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Hrothmus
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 Posted: Sat, May 11 2013, 23:27 PM |
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Joined: 08 Jan 2010
Location: Virginia
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You know when you click multiplayer on the start screen and the game hangs because its trying to contact the server? Then you wait like 20 seconds before it tells you the server doesn't exist and you can go on?
I thought I read somewhere on the web that you can modify a file to skip that process.. which would make the startup time much faster.
Anyone know anything about this?
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Casvenx
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Posted: Sun, May 12 2013, 5:27 AM |
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Joined: 11 Feb 2013
Location: Badlands of 'Murika
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Open up C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc
Open up "hosts" (not "hosts.msn" or anything else) in Notepad
Add the following lines to the bottom of the page:
0.0.0.0 nw2master.bioware.com
0.0.0.0 nwn2.master.gamespy.com
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Hrothmus
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Posted: Sun, May 12 2013, 6:45 AM |
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Joined: 08 Jan 2010
Location: Virginia
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Awesome, thanks. Ill test it here in a second. I knew someone would know : P
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Fel'Brin - I am one with the shadows
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Casvenx
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Posted: Sun, May 12 2013, 18:37 PM |
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Joined: 11 Feb 2013
Location: Badlands of 'Murika
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I didn't think I cared about the wait time, but since changing I can say it's much nicer now.
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Astro_Black
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Posted: Sun, Jun 02 2013, 12:38 PM |
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Joined: 20 Jun 2009
Location: Sweden
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I tried this but couldn't find any "hosts" file. 
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Main Characters: Rosalind Karpovsky
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Gers
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Posted: Sun, Jun 02 2013, 15:25 PM |
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Joined: 30 Apr 2005
Location: Kentucky, USA
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Try using Windows Search to look for "hosts". There's no extension to the file, but if you're on the web, it's there.
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Astro_Black
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Posted: Sun, Jun 02 2013, 19:38 PM |
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Joined: 20 Jun 2009
Location: Sweden
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alright, didn't find the etc folder first. had to search for it. But still doesn't work after adding the lines. Sure they are the right ones?
0.0.0.0 nw2master.bioware.com
0.0.0.0 nwn2.master.gamespy.com`
Looks like they might belong to nwn2 maybe?
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Main Characters: Rosalind Karpovsky
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Rigela
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Posted: Sun, Jun 02 2013, 19:53 PM |
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Joined: 16 Sep 2010
Location: Grimy Old England
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Yeah, just remove the 2
Is what worked for me, at least!
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Astro_Black
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Posted: Sun, Jun 02 2013, 20:04 PM |
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Joined: 20 Jun 2009
Location: Sweden
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Hm.. no luck..
also tried
0.0.0.0 nwn.master.bioware.com (instead of 0.0.0.0 nw2master.bioware.com)
0.0.0.0 nwn.master.gamespy.com
there's no certain amount of space or anything needed between them?
I'm taking it as if this works, once I press okay at the login screen I should directly be able to login to internet games without waiting for the "authorizing player name....."
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Main Characters: Rosalind Karpovsky
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Rigela
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Posted: Sun, Jun 02 2013, 20:15 PM |
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Joined: 16 Sep 2010
Location: Grimy Old England
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It worked perfectly for me. I can check what I have it down as exactly, in a bit, but it does work!
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Astro_Black
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Posted: Sun, Jun 02 2013, 23:20 PM |
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Joined: 20 Jun 2009
Location: Sweden
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Strange, it worked out with "0.0.0.0 nwmaster.bioware.com 0.0.0.0 nwn.master.gamespy.com" on my other computer. Will try fix it later on my laptop.
Thank for the help guys!
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Main Characters: Rosalind Karpovsky
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Casvenx
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Posted: Mon, Jun 03 2013, 4:10 AM |
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Joined: 11 Feb 2013
Location: Badlands of 'Murika
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Huh... I copy&pasted the same directions I used... but that's not how my hosts file looks now. At the bottom of mine has a line for local host, and "0.0.0.0 nwmaster.bioware.com". I have no idea how that translated from the directions I followed (which obviously included the '2')... But I do have a terrible habit of messing with my computer files after polishing off a bottle of whiskey.
It does work. Operating system may have something to do with it, since I'm old school WinXP. I'm guessing the hosts file might be elsewhere in other operating systems, but also make sure you look for the 'etc' folder, THEN the hosts file.
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