[Partially SOLVED] BK1 Anthology LAN and OpenSpy Issue

[lily48]

Hi... I'm still new to this game... It's pretty hard compared to RA2 and RoN...
Anyway, our two PCs can't find the each other in LAN whether it is way around.

It has BK1 Anthology - Vanilla + BH-RT, both version 1.2
Both PCs has Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32-bit. One has Pentium T2080, GMA 950 and other has E2140, VIA S3G. Both has 1GB DDR2 RAM.
I haven't tested on another PC with same specs with E2140 though.
We have numerous games without problem in LAN gaming...

I've tried Dual Core Patch, WinXP SP3 Compatibility, Internet IP... and we can't still find each other.
Any solutions you may want to suggest? If there is a solution like Direct IP for LAN, it's okay though.
Online is something we can't do due to blocked ports on ISP side.
But online works with BF1942, CoD1 & CS1.6. <- (Alternative) Master servers are okay(?)...

Also, the PC with E2140 has issues on very slow loading (about 2-4 mins.) in selecting map in multiplayer (LAN or Internet) compared to T2080 (1 sec).

Thanks,
Lily48

[Mascarenhas2]

Welcome to this community, friend. I'm sure someone here may help you on this issue. In the meantime, may I suggest you to place your question in Multiplayer area, where you can find participants more used to this gameplay modality. This will enhance your chances to get a quick answers.
regards,
M

[Major Pain]

lily48

This issue is common

Check your install paths.

If Blitzkrieg is installed in:  C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (X86)   there can be interplay issues on LAN.

What is occurring is a filtering effect through the Windows Registry.

You may have to uninstall the Game and then re-install in:  C:\NIVAL\Blitzkrieg

We are seeing the very same issue on the Proprietary Server Option; formerly GameSpy, which is now OpenSpy for players using the Anthology Multiplayer Patch 1.3.1.

Also, Systems using the Program Files install will not be able to run MODS or Add-ons, since these options are also Blocked by the WinReg.

One more thought.   Be sure to use one computer as host and open all of the dedicated ports.   If that computer is bumped, then all lose their access, so this one should be the most stable.


I will let this topic reside here...  my goal is to help as many as possible on the Multiplayer issue.

[lily48]

Thank you for your replies.

I have installed it on other partition like most posts here but the multiplayer was the only not working but campaign was okay.
But I'll try again to install it on C:\NIVAL\Blitzkrieg and C:\NIVAL\BH - RT just in case it might work.
D:\[Games]\Blitzkrieg Anthology\... & D:\Games\Blitzkrieg Anthology\... were the directories. (... = Blitzkrieg & BH - RT)

"Very early Anthology in 2008 were 1.1 and need 1.2 patch. if you have Map Editor 1.4 you have 1.2 patch. Your menu screen will show the version. If 1.2, this patch will upgrade it to version 1.3.1."
Read more: blitzsrbija.proboards.com/thread/1600/blitzkrieg-gamespy-patcher?page=8#ixzz3Ki2CvvpB

^ The menu tells me that I have version 1.2 but the map editor is 1.3 (vanilla) yet 1.4 (BH - RT)... This game (installer) seems to be updated up to 2005. It has "White Label" on the installer + "Iron Division".

Should I proceed installing the patch "OpenspyBK-patcherV2.exe" with this version? Should the patch to be run both folders separately (C:\NIVAL\Blitzkrieg\Run & C:\NIVAL\BH - RT\Run)?

I don't really what to do... I'll try to fix it for a meanwhile...

[lily48]

I have installed BK and BH - RT @ C:\NIVAL\Blitzkrieg and C:\NIVAL\Blitzkrieg respectively, I haven't tried LAN yet.
I have installed OpenspyBK-patcherV2.exe at Vanilla BK.

Great. LAN is now working properly for both Vanilla BK and BH - RT.
At OpenSpy, there were no players. The two PC can chat each other but can't see the host to join, either of them hosting.
If it's a port issue, it's beyond my reach. I bet it's not, I'll have to find the solution for it.

And about the slow loading... it was also fixed at the same time. ^^

Thank you very much for your support!