I'll be there. Show up and you get to destroy me in EAW.

praise you crazed ewok! thank you for making it on a friday! yeah, Ill do my best to be there

oh and happy jangop day.

[This message has been edited by furryrodian (edited 02-21-2006 @ 01:58 AM).]

Sound fun, if we don't take the whole 5 hours to get a game working. Is it possible to create a EAWH chat room, like in aoe3?

If they had a section named EAWH maybe, ill be there if i can.

Pretty crap for us EU people thou

Uhh...you guys know the password on the main site is different from the one in the main post?

I tried to join a few multiplayer games last night . . . to no avail. When it tries to connect, nothing ever happens, and eventually the host leaves. Does this mean that somebody has a firewall? (One game had six people - it said that I had connected to two of them, and then nothing.) My firewall is disabled, as far as I can tell.

The multiplayer option seems to need some work, in general. :/

Awesome!

If my game gets here by then I'm SO game for this.

I'll try to be there if possible! I love gaming with other HGers, its so much more refined

Oh man! Sorry about that, Xaph, I didn't catch it. I'll fix the news;

the password will be the one listed in the topic post.

Also, I realize it's pretty bad for European guys, but hopefully next week we'll be able to have it at two different times.

I knew it! It's an american uprising! Well I'm Canadian... Honest.

Hello all,

To answer Vuredel's question, I find that if there is more than 2 human players in one game (only tried space skirmish games online so far) then it does exactly what you said. With just 2 people, whether it's 1v1 or 2vAI then it should be fine, maybe people can post there outcomes with this?

While I'm here, sorry if this is the wrong topic to post it in, but I have a problem that maybe you could help me with. On multiplayer games I cannot switch team or colour. When I do, it just reverts back to the origenal. I find it always gets stuck to the team and colour I last used on singal player, yet nobody else seems to have this problem?

For example, when I join a game I'm already selected as the Rebellion. When I switch it to the Empire from the drop down menu, it goes back to Rebellion 2 seconds later. Same with the colour.

Thanks!
A320

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My question: Does the multiplayer work well on dial up?

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I doubt it, it lags a lot in land battle with broadband, but you should try anyway.

As for multiplayer in general, it's very buggy. I can never seem to find a quick search game. As for custom games, join ones with less people. All it takes it one person not to be set up properly for it not to work and so far almost everyone seem not to be set up properly. I've only managed to join 3 games over the whole weekend

Oh yeah, I'm staying up 'till 4AM... Not bloody likely.

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Pfft...

Take one for the team.

I've decided to prepare a small guide to make the upcoming party easier. This will be made into a full guide with screens for the router config eventually, so don't anyone start their own.

1. Download the latest patch. This is required to play online, and if you have a slower connection, it's best to start downloading it now.
   
2. Adjust your video specs for Empire at War. In big battles, your system will have more to deal with, and on most systems it will slow down. What may work for you in single player may not work for you with 4 other people playing with you.
   
3. Disable Windows Firewall or other firewall programs (ZoneAlarm, McAffee, etc). For most programs, you should be able to make individual exceptions for specific programs, but I still find it easiest to just disable the firewall entirely when you play.
   
4. Configure your router. Aside from computer firewalls, routers are the biggest and most subtle aspect that can cause connection problems. Below are various methods on how to configure your router:
   
   
   
   • Go into your router configuration. For Linksys (the most popular brand for residential routers), you would go to http://192.168.1.1to configure your router. You will be prompted for a username and password. Try passwords like "admin", "default", "1234", "0000", "password" and "pass". If none of those work, Google your router brand and read the documentation.
     
   • Now you need to find your local IP address. This is what your network uses to identify each individual computer connected to the router. The easiest way to do this is to go to Start->All Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt and type in "ipconfig". After this is done, some information will pop up; remember the field that says "IP Address." You'll need it later.
     
   • Go back into the router configuration. From this point on, you have two options. Notice that you only need to choose ONE.
     
     
     
     • Look for an option that has "DMZ" in it. When you find the option, enable the DMZ and make sure the IP address listed is what I told you to remember above. DMZ stands for "De-militarized Zone" and is used to totally reveal a computer to the internet while leaving all other computers on the network protected by the router's firewall. Therefore, it is not the most private option, but it is the easiest.
       
     • Look for an option that says "Port Forwarding" or something similar. It should have a screen that lists an IP address, UDP or TCP, and the port range. You'll need to forward ports 3658, 3659, 6500 and 27900, TCP and UDP, to the IP address that I instructed you to get earlier.
       
     
     
   
   
5. You should now be fully prepared to play Empire at War. If you have any other connection problems, consult Yoda's Help Desk and/or retry the steps I listed above. It's good to test your multiplayer capabilities before the actual Forum Party.
   

[This message has been edited by Crazed Ewok (edited 02-21-2006 @ 05:48 PM).]

SHNOOGLES!(Don't Ask)

I successfuly opened up the DMZ (Sounds like Korea now )
but I can't figure out that port forwarding thing. I have something that says port range forwarding but I don't see anywhere to type in a port number, only Application, Start, End, Protocol, IP Address and Enabled with check boxes.

Uh... help?

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Thanks, Crazed Ewok: Best admin at EaWH / SWGBH

[This message has been edited by DLS DarthRevan4 (edited 02-21-2006 @ 06:02 PM).]

Thanks.

Ive had a 2v2 with all humans work twice, everyone playing it has to be configured right and have PATIENCE. If it doesnt connect right away then go watch TV until its finished, it takes quite a while.

Awsome! Do we have to be there from 6:00-11:00? or can we join/leave at anytime?

Come and go as you please.

Thanks 'Rat.