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You can get it in pc and use a server program to find active games I'm pretty sure there are still people playing it
Edit: Install and use gameRanger. To find and connect to populated servers (works with steam)
Developer of GameRanger here. As mentioned elsewhere, people are already playing it just fine on GameRanger, and will continue to after May 31. (I've already simulated it with GameSpy blocked and cut-off.)
Edit: As an extra bonus, I've just released a GameRanger update that will prevent SWBF2 from crashing if you don't have an audio input device plugged in (eg. a microphone). This isn't a GameRanger bug, as it happens in single-player, too, but while you play through GameRanger you won't have to worry anymore.
Here's how to do it:
- Hook up your two big-ass monitors.
- Configure your graphics card to merge the two displays into one wide one. (I was only able to do this with my nVidia card, but if your ATI cards support EyeFinity, that should work too.)
- Patch your game using this awesome utility. The tool spits out a special EXE that runs the game in your current resolution.
- Play Age of Empires II like a boss.
You can use this tool even if you only have one monitor. So you play in 1690x1020, 1920x1080, 1368x768, etc.
Other AOEII tips:
To play online, try GameRanger.
To fix the pallete problems that happen on Windows Vista/7 (red grass, ugly water), simply kill or suspend explorer.exe before playing. Also be sure to set the compatibility settings (disable composition, 256 colors) on age2_x1.exe.
When playing in Parallels, you'll notice the cursor is invisible. To fix this, run the game with the "normalmouse" parameter. I haven't yet figured out how to span multiple monitors successfully in Parallels.
I believe that BFME 2 is support by my main man down under, u/ScottKevill .
If there is currently a game you want to play that is no longer hosted online, be sure to check GameRanger. It's absolutely awesome, and supports thousands of old PC games.
Dude, your spelling lol
It's GameRanger and for everyone wanting more info on this free multiplayer client that you can download. Visit this link!.
This will explain all about what it is, Halo: Combat Evolved is also on this service.
Here is the list of games available at the moment on GameRanger!. It also includes Mac and cross-platform.
Enjoy!
Developer of GameRanger here. I've had a strong history of rescuing orphaned multiplayer games and reviving their online communities.
Of over 600 games supported, many of them are ex-GameSpy.
I'm trying to reach out to all affected developers and publishers to help try and keep these games alive.
There was a period where comments were open to the public, but that has closed. We don't want people being mean to the ESA, and their whole reason for being is to handle legal issues like this. They're always going to be strictly against copyright loosening, as that's their job. It's like being angry at a snake for being venomous: that's what they do.
A better tactic is contacting game companies to let them know how much you miss their old games. Supporting companies that do the right thing is another good tactic. Microsoft released almost the entire Xbox catalog on Xbox One, complete with online play being brought back. They're the poster child for doing this right.
Blizzard is also spectacular at preservation. They still have Warcraft 3 online, Diablo 2 online, they made Starcraft available for free before they reissued it... they get it. Support them.
Other companies aren't so good about this. Nintendo locks its history in a vault. EA is a bit better than you probably think: its old PC games are all supported online by GameRanger, which is a spectacular free service. If you let companies know they have a game you want to play, but cannot anymore, they may listen. This is why Vanilla WoW is a thing: people made it clear they wanted Vanilla WoW.
You can still play Battlefront 2 online, it just requires the external software GameRanger. Online is still a lot of fun even today.
Also, I've never modded Battlefront 2 but you've made me want to. Thanks a lot, I didn't know that was possible.
Nope. GameSpy shut down its game servers in 2014. My understanding is that GameRanger is providing a way for users to access servers for many GameSpy games that never received patches to run on newer platforms (like Steamworks). So, it's definitely possible to still play Battlefront II online now.
IT'S ON SALE @ http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/total_anihilation_commander_pack FOR 2.99$ AND YOU CAN PLAY IT WITHOUT MUCH TROUBLE @ http://www.gameranger.com/ !! TYPICALLY THERE A FEW TA GAMES, HOPEFULLY IT WILL PICK UP, SORRY I'M SCREAMING BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO BUY THIS! :D
I use Game Ranger:
There is usually at least two or three full or close to full rooms going. Plus there is online support for a ton more games. The only downside is you have to watch an ad before entering the game but it is a relatively small price to pay for getting back into the online action.
