how to do multiplayer

[fanfan]

Hi

I am trying to set up a multiplayer but it doesn't work when we try to connect to the server.

i have opened the port 20595 UDP etc..

everytime we try to connect there is an error.

Have you any idea?

Cheers and thanks

[feneur]

Is the game allowed to access the internet? A firewall/antispyware program could be blocking it even if the port is open. Also, the process is called pyrogenesis.exe on Windows so that's what you'd have to add to your antispyware's whitelist of programs to allow access to the internet.

[fanfan]

Thanks Feneur,

I have pyrogenesis accepted by my firewall. Is that the only problem that you can see. I have Antivir aswell.

Any ideas welcome!!

cheers

[historic_bruno]

Who's hosting the game? That person needs their firewall to have the rule added (as Feneur mentioned), but also if there's a router you'll need to port forward there as well.

Some people like myself have firewall software and a router, so both need to allow this.

[fanfan]

how do you change your rooter? i have a internet adsl box .. doubt it is a router.

[historic_bruno]

http://portforward.com/

Usually, your ISP will give you a router as well as your modem, sometimes they are combined. The instructions to forward a port differ from one model to the next. Most of the time it involves you opening a web browser, typing in an address like "192.168.0.1", then logging into your router, and changing the appropriate setting.

Edited November 20, 2010 by historic_bruno