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I created my own network in Hamachi, and it immediately started displaying: "message that doesn't make sense." Even reinstalling didn't help. Everything was fine until I created my own network. Can you help me with this?

Dear friends, please explain to a newbie how to properly set up a game if I want to play online with a friend. The problem is that it constantly says that the IP address cannot be found. I have SoD. Write down the steps. I would be very grateful.

Install Hamachi, join the same room, disable antivirus, firewalls, and the Windows Firewall (see my signature for instructions), set the priority for the Hamachi adapter (also there), start the game, select "New Game" - "Network," TCP/IP - "Server" - "OK."
The other player tries to join.

1. What version of Heroes is actually needed? I have the third version from Буки, from 2001, it seems to be a licensed copy (brought from Russia), but version 3.0, and the patch cannot be installed. If I replace the executable file with one taken from this site, the game glitches. What should I do? Should I look for a newer version of Heroes?
2. What difficulty level do you play on? 160% or 200%? What maps? S, L, M, or XL?
3. Will a 52 kbps connection be enough for online play?

1) 4.0 Platinum or The Shadow of Death with patch 3.2 - if the patch cannot be installed, replace heroes3.exe version 3.0 with 3.2 (link in my signature). "Glitches" - what do you mean? Yes, at the beginning, the arrangement of the "New" and "Load" buttons jumps, but what difference does it make?
2) Here, people play at 160%, rarely at 200%.
3) The speed will be enough; sometimes, it might not be enough during the connection if the map is XL.

He creates a map, I join him through TCP/IP, and everything seems to be fine. But then this happens: He takes his turn, passes the turn to me, and when I finish my turn, a blue bar with the inscription "Sending data 86%" appears, and everything freezes. After some time, "Data transfer error. Try again?" appears. Retrying does not help.
What could be the problem?

Try installing Heroes from a different distribution. Disable all firewalls and antivirus software. Check if there are any in the routers or DSL modems. If all else fails, try reinstalling Windows.

We have the same problem, but we are not playing through "Hamachi," but simply creating a game, and it only happens when playing with three players. If we play with two, everything is fine... We would also like to know what the problem is.

How are you connecting?
Try everything I described above, except for reinstalling Windows.

I created my own network in Hamachi
and it immediately started writing:
message that doesn't make sense
and even deleting and reinstalling it didn't help
until I created my own network, everything was fine
Please tell me what this is.

I have no idea what the problem is. Try completely deleting it and reinstalling it.
Uninstalling Hamachi:

Uninstall Hamachi.

Search the C: drive for "*hamachi*.*" (If it was not installed on the C: drive, then also search on the drive where it was installed).

Delete all found files.

Delete the folder at the path: "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Hamachi"... You may have a different folder instead of "Administrator").

Run regedit from the command line.

In the registry editor, search for "hamachi."

Delete what you find. This may be either an entire folder with Hamachi data (delete the folder) or a separate entry for Hamachi in some folder (delete only the entry). In general...

One of the folders will refuse to be deleted (this happened to me).

Restart.

Repeat the actions starting with "run regedit."

You can restart again.

Install Hamachi. You will be given a new IP address. Hamachi will work.

What is the current version of Hamachi that is used for online play?
Is version 2.0.1.62 available? Does anyone use it?

I have version 1.0.3.0.
No one is complaining.

I think I have version 1.0.0.5.

I have version 1.0.1.5, let's compare!

No need to compete. But this link constantly doesn't work: /attachments/2399/. Every time I have to ask someone to create a connection. If you could briefly and clearly explain the method for connecting via Hamachi in this thread, it would be great.

Here's that link, but now it works (I also added it to the second post in the thread):
/attachments/2399/

Guys, I've been trying for 2 days to play with a friend over the internet, but nothing works. We have absolutely identical versions of the game (from the same disc): 1st - Heroes 3 Complete Collection, version 4.0, 2nd - The Shadow of Death 3.2. Neither Hamachi nor a direct TCP/IP connection works; the player cannot see the host's IP address. I understand that we both have stable external IPs and live in the same city. Please help!!! :smile12:
Oh, and yes, we've disabled firewalls and antivirus programs...
P.S. My friend says that in Hamachi, there's an exclamation mark next to my IP address, and in the information tab under the summary, the VPN status shows an error. Could this be the reason...?

try pLan instead of Hamachi.
In general, if the host's IP address is public, no additional programs are needed.
You can find pLan in the signature.

try pLan instead of Hamachi.
in general, if the host has a public IP address, no programs are needed.
you can find pLan in my signature.

