1. SPS Accounts:
    Do you find yourself coming back time after time? Do you appreciate the ongoing hard work to keep this community focused and successful in its mission? Please consider supporting us by upgrading to an SPS Account. Besides the warm and fuzzy feeling that comes from supporting a good cause, you'll also get a significant number of ever-expanding perks and benefits on the site and the forums. Click here to find out more.
    Dismiss Notice
Dismiss Notice
You are currently viewing Boards o' Magick as a guest, but you can register an account here. Registration is fast, easy and free. Once registered you will have access to search the forums, create and respond to threads, PM other members, upload screenshots and access many other features unavailable to guests.

BoM cultivates a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. We have been aiming for quality over quantity with our forums from their inception, and believe that this distinction is truly tangible and valued by our members. We'd love to have you join us today!

(If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you've forgotten your username or password, click here.)

"Cannot connect to the game session"

Discussion in 'Icewind Dale 2' started by randir14, Jul 28, 2008.

  1. randir14 Gems: 1/31
    Latest gem: Turquoise

    Joined:
    Jul 28, 2008
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Remove all ads!
    I just installed the game along with the 2.01 patch, but whenever I try starting a new single player game it gives me the message "cannot connect to the game session". I read the FAQ on this site that said to open icewind2.ini and set Last Protocol Used=1 but it didn't help. Does anyone know how to fix this? My computer specs (if they matter):
    3.0 ghz Pentium 4
    1 gig ram
    Nvidia 7800
    Windows XP
     
    randir14, Jul 28, 2008
    #1
  2. MindChild

    MindChild Science should not set limits to imagination Resourceful Veteran

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2005
    Messages:
    168
    Likes Received:
    12
    looks like you are trying to start a multiplayer game :-|

    make sure on the main menu the protocol is Single Player and NOT IPX or TCP
     
    MindChild, Jul 28, 2008
    #2

  3. randir14 Gems: 1/31
    Latest gem: Turquoise

    Joined:
    Jul 28, 2008
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Single player is selected, the other two options are grayed out.
     
    randir14, Jul 28, 2008
    #3
  4. MindChild

    MindChild Science should not set limits to imagination Resourceful Veteran

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2005
    Messages:
    168
    Likes Received:
    12
    do you have the latested directX and drivers for your system? (video, NIC, sound, motherboard)
     
    MindChild, Jul 29, 2008
    #4

  5. starfox64 Gems: 12/31
    Latest gem: Moonstone

     Veteran

    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2005
    Messages:
    469
    Likes Received:
    8
    Gender:
    Male
    This sets your game to IPX. If you want to make it single player, you want to set Last Protocol Used=0. That makes the game single player on start.
     
    Last edited: Jul 29, 2008
    starfox64, Jul 29, 2008
    #5

  6. randir14 Gems: 1/31
    Latest gem: Turquoise

    Joined:
    Jul 28, 2008
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    All my drivers are up to date and I have the latest version of DirectX 9c. I've tried everything except the last option in the technical FAQ that said to rollback to DirectX 7, which I'm not willing to do. Thanks to all you guys that tried to help though.
     
    randir14, Jul 29, 2008
    #6
Sorcerer's Place is a project run entirely by fans and for fans. Maintaining Sorcerer's Place and a stable environment for all our hosted sites requires a substantial amount of our time and funds on a regular basis, so please consider supporting us to keep the site up & running smoothly. Thank you!

Sorcerers.net is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to products on amazon.com, amazon.ca and amazon.co.uk. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.