Stronghold 2 Game Ranger problem, please help.

[Censon]

When I host a game everything works fine (and I can join other games as well). My bro has a strange issue in which after the game starts instead of showing up in the lobby with me, his game starts on the main menu screen. Clicking multiplayer makes it stuck.
So what's the issue?
We both run the same latest version of Steam SH2, he has Win 8, and I have Win 7. He has set a compatibility both for Win 8, and Win 7 and it still didn't work.
Any solutions? Please help :(

[Censon]

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[John The Great]

Same problem for me just got gameranger played stronghold 1 worked fine on multiplayer, stronghold 2 on the other hand didnt. Im reading around tryin to figure out

[Censon]

Originally posted by White ninja:

Same problem for me just got gameranger played stronghold 1 worked fine on multiplayer, stronghold 2 on the other hand didnt. Im reading around tryin to figure out

Found a solution mate, you gotta set the .exe file's compatibility mode to Windows XP Service Pack 3 + tick a "v" in the "run as administrator"

[John The Great]

yeah i found it just now brother woohoo want to play a match?

[John The Great]

I literally just set it up lol here's the page in case anyone else has this issue http://support.fireflyworlds.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/150/3/stronghold-2-and-stronghold-legends-multiplayer-problems

[Buck McCockiner]

how do i set it to compatibility mode?? I'm trying to get it to work on windows 8.1 and I can't locate the actual .exe file to alter it

[Censon]

Originally posted by Lutz501:

how do i set it to compatibility mode?? I'm trying to get it to work on windows 8.1 and I can't locate the actual .exe file to alter it

It has a Stronghold 2 icon in the folder. Then you right click it, properties, compatibility, and set it to Win XP SP 3 + tick a V in the run as administrator.

[newcelt01]

when i try play it load's to about 95% and then pops saying stronghold 2 has stoped working can anyone help??