It's not over at all.
You can continue playing SWBF2 on GameRanger. GameRanger supports regular hosting as well as letting you host dedicated servers, and also fixes SWBF2's audio-input bug that affects a lot of people.
EA is officially recommending GameRanger as the multiplayer solution to their games that have been shut down.
You can get Total Annihilation here for $5.99 here - http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/total_anihilation_commander_pack It comes with the CC and BT addons
And if you want to play online for free (I'm just getting into it, though I'm terrible) http://www.gameranger.com/
It's seriously the game I have spent most time playing ever.
TA came out when I was 9-10 and it came with my parents brand new PC. I haven't been outside since, that's how good this game is.
There's also an endless list of extra maps and units (some missions too, though I have never used these). And a map editor comes with the GoG edition (And AFAIK it's also free to download anyway).
The most popular mod is TA Escalation which can be found here - http://taesc.tauniverse.com/
Edit: Spelling
Shameless plug for /r/aoe2 here!
If anyone is interesting in playing they have a few options:
Buy it on Steam, the re-release in HD, there is also a (not free) expansion called The Forgotten. The most simple way to get started, there are always games in the lobby waiting to be started. Most people are playing the HD version, not The Forgotten.
If you own a CD/DVD copy then you can play on Voobly, simply install and launch the Voobly client after installing AoE2 and The Conquerors expansion, then jump into a lobby to get the game to update itself so you can play!
Gameranger, I have less hints to offer here as it's the one I haven't played on, but I understand all you have to do is install the game from the CD and then launch the GameRanger client.
Both the Vooby and GameRanger versions do not require the CD to play after the initial installation.
This is for the master server that makes the server browser work; you can still host your own servers (for games that support doing so) but without the master server nobody will be able to see your server in-game.
Manually specifying a server IP address will still work (for games that support that) as will third-party solutions such as GameRanger.
If they required GameSpy, then you'll probably want to grab Game Ranger (there are other programs, but I can't be arsed to look them up).
http://www.gameranger.com/games/ shows the original Dawn of War is supported. Odds are that finding a game with randoms will be virtually impossible, however, but it'll be useful if you already have friends who'd want to play...
>Unfortunately, unless something has changed the multiplayer servers are down permanently. I would say my time was split 80/20 multi/single player, so take that as you will.
Ya, but you can GameRanger it or over LAN still free. OR Hamachi LAN with friends. http://www.gameranger.com/games/
So you've never used GameRanger? It's basically a program that lets you host online matches for certain games, and you have your own profile and can add friends and stuff so it's similar to Xbox Live I guess. When you load it up you see a big list of servers for different games, and you just click "join" to join in (Game Ranger automatically launches your game so you don't have to do it manually). It's mostly used for older games that aren't officially supported anymore, like Battlefront II. I don't know how many people are online now, but usually there are only one or two reasonably populated servers up for Battlefront II (tons of servers up for other games though). In my experience it usually works pretty great, though sometimes I have had lag or connection issues. It works well if you just want to play with friends, or if you want to join a server with random people.
You can download it here if you want to try it:
It's completely free so there's really no reason not to use it.
I think it's a bit different in that games need to be specifically supported by the program but GameRanger is great for playing older classics like Age of Empires and Heroes of Might and Magic online if anyone is looking for an alternative.
None. Gamespy is dead.
You can still play online though, either by using gentool (good players but small numbers, can be hard to get a game) or through GameRanger (heaps of players). I still play regularly, it's a great game!
Already sorted. :) I just pushed out support for GRID multiplayer on GameRanger a few hours ago. (I'm the developer.)
Edit: Sorted for PC, that is. Can't help the PS3 players, unfortunately.
You could also install Gamemaster because it's the patch most used by the community.
You can also play the game online using Gameranger or Tungle.
That program also works like a charm. Try it if nothing else works. I was running a AoE2 LAN and one guys laptop wouldn't even boot the game (it had at one point in time, then something broke it). After spending 3-4 hours trying to fix it manually, I downloaded Gameranger and it worked on the first try. The only downside is it requires decent internet connection because it has no LAN option. I still use it for "LAN" games though.
There are two ways to play online: with Gamemaster (if you have trouble installing, try this) or with Gameranger. From what I can tell, Gamemaster has more veterans but Gameranger has a bigger population.
