Playing Multiplayer with EB 1.2

**SlickNicaG69** · 03-21-2010, 06:06

I just tried playing online and saw some peeps who were on (without downloading hamachi just straight from gamespy) but for some reason it says "not compatible game data." What's up with that? They are using 1.2 like me...

**vartan** · 03-21-2010, 06:46

@SlickNicaG69 Let's not be polite here. You want to taste madness (not implying that you have not done so before)? Then please install Hamachi, join one of the networks available. For a not-so-up-to-date list of networks, please refer to VT Marvin's list here. Not all may work, and not all my be administered properly. There you will also read of the madness that is the world of EB multiplayer today. Not to worry though. There's a coalition of men in a far away land working to solve this issue right away.

**SlickNicaG69** · 03-21-2010, 07:52

Ok basically the problem is the following:

When attempting to join it says: Incompatible mod - "My mod: CK:6B68A408:0 - Host mod: CK:AD4C33C:0"

However we have the same exe (Barb invasion) even though I don't have barb invasion installed...

Any solutions?

**The Celtic Viking** · 03-21-2010, 12:10

Did you ever start the game up using the trivial script for MP prior to that? I'm guessing you didn't. In order to go from an SP install and use MP, you have to switch some files around - otherwise you will get the error you just saw: you're using different game data. The trivial script is a way to avoid doing that manually, and thus making sure it's set up the right way.

The trivial script itself is a separate program that came as an optional "extra feature" with the EB installation. If you installed it, you should find that you can open the windows start menu, go to "All programs" -> "Europa Barbarorum"*. There you should find an shortcut called "Play EB MP". That will first start up the trivial script which changes the necessary files, and then starts up EB.

Then it should work.

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**vartan** · 03-21-2010, 22:43

Slick you need to run EB using the RTW 1.5 engine and the multiplayer EDU. I'm sure you know how to do so.

**SlickNicaG69** · 03-22-2010, 01:24

O snaps! I just saw the Play Multiplayer icon in EB... never even knew about that... good looking out peeps!... Now get online so i can start the pwnage!!! ;)

Yo but to update on another problem... me and some other guy been trying to play but we keep getting the (GS) message "failed to join game"... and sometimes we can't even see the game that one created...

**Hannibal Khan the Great** · 03-22-2010, 02:47

Are you, by any chance, tripleGGG?!

**vartan** · 03-22-2010, 03:48

Originally Posted by SlickNicaG69

O snaps! I just saw the Play Multiplayer icon in EB... never even knew about that... good looking out peeps!... Now get online so i can start the pwnage!!! ;)

Yo but to update on another problem... me and some other guy been trying to play but we keep getting the (GS) message "failed to join game"... and sometimes we can even see the game that one created...

Haha. Do you use the chat lobby? What is your name there? As for the fail to join game, either your ISP blocks the ports, you need to forward the ports, or firewall isn't allowing access for the game.