Hamachi Networks

**Xaziv** · 11-18-2006, 23:44

Hello. Instead of dealing with Gamespy, who wants to play online via hamachi?

http://www.hamachi.cc

We can make some MTW2 servers in hamachi.
(case sensitive)
name: m2tw1
pass: m2tw

name: m2tw2
pass: m2tw

Join! And let's play without worrying about gamespy's servers.

**Monarch** · 11-18-2006, 23:57

Illegal...(?)

**Xaziv** · 11-18-2006, 23:58

why would it be illegal? it's just a program that lets you play network games.

**Monarch** · 11-19-2006, 00:09

All sorts of copyrights giving gamespy some sort exclusive stuff I believe.

I'm not sure though.

**Nobunaga** · 11-19-2006, 00:17

it shouldn't be illegal

**Censor** · 11-19-2006, 02:11

It's not illegal. Since when did Gamespy copyright multiplayer gaming? I doubt such a legal action is even possible.

**cromwell** · 11-19-2006, 22:27

xxx

**cromwell** · 11-19-2006, 22:31

I just dload this and installed it. I think we should keep this as a backup, when GS is acting up, ie: like right now!
I found this at the forums for Hamachi.

"Open medieval2.preference.cfg at the root of medieval 2 directory.
find "use_ip" under the [network], it should be empty.
change it to use_ip = "your hamachi ip", for example: use_ip = 5.112.32.42
Everyone should do the same for their configs, using their own hamachi ip, not yours.
Play. Razz"

"You might drop from the lobby, but when the game starts there should be no disconnecting. We tried a short game, not sure if you drop on the longer run."

Later

Cromwell

**NihilisticCow** · 11-20-2006, 02:02

Why would it be any different in the game itself? From what I understand all Gamespy does is the lobby and connecting people to available games, all the in game stuff would be handled by the game itself? It wasn't unusual for me to get a message saying I was disconnected from Gamespy in RTW while actually playing a game, but it never effected the game in progress.

Hamachi might be something to use in an "emergency" when you have to play a game, but normally surely you'd probably prefer to actually getting a game in Gamespy instead of just hanging around hoping one of the other 3 people who use it log on.

**YellowMelon** · 11-20-2006, 03:50

I agree with cow, it will be impossible to gain enough awareness of this for it to actually be effective. Gamespy is just a lobby feature, it doesn't have anything to do with lag.