I got bored, I put together a PvPGN server.

Server Details and Instructions

Server address: pvpgn.game-server.cc

Battle.net Instructions

You will require the Battle.net Gateway Editor below. Open it, following the instructions for the game you wish to add a gateway for (See below), name the gateway what you will, enter the server address and for zone, use 5.

Battle.net Gateway Editor - Click to view attachment

Officially Supported Battle.net Games

• Diablo 2 + LOD Expansion
• Starcraft + Broodwar (Broodwar untested by me, but should work by default)

Diablo 2/Diablo 2 LOD Instructions

The Diablo 2 server supports Open as well as Closed games, Standard and Hardcore Ladders in both regular and expansion modes.

If you would like to play Diablo 2, you will require Diablo 2 and (if you wish to play with expansion characters etc) the Lord of Destruction Expansion. The latest patch 1.12a and the Battle.net Gateway Editor.

Note - If you install LOD over an already patched Diablo 2, you WILL need to apply the patch for D2+LOD as well.

Diablo 2/LOD 1.12a Patches

You will need to add a gateway in the Battle.net Gateway Editor, under the Diablo/Diablo 2 tab, with the above information.......calling the gateway whatever you wish. Close it, and it will be saved in Diablo 2's settings in the registry.
Then you simply fire up Diablo 2, select this gateway and connect like you would to Battle.net.

Create an account, and off you go.

Starcraft/Broodwar Instructions

Broodwar is not required, and is infact untested by me as I only own the original game. Broodwar should work just fine however.

You will need the latest Starcraft patch, or the Starcraft+Broodwar patch if you have both installed.
Note - Just like Diablo 2, you will most likely have to repatch your game if you install Broodwar later.

Starcraft/Broodwar 1.15.2 Patches

Use the above Battle.net Gateway Editor, and add a gateway iunder the Starcraft tab calling it whatever you like, using the details above. Close it, fire up Starcraft/Broodwar and select this gateway in multiplayer and click on Battle.net.

Create an account (if necessary, the one you made in Diablo 2 will work, if you made one there) and start playing.

Westwood Online Instructions

These instructions cover ALL Westwood Online clients, and only need to be done ONCE aside from patching your game to the latest version (See each games instructions for links etc). You MAY need to create another account if you have one already, and the username is too long. Westwood Online has a shorter limit on usernames compared to Battle.net.

Westwood Online support is still experimental in PvPGN, although stable. Your HOSTS file will need to be modified to connect to my server. I am providing a modified HOSTS file that you can simply replace your existing one with, or you can open it in Notepad and copy the necessary lines over to your existing HOSTS file (Recommended if you have modifications already in your HOSTS file).
Most antivirus software will go nuts if your HOSTS file is modified, so either disable yours temporarily, or have it ignore the current action for the time being.

Your HOSTS file can be found in the following places depending on your operating system:

Windows 95/98/ME: %WinDir%\ (Your ROOT Windows directory)

Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista: %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\ (SystemRoot is where Windows is installed)

Linux and other Unix-like operating systems: /etc (You should know this, and this only applies if you are running something like WINE)

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Officially Supported Westwood Online Games

• Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun (Gameplay untested as of yet, require second human player. Firestorm SHOULD work in the SVN build I'm running, but I have yet to try. BETA!)
• Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 (v1.006 required)
• Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 - Yuri's Revenge (v1.0001 required. Completely untested as of yet. BETA! Report if it works please!)
• Command & Conquer Renegade (v1037 required. Gameplay untested, I have however started a game with no issue, but sat waiting for another player. BETA!)
• Dune 2000 (v1.06 required. Completely untested as of yet. BETA! Report if it works please!)

Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun Instructions

You will require the latest patch for this game, found here. Please download the one for your region.

Once in game, select INTERNET. Enter a username and a password, and hit OK. DO NOT hit New Account, this doesn't work. Just hit OK with your selected login and password, and it should take you back to the main menu. Select INTERNET again and hit OK, and you should successfully log in (Your password IS saved).

I got it to work over here. I had to connect via open battle.net mode to be able to connect to your server. Well, I'll take a look around some other time. Hope some other 1emu people join up on this.

Hmm I have no problem entering closed, either locally or using my outside address. Can you tell me what the issue appears to be?

Also, there are 2 other accounts on the server now. Let yourselves be known!

I don't mind joining but you guys will have to let me know when you're on and want to quest- I've played the D2 SP more times already than I care to remember.

I'll come along if I ever get LOD to install properly.

I'm working nights right now (12 hour shifts, with a little over an hour travel), so I don't have time to play until Friday afternoon.
After that, I'll be available whenever, just drop a line in IRC.

Turns out I need to use address translation, even though I'm on a direct connection to the internet (Odd even considering the file itself states it's not necessary)

Closed mode now works properly. Thank you for your patience and help Diso!

Officially supporting Starcraft/Broodwar now. Broodwar is untested as I don't have it, but it should work.

Also supporting Westwood Online (BETA!) and I have tested login and game creation in Tiberian Sun, but have not yet actually started a game (Require a second human player).
Other supported, but untested games are: Red Alert 2/Yuri's Revenge and Dune 2000. See first post for more info.

Moved thread to online gaming forum, just wanted to get everyones attention in The Lounge.

