Netkar : dying for multiplayer but unable to do so

Netkar is the new GPL. I knew this since the first beta ! However... I can't seem to drive in multiplayer. I add an IP, I see the server appear in the list. I connect.... no prob so far... But when I click on 'race', I see myself in the pit or on the track with the 'syncing' message mid screen... I know this is supposed to be normal and I know this should go away after a couple of secs or even a minute, but on my pc it doesn't... And I'm not talking 1 server here... I've tried at least 20... with the same result everytime... Also interesting : on the left hand side there's a red bar... fully topped... I also know that you have to be careful when you run a firewall... However I've opened port 6000 as it should be... Any suggestions ? Thx in advance guys... Franky

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 09:48:02 GMT, "Trick Dacy" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Netkar is the new GPL. I knew this since the first beta ! >However... I can't seem to drive in multiplayer. > >I add an IP, I see the server appear in the list. I connect.... no prob so >far... >But when I click on 'race', I see myself in the pit or on the track with the >'syncing' message mid screen... > >I know this is supposed to be normal and I know this should go away after a >couple of secs or even a minute, >but on my pc it doesn't... >And I'm not talking 1 server here... I've tried at least 20... with the same >result everytime... >Also interesting : on the left hand side there's a red bar... fully >topped... >I also know that you have to be careful when you run a firewall... >However I've opened port 6000 as it should be... >Any suggestions ? >Thx in advance guys... > >Franky >

I know the feeling. Been going on with the 0.9.9 Namie release for a week now. Practised my ass off at Falkenberg because I did not want to lose face if I went multiplayer.. But so far I ve only gotten into 1 multiplayer game (that was full of Italians driving the Modenas), the syncing only went away after several logon attempts and by that time I could not even complete one qualif lap. then just before race start, I got thrown out of the server and never could get back in, the line staying red. tried several other servers from the www.nKzone.com but just like you I could not get in not even in 1 of the like10 servers I tried to connect to. But the problem is a known problem by the guys of that community and I think some people are working out solutions. It is very much a topic in the Netkar group at the Simracing pages... Jani Ervast wrote down his experiences with running a netKar server : -When one adds server, one should wait at least 20 seconds before he clicks join button. -When one joins into server and after that would like to change car, one must retire from race, add server, choose car, wait at least 20 seconds and then click join. -Changing setup should be done before entering into track, not after. -When one enters to track he should make time in one session, if one crashes his car one should wait again at least 20 seconds before he is clicking that race button. -When one clicks esc on track, he should be stopped and not controls pressed/turned. -If syncing message is not going away, retire from race and proceed with step 1, by adding server again. -Same goes with redbar syndrome, waiting enough long is helping. -Server will crash very often if these instruction are not followed, also server with more than 5 racers is more sensitive to crash. All seem to be connected to number of slots, somehow. This is a very illustrative page on how to connect to multiplayer : http://www.cooparchimede.com/public/mbrt/tutorial.gif Best of luck

Thanx Keromar ! This was really helpful. I feared I was the only one out there...after hearing zillions of raves how good Netkar in multiplayer was... <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 09:48:02 GMT, "Trick Dacy" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Netkar is the new GPL. I knew this since the first beta ! > >However... I can't seem to drive in multiplayer. > > > >I add an IP, I see the server appear in the list. I connect.... no prob

so > >far... > >But when I click on 'race', I see myself in the pit or on the track withthe > >'syncing' message mid screen... > > > >I know this is supposed to be normal and I know this should go away aftera > >couple of secs or even a minute, > >but on my pc it doesn't... > >And I'm not talking 1 server here... I've tried at least 20... with thesame

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> >result everytime... > >Also interesting : on the left hand side there's a red bar... fully > >topped... > >I also know that you have to be careful when you run a firewall... > >However I've opened port 6000 as it should be... > >Any suggestions ? > >Thx in advance guys... > > > >Franky > > > I know the feeling. Been going on with the 0.9.9 Namie release for a > week now. Practised my ass off at Falkenberg because I did not want to > lose face if I went multiplayer.. But so far I ve only gotten into 1 > multiplayer game (that was full of Italians driving the Modenas), the > syncing only went away after several logon attempts and by that time I > could not even complete one qualif lap. then just before race start, I > got thrown out of the server and never could get back in, the line > staying red. tried several other servers from the www.nKzone.com but > just like you I could not get in not even in 1 of the like10 servers > I tried to connect to. But the problem is a known problem by the guys > of that community and I think some people are working out solutions. > It is very much a topic in the Netkar group at the Simracing pages... > > Jani Ervast wrote down his experiences with running a netKar server : > -When one adds server, one should wait at least 20 seconds before he > clicks join button. > -When one joins into server and after that would like to change car, > one must retire from race, add server, choose car, wait at least 20 > seconds and then click join. > -Changing setup should be done before entering into track, not after. > -When one enters to track he should make time in one session, if one > crashes his car one should wait again at least 20 seconds before he is > clicking that race button. > -When one clicks esc on track, he should be stopped and not controls > pressed/turned. > -If syncing message is not going away, retire from race and proceed > with step 1, by adding server again. > -Same goes with redbar syndrome, waiting enough long is helping. > -Server will crash very often if these instruction are not followed, > also server with more than 5 racers is more sensitive to crash. > All seem to be connected to number of slots, somehow. > > This is a very illustrative page on how to connect to multiplayer : > http://www.cooparchimede.com/public/mbrt/tutorial.gif > > Best of luck