Whats left of STW's MP

Hi Sora. Nice to see you here. To access Shambles' server (which is where folks are playing at the moment), change to data in your internet.cfg file (in your Shogun game folder) to:

ChatserverIPAddress = ShogunTW.no-ip.info
ChatserverPort = 8793
NewsserverIPAddress = daphne.eagames.co.uk
NewsserverPort = 8797
ShogunTotalWarWebsite = www.totalwar.com

Then log in as always (Play on EA etc.). Disregard password and CD-Key as they are not referenced by fakeservers.

If you ever find yourself disconnected after a game and have problems getting back in, change your name and try again. Sometimes an error occurs where your old name gets "stuck" in the server (it thinks you're still there; your name is grayed out to the other players), so you have to change it to get back in. If Shambles is there (our fakeserver admin), he will usually "kick" the broken name so you can log in again with it, but if he's not, changing the name is necessary to get back into the foyer.

Hope to see you soon m8. I got conscripted for a work project today so it looks like I won't make it until tomorrow. I'll look for ya then.

Ack, it doesn't look as if I will be able to play at all. The actual game fails to even start; disk recognition is fine but the game just simply fails to load.

It's probably just a matter of down grading my graphics drivers but it's a pain in the arse to do.

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Originally Posted by TenkiSoratoti

Does it have a problem with XP Service Pack 2

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XP service pack 2 works fine for me.

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Originally Posted by TenkiSoratoti

Ack, it doesn't look as if I will be able to play at all. The actual game fails to even start; disk recognition is fine but the game just simply fails to load.

It's probably just a matter of down grading my graphics drivers but it's a pain in the arse to do.

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Tenki,

please make sure that the .mov video files are played by the
WindowsMediaPlayer. (file association)
That could already solve the problem.

R'as

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Originally Posted by R'as al Ghul

Tenki,

please make sure that the .mov video files are played by the
WindowsMediaPlayer. (file association)
That could already solve the problem.

R'as

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They are all set to load with Windows Media Player yet the problem persists.

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Originally Posted by TenkiSoratoti

They are all set to load with Windows Media Player yet the problem persists.

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Have you tried the Win98 compatibility mode?
(right click shortcut, properties)
:bow:

Having not played MI online and wishing to partake into the wonderful exploits of 1.02;), I had tried to connect to Tosa's server some good time ago, but to no avail.
With of late renewed(?) interest, I re-installed yesterday the whole thing and following the very helpful instructions found in this forum , I attempted logging on many times, but after waiting for about 10 secs during each try, "failing to connect" was the message.
Maybe I'm missing the obvious? (Like connecting to the internet?:P)
Possible causes?

BTW this time I tried Shambles 'server

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Originally Posted by R'as al Ghul

Have you tried the Win98 compatibility mode?
(right click shortcut, properties)
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Tried that aswell, lol.

When I find the time I'll re-install a load of drivers etc.

*Bow*
Daimyo TenkiSoratoti

Many arrows I have seen fly in battle, but your spirit is like one that flies true, decisively ending the battle.

Yes I'm back.

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Originally Posted by TenkiWarPRIEST

*Bow*
Daimyo TenkiSoratoti

Many arrows I have seen fly in battle, but your spirit is like one that flies true, decisively ending the battle.

Yes I'm back.

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:bow:

Ok it seems that the problem occurs when I install 'The Mongol Invasion'. The original Shogun works without a hitch but as soon as I start trying to play the Mongols it loads but then doesn't load. When I look in Task Manager to see if it has actually started running it comes up with; Name: 'Shogun.exe' Memory Usage : 4,000k. This value should be at something like 100,000k seeing as it is a Direct X 3D application.

An annoyance that can easily be solved by a reformat but that is a huge hassle.

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Originally Posted by L'Impresario

With of late renewed(?) interest, I re-installed yesterday the whole thing and following the very helpful instructions found in this forum, I attempted logging on many times, but after waiting for about 10 secs during each try, "failing to connect" was the message.
Maybe I'm missing the obvious?

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great to hear you're back intrested in STW again. I would have PMed you sooner or later to ask it, but you came yourself. ~:)

shambles server had a breakdown lately, and maybe nothing was wrong with your computer and settings, but you just tried the wrong moment.

first just try again, if it still doesn't work:

1) reconfigure for shambles server and try again
2) reinstall WE and reinstall the v1.02 patch, reconfigure and try again
3) clean up your entire computer and do things as in 2
4) go freak out because it still doesn't work
5) ask shambles, because he knows freaking much more about it then drisos
6) buy a new computer and do as in 2

~D

hope it works out
drisos
:bow:

EDIT: this thread will prolly help you out.

if it still doesn't work, pm shambles. ~:)

I'm very happy with the improvements STW MP has made in the last weeks.

Shambles server (temporarily off, but for the rest unlimited availability) is the place where people meet these days, mostly weekends.

- The 47Ronin group has 4 members active in STW again.

- The 7Bear7 clan are planning a comeback in STW. They'll have lots of players.

- The Aggony have only one player at the moment, but others might come too.

- The Takiyama are rarely online, but are still active in TW.

- The Tenki clans have two members playing again and some others still active in TW.

- The Grey wolves have 1 player at the moment, but Kansuke might join us again someday soon too.

Sid_Quibley, Tiger_Tamerlane, Shin-GaiJin, Mithrandir, L'impresario, UglyandHasty are coming back too.

Plus some others who lately came back, mimesaka and Paolino.

New taisho's like me, shambles, trish, rabid, hunkinelvis, shakakhan, drisos, 2ddragon, humanfly, MIlitantgeneral, jpg and more.

Diehards like R'as, Toga, Cha who are still around.

*****

Tomorrow I'll start arraning for the big work. I guess it's going to take us several weeks.

I think I'll be doing the work mostly in on weekdays, and then play some MP in the weekends. (that'll help keeping the community alive a bit)

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EDIT:

I posted a thread about this subject in the watchtower. Please check it out.

2ddragon and shambles, are you there? Please post here to confirm.

Dragon, have you asked your dad? What did he say? ~:)

Please check that watchtower thread.

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