I have played Sh2 sincs the day it was released and took a break and coming back after buying SH collection.
Is the problems with multiplayer{crashes,freezes,etc} is that in the code of the game or is that the server?
I played a game with a beta tester of the game a few yrs ago and he told me that the server was flawed from day and would never be 100%.....Any thoughts or answers?

I have played many games without crashes, have you installed the latest patches?
If so perhaps you can expand on the issues you are facing

I remember playing a few games with you Warlord Designs in the spring/summer of 2005.
The problem are mainly when the waiting for players thing appears and the game just stays frozen.
I changed my antivirus program and firewall and the game runs good except for the this occasionally....
yes i have latest patch with the following specs.
AMD phenom 2x4 945
4 gigs of ddr2 ram
ATI 4850 512
Xp home
As i posted earlier i played someone named lord nick who claimed to be a tester for Sh2 before it was released.
He told me that the server for multiplayer games was bugged even in testing and that FF didnt want to fix it propery due to the cost involved.

I don't believe that Lord Nick person really was a tester, we hand picked a small group of testers, personally picked by Firefly staff.

Perhaps the firewall may need the ports to be opened, do you have a software and hardware firewall.

Must allow outgoing TCP connections to remote port 6667
Must allow outgoing TCP connections to remote port 28910
Must allow incoming & outgoing traffic via local UDP port 19966
Must allow incoming & outgoing traffic via local UDP port 13139

Our friends over at Stronghold Knights may have some further helpful information for you http://www.stronghold-knights.com/site/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=9447

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I remember playing a few games with you Warlord Designs in the spring/summer of 2005

Nice memory, did I waste time making my castle look good rather than building a force? I gather you beat me more than a couple times, bad habbit of mine

@Daz.....i use a software firewall and usually disable it before playing. But i will try your suggestion to see if it works. Also Lord Nick {Nick Koutrouboussis} name is listed in the Sh2 manual as a beta tester and im just relaying info that was past on to me from him.
@Warlord Design......actually the first few games you rushed me with hobilars. We only played a handful of games and then you disappeared. Sh2 has certainly came along way since release day when it was almost unplayable............Peace

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We only played a handful of games and then you disappeared

Went back to the 2D games, still playing those

Im still waiting for a answer to my original question. I want to know is the code in the game broken? A problem with the server maybe? And please dont reply with the "do you have the latest patch,drivers or firewall opened". I have the latest patch,latest drivers,a very nice pc and i play with either the ports opened for Sh2 or the firewall disabled altogether.

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Im still waiting for a answer to my original question. I want to know is the code in the game broken?

No.
All I can say is ive never had any issues that stopped me from playing apart from lag which is normal.

Achilleslastand wrote:

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Im still waiting for a answer to my original question. I want to know is the code in the game broken? A problem with the server maybe? And please dont reply with the "do you have the latest patch,drivers or firewall opened". I have the latest patch,latest drivers,a very nice pc and i play with either the ports opened for Sh2 or the firewall disabled altogether.

Where are you located in the world. I played a game awhile back and found a few people had similar issues and it turned out there connection wasnt stable enough in the area. and the slight variation of speed somehow cause the connction to disconnect. Its possible you are in the same situation. Rural areas and or heavy connection zones may cause spuratic connections.