Mission Success: EB Online via Gamespy

**vartan** · 05-29-2010, 04:41

Sorry for updating this thread, but it's necessary and justified.

IMPORTANT

For all who have been playing online with others, and I mean EB, vanilla, or any game in general, Total War or otherwise, this is important. I don't know how it began, but I have found that we were misled. Until even today, it was known that we were to place Hamachi in FIRST PLACE on the network adapter priority list in Windows. Then, when gaming, we had to unplug, log in, replug, and just a hassle. What I've discovered is that this is the counter-intuitive and all around INCORRECT way of going about the VPN system. Hamachi logs to main servers similar to how we access servers when we go to websites. For this reason, Hamachi MUST be placed BELOW the Local Area Network (ethernet card) adapter as well as the Wireless card adapter. Then, after restarting once, you'll notice that you can play games, see opponents in the lobby, and all other game functions that you normally expect will work just fine without unplugging the ethernet cord, etc. There's no need for y'all to reply to this thread. Just needed to let people know of this long tradition of technical mistake in Hamachi VPN in the community...PM's for more info or to clear things up. Thanks.

**antisocialmunky** · 05-29-2010, 14:54

Oh, I never had either of those problems:-\

How do I get in on the chat since SCII Beta is going offline for a while.

**Apázlinemjó** · 05-29-2010, 17:18

Originally Posted by antisocialmunky

Oh, I never had either of those problems:-\

How do I get in on the chat since SCII Beta is going offline for a while.

Me neither. My router's connection had the first priority between the networks, always.

**Jebivjetar** · 05-29-2010, 18:38

I have the problem mentioned here. Anyway, i checked my priority list and it looks like this:

Could anyone clarify if it's the right order?

**vartan** · 05-29-2010, 23:57

It's perfect. Hamachi should be below LAN and WLAN, to ensure that you access the Internet before you access Hamachi. If you want in, read the EB Online webpage. It's on my sig.

**antisocialmunky** · 05-30-2010, 04:35

Why are we requiring alex now?

**vartan** · 05-30-2010, 05:15

Originally Posted by antisocialmunky

Why are we requiring alex now?

Simply, we're not. Here's a quote directly taken from the Getting Started (Instructions) page.

Note: If you do not own Alexander, please notify your opponent to play EB multiplayer with the RTW 1.5 engine. If you are looking for Alexander, use the contact link above and we will show you where you can find it.

EDIT: The modification of EB 1.2 to work with Alexander, if you own it, has been made simple now. I've made an installer and it's available there, on the site. The use of Alexander engine is not a requirement at all. It is only what is preferred if both players own Alexander.