Desperatly need help!!

[tarantula]

so me and my friend finally both got il-2 and are having extreme trouble in starting a server so that we both could play together on..i am looking for som help in starting a dedicated server that i could host but dont even know where or how to begin...pleez any help would be appreciated!

[Bearcat]

so me and my friend finally both got il-2 and are having extreme trouble in starting a server so that we both could play together on..i am looking for som help in starting a dedicated server that i could host but dont even know where or how to begin...pleez any help would be appreciated!

Go to the knowledge base at Mission 4 Today in my sign. There is a DS guide there but you don't need to set up a DS to do what you want to do.

[JtD]

Exactly, one of you can host the game, and any other player can join. For some casual playing this is the best idea.

[MaxGunz]

Play co-ops!

[tarantula]

oh realy..ya its definatly just so we could co op or dogfight... how would one of us host it ?
ps: its il-2 sturmovic 1946

[Bearcat]

You can do this several ways.. You both can download the Hyperlobby client (http://hyperfighter.sk/index.php) and use that.. or if you want to go IP to IP boot the sim and go to Multiplayer--> Create new Server or Join Server .. depending on which one of you is hosting the mission and which one is joining.. The one hosting has to launch the mission first when going IP to IP before others can join.

Join Server--> enter the IP address of the host :21000 ex: 000.000.000.000:21000 --> Join

Create new Server-->

Dogfight / select Max players --> Create -- select the mission --> Load

Coop / select Max players --> create -- select the mission --> Load

Campaign / select Max players create -- select the mission --> Load

You can do all this on your own as well just to see the process.. If you select Dogfight you will be in the server by yourself. After you hit load and select your base, aircraft and loadout you can go on and hit fly and your friend can still join and it will be a 1 v 1 dogfight unless you invited others to join.. If you die you can hit refly and come back to the field of battle.

In a coop and a campaign it is different. First off there will be AI so any slots that you see that are not filled with a person will be flown by AI.. and in a Coop and a Campaign the host cannot hit fly until whoever is a joining the server has joined. If the host does this before the person joins they will not be able to get in. If anyone dies they will not be able to come back until the host relaunches another mission. If they stay connected and the host ends the mission as long as the guest does nothing when the host relaunches the guest will still be there.

Others will not be able to join uless you give them your IP.

Hope that helps.. welcome aboard.. See the Nugget's Guide in my sig.. Hyperlobby is the shiznit.. b ut if youwant to go IP to IP until you get more comfortable that is understandable and cool too..

[tarantula]

thank u so much dude this helps tremendously...i will definetly check out hyperlobby too...cant wait to fly!!

[tarantula]

thank u so much dude this helps tremendously...i will definetly check out hyperlobby too...cant wait to fly!!

[tarantula]

ok so i downloaded hyperllobby but i cant do anything cuz it downloads it to WinRar..shouldnt it just make a shortcut to my desktop??? how do i get it to run??





never mind i figured it out

[tarantula]

wait now it says it cant find my game installation path?? wtf do i do??

[tarantula]

and it says it timed out...i looked it up and people say i should possibly patch the game..but how?

[JtD]

Can you give us a little bit to work with - what's your operating system, is it a steam installation, are you behind a router?

This topic (http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=31667) gives you all the info on patching.

[tarantula]

i have windows 7 it is not installed with steam and i am behind a router..

[tarantula]

i M in the process of patching but having trouble actually applying the patch to the game

[K_Freddie]

I also thought the military phrase.... "Terminate with extreme prejudice" was sooo clicky..... It now might be useful for anything related to steam.

Once you're done patching, you'll probably have to play with your firewall rules, and either allow the IL2fb.exe external access, or Port 21000, or both.
Make sure you're have not installed your game in any of the Program Files folders, coz you'll be plagued with access rights - This might be your steam patch problem as steam likes to go on your pc, where it shouldn't.
:cool:

[tarantula]

ahh..yes ill definatly check that cuz that sounds like that could possibly b the problem

[KG26_Alpha]

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