help

[STR]

hello, i got a problem with saved games so me with friend played against bots and after while we saved it later when we trying to load saved game they cant press ready anyone got a solution? here is how it looks like:

[[-Ts-] Tricky]

You need your ports open if u want save games to work

[STR]

You need your ports open if u want save games to work

how?

[Arntzen]

Option 1:
Tell us your routers name and model, so one of us can go on portforward.com and find a guide for you. Follow this guide.
Option 2:
Go on portforward.com and find a guide yourself (keep in mind, you're not suppose to download anything from that site.. anything downloadable is just crappy programs and has nothing to do with forwarding ports). Follow this guide.
Option 3:
Try 1 or 2, and if that doesn't work we might be able to help you out through teamviewer.

[lightnessking.]

If you've hosted before then that means your ports are already opened.
The problem is that the saved game is not loading for your friend. (see the 0%? That means it's not loaded.)

You could try hosting the game via LAN and use 3rd party software like hamachi to create a virtual LAN.
If the problem is still there then that must mean there's something wrong with your EE.

[Captain Nemo]

If you've hosted before then that means your ports are already opened.

Ehh no

[lightnessking.]

If you've hosted before then that means your ports are already opened.

Ehh no

Let me restate that;

If you've properly opened your ports and hosted a game before, then that means your ports are ALWAYS open (Hence; properly.) meaning that, if you've hosted before you would have opened your ports which means if you've done it correctly, it shouldn't be a problem.

Not everyone knows how to correctly forward ports, cough nemo ^^

[Black Star]

u know that most people can host nowadays wihtout open ports lightness?

[Arntzen]

If you've hosted before the neoee patch then that means your ports are already opened.
The problem is that the saved game is not loading for your friend. (see the 0%? That means it's not loaded.) The reason it isn't loading is because you are now currently using the neoee patch to host the game, and not your ports. You need to host using your ports for the save game to load. To do this go to C:\Sierra\Empire Earth and open the file HostPingRIP with notepad and change it from true to false then save.

I've not tested this yet, but I think alternatively you can send your save game to him (example by email) and make him save it at C:\Sierra\Empire Earth\Data\Saved Games. This way (I think) you can use that save game without opening ports. Might be worth a try if this seems easier than opening ports.

[lightnessking.]

If you've hosted before the neoee patch then that means your ports are already opened.
The problem is that the saved game is not loading for your friend. (see the 0%? That means it's not loaded.) The reason it isn't loading is because you are now currently using the neoee patch to host the game, and not your ports. You need to host using your ports for the save game to load. To do this go to C:\Sierra\Empire Earth and open the file HostPingRIP with notepad and change it from true to false then save.

I've not tested this yet, but I think alternatively you can send your save game to him (example by email) and make him save it at C:\Sierra\Empire Earth\Data\Saved Games. This way (I think) you can use that save game without opening ports. Might be worth a try if this seems easier than opening ports.

If he/she is in a virtual LAN then yes, but this must be hosted via LAN in Other Multiplayer section. Else you still have to open ports (else the other player cannot have any connection to your game at all.)

[Arntzen]

Good to know.

[lightnessking.]

FYI, gameranger is the 'virtual lan' concept. That's all they provide.

[Ghost]

The ports used to upload saved games are different from the game ports, but they're still included in the 33334-33336 range. I'm not sure if the NeoEE patch's hosting changes support saved game uploads. If you're using port forwarding and it doesn't work, there's a possibility the ports are configured wrong.