Tired of Gamespy?

[Teo]

Hi guys, I tried to do a 1v1 with a friend from Canada a week ago, and GameSpy did not let us play, he gave me GameRanger, a free gaming program, I did quite a few games with him using that. I would like to see if that could replace GameSpy.

But for that, the program needs testing, it worked fine for a 1v1, I need members to download it and try it with me, we must see if the program works fine in 2v2s and 3v3s too.

Get it and make an account for it.

Linky
http://www.gameranger.com/download/?GameRanger


Please get it, and try it with me.

[Xavier Dragnesi]

Is this in any way similar to Hamachi?

[Teo]

Well... No!


Hamachi is private, this is public, and it does not have any conflicts with Gamespy as hamachi has.

I already played a game with Jomen/Munin he is the founder is SOR clan, he changes his name allot.

It worked fine, 2v2 vs AI.

[Teo]

I got quite a few players on GameRanger. If you want to contact them. Just add them as friends on GameRanger.
To add a friend follow the next steps:


Click the Add button, on the bottom of the screen i showed you, and this will appear

In the black "square" I did, introduce the numbers that I will give you later.
Click Search.
Select the player.
Click Add friend.

Okay, now that we have the friends, we need to know how to host, join and play. To host follow the next steps.


Click Host, and this will apear;

Select the game from the list, (Remember GameRanger supports around 200 games. But in the list only the installed games will show up)
Select the number of max players.
Put a description on (optional)
And click Start

Now wait for your friend/friends to join, and click start
Warning, Rome must not be on. When the host clicks start, the game will start.

Immediately after the host has hosted the game will appear on the bottom of the games list. Double click it to join.



That's it.

Now for the players list:

RomeWolf from CoH - 324925
Pacifier from Killer - 328520
Leanbod from GoTW - 324941
Reeve from GoTW - 324882
Munin (John Black) from SoR - 324544
Pluto from Killer - 328527
Rakador from Sith - 328522
Teo from Sith - 318333
Darth_Max from Sith - 325159
Don_Eagle from Sith - 324722
Sewer Rat from (I forgot the clan, please tell me where he's from) - 324931
Joker from Killer - 328537
Selifator from TWC - 326138
Toern no clan (ex Sith) - 324919
Swifty no clan (very little RTW experience) - 326360
Proteus from Aggony - 328823
Dale from WoR - 328805




I hope that I got those numbers correct. If i got any of the numbers wrong, please message me.

If you have any problems with GameRanger feel free to contact me
Xfire - underground94teo
Messenger - Teo_BJJ@yahoo.com
Skype - Teo_RTW
Email - TeoDum@gmail.com or Teo_BJJ@yahoo.com

[Xavier Dragnesi]

I have now DLed Gameranger as well. It looks pretty good so far. My Account ID number is 334918

[Sunday213]

Does this work as in lan games? or somthing.

[Lucullus]

Teo, try turning off Anti Virus programs before starting RTW online.

[|Sith| Max]

Teo, try turning off Anti Virus programs before starting RTW online.

i used to do this. my old pc ended up with 7 high threat trojans and hackbots. do urself a favor, play with security on and realise that gamespy just sucks. if i can play BF2 with 6 antivir programs and a firewall on without lag, rtw should be a piece of cake. except GS sux.

No swearing please - Xavier Dragnesi

[Teo]

I did, Antivirus, Antispy and Firewall... All off and still not working.

[badger1815]

Does anyone know if one can play mods using Gameranger?

cheers
B

[Xavier Dragnesi]

Not sure, it could be tried though.

[Sunday213]

Does it work as in lan games? im still wanting to know Im pretty sure it is because connecting through rtw's server is impossible using another program

[Xavier Dragnesi]

Erm.. For LAN games, you need to have the cable, or some sort of internal network that links the computer. If you're using Gameranger, then it wouldn't be called LAN

[Leonidas_I]

Looks ok i guess i might try it.

[Sunday213]

Im confused here.
So how does it work does it have its own server that host's the games?

[Xavier Dragnesi]

Slight correction. It has its own server from which you can host the game.

[Teo]

Yeah.

[Lord Thesaurian]

i hate gamespy. ill have to try game ranger. Is it like a crappier x-fire, because thats the only way i can see this working without having to do MP through the game, as gamespy is the RTW host server... so how exactly would this work?

[Selifator]

Gameranger has a server on which you can host games, all sorts of games. There is no logging in like in GS, since the program automatically is the server. You just host a game, get players, start it, and you go to the faction selection window.
You also don't need to start the game, you go directly to the MP part.

[General Nuisance esq]

Have used it myself and I think as a server it is easily superior to Gamespy (not that hard I know) only problem is getting people on for games as its not like the gamespy lobby