Cant link the game to game ranger

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Game ranger usually finds steam games with no problem but i cannot even add this game manualy. anyone knows how to do it, cause there are always people playing in there

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Thanks for starting this topic on the fourm, i hope some one has an idea how to fix it or gameranger fixes this issue soon.

Originally posted by =VOC=✫Lucifer✫:

http://www.avpunknown.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1448705090
reply (if you want ) and wait an answer its a interesting question for some veteran.

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Originally posted by =VOC=✫Lucifer✫:

i have tryed in past to make a game ranger room by using the avp classic from steam
but game ranger recognized only file called avp.exe.
same file present inside original disk but not same file of steam version.

GameRanger is dedicated to preserving old games; a few years ago, the client's founder actually posted on AVP Galaxy saying that he was specificially dedicated to preserving, among other games, AVP Gold Edition and AVP2.

However, this game AVP Classic 2000 is NOT AVP Gold. It has numerous code changes, functions only via Steam or GOG, and has LAN play removed. It's these coding changes that are most likely preventing it from working on Game Ranger. Additionally, it can only be opened via a Steam game launcher in Steam\SteamApss\common\Aliens versus Predator Classic\Launcher\AvpGoldLauncher.exe. Seriously, you can't even run the actual game .exe without the launcher, which is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ because it means you can only open the game through Steam.

Although I'm not really sure why you want to use AVP Classic 2000 on GameRanger in the first place, seeing as it only works via Steam and GOG. You'd need AVP99 or Gold Edition to play via LAN. If you're not interested in playing via LAN, what do you need it on GameRanger for?

Edit: You might be interested in getting the GOG version, as (I believe) you don't need to connect to Steam or Galaxy, GOG's client, in order to play multiplayer. I've heard tale of people trying to get LAN play to work on the GOG version.

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Thanks for the comment I did not know these info, that makes it clear

Originally posted by Olde:

Originally posted by =VOC=✫Lucifer✫:

i have tryed in past to make a game ranger room by using the avp classic from steam
but game ranger recognized only file called avp.exe.
same file present inside original disk but not same file of steam version.

GameRanger is dedicated to preserving old games; a few years ago, the client's founder actually posted on AVP Galaxy saying that he was specificially dedicated to preserving, among other games, AVP Gold Edition and AVP2.

However, this game AVP Classic 2000 is NOT AVP Gold. It has numerous code changes, functions only via Steam or GOG, and has LAN play removed. It's these coding changes that are most likely preventing it from working on Game Ranger. Additionally, it can only be opened via a Steam game launcher in Steam\SteamApss\common\Aliens versus Predator Classic\Launcher\AvpGoldLauncher.exe. Seriously, you can't even run the actual game .exe without the launcher, which is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ because it means you can only open the game through Steam.

Although I'm not really sure why you want to use AVP Classic 2000 on GameRanger in the first place, seeing as it only works via Steam and GOG. You'd need AVP99 or Gold Edition to play via LAN. If you're not interested in playing via LAN, what do you need it on GameRanger for?

Edit: You might be interested in getting the GOG version, as (I believe) you don't need to connect to Steam or Galaxy, GOG's client, in order to play multiplayer. I've heard tale of people trying to get LAN play to work on the GOG version.

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That's an interesting point, but it might be because the GameRanger community is so small. My question is, where else are you going to connect to a randomer playing AVP Gold if he doesn't have Steam? My guess is some AvP2 people are either idiots and can't Google "AvP2 multiplayer" or are willfully avoiding the master server.