HACKERS

[Nielk1]

Dynamic internal network IPs are what make hosting difficult.

[Fulmen]

I have a dynamic IP, yet it seems to never change, and I can host fine in 1.3 and used to be able to in 1.2 as well, until recently.

And yeah, I know this is off-topic. I'll stop now. 

[Raven]

Oooooh you were referring to internal. Well yeah, since the port wont always be forwarded to YOUR machine if it changes IP.

Fulmen, forgive me for being patronizing if you already know this, but if you think your IP is 192.168.x.x then yes, it probably won't change as your router most likely automatically makes that one static. That is your internal IP that only other machines on your network can use to 'talk' to your machine. Your external IP however, is completely different and most ISPs use a dynamic. This is the one that other people on the internet use to talk to your machine. Being dynamic won't affect hosting on bz2 and you won't even notice it until you decide to run your computer as a server or something, which is where dynamic dns comes in xD

[Fulmen]

Neither my public or internal IP ever seems to change. I've also disabled DHCP to keep it that way. Yet I still can't host, or sometimes can host in 1.2, but people either can't join it due to "Network timed out" or when they sometimes can, they get a "Server quit" about 10-20 seconds after they joined, while I see it as a "Client not ponging. L1265". Really annoying because I and many of my friends want me to host FE and G66 games. Another major factor is that MP editing is only possible pre-1.3, someting which I like to do to add flavour in the maps like destroyed bases for players to explore etc. Or just a few treats for my side in case the map is extraordinarily hard (i.e. FE MPI Frozen 2, with the hardest settings and 10-15 rampage units).

And again, yeah, I know, this is the wrong place to discuss this. Just replying to a post on the matter, though. I made a thread about my problem sometime ago under the name "Some peculiar hosting problems", you might want to check that out Raven. Though I haven't tried the latest aid given by Nielk and someone else (well, I've tried some of them already before, but to no avail).

[Raven]

Well that sure does suck... Sorry to hear about your troubles!

[Fulmen]

Aye.. *sob* 

[Rocket]

I don't think it's possible to hack bz2 anymore, since the new patches..

[TheJamsh]

Its not

But people can still join and screw your game up. Or type meaningless insults repeatedly, but whatever. Thats what /ban 'insert one liner here' is for right?

[Fulmen]

Believe it or not, there was some guy in Bz2 1.3 (Roundeye, to be exact) who accused me of cheating because I was a CLANMEMBER! That's the most ridiculous accusation I've ever heard in my 9 years of BZ2 (or 11 years of BZ1). Not to mention, I told him that 1.3 is cheatproof, and that I'm the only member [anymore] in my {TFF} clan (no, it's not the BZ1 {TFF} - I made this clan in Jan-Feb 2004 without knowing there was a {TFF} in BZ1). He believed neither.

Before that a couple of weeks ago I pwned this seemingly vet in a 4-way strat in 1.3, and he accused me of hacking.

Those weren't the only times I've been accused of cheating and hacking in 1.3 because I've slaughtered a few bases "too fast", but oh well.

Bloody idiots.  

[Nielk1]

There is someone going around with aprox 20 names who loves to ruin games. Look out.

[AHadley]

Here's an idea... always be cheerful and chirpy even when he is ruining the game, take away his fun.

[Axeminister]

Skyler also known as Skyler Davies is someone who has been acting stupid. I gave him command and he did nothing right, I kicked him after I saw him shoot his own power generator. Before that when I had commanded the earlier game he barely fought anything and would go straight to the enemy base and get killed, never chatting or answering anything I said to him.
But there is someone named ark who I believe is just inexperienced, I did see him host a game once so far.
Fulmen is a very good player, but can get demanding at times. It's all good.

[Fulmen]

I believe Skyler is something like 7-9 years old (he himself answered 9 in one session, after I guessed that that would be his age). He's a very incompetent and non-co-operative player. I believe his, or his siblings' (or whatever) other nicks are: Skyler_Davis, xd and me.

Ark, also known as Ark_Squall so far seems to be somewhat friendly, not a very good player and whenever he joins my games he lags out. Apparently he has a bad connection, although his ping is only around 150.

Why thank you Axeminister. From what I've seen, you're pretty good yourself as well. And probably the only player I know who plays Bz2 with his wife, hehe. Good job there. Women don't usually like these kind of games.

Sometimes I get frustrated at less competent players, but most of the time I'm okay with them as long as they follow orders and don't do something suicidal like going solo deep beyond friendly territory and get themselves killed that way.

[Raven]

I think its skylar for the record.

[AHadley]

I've heard both Skyler and Skylar before, anybody know where?