Troubleshooting Connection Issues Thread - Damned

Nevermind, everything should be gold now!

Troubleshoot Guide (after version 0.26f):

I can't join a server; Some servers shows no ping (in the Join Screen); Enter a server and goes to an empty lobby:
- Either you or the person hosting the game haven't allowed Damned to pass through Windows firewall;
- The person hosting needs to port forward the UDP ports 55888 to 55920;

I closed the game and now it says I'm connected elsewhere:
- We are working to avoid this. Probably in the next update this won't happen anymore. But it happens for a reason, when you force-close the application or when it crashes, it doesn't send a "disconnect" packet to the server, and your account gets stuck (logged). You then have to wait until we restart the server, since we can do this fast and without interrupting the games that are already on, we plan on restarting the server often to help people stuck with this problem.
We already solved this issue.

Suddenly I can't pick up keys or move doors and nobody moves:
- This can happen when the host disconnects, and another player becomes the new host.

Things to remember:
- Allow the game to pass through Windows firewall;
- Don't join a game if the server shows no ping in the Join Screen;
- Some people may need to port forward the UDP ports 55888 to 55920;

Edited by: 9heads

Why not just tell us the ports to forward

Because we don't use a fixed port, we use hole punching, to allow transferring the host in the middle of a match. So unfortunately, you can't port forward it. At least the way it is implemented now.

I can't see any servers on the join list, any ideas? Nevermind, I thought there was a problem, but it's just that no one was playing, haha my bad.

Edited by: Kpack

theres 4 of us in the same house so we cant get a friend to host, we tried port forwarding the ports on the router still no luck love this game too!

Try following this tutorial and see if it works:
Indiedb.com

I don't think it's possible for 2+ people on the same router to host a game and play on each other's server...

Hypnose wrote: I don't think it's possible for 2+ people on the same router to host a game and play on each other's server...

Two or more people on the same router should be able to play on each other's server with no problems. Did you port forwarded all the ports used by the game (UDP ports from 55888 to 55920)?

Regards.

9heads wrote:

Hypnose wrote: I don't think it's possible for 2+ people on the same router to host a game and play on each other's server...

Two or more people on the same router should be able to play on each other's server with no problems. Did you port forwarded all the ports used by the game (UDP ports from 55888 to 55920)?

Regards.

Well that's the problem, if I try to forward UDP 55888-55920 on the router for my fiancee's pc, my router won't allow me to forward UDP 55888-55920 on my own pc.

We can both connect to other people's servers, but if we host, our servers are always blank when we try to join, not allowing us to pick a character.

We both allowed Damned on our firewalls.

Think DMZ hosting would do anything useful?

Im on a LAN with 5 people in total, and we are playing on a open router so no port-forwarding needed. When we try to join our server it only show X X X X X on the left corner of the screen....

Everything should work now... and you guys can undo the port forwards, we won't use them no more.

Well I wouldn't say that... now if we try to join each other's games, it goes back to lobby and the connect button greys out and we have to restart...

It keeps telling me my account is being used in another location. I know it's not another person because this has happened tons of times and it lasts for about five minutes. I think it's not properly logging me out when I exit the game.

Doesent work for me neither! i've tried to port forward on my firewall on both Desura and Damned and then did the same on my router.. still nothing!

I cant connect to any game, my connect button just turns grey and none of my friends can join either

Hi yeah its the same for me and my friends the connect button turns grey but does nothing

Same as the above here

We'll upload an update today, hopefully it'll solve the issues with hosting...

will this update fix the host dieing bug aswell ?

Yes, it will probably solve this issue too.

I had some connection issues with v 0.33,but I managed to play a couple times
I updated it to 0.34 and now every time I enter a lobby,I can neither see other people nor me in it
None of 'em show ping though,but there are no lobbies that do
I'll try to wait for a lobby that shows ping
As for now I just wanted to report this,just so you know

Yeah all the servers have no ping for me and if I host my friend can't connect

Edited by: Swith

Remeber to allow the game to pass through Windows firewall.

The host die bug is still there, hope you dont release your suprise update without a fix to this since it is destroying the experience:/
Great game but since the host die bug appeared it has been a shitty experience gaming:(

EDIT: There is a way around it tho, just have to make sure the host plays monster and it should be fine

Since last update (scott) i cant use my default window resolution (its a 27" widescreen monitor, i think it is atleast) without the mouse sensitivity being bugged.. only way to play now is if i play at 1024*768 but then it doesnt fit my screen

Edited by: Methoduz

Awesome game, but I haven't actually played yet. I am curious, though. The server list is empty. Is that just my computer or is there actually no one playing?

Depends the time, we have a lot of people playing.