Multiplayer Working on Windows 10 2020

[Stewart]

Everyone needs to download Hamachi and connect to a server. https://www.vpn.net/

1. Download steam version of lords2.
2. Download IPXWrapper: http://www.solemnwarning.net/ipxwrapper/ipxwrapper-0.6.1.zip
3. Extract IPXWrapper and place the 4 .DLL files inside the lords of the realm 2 directory.
4. Launch directplay win32 or directplay-win64 based on your operating system.
5. Host Lords of the realm 2 using IPX Connection.
6. Start game and make sure both players have the same game speed under options.
8. Play and Have fun


Any questions or help with it feel free to add me on steam or on discord (Jen With a B #3345).

Discord Server: https://discord.gg/P68BSne (Updated)

[Novaya]

Working perfect, finally! thanks dude

[Trollseidon]

Ran the win64 which created regedits. From there I can launch the game and see the IPX connection but then.... what? I tried creating a game but I can't get past the faction select. Does the other person need to join before that goes through? How does the other person know to connect to me as well?

Sorry for being a total noob at this. :( I r dumb

[Stewart]

Originally posted by Trollseidon:

Ran the win64 which created regedits. From there I can launch the game and see the IPX connection but then.... what? I tried creating a game but I can't get past the faction select. Does the other person need to join before that goes through? How does the other person know to connect to me as well?

Sorry for being a total noob at this. :( I r dumb

You are not dumb :). You can select the faction it doesn't matter if they joined or not.

Make sure that you copy the 4 .DLL files into the Lords of the realm 2 Directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Lords of the Realm II\English\Lords of the Realm II).

When you are either selecting the faction or the map/settings, other players can join using the IPX connection

[Trollseidon]

Originally posted by Jen With a B:

Originally posted by Trollseidon:

Ran the win64 which created regedits. From there I can launch the game and see the IPX connection but then.... what? I tried creating a game but I can't get past the faction select. Does the other person need to join before that goes through? How does the other person know to connect to me as well?

Sorry for being a total noob at this. :( I r dumb

You are not dumb :). You can select the faction it doesn't matter if they joined or not.

Make sure that you copy the 4 .DLL files into the Lords of the realm 2 Directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Lords of the Realm II\English\Lords of the Realm II).

When you are either selecting the faction or the map/settings, other players can join using the IPX connection

I copied the entire IPX download into that dir. Ran the regedit and I can see the IPX connection within the game. I just don't understand, at all, what to do from there is the issue. I can create a game. It asks me to name the session. After that, I can't do anything. It doesn't let me continue only go back from the faction select screen. Additionally, I still don't know how a friend can connect to me. There is some missing piece of the puzzle I just don't understand. Feel free to message me directly if it's easier

[aj.munzi]

Does it work to play with other player remotly ?

[Stewart]

Originally posted by aj.munzi:

Does it work to play with other player remotly ?

If you mean Steam Remote Play then no, you will need two copies of the game and on separate computers.

[colcoolios]

Thanks for the help with the IPX wrapper.

I spent a few nights trying to get it to work via TCP/IP and Hamanchi. And whilst I could see the host's session, I couldn't connect further (it would return me back to the main menu after a 20 second pause).

I also tried GameRanger. I had to browse for Lords2 but under the Lords2 Demo game configuration which was odd. However, one of us hosted the game, and for the other player it just hung on the "waiting for host to start" screen on GameRanger, so that didn't work etiher. (which is a shame, because it was very interesting to see GameRanger as a network option in Lords!)

The IPX wrapper works but there are a few problems we've found:

1. Some dialogue boxes immediately dismiss. It means you can't make alliances or split armies up because the options disappear after a millisecond
   
2. We occasionally get connection errors, and it seems as though it's a repeatable bug. It seems to restore a previous save automatically, but it's very disorientating when you've randomly gone back 4 or so turns and figuring out what you need to do

For the second issue at least, we're trying to save the game at the beginning of a turn. But we're not sure what it is you do to force it to "lose connection"

[Stewart]

Originally posted by colcoolios:

Thanks for the help with the IPX wrapper.

I spent a few nights trying to get it to work via TCP/IP and Hamanchi. And whilst I could see the host's session, I couldn't connect further (it would return me back to the main menu after a 20 second pause).

I also tried GameRanger. I had to browse for Lords2 but under the Lords2 Demo game configuration which was odd. However, one of us hosted the game, and for the other player it just hung on the "waiting for host to start" screen on GameRanger, so that didn't work etiher. (which is a shame, because it was very interesting to see GameRanger as a network option in Lords!)

The IPX wrapper works but there are a few problems we've found:

1. Some dialogue boxes immediately dismiss. It means you can't make alliances or split armies up because the options disappear after a millisecond
   
2. We occasionally get connection errors, and it seems as though it's a repeatable bug. It seems to restore a previous save automatically, but it's very disorientating when you've randomly gone back 4 or so turns and figuring out what you need to do

For the second issue at least, we're trying to save the game at the beginning of a turn. But we're not sure what it is you do to force it to "lose connection"

The dialogue boxes dismissing instantly is a known bug, and I'm am currently working on a fix for that.

For the connection errors here are steps that you can follow to sync up multiplayer games:
Step 1: Start a new custom single player game
Step 2: Set game speed to 10 (If it is already at 10 skip to Step 5.)
Step 3: Close out of the application and restart LOTR2 ("Exit the game my Lord...?")
Step 4: Start another new custom single player game
Step 5: Set game speed to 9 (If playing multiplayer through lobby applications like GameRanger go to Step 7, otherwise go to Step 6.)
Step 6: Exit out of the single player game (Select New Game from the File tab.) into the main menu and host/connect through IP, game speed should now be synced on all players. If you exit out of the application you will need to start over from Step 1!
Step 7: Close out of the application and host/join the gameranger LOTR2 lobby and have the host start the multiplayer game from the GameRanger room, game speed should now be synced on all players.


Feel free to join the Discord for everything Lords of The Realm 2: https://discord.gg/P68BSne

[Pixel Guy 32]

Thanks a lot for this post. It's worked really well and my brother and I can now player against each remotely from opposite ends of the country thanks to you. We're loving it!

I don't suppose you've made any progress with working out how to stop the dialogue boxes disappearing?

[Stewart]

Originally posted by damon_allbran:

Thanks a lot for this post. It's worked really well and my brother and I can now player against each remotely from opposite ends of the country thanks to you. We're loving it!

I don't suppose you've made any progress with working out how to stop the dialogue boxes disappearing?

I have made some progress but currently working on a user friendly way of making it work for everyone. It might take some time but hopefully I'll get a fix for it eventually.

[trapani2]

Originally posted by Jen With a B:

Originally posted by damon_allbran:

Thanks a lot for this post. It's worked really well and my brother and I can now player against each remotely from opposite ends of the country thanks to you. We're loving it!

I don't suppose you've made any progress with working out how to stop the dialogue boxes disappearing?

I have made some progress but currently working on a user friendly way of making it work for everyone. It might take some time but hopefully I'll get a fix for it eventually.

That would be EPIC, Good Luck :)

[Trinémard Radignus]

My game is severly buged. The game saves crashes the game. Yes it means the autosave.
So does it does that on the multiplayer platform to?

[trapani2]

Really? That is rough... I never checked but can you turn the Auto-Save feature off?

[Trinémard Radignus]

Nope you can't turn it off sadly... But I know little to nothing about that multiplayer platform. Unless it's dos ran.

[Duncan_Idaho_IV]

thanks so much man! finally working! i was afraid multiplayer on this game was lost. thanks bro!