has to auto-click in order to work.

[NERO]

Well it stayed at the main menu for 5-10 minutes & didn't do a thing.

There's no other way to get to multiplayer without Gameranger clicking the menu buttons for you non-manually.
It works totally fine with FOC & regular EAW everytime.

I even tried doing it manually (Main Menu>Multiplayer>Options) just as I saw it do before in EAW in the past, but there's no way you can get past the "Options" menu under the "Multiplayer" button.

Really not sur ewhat's going on here, if it's maybe the mod itself, as in other mods might work, or if GR doesn't support any mods at all just regular EAW & FOC or what..
Custom maps don't work for EAW/FOC in multiplayer for GR, so not sure if it's just because it's not 100% FOC or EAW, or what..
Anyone know?

[Gr3atsaga]

Originally posted by NeroVII:

Well it stayed at the main menu for 5-10 minutes & didn't do a thing.

There's no other way to get to multiplayer without Gameranger clicking the menu buttons for you non-manually.
It works totally fine with FOC & regular EAW everytime.

I even tried doing it manually (Main Menu>Multiplayer>Options) just as I saw it do before in EAW in the past, but there's no way you can get past the "Options" menu under the "Multiplayer" button.

Really not sur ewhat's going on here, if it's maybe the mod itself, as in other mods might work, or if GR doesn't support any mods at all just regular EAW & FOC or what..
Custom maps don't work for EAW/FOC in multiplayer for GR, so not sure if it's just because it's not 100% FOC or EAW, or what..
Anyone know?

How is there no other way? All gameranger does is take you to the Lan Lobby... you can manually click that. Options? It goes to the Lan Lobby, not "options"

[NERO]

No it takes you to a different version of what the lobbys were like before the original servers got closed down.
I know how to get to LAN, but the LAN I'm able to go to is only local hosts & stuff.
The lobby it brings you to with EAW/FOC is totally different than the LAN lobby you're able to manually go to.. :/

[Gr3atsaga]

Originally posted by NeroVII:

No it takes you to a different version of what the lobbys were like before the original servers got closed down.
I know how to get to LAN, but the LAN I'm able to go to is only local hosts & stuff.
The lobby it brings you to with EAW/FOC is totally different than the LAN lobby you're able to manually go to.. :/

Perhaps the lobbies are different. However, it takes you to the LAN lobby. How do you think VPN software works... it works through LAN... it does not take you to a "different version of what the lobbys were like" it takes you to to the Lan lobby that is now running through Gameranger's interent adapter to simulate online play through local servers. Explain to me then why programs such as Tunngle (that do not automatically take you to the Lan server) allow online multiplayer gameplay for EaW?

[NERO]

The point is that when I try to play mods with friends on Gameranger, it doesn't bring us to any lobby at all like regular eaw/foc, it just sits at the main menu & does nothing. I don't know why it's doing that & if there's a way to fix it or not, that's all.

[Gr3atsaga]

Originally posted by NeroVII:

The point is that when I try to play mods with friends on Gameranger, it doesn't bring us to any lobby at all like regular eaw/foc, it just sits at the main menu & does nothing. I don't know why it's doing that & if there's a way to fix it or not, that's all.

My point is, Gameranger takes you to the Lan Lobby... which you can manually do yourself.

[Scott (GameRanger Dev)]

Do the mods change the appearance any of the menu screens? GameRanger doesn't just auto-click, it tries to recognise which menu screen it is on before automating.