Why is it so [Edited] hard to create a simple multiplayer game for friends.

[fastfed]

I read through dozens of forum posts talking about all the stupid problems this game has with multiplayer games.

 

I mean I open up DCS and within seconds I can have a game hosted with tons of friends playing. IL2, whether its the new one or cliffs of dover its always something

 

I have opened up the port 27015 UDP , I try to create a game and when I click OK it either locks up or says connection to steam lost, exiting 

 

Why is this [EDITED] so hard? I mean who makes these games? and we give them money thats the sad part!

 

Language plase.

 

 

Edited August 13, 2020 by Bearcat

[Buzzsaw]

On 8/9/2020 at 10:19 PM, fastfed said:

I read through dozens of forum posts talking about all the stupid problems this game has with multiplayer games.

 

I mean I open up DCS and within seconds I can have a game hosted with tons of friends playing. IL2, whether its the new one or cliffs of dover its always something

 

I have opened up the port 27015 UDP , I try to create a game and when I click OK it either locks up or says connection to steam lost, exiting 

 

Why is this [EDITED] so hard? I mean who makes these games? and we give them money thats the sad part!

 

 

If you do a search of the ATAG forums, you will find instructions on how to set up Multiplayer missions.

 

https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=47424&d=1588894115

 

 

[VO101Tom]

HI.

In Clod if you want to fly with your friends, the best way to go into

Multiplayer > Lobby > Create, then click on Play.

On the next screen you can set the info page, what lobby name will they see, is there a password (check the security checkbox too), select the cores (the host should remove Tobruk core if He want to let in Blitz only clients too). Check the Realism settings too, uncheck if anything would be selected in "Aircraft Switching" section. If ready, click on OK.

Next screen, you should select the mission, and done.

 

Don't forget to click on "start mission" button when you are in the server.

 

Your friends should see your lobby in the lobby main screen, and simply connect to you.

I don't host regular servers, I can't help with that, but I usually host 1v1 or larger events with my friends, and we always use this Lobby.

 

ps. I use a router, and I'm forwarding the 27160 port. Not sure this 27015 is good for the Lobby...

Edited August 10, 2020 by VO101Tom

[fastfed]

haha I know how to set up a multiplayer game, what I think people fail to realize is it doesn't work for 95% of the people, the lobby is easy and everyone sees each other and can join, yet when you go to that next screen, where you set up the info and cores, once you hit OK.

 

FAIL,

CRASH TO DESKTOP,

CANNOT START SERVER

 

and a load of other crappy issues.

 

 

[VO101Tom]

6 hours ago, fastfed said:

haha I know how to set up a multiplayer game, what I think people fail to realize is it doesn't work for 95% of the people, the lobby is easy and everyone sees each other and can join, yet when you go to that next screen, where you set up the info and cores, once you hit OK.

 

FAIL,

CRASH TO DESKTOP,

CANNOT START SERVER

 

and a load of other crappy issues.

 

 

 

I use this lobby with my friends since the beginning of the whole CloD franchise, I am pretty sure that the "Lobby" alone don't cause this.

[OBT-Mikmak]

Here is how i do to host a multiplayer mission:
- Save your missions in the folder \ Documents \ 1C SoftClub \ il-2 sturmovik cliffs of Dover \ missions \ Multi \ Dogfight.
- Start the mission in multiplayer (Multiplayer -> Lobby-> Create -> OK -> Play -> OK -> clic on three dot "..." -> Multi -> Dogfight -> Click on "Your_mission" -> Select -> Start battle).
- Players can join the game (Multiplayer -> Lobby -> Join).

 

To allow the players joining your mission, you would probably have to open and reroute following port in your internet router:

UDP 27000 to 27030
and
UDP 4380

Edited August 11, 2020 by OBT-Mikmak

[fastfed]

missing my point, I cannot even click ok when I get to the lobby I get this error

 

 

and when I click net I see 2 Ip address's, one is 25.29.248.82 which is nothing to me, the other is my local IP

 

so..

 

 

[OBT-Mikmak]

My local Ip: 192.168.1.19

This is what i have in "Net"

 

Edited August 12, 2020 by OBT-Mikmak

[fastfed]

but I am trying to create a game where a friend can join, not a local on my network game, but over the internet game.

 

lol this is ridiculous 

[VO101Tom]

23 hours ago, fastfed said:

missing my point, I cannot even click ok when I get to the lobby I get this error

 

 

and when I click net I see 2 Ip address's, one is 25.29.248.82 which is nothing to me, the other is my local IP

 

so..

 

 

 

I never seen this error message before but I asked our coders. Hope they will reply soon.

[fastfed]

awesome thanks!

oh and btw we all get it, 3 of my friends all in different areas of the country with different computers 

[OBT-Mikmak]

9 hours ago, fastfed said:

but I am trying to create a game where a friend can join, not a local on my network game, but over the internet game.

 

The "LAN" tuning indicate the speed of my internet connection.

I have an optic fiber connection so i can use the maximum speed setting which is "LAN"

This is not indicating that you create a Local Area Network (read the writting...).

 

9 hours ago, fastfed said:

lol this is ridiculous 

 

And please be friendly with peoples who try to help you ...

 

On 8/10/2020 at 4:19 AM, fastfed said:

... about all the stupid problems this game has ...

 

On 8/10/2020 at 4:19 AM, fastfed said:

Why is this shit so hard? I mean who makes these games? and we give them money thats the sad part!

 

On 8/10/2020 at 9:53 PM, fastfed said:

haha I know how to set up a multiplayer game, what I think people fail to realize is it doesn't work for 95% of the people,

 

It works for 95% of the people I've shown this.

According to your agressive attitude maybe the Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard...

Edited August 13, 2020 by OBT-Mikmak

[VO101Tom]

10 hours ago, fastfed said:

awesome thanks!

oh and btw we all get it, 3 of my friends all in different areas of the country with different computers 

 

Pls try this:

This process will not affect your currently installed games, but you will need to log into Steam afterwards.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3134-TIAL-4638

 

(Steam > settings > downloads > Clear download cache)

 

Our coder said, this is a steam connection error, We can not do anything about it, because it's not related with game files.

 

However the steam can store the games connection details in it's cache file, and if this file store obsolete or corrupted data, that can cause this exact error (Steam connection lost, exiting).

Clear download cache will reset all these settings (this was the "deleting clientregistry.blob" method on older steam clients).

As I read on forums, this error appear on various games, but this cache cleaning usually solve it.

 

I think the best if you and your friends also clear their steam cache.

Edited August 13, 2020 by VO101Tom