The World of Layonara
The Layonara Community => Ask A Gamemaster => Topic started by: lolli_gagged on August 06, 2012, 11:04:50 AM
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Hello, it has been a longgggggg while since I have played. My baby is not a baby anymore and I have time now. Problem is I cannot remember what i need to do to log on. I can bet i need to download modules/whatever they are called. Where do i start?
thanks for the help
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http://forums.layonara.com/local_links.php
For the hacks and all the stuff you would need.
Good to see you coming back again.
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First off, welcome back! Second, yes, you'll need to download the new haks and tlk file so that you're up to date with our current version. Next, you'll need to decide if you're bringing back an old character or starting a new one. If you'd like to start a new one, simply submit to the Character Submissions, like I'm sure you had to do before, and our CA team will work with you. Any other questions, just let us know. Also, if you need more immediate help, feel free to look for us on IRC at irc.layonara.com in channel #nwn.
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Thanks and I would like to bring back my characters............ hopefully I will be able to. WHere is it that characters go to when not played in forever? I had my pc rebuilt but I did make sure those were saved on my pc if that helps. As you can prob tell I am not that computer/tech savvy.
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As long as you still know your bioware password and login and you never requested your characters to be deleted, as far as I know they should still be there.
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I have the password and such but I cannot get on, maybe things have changed in how you get on? Am going to head over to mirc and see if anyone is around.
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Did you download all the latest hack and tlk files?
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Hellblazer, In the past it has let me connect then told me if i was missing anything. I downloaded the top two. Not sure why but i cannot connect, keep getting a timed out message.
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Hellblazer, In the past it has let me connect then told me if i was missing anything. I downloaded the top two. Not sure why but i cannot connect, keep getting a timed out message.
This could be due to your router/firewall settings that prevents the servers to connect/send the required information.
You'll have to add the ports that nwn uses into your firewall/router definitions.
Can you connect to other nwn servers?
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Hellblazer, In the past it has let me connect then told me if i was missing anything. I downloaded the top two. Not sure why but i cannot connect, keep getting a timed out message.
Don't think anyone's mentioned it yet, but have you patched your client? We use Bioware's 1.69 patch, and you need to do that before downloading Layo's hax and tlk.
Also, when are you getting the error? Is it at the login screen for NWN or on the server screen?
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Great to see you coming back after all this time and would be great to see you back in game! I wish you all the luck on logging in...I'm not that comp savy either but lots of folk here are and will help.
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I get the time out message when trying to connect at the server screen. I will try the patch and see if that is my issue. Could very well be. And not sure about firewall stuff........ will have to look and see if i can figure that out. THanks for helping and I will keep you all posted.
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I get the time out message when trying to connect at the server screen. I will try the patch and see if that is my issue. Could very well be. And not sure about firewall stuff........ will have to look and see if i can figure that out. THanks for helping and I will keep you all posted.
find your router in this list and follow the instruction
PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall (http://portforward.com/english/applications/port_forwarding/NWN/NWNindex.htm)
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router = moden? i have a cisco and the only number i see on it is DPC3010 and that is not on the list.
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Your router and modem are separate. Could you give us a quick rundown of what you know of for your sysetm? That'll help us help you. Just confirm, your Cisco is your modem? I know you're running Win7 also. Do you have more than one computer linked up to your modem and do you know how?
Any kind of answers there will give us a hand.
Also, It's important to note that she couldn't ping the servers yesterday (though neither could I but I managed to log in, but still). Also, Lolli, if we could get you back in IRC we can help you with the .bat file we were going to try for yesterday (sorry about that).
~row
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Actually, Row, I'm starting to see more and more modem-router combos, so it might all be one box for her (if in fact she has a router).
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I have one computer, before i moved i had two hooked up and used both a modem and router but when i hooked up here they only used a moden. I assume because only one pc? Cisco is the modem yes. Anything else you need to know just let me know. and I plan on heading to irc shortly.
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Cloud this be related to This (http://forums.layonara.com/layonara-peer-support/283712-cant-log-while-master-server-down.html) and This? (http://forums.layonara.com/general-discussion/285554-nwn-master-server.html)
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She's getting through the Master Sever message but not connecting to the server after that point. She clicks the okay on the master server and it just never connects to the character select screen, hangs out doing nothing. I don't know that it might not be related, but just throwing that out for the tech savvy.
~row
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router = moden? i have a cisco and the only number i see on it is DPC3010 and that is not on the list.
Well that depends. My modem is also a router, that allows wi-fi (2wire g/n provided by bell)
I don't know what Cisco provides if it's a combo of router/modem.
She's getting through the Master Sever message but not connecting to the server after that point. She clicks the okay on the master server and it just never connects to the character select screen, hangs out doing nothing. I don't know that it might not be related, but just throwing that out for the tech savvy.
~row
That's why I told her to check for her firewall definitions. Even if she can pass the master server, which anyone will be able to even without a connection, since there is no more master server. She wouldn't be able to see what server are reporting, because the ports she needs to receive the information on are being blocked. At least that's what I think the problem is. It was the same thing that happened to me a while back when I was hosting a server. People couldn't see it, and I couldn't see those trying to connect because the ports on both sides were not properly configured.