Developer of GameRanger here. I don't think that list is accurate.
As a couple of examples, Company of Heroes never used GameSpy tech. Neither did Aliens vs Predator or any of the Quake games.
Okay I figured since we are (hopefully) going into action with this we would use Gameranger
I must say that the most common version of Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors is 1.0c although we could have games running 1.0 as well.
If you need the game I'm sure you can buy it from Amazon or you know what...
When the plan goes into action I suggest the people hosting have something like "Reddit" in the title followed by the version they are using.
Now I'm open for discussion of dates if you'd all like to suggest some.
I really got into the RTS genre with Age of Empires 2 and Red Alert 2.
There's still a thriving community for both on them on Gameranger.
http://www.microsoft.com/games/age2/
http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/commandconquerredalert2/index.html
We will be using this download.
MechWarrior 4 Mercenaries - MekTek with all added content / patches:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3q48qzz8eVgYnZvaGdEd0Rxc3c/edit?usp=sharing
GameRanger for Multiplayer Support:
Co-op Mod:
http://www.fileplanet.com/165727/160000/fileinfo/MechWarrior-4:-Mercenaries---Co-Op-Mod
KNOWN ISSUES:
-Game will not run with some duel monitors plugged in -Game will not run with some USB headsets plugged in
The majority of players are now on GameRanger. (I'm the developer.)
No hacks or special configuration needed, it just works.
GameRanger also fixes SWBF2's audio-input crash-to-desktop bug so that you don't need to have a mic plugged in or mess with audio settings to get it to work.
1v1 me Zero Hour m8!
Seriously though, get GameRanger and I'll play with you all day every day. Add me on Steam and we can coordinate times to play.
You can still play multiplayer with friends online with the use of a helpful program called GameRanger. It's basically like Hamachi, where you host a connection people can join, and instead of the network seeing everything as WAN signals, it sees them as LAN signals, so instead of "going online" in game, you make a LAN game that the other's in your GameRanger 'room' can join.
Also, it's open for everyone to see in the game's sessions browser in the GameRanger program (you can set it to password/friends only also), the most users online I've seen is 22,000.
It's actually really cool, and works with tons of other games that have LAN capability.
It's also made to be completely automated so you shouldn't have to do any manual port forwarding to get things to work.
The origin version wont work right out of the box, but there are ways to make it work online. I have a group of five friends that play C&C Generals Zero Hour together over GameRanger. It isn't the original intended way, but since GameSpy went down it's all we have. We don't usually have trouble with lag or connecting.
As for windows 10, I tried it on my brother's computer and it seems to work. I wont be upgrading though.
Also, if you want a more balanced experience, look into getting both of you the 1.06 Community update. Just know that you wont be able to play with anyone who doesn't have the 1.06 update, which shouldn't be a problem unless you look for random matches.
Enough people play it now to maintain a full server most of the day, definitely give it a go (especially if you already have it!). Use Gameranger to find the post game-spy servers.
Yeah, they shut down the "official" online servers about a year ago.
You can still use GameRanger though. Just boot it up and look for Battlefront 2 servers, it will launch your game from there (as long as your online account is already set up). Works pretty well for me, and still use it pretty regularly, even though there's usually only a couple servers at a time that are mostly full.
What you are seeing is the local IP of your router, or probably it's gateway, not your "public Internet IP address", which is a different kind of beast.
I'm not about to explain the whole Internet Protocol and it's applications, but I can summarize it in having lots of "hacky workarounds" to make everything work and that a network contains a lot of networks.
For local LAN, be sure to be plugged to the same router and, when trying to connect, use the host IP address (you can fetch it using ipconfig in CMD on windows).
For remote LAN, use software like Hamachi, GameRanger, or Evolve to set up a virtual network your friends can join.
Just in case anyone misses it in the main post, you will need Gameranger. Thanks to the Gamespy shutdown. I'll be hosting, so I can help answer any questions about it.
It's pretty easy to use, and once it's up and running you won't (really) know it's there. It will play ads at the beginning and when you hover your mouse over the ads, so be mindful of that.
However like I said once it's running you shouldn't notice it.
Here's a basic rundown on how this will play out...
