REPOST: Patch completely breaks Demigod.

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Ever since the patch on monday, I've been completely unable to play. Before, it would take a while to get into a game, but in the end it was playable. Now, I'm lucky to even get into the lobby, and skirmish just searches for a game forever. All my ports are forwarded, my computer set as DMZ, and I have no firewall, and the game worked before, which rules out router issues as far as I know. So...what gives?

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

Which version are you playing?

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

How many network cards do you have on your machine (wired and wireless combined)?

Reply #4 from Demigod Forums Top

And make sure that you still have the same IP for you're local machine as when you setup the DMZ. (Just in case)

I can imagen situations where people have changed router settings and are using DCHP resulting in different IP adresses if they are unlucky...

Reply #5 from Demigod Forums Top

I was able to play any online game after the beta patch. Before the beta patch I would connect to no players at all, after it... almost 100%. The patch after that, still worked great, now the May 14th one comes and I can always connect to the host but never to ANYONE else.

When I host a game I can connect to EVERY player but no one can connect to me.

This does not change if I am in the DMZ of my router's firewall, windows firewall on/off both public and domain levels (Windows 7.) If I plug straight into my modem (Qwest ADSL2) or if I forward a million ports, mod games files, .dll's ect...

I have re-installed demigod over 20 times, re-formatted my computer to 3 different OS's (XP 32-bit, Vista 64-bit and Windows 7 RC1 [7100]) several times now. Through all the the rebuilds nothing allowed me to connect to other players and then after my 4th OS rebuild I got the beta patch and it worked. So since I hate Vista I re-installed Windows 7 and LEFT MY FIREWALLS ON and my system and router in default configs, was still able to play fine. Then the may 14th patch came out and everything broke again.

The only thing that ever let me play online was the beta patch, the one after it and that's it. No amount of personal user config affects my ability to play games online at all. It's all Demigod software based at this point.

On a side note, VPN tools and apps such as Hamachi and Gameranger work 100% of the time for me with every and any patch. I play with other people that have purchased their copies of the game to support Stardock and Gaspowered Games as a company. However I would like the ability to play online again.

Please let me know if you need any more information such as dxdiags or what-not.

Thank you,

Shantarr Dal'rae