Newer version of Battle.net Gateway Editor added to first post.

So who's playing this now?

Diso was on D2 with me the other night, I'm around right now if you'd like to play something.

Spread the word elsewhere, so we'll have others to play with. I already cloned the original post on my forums.

Aight, pm me or something the next time your getting on (I"ll be lvl 1 yay!).

I've compiled the latest SVN of PvPGN and am now running it in place of the official 1.8.3. It is a completely new "install", but I have move user accounts and characters over. Old server backed up and waiting incase this turns out to be not so good.
I have gone ingame with Diablo 2, got as far as I did before with Tiberian Sun, and now started a game of C&C Renegade and gotten ingame (Though waiting, without any other players) without any hiccups.

Thus, the server now supports some all WOL games.

C&C Renegade
C&C Red Alert 1 (Expansions as well I believe)
Nox and Nox Quest

As well as the others listed in the original post. I do believe Tiberian Sun: Firestorm also works, but I haven't yet tried.

If anyone wants to play ANYTHING (Except the Nox games) just hop on #1emu on EFNet and let me know, and I'll join you.

Why don't we all post a schedule of when and how many people will play at what times?

BK
Diso
Me
Cinder


We have enough people right there to beat all of D2.

I'm free weekends and week evenings, which would be either late night if you're on the west coast or very early morning on the east.

I'm actually interested in trying RA2 again- haven't played that in too long.

I'll go grab my discs after I tuck the wife in (She hates the fact I'm working nights and CANNOT possibly go to sleep at 1am), hop on the server if you like.......I'll go sit in the RA2 chat channel through Tiberian Sun until I'm ready.

Or maybe not.....can't seem to get into the other chans. Jump on the regular IRC channel.

I've got to reinstall myself. Will get on as soon as I've got it all setup.

Ok I am infact waiting in the first RA2 channel........I think.

Kind of hard to tell, as the actual name isn't shown in another client. In Tiberian Sun, the default channel is called "GDI Barracks" but would show up as Tiberian_Sun_1 to other clients that go through the listing.

Ok here's what's happening for me. I've installed, patched, copied the HOSTS. In game I go to Internet, enter details and eventually got it to work.

Now when I click Custom Match, I connect and find myself in a channel called 'USA Command'. However within 10 secs of just sitting here I get an error 'You have been disconnected from the server'.

Any ideas?

That might have been me, I restarted the server. The SVN build doesn't appear to be showing users in the GUI of the main server app, doesn't have a context menu anymore either (I think they're trying to do away with the GUI entirely......at least, stripping it down to nothing but a console)

I don't think its you- it's happening consistently.

Can you hop on IRC? I think I've figured out the problem (Devs fault, but easily corrected), and theres no sense spamming it up in here.

BlackKnight was having problems connecting and staying connected with RA2 last night. I'm not entirely aware of what is causing the problem, or if it's even on my end.

I've made a couple changes, but I need someone with Tiberian Sun or newer to help me out here! So far, only he has tried connecting through RA2 unsucessfully. Not sure if it's just this game, or a WOL problem across the board.

If you are going to connect with RA2, make sure you have patch 1.006. If anything else, the latest patch. Just follow the Tiberian Sun instructions, as they encompass ALL WOL clients.

Get ahold of me on IRC or something if you intend to help/play, so I can assist/play too!

Dunno if this helps, but are these the same messages you get? Invalid password and all, I mean.

Woah! No, those are from the Strike Team server, officially backed by EA and where you now go for WOLv2 games.
The changes in my HOSTS file have not been made to yours, or taken effect. You aren't even connecting to my server.

Well I just checked the HOSTS file I downloaded here against my original (which I backed up). I'm definitely using yours.

\\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS contains

Have you done a DNS flush, or rebooted since altering it though? If you have done neither, there is a possibility that it hasn't taken effect.

I rebooted and flushed DNS. No dice.

So I uninstalled Westwood Online Components, deleted the WOL config ini from the RA2 folder, reinstalled, recopied the HOSTS file. Still no luck- same result. I always end up at the Strike Team server.

Sounds like you may need to follow the advice in the last couple posts here. - http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/forums/wi...file-61464.html

Won't load for me now, so if you need to, use the google cached page. - http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:UxYmt7...cd=19&gl=ca

They suggest I disable the DNS Client service. So I did. Service isn't running but RA2 still connects to the same place.

We got it working, no hostname to hostname translation for those with no direct connection to the internet (Router etc).

BK whupped my @$$ in RA2.

awesome work, thanks for the info!

Erwin the server went down a few months ago, I doubt it'll reconnect if you try to log in now, and even if you did log in no one would be on.

i can't download host.rar " Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information.
The error returned was:
Sorry, but you do not have permission to use this feature. If you are not logged in, you may do so using the form below if available. " but my account is active

Same here... I don't seem to be able to download attachments from this topic either. Could someone please just copy/paste the text from the hosts file and post it here?

Edit: It seems I missed BlackKnight's post...

So I just copied those over now... Now let's hope this works

Bah, it seems I also missed AkihiroZi's post saying the server went down... Any hope for it to come back online?
Alternatively, maybe someone would be kind enough to provide me with step-by-step instruction to set up my own server for Tiberian Sun (preferably ran directly from my computer)?