Cannot start online matches

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Cannot start online matches

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Hey guys,
I used to play this game some years ago and now got myself a new copy during steam sale. However I cannot start any online games, connecting to a match takes roughly 2-3 minutes (I hardly ever get FTJ-errors, it simply takes a couple of minutes to join a lobby) and once I managed to join a lobby and all players ready up the Ready-Buttons remain green, without the countdown/the match starting.

I have forwarded the ports 80 and 2300-2400 (also checked via PortChecker), deactivated my firewall, restarted both routers + my PC and tried reinstalling the game, however none of the above improved my situation ):

I´d really appreciate any kind of help or advise.
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Is it the same if you are a host? Does it take a few minutes for others to join you too?
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Yes, whenever I am part of a lobby (no matter whether I managed to join after a couple a minutes or am hosting) everyone suffers from the same connection issue.
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Is your internet speed good? :hmm:
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Kinda, I have 50kbit download and 10kbit upload speed. I used to play on far worse connections in the good old days -____-
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This is a very slow internet, this is what causes the problem I guess.
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I am sorry, I actually meant 50Mbit down- and 10Mbit upload. My usual donwload speeds are also around ~5MByte/sec.
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Probably a long shot - but have you tried to upgrade the game. Go to "help and tools" and click upgrade.
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I just checked, sadly the game is up to date -__-
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Have you read this? viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1161

Might be there's some useful information in there.
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If you pay for 50mb up, and only get about 5? that could be the problem. I had similar problems earlier with GET - I switched to another provider - and never had any of this shenanigans since.
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I am paying for 50 megabit, on the average speedtest I get roughly the same speed, when downloading I get up to 5.2MByte which equals 5.2*8=41.6Megabit which isnt that far away from the promised 50Mbit.
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iNcog wrote:Have you read this? viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1161

Might be there's some useful information in there.


I just tried the override port option (using port 2301, which is properly forwarded) and setting an external IP in the config file. Now I am getting FTJ-errors all the time -____-
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then I would check if your firewall?
Btw do you play other online games, with same problems?
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then I would check if your firewall?
Btw do you play other online games, with same problems?
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Over riding port options should not be necessary. We are just player, not programmers!
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I deactivated my windows-firewall and do not have any third-party protection software running either. I also never had any connection issues playing other games.
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are you streeming - or plugged in directly? My last advice would be trying to plug in directly to the net :blush:
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Alright, I am using a dual router setup, if I bypass the second router and plug my machine into the router which is directly connected to the net the problem is solved.
Does anyone around here have a clue what may cause this problem with the second router? I forwarded the ports in both routers and check via a PortChecker...
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Michael wrote:Alright, I am using a dual router setup, if I bypass the second router and plug my machine into the router which is directly connected to the net the problem is solved.
Does anyone around here have a clue what may cause this problem with the second router? I forwarded the ports in both routers and check via a PortChecker...

Make sure that the first router has the ports opened to the local ip it gives the second router and the second router forwarded to the local ip it gives your pc.
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:P I have a stationary Pc plugged directly and dont have any shenanigans. If you can maintain directly plugged in - I guess that is the solution for you. My guess with the router - is that is not good enough to carry the distance and the pace needed for online gaming. Im glad that you are online though
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britishmusketeer wrote:
Michael wrote:Alright, I am using a dual router setup, if I bypass the second router and plug my machine into the router which is directly connected to the net the problem is solved.
Does anyone around here have a clue what may cause this problem with the second router? I forwarded the ports in both routers and check via a PortChecker...

Make sure that the first router has the ports opened to the local ip it gives the second router and the second router forwarded to the local ip it gives your pc.


I already did that, didn't help :P
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get a long cable - and you are good as gold @Michael
nothing wrong with PC or the game.
Even better - get a stationary pc and plug it directly! you will not have problems anymore :love:
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The problem is that I do have a stationary PC and the long cable version requires drilling a couple of holes into the walls of an apartment, which I do not own :D
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you will find a way - Im sure - now that you know what the problem are
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