Stw Mp

[Jochi Khan]

Hi Kensai

Welcome.

Patch v1.02 seems to be the most popular for playing
so you shouldn't have any problems.

Jochi

[kireirei]

hello all,
heres the problem - i have been unable to connect since getting dropped ohhh ages back. i have reloaded shogun and the 1.02 patch , i have changed the internet configto 8793. still all i get is failed to connect. could my username and/or password be no good? anything else?
any help before i give up and put stw in the bin.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

hello all,
heres the problem - i have been unable to connect since getting dropped ohhh ages back. i have reloaded shogun and the 1.02 patch , i have changed the internet configto 8793. still all i get is failed to connect. could my username and/or password be no good? anything else?
any help before i give up and put stw in the bin.

You don't need a password and you can use any username you want. Since you are getting "failed to connect" there is no problem there.

You need to do more than change that one number to 8793, you have to put the ip address in as the first line as well. Look on the first page of this thread, it should have the info you need.

[Kensai]

Is the server down on something today? I have been trying to connect but stay on the "Logging on..." screen. I've been connecting ok these past days so I guess it's not the settings. Perhaps many of you old veterans are on the server right now and there is no space for me. :)

[TosaInu]

It's running Kensai.

[Kensai]

Tosa Inu, no good.
It's rather strange cause I connected from the first moment the other day on my first try. Now nothing... It stucks on the "Logging on..." screen. On one of the tries (after going to Windows and restarting the game) it also gave me the [strange] message that I have to register for my name... lol, register on the unofficial servers? The next time again "Logging on...".

ChatserverIPAddress = 212.238.194.39
ChatserverPort = 8793
NewsserverIPAddress = daphne.eagames.co.uk
NewsserverPort = 8797
ShogunTotalWarWebsite = www.totalwar.com

Here is my internet.cfg file. Is it a freak error on my system? Damn I wanted so much to connect this Sunday.

[TosaInu]

Hello Kensai,

No need to register. The config looks fine. What you may try is using a different familyname? You're using a firewall?

[Kensai]

Yes, I have a firewall (Norton Personal Firewall) but it's already fixed to give all network privileges to ShogunW.exe. I set it on my first successful connection four days ago and haven't touched anything. Why should I afterall.

I tried many different family names, it can't be that. Anyway I'll keep trying, perhaps it's a temporary network error that has to do with my ISP, I'll let you know.

[Kensai]

This morning out-of-the-blue on my first try it connected... However I disconnected immediately and tried another name and then again couldn't connect due to the stuck "Logging on..." picture.

I don't believe it's a name thing cause I tried some really strange name combinations. I suspect that there is something like a log or cache on the server-side where it stores IPs or names and perhaps it blacklists temporarily clients that behave erratically. Perhaps it didn't like the fact that from the same IP two names tried to connect at a very low distance of time.

If this is the case then perhaps you need to clear that cache/log now and then or set it to be less severe.

It's only a theory this of course...

[Jochi Khan]

One thing that has worked for some people before,......
try re-entering your details......name... password etc

Jochi

[Kensai]

One thing that has worked for some people before,......
try re-entering your details......name... password etc

Jochi

Password? I never entered a password on the fakeserver.
Lol, can it be that?

Tosa Inu, do we need passwords?

[Sasaki Kojiro]

No.

[SOSamurai]

I think you're totally over thinking the whole connection process. 75% of the time I don't connect first time round, and this, I believe, is the same for many people. If it sticks at "logging on" for more than 5 seconds, that's usually your cue to give up the connection attempt and retry. Afew tries should see you hitting "Logged On". If it happens to hang at "Logged On", You may need to dc from server and even change your name temporarily. These aren't proven working methods, just what I do to help me connect as smoothly as possible.

[TosaInu]

I looked at it again Kensai. There's someone who's hanging in there, I've restarted the server. Hope that fixes it. Please try again.

[kireirei]

thanks sasaki,
should read the posts better. logged on and hope somebody else tries today.
as for logging on i find i need to run norton virus scan for a few moments before trying, then it works first or second attempt!

[Tsar140]

Hi... My freind and I have tried to log on the fakeserver to play multiplayer. We log on fine and even can chat with each other, but neither of us can see the games the other one tries to host. Also neither of us are able to create a chat room. Both of us have disabled our firewalls and are running WE version 1.02. Does anyone know what the problem could be? We changed our internet.cgf files. Is there something else we must to inorder to host or join games??

[Puzz3D]

Open a MS DOS box and try to ping the other player's ip address. If you get a response, he should be able to host and you see it. If you get no response, then something is blocking you from seeing his machine such as a hardware router or firewall setting.

It's not possible to create chat rooms with fakeserver.

[kireirei]

does anybody play anymore?
i keep popping in but the only person i have seen is heavysword.
where are all my friends?

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Celebrating Christmas with the family no doubt.

[pie3ak]

Hey all!
What do You say, we set a date and log on ti server at specific time?

Pie3ak

[Tsar140]

Thanks Puzz3d...I'll give that a try.

[TosaInu]

"The server at 212.238.194.39 is up".

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Not for me...

[TosaInu]

hmm

[TosaInu]

It's using chatserverport 8793!

[Khan^]

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Do you play Shogun:Total War v1.12 on the server?
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[Togakure]

iirc, 1.12 can be played on the fakeserver. You should be able to battle online if you can find someone else with 1.12. Therein lies the problem--most (who still play occasionally; there aren't many nowadays) use WE/MI 1.02 or better. Your versions have to match in order to battle against each other.

I know there are some here who still have 1.12 and have said in the past they'd enjoy some original Shogun MP matches. Maybe they will speak up and arrange to meet with you. Good luck (and welcome to the Org).

[kireirei]

really is shogun dead?

[Togakure]

It seems that some still log into the fakeserver on Sundays, looking for games. From what I've read here and elsewhere, the problem seems to be that people show up at different times. If you check in periodically on Sundays from 7pm to midnight GMT you might find folks wanting to play. I know Anskar, Betou, Zipper, Heavy and a few others have been there recently.

Personally, my public Shogun MP days are done. On the rare occasion that I hanker for a game, I just contact my m8s and throw up a fakeserver, or respond to their invitation. Perhaps that would be a good thing for you to do--the software is quite easy to install and run. You can get it here, from the download area of the main website.

[HunkinElvis]

Thanks TosaInu for creating an MP for us. I miss the WE MP very much.