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GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:50 pm
by Hoihe
Circumnstances forced me to take out a backup laptop that has Ubuntu installed. There, using Play on Linux, I installed NWN2 through the GOG edition and tried to connect to server.
And failed.
Any idea why it cannot connect?
Re: GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:53 pm
by Steve
What was the error message?
Re: GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:28 pm
by Aspect of Sorrow
sudo ufw disable and try again.
Re: GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:48 pm
by Hoihe
Steve wrote:What was the error message?
No error message given, however when connecting after timeout using a numerical IP I've been given on IRC, I get to the ADL screen where it shows 0/1.8gb with no download speed, thus it hangs eternally. Using game.bgtscc.net doesn't give this result.
Aspect of Sorrow wrote:sudo ufw disable and try again.
Tried, no dice.
What I find interesting is that even without Client Extension, the Gamespy login is instantenous instead of needing a minute as it should. It reminds me of when I personally edited the DNS files a long time ago on another to circumnvent needing client extension when I used Linux in 2014/13.
Re: GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:51 pm
by Steve
Did you try downloading the BGTSCC Server files manually, installing in the right places, and then try logging in?
Re: GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:55 pm
by Hoihe
Steve wrote:Did you try downloading the BGTSCC Server files manually, installing in the right places, and then try logging in?
Still has issues connecting to server alas.
Re: GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:59 pm
by Aspect of Sorrow
You have issues with your resolver.
Re: GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 5:05 pm
by Hoihe
Aspect of Sorrow wrote:You have issues with your resolver.
How do I go about fixing it?
Re: GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:40 pm
by Hoihe
I tried
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sudo apt-get install libnss-mdns:i386.
But no dice there either.
Re: GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 3:30 am
by Steve
So, you're having problems downloading the Server files—or resolving them—but can you actually play the game, like load up and play MotB for a while?
Re: GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:46 am
by Hoihe
Steve wrote:So, you're having problems downloading the Server files—or resolving them—but can you actually play the game, like load up and play MotB for a while?
Yup.
Re: GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:52 am
by Hoihe
Hoihe wrote:Steve wrote:So, you're having problems downloading the Server files—or resolving them—but can you actually play the game, like load up and play MotB for a while?
Yup.
Fixed it. Will post what I did after attending CK meeting.
Re: GOG NWN2 on Linux cannot connect to server
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:59 am
by Hoihe
Solution was pretty simple.
PlayOnLinux by default installs NWN2 using 1.5.27 version of Wine. This has name server resolution problems.
Four steps are needed to fix this.
1st: get the 32 bit DNS resolution libraries for your distribution
2nd: go to PoL, configure NWN2 and choose 1.8.6 Wine version under general.
3rd: ???
4th: profit