You will launch Gameranger, and select Battlefront 2 from the games list. You will then scroll and find the GirlGamer's Playdate server. (Should be called GirlGamer's Playdate in the server description, otherwise it will be under my name, BionicJuice.)
You will enter the password and be sent into a gameranger lobby, (this is where the ad will play. it's usually 30 seconds.)
Once we have a lot of people in the lobby the Host (me) will hit 'start game'. This will Launch Battlefront2 for everyone.
At this point you will need to use the in game browser to find the GirlGamers Server.
Late joiners should be able to join the Gameranger lobby and launch Battlefront on their own to join.
This sounds a little complicated, but it's quite painless.
If anyone needs help or wants to do a test run before the official playdate, message me and I will get back to you hopefully soon.
The same can be said for Star Wars Battlefront (and Battlefront II). They are both already being played on GameRanger.
See the full list of supported games (with many being added as well).
(I'm the developer of GameRanger.)
Quick PSA for anyone considering getting Battlefront 2: The multiplayer servers will be shut down on May 31st. If you want to play online after that date, you'll need to grab GameRanger to find servers.
That being said, it's a fantastic game that has more than held up over the years. It's a steal at three bucks.
There's usually games available to play online on Game Ranger it's a neat program.
People make their own matches using whatever unitpacks they please (though I don't recall the current most used unitpacks, it's been a month or two since I played).
I also own the disks but I ended up rebuying the games from GoG as they fixed they fixed the issues I had with running the discs on Windows 7.
This program works fantastically for getting online AOK games together:
Me and my old college buddies have been playing once or twice a week for a couple months for the nostalgia factor. This works way better than when we were using Hamachi the last time nostalgia hit us a year or two ago.
Thanks for this! Quick question about ESC and multiplayer. The official ESC installation guide (found here: http://taesc.tauniverse.com/?p=faq) has the following instructions:
>To install TA:ESC please follow these simple instructions:
>To start, ensure that you have a clean install of TA. This can be done by installing the GOG TA Commander Pack >Download and run TAESC_BETA_6_8_1.exe from the downloads Page >Download TAESC_BETA_7_5_1.rar from the downloads page and then extract it into your GOG Games\Total Annihilation\TA Escalation folder, overwriting TotalA.exe. >Download the Zeal Maps Complete Pack and extract to your GOG Games\Total Annihilation\TA Escalation folder >Download and install GameRanger for Multiplayer - http://www.gameranger.com
But the newest version found in Downloads is TAESC_BETA_8_1_2.rar. Does this auto-update? Are there difficulties coordinating versions in multiplayer or is everyone always pretty much up to date? I've never played ESC (or any multiplayer at all... PM me if you want to help change that and destroy me) so any insight is appreciated.
On GameRanger you can find some buddies to play with, just make sure you have either original TA patch 3.1 or escalation 7.5.1 all clean installed! Besides that gameranger does most of the hard work.
Get GameMaster or GameRanger. GameMaster works just like Battlefront 2 worked when it still had GameSpy you just have to replace the exe. GameRanger has its own client which I personally don't like that much. It also has a bigger community.
GameMaster exe is downloadable here: https://gameshare.co/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=76
GameRanger: http://www.gameranger.com/
I'd highly suggest looking into the Battlefront II Ultimate Pack. It does all the heavy lifting and installs the best of the best Battlefront II mods without much effort at all. I'd go into what makes each of them worthwhile, but that post already does a good job of explaining that.
There's even a launcher that lets you choose between sets of mods based on their compatibility with each other, so getting an awesome new Battlefront experience is incredibly easy. I only recently discovered the Ultimate Pack despite having manually used a lot of the mods in it for years, and it's hands-down the best mod collection I've found for Battlefront II.
Supposedly there's a ground-to-space mod somewhere out there that incorporates the feature from Battlefront Elite Squadron on the PSP and greatly improves upon it. I can't really help you with that one, though, since finals are keeping me busy for the next week or so.
Also, if you're into multiplayer, be sure to check out GameRanger. They have a good number of Battlefront II servers that are probably going to become even more populated as time goes on, especially if DICE fucks up the multiplayer in their version. But surely they wouldn't let such an anticipated release become a colossal flop, right?
Anyway, enjoy rediscovering Battlefront II!
