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Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:30 pm
by Eclypticon
As some of you know Bioware got hacked, and in response to that, one of the things they did is took down the server. This means waiting longer to log in.
Here is a solution for some windows users:
1:) Find this file: c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
2:) Make a backup.
3:) Open it with a text editor.
4:) Add the following line at the bottom after the last #:
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#nwn2 bypass first login
0.0.0.0 nw2master.bioware.com
5:) Save the file.
6:) ???
7:) Profit.
As a side note, this tends to only work on start ups. If you log out and try to log back in without closing nwn2, chances are you will be timing out again with the message, "master server down".
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:37 pm
by Ivan38Rus
Eclypticon wrote:
As a side note, this tends to only work on start ups. If you log out and try to log back in without closing nwn2, chances are you will be timing out again with the message, "master server down".
That's because gamespy used to have a master server too.
You should add "0.0.0.0 nwn2.master.gamespy.com" line to the Hosts file as well.
(Yes, gamespy will still be working)
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:57 am
by Xanfyrst
I command this thread to be stickied.
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:17 pm
by Duster47
My Windows 7 will not allow me to save the edited file in its original location. Is there a work around for this?
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:44 am
by Iso
Duster47 wrote:My Windows 7 will not allow me to save the edited file in its original location. Is there a work around for this?
Try saving it as a text file, moving the existing hosts file, and putting the text file in - then remove the file extension on the text file.
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:17 am
by lethe
you need to run notepad as admiistrator to save over hosts file .
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:03 pm
by Blunkanthrust
so the bottom of the host file should look like this?
# ::1 localhost
#nwn2 bypass first login
0.0.0.0 nw2master.bioware.com
0.0.0.0 nwn2.master.gamespy.com
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:36 pm
by kellendril
might need to restart the machine after making these changes too, or it wont reference them
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:17 pm
by Jamess14
Blunkanthrust wrote:so the bottom of the host file should look like this?
# ::1 localhost
#nwn2 bypass first login
0.0.0.0 nw2master.bioware.com
0.0.0.0 nwn2.master.gamespy.com
Copied that, works....!
Thank you all!
Sticky this
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:13 am
by decado
This sometimes works for me, but most times doesn't. Any ideas?
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:57 pm
by Sceer
Should this be moved to "Tips and Tricks" forum?
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:14 pm
by BlaggerGrey
Sceer wrote:Should this be moved to "Tips and Tricks" forum?
For sure
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:45 pm
by Denegost
Tried this. Didn't help a lick.
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:10 pm
by decado
Use the latest version of the client extender. It reduces the 30 second timeout to 1 second.
Re: Bioware Community Login Timeout Work Around
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:15 pm
by Denegost
I have no idea what you're talking about, Decado.
EDIT: Downloaded that and tried it. Makes no bloody difference whatsoever.