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N4 patch and multiplayer

Pascal Duker

N4 patch and multiplayer

by Pascal Duker » Sat, 28 Apr 2001 01:18:28

After installing the patch succesfully and changing the shortcut pointing to
the newly created file Nascar~1.exe, I am not able to connect to sierra
multiplayer. Did they patch their servers or is there another problem? Am I
the only one with this problem?

Pascal Dukers.

Randy Rig

N4 patch and multiplayer

by Randy Rig » Sat, 28 Apr 2001 01:42:08

After patching if you are getting an "out of date" error when logging
into
sierra.com multiplayer, you should check your N4 directory to see if
any of
the long file names have been renamed to 8.3 format.  For example
after the
patch "NASCAR Racing 4.EXE" might show up as "NASCAR~1.EXE" or
something
similar.  If this has happened to you, you'll need to manually rename
the
files before being able to connect:

"NASCAR~1.EXE" > "NASCAR Racing 4.EXE"

"RENDSE~1.DLL" > "RENDSERVER.DLL"

"SIERRA~1.DLL" > "SIERRAUPN4RES.DLL"

- Eric

On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:18:28 GMT, "Pascal Dukers"


>After installing the patch succesfully and changing the shortcut pointing to
>the newly created file Nascar~1.exe, I am not able to connect to sierra
>multiplayer. Did they patch their servers or is there another problem? Am I
>the only one with this problem?

>Pascal Dukers.

Pascal Duker

N4 patch and multiplayer

by Pascal Duker » Sat, 28 Apr 2001 02:01:39

Thanks for your help Randy!!! Renaming the files worked :-))

I already noticed that the nascar executable name changed, and renamed it.
But I missed the file RENDSERVER.DLL.

Thanks again,

Pascal Dukers.



> Eric wrote...

> After patching if you are getting an "out of date" error when logging
> into
> sierra.com multiplayer, you should check your N4 directory to see if
> any of
> the long file names have been renamed to 8.3 format.  For example
> after the
> patch "NASCAR Racing 4.EXE" might show up as "NASCAR~1.EXE" or
> something
> similar.  If this has happened to you, you'll need to manually rename
> the
> files before being able to connect:

> "NASCAR~1.EXE" > "NASCAR Racing 4.EXE"

> "RENDSE~1.DLL" > "RENDSERVER.DLL"

> "SIERRA~1.DLL" > "SIERRAUPN4RES.DLL"

> - Eric

> On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:18:28 GMT, "Pascal Dukers"

> >After installing the patch succesfully and changing the shortcut pointing
to
> >the newly created file Nascar~1.exe, I am not able to connect to sierra
> >multiplayer. Did they patch their servers or is there another problem? Am
I
> >the only one with this problem?

> >Pascal Dukers.

Cliff Roma

N4 patch and multiplayer

by Cliff Roma » Sat, 28 Apr 2001 22:45:57

Rename that Nascar~1.exe file to Nascar Racing 4.exe and then fix your
shortcut


10Fa

N4 patch and multiplayer

by 10Fa » Sun, 29 Apr 2001 11:40:32

I also cannot get into multiplayer, but it isn't because my files are named
wrong.  I have uninstalled and reinstalled N4 and the patch several times.
File names are ok.  Multiplayer config is set right.  I have a cable modem
and the "look for IP address in a different way" is selected in config.
When I click on "play on Sierra.com" and enter my name and password, I get
the "looking for message of the day" notice, then "WS Timed out" error.

Any ideas?

10Fan



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