I'm really glad to see these come to Steam, hopefully we'll now see more folks playing X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter and Alliance (not as good in multiplayer as XvT) on Gameranger! :) Yay!
You can still play online though, either by using gentool (good players but small numbers, can be hard to get a game) or through GameRanger (heaps of players). You can play through hamachi or any VPN too.
I've found that the free version of GameRanger is a decent solution. It works with mods too. Right now I'm using it with the Ultimate Collection (Generals, Zero Hour, red Alert 3, Red Alert 2, Tiberium wars, and Kanes wrath installed) and I'm seeing at least several hundred online sessions. I usually play online with my friend, but will occasionally join other peoples' games as well. There are a lot of players located outside of the U.S. that play in the servers too, but communication shouldn't be too much of an issue.
The only problem I've had is transferring custom maps, but I don't think that's a GameRanger issue.
Otherwise, if you don't want GameRanger and want to play the Zero Hour mod Rise of the Reds, SWR.net has their own online servers that work with the mod by default.
I have most of these but I'm just chiming in here, as I've been playing Jedi Outcast/Academy/Battlefront since they came out.
Battlefront 2 online is no longer run by Gamespy or anything, so you will have to use http://www.gameranger.com/ to play online.
Jedi Academy has a pretty dead online playerbase right now. Everytime I check, I find maybe 5 players on at a time. The game is still great fun, and if you're interested in playing with a friend or something I highly suggest you look at http://jediknight3.filefront.com/ for fun maps. :) There is also Jedi Outcast maps there.
The mapping/modding community is really awesome, albeit also dead at the moment considering the game's ages. However you can find tons of amazing maps (check out Sith-J-Cull's stuff especially) and people have also made entire custom campaigns you can play through.
Jedi Outcast has a bit of a more active community than Jedi Academy, actually. Jedi Outcast is also a bit bigger on 'jumping' puzzle maps. This is one of them: http://jediknight3.filefront.com/file/Expedition;120822
Republic Commando also had a fun story. :)
One way is through the popular GameRanger client that can be downloaded here. It automatically reads what games you have and finds the servers for you for that game. Other than that, it'll most likely be through other clients like that because I'm not sure you can port forward to get it running.
You might have been looking at a list of dedicated servers, eg. gametracker, that is mostly empty servers (and unrelated to GameRanger).
You can only see GameRanger players and servers from within GameRanger itself (it's an app).
GameRanger has multiplayer support for Battlefield 2142 (as well as the other classic Battlefields) and is being officially recommended by EA.
(I'm the developer of GameRanger.)
The full MOHAA series (including expansions and demos) was added to GameRanger just prior to the GameSpy shutdown. Still early days, but it's growing quite well.
GameRanger is also being officially recommended by EA.
Yes.
Player hosted servers are still available. I played the other day with my bud, not even having to download/mod anything extra. You can also try GameRanger to connect to other people's servers.
Even if you couldn't I'd still recommend it! Galactic Conquest is pretty great, and it has a campaign that is essentially how the Multiplayer would be.
Yeah, playing online requires using a third party software such as GameRanger, Voobly or Hamachi to play the original AoE2 nowadays.
I suggest GameRanger as it's relatively easy to set up and get a game going. it sounds like you're just playing casually so it's perfect for that purpose. Just follow the instructions after installing and make an account. Hosting is relatively straightforward and you can put a password on so that nobody else can join. Good luck and have fun!
Never fear, there's no shortage of people still playing Battle for Middle-earth II (and BFME1) online.
After EA shut down the servers, they all moved to GameRanger. The multiplayer seems to be even more popular now.
Definitely. You can play it easily on GameRanger without the connection problems of ESO. Right now, there are around 12,000 multiplayer games of Age of Mythology (and The Titans) played on GameRanger each day. Very popular choice.
Yes, it's a mess with different distributors selling official versions without valid CD keys. There are more people playing Age of Mythology on GameRanger than ESO for this reason (and for better connectivity). Around 12,000 multiplayer games played each day.
Based on the following 2 things, that looks ok.
http://www3.truecorp.co.th/assets/files/files/Port_Forwarding_ZTE_F668_E.pdf
http://www.gameranger.com/support/network/
If putting your PC in the DMZ doesn't work then something else is wrong. The DMZ exposes all the ports directly. Check to make sure you don't have a software firewall blocking things (AV etc).
