Multiplayer Game won't start

just keeps loading

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    I just tried to start a multiplayer game with a friend. We are both running 1.02 and neither of us have installed any mods. We went with a large galaxy, 2 standard players, and 2 standard AI's. When I tried to run the game it stayed on "loading custom ship data" for me and "loading players" for him. After 15 minutes we gave up and tried again, same results. We then tried having him run the game and it quickly went to the "loading custom ship data" for both of us and then after about a minute GC III shut down on him, and put me back to the start screen. He restarted GC III and tried again, and we got the same result. Our computers are both fully at what is needed and his is better. I have been playing single player games, my last was a Hugh galaxy with 7 AI's and run without any problems for 946 turns. He can also run a single player game with no problems.

    Any ideas on what the problem might be?

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

It's a known bug. As for me it's regarding to custom factions with own graphics. Reason still unkown. 

 

Following solutions partly helped:

 

- block Steam-cloud from synchronisation (Steam - preferences - cloud - uncheck)

- delete all earlier multiplayer-savegames (you may also delete singleplayer as well)

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Did you still have any issues after updating to 1.03? If so, please let me know. :)

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

@Raynman

Thx the question and 'yes'. Support Ticket ID: JYJ-143-25157

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Don't know, I only tried since I have the update.

Reply #5 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Yes.  problem  is still there. it completely spoils the game. impossible to start MP. after several attempts to load MP - I just gave up.

another issue - very frequent crashes at every stage of the game.  

1. if you lucky to pass the point off "loading custom ship data" - the chances are: still you can crash at the very last moment. 

2. crashing happen often as you try to  modify your ships in design tab.

 

 the game is still pretty much RAW not in terms of its' gameplay, but in terms of it's stability.

Reply #6 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

it is not always related to custom factions. i had this problem playing both standard and custom races.

Reply #7 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

It's a shame, I have always enjoyed GalCiv even though I always had a problem with 2 crashing in long games. What I always thought would make this game better is for it to be multiplayer. Now I have not had even one clash playing 3, even in games that have gone over a 1000 turns, it has run great. I actually bought 3 for a friend in another state so we could game it together, and this problem has occurred. I hope it gets corrected soon.