Zhenya, I understand that Hamachi and pLan have the same functions. Therefore, I don't want to bother with pLan yet, as I've already figured out Hamachi a bit in the last 2 days. I have Vista Ultimate at home, and my friend has XP 2 with Service Pack. I found this information on the internet:

"Go to the page where your network connections are displayed. In Vista, this is Network and Sharing Center - Manage network connections. In this window, find Advanced in the top menu (to make the top menu appear in Vista, press Alt in the network connections management window) and click on Advanced settings. Two windows will appear; in the top one, use the arrow to move Hamachi to the very top and click OK. Now, return to the Manage network connections page, right-click on the Hamachi connection, and go to properties. In the properties, go to TCP/IP settings. Enter the IP address assigned to you by the system; the subnet mask should be filled in automatically (255.0.0.0), as well as the gateway. If the gateway is not filled in, enter 5.0.0.1 there (if you have a different first digit, enter it). Now, at the very bottom of these properties, there is an Advanced button; click on it. Enter the gateway there and set the metric to automatically, and at the bottom, check the box to set it automatically. That's it. If you use Hamachi for games, remember that many assume you are on the same network as the server. To bypass this problem, in Hamachi, go to the properties, on the Window tab, and check the box to show additional menu items. Then, right-click on the server, go to the Advanced menu, and assign it an alias in the peer VPN alias field. Do not change the address, but assign an alias."

I did as it was written there. But I'm not sure if this will help; I need to try...
P.S. Zhenya. My friend and I have internet connected at home via twisted pair without any modems or routers. In our "village," this is called internet through a network, but our networks are different. Does this mean that we have a static public IP address and can play without any programs? Are there any other ways to fix this problem? :(
P.P.S. Yesterday, Heroes identified my IP as 80.245.122.78, and today as 80.245.122.65. And also, in the Hamachi instructions, it says that when Heroes starts this program and creates a network, it should identify the IP assigned by Hamachi (mine is 5.2.229.229), but it identifies the previous one...

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The situation has changed slightly. I configured Hamachi so that Heroes identifies the IP of this program. It shows when my friend creates the game, but I can't connect to him; it says: "Sorry, an error occurred while connecting to this session. Please try again." I tried to connect with pLan, but we can't connect either via TCP/IP or direct connection, although when we go into the game via LAN, we can see the host and play (although there are lags). I would like to ask if any kind-hearted people could give me their ICQ number. I would like to discuss this in real-time.

I'll try to be online in the evening, I just logged in for a few minutes today.
Try enabling the IPX protocol and playing through it.
What you're quoting sets the priority for the adapter; if the server is visible in the server list, it won't help.
Configure everything on the main network, and if that doesn't work, feel free to contact me on ICQ. I'm very tired right now, and my brain isn't working, so write to me in the evening.

P.S. Do you have a shared network? If the game can see it, there should be one...

The maps are definitely different. I'll try to find you on ICQ:smile01:

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I'd like to thank Zhenya for his responsiveness. We couldn't connect, but he gave me the ICQ of someone we could connect with. So, not all is lost, we can still try to play. In general, thank you, Zhenya!

Guys, please help. I installed Hamachi, and we created a virtual network with a friend. If I create a game, he sees it and joins, but if he creates it, I don't see it, and the game says that the IP address was not found. Even if I create a game and he joins, after a few days (in-game days), it says that he left the game, and he sees that I left. We also tried using Tunngle (a program similar to Hamachi), but it's the same problem. My friend has a static external IP address, and I have a dynamic one.
I have two computers at home (a PC and a laptop), and I tried playing with my brother on the local network (the local network goes through a router), but even on the same network, the games don't see each other.

disable your antivirus, firewall, and set priority. If you have a router at home, it also has a firewall, and it would be good to set up DMZ so that all packets go directly to your computer (you need to specify its internal IP address).

Zhenya, I understand that Hamachi and Plan have the same functions.

Not quite. When you install Hamachi, any IP address will work, but with Plan, you either need a direct IP address or you need to join a room with someone who has a direct IP address; otherwise, it won't work.