You could also connect directly to your cable modem to see if the ports show as open. Don't leave it like that of course.
It still works, you just have to host a game yourself.
A user on this forum post details the procedure for forwarding your ports and hosting a game through your own router, while another recommends using GameRanger as a more convenient solution.
Gameranger has a limited choice of games but it works like a charm. The paid version removes ads and lets you do voicechat and other, but if you use it in tandem with programs like Teamspeak/Discord and can stand some ads it's a good choice. List of supported games
Any time you connect to any unfamiliar hosted game servers, your PC connects and gives that server owner / admin your IP address. Its a matter of how malicious are they? And how secure are you?
https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/publications/gaming.pdf
Keep in mind that unsupported titles may be subject to vulnerabilities, as they are no longer officially patched, hence why GameRanger exist, for games that official master servers have been shut down.
GameRanger doesn't have it, currently.
List of supported MOH games on GameRanger:
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Demo
Medal of Honor: Breakthrough
Medal of Honor: Breakthrough Demo
Medal of Honor: Spearhead
Medal of Honor: Spearhead Demo
Online should still be possible out of the box with CoD, but IIRC MOHAA was Gamespy-powered, which shut down about two years ago. You should still be able to use something like GameRanger with it to play multiplayer online (which also supports CoD) http://www.gameranger.com/games/.
Did you have your ports manually forwarded on the router? It may be a good idea to confirm that the ports aren't forwarded multiple times OR forwarded to an old LAN IP that is now invalid.
Not sure if this is current, but here's a link from GameRanger about their port setup: http://www.gameranger.com/support/network/
There is GameRanger: http://www.gameranger.com/
There are quite a bit of people who play on it. Also, I'm not entirely sure what you mean by LAN games. Do you mean it simulates a LAN lobby? GameRanger works just like that.
There might be a way to fix this by having GameRanger (a company that provides free multiplayer servers for online games) take over the Halo 2 PC servers, just like it did with Halo 1 PC servers. if you want, you can get halo 1 pc and play as many games online as you want for free using GameRanger. I'm sure Microsoft would be fine with having GameRanger take over the servers for halo 2 vista, all we need is like a petition to get people to sign off and then send it to 343 and Microsoft and GameRanger (http://www.gameranger.com/)
update: also if you don't want to purchase halo 1 pc, you can download the trial version for free and play halo 1 PC Demo for free on gameranger (its same thing as the full version except you only get to play on one map: blood gulch)
Someone made "special edition" which a lot of people use to play on multiplayer through Gameranger. There is always someone online so you're pretty guaranteed a game most of the time. Ive used it before and its really good, they added a few subtle things to make gameplay better and made a special edition for ROTWK too. Its all safe and easy to install, check out the links below for download and installation instructions.
Special edition - http://forshire.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/download-battle-for-middle-earth-2.html
ROTWK - http://forshire.blogspot.co.uk/p/download-rotwk.html
Gameranger - http://www.gameranger.com/
because people are playing it
(if asking about game ranger) http://www.gameranger.com/ its an application that helps old games connect to eachother over the network
It even got the mythical LAN mode of Empire at War working
Last time I checked there were a couple battlefront 2 servers with 20+ players. Not nearly as active as in its prime, but theres still people playing.
Here are some better links.
This is to the forums for xwis that will show you how to play.http://xwis.net/forums/index.php/forum/83-support/ (They are the sponsored server, but activity on there is rather low.) The downloads there are legit, but to play online on their servers you have to purchase a 10 dollar key.
http://www.gameranger.com/ This actually hosts a plethora of games and lets you connect to fairly active community. All you need is the games installed and it is free to play.
http://cncnet.org/ is a growing community. Also free to play online as long as you have the games already installed.
If you have any questions just PM me.
Still a great game, and still an active online community, either by using gentool (good players but small numbers, can be hard to get a game) or through GameRanger (heaps of players). I still play online regularly!
Not straight out of the gate, but with a little bit of work it runs just fine. Works perfectly on Tunngle or Hamachi networks, and you can get 'proper online play' through C&C:Online or GameRanger. The game options don't allow for setting anything but outdated 4:3 resolutions, but that can quickly be edited in the game files. That does end up putting your game camera abysmally close, though, so most people seem to be using a custom GameData.ini file that allows you to set the camera height max value yourself. This might cause issues in LAN play with people who don't have the file, but normally it works fine. Also, note that setting the camera height max over 610 will get you booted from 'proper' online games (LAN games, virtual or not, work just fine).
