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Having difficulties with connecting to multiplayer games...

L0RDZA1NL0RDZA1N Member Posts: 1
in BG:EE Bugs (v1.2)
So some friends and I are having quite the troubled times connecting for multiplayer using direct connect. We are entering the desired IP and all we are getting is "Joining selected session...this may take a while. Please wait." We've all sat on that screen for 30+ minutes waiting for something to happen but no luck. Anyone have any ideas?

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  • TheCoffeeGodTheCoffeeGod Member Posts: 618
    edited February 2013
    Two questions:

    1) Do you all have the same patch version? (current one is v.2012)
    2) Have you (or anyone else) modded your game in anyway and didn't share those changes with the rest of the people in your multiplayer session?


  • CuvCuv Member, Developer Posts: 2,535
    What @TheCoffeeGod said and also... does the host have their ports forwarded if using a router? If you don't connect almost instantly, then there is no need to wait 30 minutes.

    I see a lot of people using Hamachi, but I havent had a need. MP works very well without it. There is some good info in this short thread though about what to do with the ports.
    http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/comment/236528/#Comment_236528
  • Stargazer5781Stargazer5781 Member Posts: 183
    edited February 2013
    These guys are right on target but I'll reiterate. You almost definitely have a connection problem, not a software problem. You probably don't have your ports forwarded. To check, use this website:

    http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/

    You need port 47630 opened for UDP.

    As mentioned another option is to use Hamachi. Download it here:

    http://hamachi.en.softonic.com/download

    Simply create a network and then use the IP address Hamachi gives you to connect.

    If those fixes don't work try altering your firewall settings. Make sure you're not trying to connect from behind a proxy.
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