Also yesterday I had trouble connecting to the server and that was due to dns problems. My ISP was having loads of problem that their call center was overwhelmed and many people were getting a busy signal. Might not be related, but she might want to verify with Cisco if there's any problems going on their side that might block the information she needs to receive to connect.
Through pm she also told me she tried to direct connect but it didn't work.
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Still working on it, I dont know how to add the ports directly into firewall exceptions because it wants like .exe or there are couple other options and not sure what to do with that. But i did see NWN in the list of programs that I assume the firewall is letting through. there is incomming and outgoing...... do they both need to be 'yes'?
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ok just found out how to add a port will go try it.
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ok adding a port didnt work, someone mentioned a patch, i downloaded that but was it supposed to go into a specific place? Cus i just hit download. Not sure if that has anything to do with it. will keep trying though lol
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ok adding a port didnt work, someone mentioned a patch, i downloaded that but was it supposed to go into a specific place? Cus i just hit download. Not sure if that has anything to do with it. will keep trying though lol
In your nwn folder you will see a folder named patch. Place the downloaded patch there, then run the launcher, you know the one called nwnmain. It's where you can select to run single player, multiple player, game master, and update. Clicking the update with having the patch in that folder should update the game IF you game wasn't already up to date.
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Or you can download the Critical Rebuild 1.69 patch here (http://files.bioware.com/neverwinternights/updates/windows/english/NWNEnglish1.69HotUUpdate.exe), which works just like installing a program (doubleclick the .exe) (Windows of course).
Dug it up through Google and Atari forums link.
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The patching system was updated successfully.
Your game version is: 1.10.6710 English
Pinging: nwpatch.bioware.com
Retrieving autopatcher version information
Connecting...nwpatch.bioware.com
Downloading nwn_pc_autopatch.txt
Connecting...nwpatch.bioware.com
Locate patch file nwn_pc_english_config000.txt
Downloading nwn_pc_english_config000.txt 0 KB
Done downloading.
Retrieving game patch information
Connecting...nwpatch.bioware.com
Downloading nwn_pc_english.txt
Connecting...nwpatch.bioware.com
Downloading nwn_pc_english_from1106710_to1698109.md5
Latest Game Version Available: 1.69.8109
Connecting...files.bioware.com
Locate patch file nwn_pc_english_from1106710_to1698109.zip
Can not find patch file: nwn_pc_english_from1106710_to1698109.zip
Get the critical rebuild.
http://nwn.bioware.com/support/patch_english.html#crit
The patch has been aborted
this is what i got when i tried doing the patch, am i missing something else?
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The patching system was updated successfully.
Your game version is: 1.10.6710 English
Pinging: nwpatch.bioware.com
Retrieving autopatcher version information
Connecting...nwpatch.bioware.com
Downloading nwn_pc_autopatch.txt
Connecting...nwpatch.bioware.com
Locate patch file nwn_pc_english_config000.txt
Downloading nwn_pc_english_config000.txt 0 KB
Done downloading.
Retrieving game patch information
Connecting...nwpatch.bioware.com
Downloading nwn_pc_english.txt
Connecting...nwpatch.bioware.com
Downloading nwn_pc_english_from1106710_to1698109.md5
Latest Game Version Available: 1.69.8109
Connecting...files.bioware.com
Locate patch file nwn_pc_english_from1106710_to1698109.zip
Can not find patch file: nwn_pc_english_from1106710_to1698109.zip
Get the critical rebuild.
http://nwn.bioware.com/support/patch_english.html#crit
The patch has been aborted
this is what i got when i tried doing the patch, am i missing something else?
I should have remembered that since bioware is no longer supporting nwn1 you wouldn't be able to download the patch from the update. Use the link Chazzler gave you to download the manual updater.
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ok i put it in nwn patch folder and ran it and it came back with you cannot use this patch with your version of nwn.
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Do you have a different language of NWN installed? French? German?
And do you have the Hordes of Underdark and Shadows of Undrentide expansions installed?
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not sure on the language, it speaks in english so am assuming it is and no i didnt do underark and shadows....... i didnt set this up fo rme last time. Do i need to install those?
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Yes you need to install the two expansions.
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wow color me stupid, I should have known that or should have remembered. As soon as I read that Hellblazer I was like OMG of course. So i installed them and now i am getting i cannot even play offline because of compatibility issues with my version of windows.
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WOOT WOOT I made it back. To those who spoke to me in game I am so sorry i did not reply lol i forgot how to. Gonna take me a minute or two to get back in the swing. Thank you thank you all of you who helped me and I am so so sorry for the level of ignorance I had at times. You are a great group of folks.
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Just ask the bard if you forgot something or want to rp or need some help, if I can't do it right away we can set up a time!
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Glad you made it Loli and you get an A for vigilance (hmm maybe you should make a Voraxian).