Happy conquering!
FWIW, take a look at my app / online service, GameRanger. Huge emphasis on old-school multiplayer games. C&C Generals / Zero Hour and Warcraft III are very, very active.
All run from Perth, of course. :)
Old games don't have official servers but they still have the software such as NOX (check out /r/nox!) and it works perfectly...the other option is software such as game ranger (http://www.gameranger.com/) where it connects over the internet but fools the game into thinking you are playing over a LAN
I think it's a feature, not a glitch. I know there was a place where you could get different A.I. mods but I can't seem to find it. Might have been on TA Universe. I've always played online or over LAN. Try Gameranger if you don't know anyone to play with you, there are usually a few TA:E games open.
The ESO for AoM doesn't work anymore, I think the certificate ran out or something and Microsoft didn't update it.
If you want to play the original AoM you are probably better off on Gameranger since barely anyone plays that on Voobly.
If you want to play the expansion (AoT) you can play on either platform. Voobly is where the more competitive players are though, I think, it also has a rating for skill, which Gameranger unfortunately doesn't. :c
You just download and run both of them.. make an account and then play really.. you might have some problems with getting the right version of the game or whatever. Especially if you try on Gameranger. PM me if you get stuck with that, hf!
Though, you are trading expansions and mods (which are pretty much required if you plan on playing multiplayer with strangers, due to imbalance) for easy online. You could try using Gameranger, it offers one-click-connect multiplayer in games like Heroes 3 or AoE2.
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it supports ra2
http://www.gameranger.com/games/
EDIT: Sorry, I was looking at the MAC games it supports, ra2 is listed under windows games. I will give it a try tomorrow, thanks!
Yeah, no more GameSpy.
To stop the message from popping up, you'll need to uncheck the two boxes on the username & password entry and then try to login rather than hitting Esc or Back or whatever. (if you don't attempt to login, it won't save the status of the checkboxes, I've found)
For Borderlands 1 multiplayer, unless and until they get around to setting us up for Steamworks, you'll need to use GameRanger or Tunngle (probably the former - I hear Tunngle's a pain in the ass to work with).
Just added Battlefield 2, 2142, and Vietnam to GameRanger today. Battlefield 1942 was already supported. (I'm the developer of GameRanger.)
Bad Company 2 did not use GameSpy.
I wish I could give you a more comprehensive answer. A quick google search is giving me this
I dont think I played that many gamespy games online when I was younger because I had a major case of ladder anxiety. I do recognize command and conquer from that list however. Any thing else is outside my realm of knowledge.
Try Gameranger or Evolve to set up a lan game.
http://www.gameranger.com/
Pick the game from the list and host it, then invite your friend to your room, and launch. When you make your multiplayer world, your friend should autojoin into it.
https://www.evolvehq.com/
Host a party through evolve, invite your friend, and then host your world in game. your friend will have to enter the hoster's ip from evolve.
Also as a reminder, when the host leaves, then all players will disconnect from the game.
Try using GameRanger. It's designed for exactly this purpose (easily setting up a quick game between friends, usually without worrying about port forwarding).
(I'm the developer.)
Actually, you can play online, with a whole online community, lobby and everything. at http://www.gameranger.com/
Cough (downloaded versions work too) cough
Oh, wait, are you guys are talking about the original RA? im thinking of RA2 and yuri's revenge.
you can also play other old games, such as total annihilation.
You can still play online matches even though the servers were shut down. You can use T3A:Online to play BFME 1 or Gameranger to play BFME 1 & 2. I just installed BFME last night so I could try out T3A:Online.
Only one I know is game ranger, and that's because its a more general free service that also supports games like Age of Empires.
No idea if there are 3rd party patches to add multiplayer via other services.
It a program that allows you to play games with other people, even if the original servers are down, or if you're using a pirated version.
There's always AoM games going on. If you enjoy multiplayer, I'd recommend it.
Yep, GameRanger lets you play the demo/trial versions of all the AoE games: Age of Empires, Rise of Rome, Age of Kings, and Age of Conquerors.
