Here's something that has less than a 10% chance of working, but it's easy to try...

Open a DOS window and enter ipconfig /flushdns

Then try the site again.

I doubt it will work, but that's the first step.  I'll PM you with some other ideas in a moment.

Here's hoping you can work it out mate. I'll be around on IM if ya wanna try some things out. I've looked over anything related in the admin panel and nothing is out of order....

Well, I guess most of you know since i posted there I got on through a proxy site. Still not sure the problem, but I'll keep checking the direct route daily(no go this morning still). At least I can get on and post, just due to the proxy I can't load/see the vids or emoticons, but it's better than nothing .

Might have to ring tech supprt with your ISP and see what they say mate. Maybe even a general post here in the PC section might get some learned person to offer advice.

you should still be able to get to the links w/o the proxy tho, right? it just means you can't load embedded vids in the window... most youtube linkage comes with an automatic "link" at the bottom.

All is solved now. Whatever blockage they had they must of run some draino through.

Or would that be Vegemite?

LAMO++

ROFL!!!

Glad you can get back on DA!

Shameless self promotion - Be sure to check out my AAR guys, "The Unsung Beginning" Chapters 1 through 4 are up (not counting the prologue) and Chapter 5 is not far behind.

Cool, i'll check it out l8r on mate.

Thanks mate.

You find any more of Altair's chapters? It's an awesome AAR - can't wait to see it finished.

Gentlemen,

I need your assistance. I have spent the last week playing a huge mumbler and I just finished with a reasonable score of 455k for the ToE. However, I did not get an option to post this score to the metaverse at the game conclusion. I am pretty sure I started this game as a metaverse game, but then again perhaps I didn't as I am not getting the option to upload this score. This is pretty depressing, to see a week just go poof and disappear. Is there anyway to get this score onto the metaverse? I did a Dec 22 save and can reload the game just prior to conclusion.....

That sucks....I've done that a couple times.  If you didnt start it as a MV game, there is no way to get it posted.

Sentient species taste better...

you know, random70 had the exact same problem just the other day, and he too was nearly positive he started it as an MV game. the only idea i can think of is to PM kryo and ask for advice. first, though, perhaps you can be absolutely sure your MV posting works. start a new game with an opponent's relations set to any known factor (friendly, hostile, etc.), then surrender to them. if you get the option to post an MV score, then my inclination would be to think it was user error... if not, then there might be something odd going on.

That's very odd. Sorry that happened to you...

But on the plus side, congrat's on the score CL! That's a fantastic game!

Thanks guys. I guess I'll just reload and do it again. Perhaps I can beat my last score.

There is a way to tell if the game is Mv or sandbox. It's in the games .xml file or the debugg.err. I cannot recal, but there is a entry that says - Game Type - then next to it would be Metaverse, Sandbox or Campaign i think.

Kyro would know what im talking about an direct you straight to it if you pm him about it.

FYI, in the library there is a mod that highlights the MV button on the main screen. It IIRC it does not affect the MV at all as its just a UI change. This may help to make sure games you start are MV.

I will look for the file in question....

Ok, one way to tell is....Only works with completed game i think.

Look in the folder for the version you played in My Games, look in the Metaverse folder.

For my last completed game it was DA so my path is,

C:\Users\BMF\Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Metaverse

You should find a XML file in there that corresponds to your game in question. If not than you may well have started a sandbox game. The XML file will have a name that has the date of completion and about 9 other numbers...

20090210123456789.XML, something like that.

It will list the character you played with, the score, the difficaulty level (represented by a number 11 is suicidal), galaxy size and even your serial, so dont post that file in here.

If you don't find that file, provided you have not deleted that folder for whatever reason, then i'd say it was not a MV game. Look then in the SandboxGames folder and see if there is a corresponding XML for that game in there.

This is still not the file i was talking about but should tell you all the same.

Here is yet another way mate.

Provided you have not started another game since the one in question open your debugg.err file in notepad ++ or any text editor.

The debugg.err file is in your \My Game\GC2Version_you_played folder.

Look for this entry in the debugg.err.

Debug Message:  UIBeginGameHelper: New Metaverse Game Started

If you cannot find that entry anywhere then it was not a MV game, provided that is the correct debugg.err. A debugg file is created for every game you play, so if you have played any other game since the one your trying to submit then it will not be the correct .err file.

Hope all or some of that helps mate. Thats a fantastic score and you deserve to have it submitted.

clanlindsey

it is.  i hope you find solace in the fact that 400+,  within a week,  is very well done

Neilo,

Thanks for the complete guide to figuring this out. It was, indeed, user error and I found the game in the sandbox folder. Good karma to you.

Thanks jacklv for the support. I'll just go do this again and make sure I am in MV this time.

i think we've all done that at least once at some point. there are times when i'm getting into a game and start to wonder, so i surrender to an AI just to make sure i can submit.

No problrms Clanlindsey, i just feel for you mate. 400K is a terrific game and to have lost it must really piss you off.

Just know that your in good company though, as Dys said, we have all done it.

Good advice Dystopic, but unfortunately I am playing with surrender turned off. Is there any other way to check mid-game whether you are in sandbox or MV?

In a current game, if you quit out and check the debugg.err look for this entry, it will tell you the game type...

Debug Message:  Loading: game mode is metaverse.

That should help you mate.

Even easier, jut retire, and it will give you the option to post the game if its a MV one.

Sentient species taste better...