New Networking - Which version?

It was pushed out later that week, to early access pledges from the kickstarter. I think they are waiting until Pool Library and Feature Library, are completed before public beta release. those feature are currently incomplete, in this test version they mention. These features also cause current map creatures to break, as mention in the announcement. I am early access beta tester, but have not tested the network feature of this version, because of I am in the middle of a game, it would be too time consuming to fix all the creatures. I did install it to test folder and play with the Pool and Feature library features, I have to say i really love the flow chart system user interface of those feature. I can't wait for them to be complete. Also this new connection version fixed some issue with lighting and lag also. I do run two of my player thru TCP/IP connection if you want any help trying to set that up. I have set it up in SteamOS, Ubuntu and windows 7 and 10 environments and got it working. if you want some help.

 

I've been using the Beta and the networking works pretty great. No more needing to remember IPS.

 

most ISP do dynamic ipaddress, Static ones are reserved often for business that often pay extra for it or government use. So this should not matter. what my be different is lease times for those dynamic ips. example mine is 4 months, every 4 months i get a totally new external ipaddress.

Do you have other people connecting from the outside with out a problem?
Did you set up port forwarding on your router to a internal static ip address you host d20pro from?
Are you sure you are giving the players you external ipaddress? you can get this by going to google and typing in what is my ipaddress. this is the number they should be connecting to.
if you are using your internal local address. that your router is giving you. then they will never connect.
Are you be hind more then 1 router. note some DSL/Fiber/cable modems act as routers also, this can cause problem if not configured correctly. a lot of wireless access points act as routers also.

Check this 1st and get back to me.

 

NWN could runs games differently and maybe using udp or another protocol based communication which was making it thru your routers. d20pro is really old school with this current version networking. Which is why they are making the changes. If your modem is Motorola cable modem it is more then likely is acting like a router as I mention above.

Yes skipping the router is a good idea, it will help you narrow down your issues. Especially if it is actual a router in of it self. Make sure you power cycle after hooking directly up to it. Some cable modems, don't quickly auto reconfigure to the new MAC address that has been connect directly to it. Mine does this. quick unplug and reboot of the modem will fix it. you will want to have your nic card set to dynamic for this testing. This way you can see what your default gateway is with ipconfig /all command. this will give it default gateway which is your modems internal ipaddress. Also check out https://portforward.com/ and see if your modem is the list of routers they have it will tell you how to configure it to port forward, you can set it up to forward to your new internal dynamic ip just for testing. If all this go well. your friend will be able to get in and we will just be limited to adding your router back into the network and trouble shooting that.

 

Pfff, I say we go back to the original NeverwinterNights connection protocol. No more silly things like UDP, TCP forwarding or routers port opening. Ymodem-g for the win!