There's also this Facebook group for AoK Trial players: https://www.facebook.com/groups/77414217009/
They still play, but not very often.
Lets you play online against other people. Also includes other games where the server has been taken down. You can almost ALWAYS find a Empire Earth game at any given time in the day.
If you guys want to play age of empires 2 online, get a client called Gameranger that has around 60 games at a time so many people still play. Another client you could chose is [Voobly](www.voobly.com) which has ratings and other cool features like widescreen support. At one time that are usually around 5000 people playing this game. There is also a subreddit deticated to this game at /r/aoe2 PM me if you have any questions
Why didn't you just use GameRanger? it works out of the box for my friend & I when we tried it.
Also great for finding multiplayer games of older titles like Alpha Centauri, RoN, Age of Empires etc.
As you might have noticed we've been running multiplayer games on fridays and from 2 seperate 8 hour sessions i can without a doubt say Trilogy is the FAR MORE stable one. I have some more general advise
What you really want to do is this: Cook a fresh install of BGT with all the mods installed you feel are needed. Then copy the game in this state to everyone in the group so you are all running identical installs. From what i understand desync is usually caused by running different mods and different versions of mods. Running identical installs avoids that completely. Be sure you have 3d acceleration enabled because it's crashy if you don't. (check baldur.ini for paths)
Get gameranger and let that program handle all the hosting and connecting for you. Manually setting up servers and joining sessions is a hassle. It's got auto rejoin and everything. When you use trilogy you're running on the Throne of Bhaal engine so pick that from the gameranger menu.
Once everything is set up, host a game, make junk characters and start a new game. Rush outside of candle keep and start moving from where you are to nashkel. If you don't crash along the way you're good to go!
Then, and only then, are you ready to start an actual game! Even still, save all the time! Win a fight? save! Turned in a quest? Save! Even with perfectly synced games it can be unstable as hell ;p
Good luck
GameRanger Totally legit, has TONS of other old/new games, EXTREMELY easy to use GUI. Used it to specifically play Age of Empires 1 with friends. Haven't been on in a couple weeks, but there are TONS of rooms and people on there.
It's not that hard to play on Windows 7. There's someone(s) who've made a custom patch and still developing it which also allows the game to be played in widescreen, without the disk and fixes the colour issues which you can get here.
There are at least two custom clients you can use to play online. GameRanger and Voobly.
Quake Live has a sizable community, and AoE is awesome if you have friends who have it as well. Try using Gameranger as the client and you'll be up and playing in no time.
To be honest, I've never played BG mutiplayer before. But there is GameRanger which should sort that out for us.
What problems did you have? With Baldur's Gate specifically or online mutiplayer in general?
I'm down.
I've been able to host BGII games through gameranger. You need to either connect directly to your modem or tweak your router to put you outside the firewall in order to host.
Some mods are necessary, since vanilla BGII wont let you re-invite a party member you kick out. If you can't remove characters you always have to play every character whether all the people in your party show up or not.
Let's do this.
One of my all-time favorites! I still play this in DOSBox. :¬)
Oh man, NetMech over Kali was amazing. That was the only time in my life I've ever joined a game clan: Clan Nova Cat (later merged with Clan Jade Falcon) in the Grand Council.
Later, NetMech got a resurgence in the Mac community when it was added to GameRanger. I had a blast DFAing newbies until they finally figured out how to dodge it. Unfortunately NetMech stopped working when ISPs stopped handing out routable IP addresses to everyone.
None of Microsoft's "Age of..." games are on Steam, so I doubt it has anything to do with multiplayer.
But yeah, it's extremely poor form for those distributors to be selling official copies with invalid online keys. This is why GameRanger is far more popular than ESO for Age of Mythology. Especially the expansion, The Titans.
Have a look, they're almost all by the same person, who happens to be an admin there. Appears to be a spam campaign going on. [Edit: And he's even offering pirate links of the game to people. Classy.]
The reality is that GameRanger is by far the most popular place to play Age of Empires II online. The numbers don't lie. I'm the developer of GameRanger.
Give TA a try with GameRanger instead. It's designed to solve these problems (and specifically tames DirectPlay). Windows 7 will be fine.
It will solve your LAN problem as well (from your other thread).