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GAMERANGER - GET IT FOR DEMIGOD MULTIPLAYER!

April 25, 2009 11:08:10 AM from Demigod ForumsDemigod Forums

There are several threads about GameRanger in these forums, but not nearly enough people are using it.  It's the best we have until Stardock & GPG are able to resolve the networking issues.

Frogboy even recommended GameRanger in his last Demigod Journals update.

http://forums.demigodthegame.com/349002

There are tons of v.091 pirate games and only a handful of v.0105.  We need more legitimate players!  It isn't perfect, but it's a lot better than what we have going now.  I was able to play three - THREE 4v4 games earlier this week when there were enough people online!  It hasn't happened since, though, because there aren't enough legit players.

By the way - you won't be playing with pirates, so don't worry about that; the pirated versions DO NOT WORK with the legitimate versions.  You will only be able to play with others who bought the game.

Go to Gameranger.com to download a copy.

*Open port 16000 UDP for GameRanger in addition to the Demigod ports.

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Reply #1 April 25, 2009 11:11:52 AM
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Have you checked out the actual multiplayer lately? Some people were saying that it has been slightly fixed. Gameranger also doesn't really work with Vista/7 unless you reinstall your whole OS, so that is a minus as well.

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Reply #2 April 25, 2009 11:22:05 AM
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Not true for everybody with Vista...I have Vista and I didn't have to reinstall anything to use Gameranger.

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Reply #3 April 25, 2009 11:39:02 AM
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its windows 7 that conflicts with it

and only when u play the game of demigod

if u gameranger another game, windows 7 works fine

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Reply #4 April 25, 2009 11:45:58 AM
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I've had a LOT of success with custom games recently, although the odd drop out and quitter can be a pain. Even skirmish works (now and again).

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Reply #5 April 25, 2009 12:05:01 PM
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I havent been succesful yet with Vista and Gameranger.  I typically get a black screen when the game is launched and it just hangs.  I can play in custom games / skirmish games fine now, though.

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Reply #6 April 25, 2009 12:26:39 PM
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Hmm, well, I can't speak to having any problems with Vista.  My brother-in-law has Vista and I have XP, and we haven't had any issues.

I have tried out the multiplayer in Demigod since the new patches, and it still doesn't work as well as GameRanger - yet.

In any event, in spite of the marked improvement in the Impulse multiplayer set up, GameRanger still works better at the moment - at least for those of us who can get it to work.

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Reply #7 April 25, 2009 1:29:06 PM
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I run Gameranger on Vista No problem.  I have a friend I liked ot play with and it's loads easier/faster to get into a game than "Waiting for other players to connect" in a custom game.

 

Team Skirmish, Faster Custom connects and then I'll stop using gameranger and play on the live servers.

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Reply #8 April 25, 2009 1:50:38 PM
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Here is a guide with a step by step explaination of how to use GameRanger and it contains FAQs with almost all relevant questions:
http://forums.gameaxis.com/showthread.php?t=1512005

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Reply #9 April 25, 2009 2:01:08 PM
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funny last night i played 3 back to back skirmishes with little wait time.

Yes i did use GR when the game was at v93 .

 

To compare that and now the wait is the same.

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Reply #10 April 25, 2009 2:04:32 PM
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I still get disconnected from Gameranger mid game.

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Reply #11 April 25, 2009 2:20:06 PM
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Still no luck, since the latest patch crashes demigod for me every time I try a multiplayer.

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Reply #12 April 25, 2009 3:30:39 PM
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For all of the unconverted, here's a screenshot of the 5v5 i just played courtesy of GameRanger.  Had a couple of players with bad Sim Speed, so we played on with AI for a while.

 

 

Oh, and I didn't spend 2 hours waiting for the game to fill and begin, either!

No, this isn't the norm.  No, you shouldn't expect this every time.  Yes, it's better than what we currently have.

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Reply #13 April 25, 2009 4:51:31 PM
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I agree with DoKTa_T.

Not enough legit players are using this tool and way too many pirates aren't capable of reading chan descriptions .
About the concerns with Vista and Gameranger. I'm using Vista 64bit and have no problems with Gameranger and this game. Sometimes it crashen when the host is starting the game but thats like 1 out of 10 times.

And slightly off-topic: Sorry about the screenshoted Game dokta_t. Luckily the bug was gone after the next game start.

 

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Reply #14 April 25, 2009 5:24:49 PM
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i havent been using gamerranger yet as i dont have any real problems with the game so far , but does it create its own lobby with players or just help with the connection issues ? 

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Reply #15 April 25, 2009 5:44:44 PM
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Quoting khemintiri,
reply 14
i havent been using gamerranger yet as i dont have any real problems with the game so far , but does it create its own lobby with players or just help with the connection issues ? 

You first join a Game Ranger lobby for Demigod.  Once the host of the lobby starts the game, Game Ranger launches Demigod and puts everyone in the Demigod lobby.  I would assume it handles the networking as well, but I honestly don't know.  All I know is that it works much better than the alternative.

Every now and then a player or two is dropped when Game Ranger launches the in-game lobby, but the solution is simple - the host clicks abort, and everyone is returned to the GR room to try again.  It can sometimes take a few attempts, but it's still *much* quicker than waiting so long for people to connect to a game via the in-game browser.

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Reply #16 April 25, 2009 5:49:31 PM
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Quoting DoKTa_T,
reply 15

Quoting khemintiri, reply 14i havent been using gamerranger yet as i dont have any real problems with the game so far , but does it create its own lobby with players or just help with the connection issues ? 

You first join a Game Ranger lobby for Demigod.  Once the host of the lobby starts the game, Game Ranger launches Demigod and puts everyone in the Demigod lobby.  I would assume it handles the networking as well, but I honestly don't know.  All I know is that it works much better than the alternative.

 

guess im dling it after i get home from work then mm pizza + demigod all night long

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Reply #17 April 25, 2009 6:50:56 PM
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"The version of your executable does not match the hosts" =/

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Reply #18 April 25, 2009 10:55:09 PM
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Quoting Prime__Heretic,
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"The version of your executable does not match the hosts" =/

 

Don't play with pirates, and you won't get that message.  Make sure you're playing games with the latest version.

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Reply #19 April 26, 2009 4:16:20 AM
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Usually the legit games have the version number mentioned in the channel description.

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Reply #20 April 26, 2009 4:23:09 AM
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definately try out gameranger, had a couple of great games there. and so far all people there a mature and friendly.

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Reply #21 April 26, 2009 5:59:42 AM
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And if you're a pirate reading this - PLEASE READ THE GAMERANGER CHANNEL DESCRIPTIONS AS WELL. Oh, and everyone legit, come on gameranger, it's awesome.

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Reply #22 April 26, 2009 6:44:37 AM
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cant install cause i lack adobe flash ... but i dont ... so well

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Reply #23 April 26, 2009 6:50:24 AM
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Quoting Pasoa,
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Here is a guide with a step by step explaination of how to use GameRanger and it contains FAQs with almost all relevant questions:
http://forums.gameaxis.com/showthread.php?t=1512005

Posted my guide on this forums, in case someone misses it.

http://forums.demigodthegame.com/349182

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Reply #24 April 26, 2009 7:16:09 AM
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Always at least one person I can't connect to when using game ranger. Opened all ports, turned of UPnP to no available. Unusable for me.

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Reply #25 April 26, 2009 5:08:06 PM
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Custom games have been filling up in 5mins recently for me. I think they have pretty much fixed Impulse.

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