TornAvulsion
05-31-2011, 06:45 PM
EDIT: Turns out it was completely my fault. User Error strikes again. Don't make my mistake, remember to read the instruction manual when you update your anti-virus software.
After further investigation I have come to the conclusion that I am an idiot. Last week my normal free anti-virus software gave me a 30 day trial of their full product, which apparently comes with its own firewall. After properly configuring the firewall, the game works perfectly and I feel stupid. Sorry about that.
I purchased Altitude as a part of a pack on steam a while back and finally decided to take it for a spin, but I cannot get the online component to work. I played in offline mode until the game announced that my demo had expired and I needed to buy the full version, which I already own.
I'm running Windows 7, 64 bit.
Checking for updates at startup causes the following window to pop-up: "Connection Problem: (Configure Connection) / (Play Offline) / (Try Again) / (Options) / (Exit)"
Trying to log in from Offline mode results in "Login Error: Unable to connect to login server. Please try again in 5 minutes (OK)"
I've read this thread: http://altitudegame.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274 as well as everything else on the first few pages of the tech support forum.
I have added a Windows firewall exception.
I have forwarded TCP and UDP on the ports 27272, 27276, 31373, and 31383 on my router.
I have specified port 31373 in VaporClientConfig.xml
I have turned upnp off and on.
I have tried running the game in and out of windows xp compatibility mode.
I've tried running the game as an administrator.
I have tried reinstalling the Steam version.
None of the above worked.
Finally, I downloaded the client from http://altitudegame.com/ and that version connects to the server and updates flawlessly, and even lets me go online as a guest without fiddling with any settings. The problem seems to be with the Steam client, so I disabled the Steam In-Game Overlay, but that didn't fix it.
After further investigation I have come to the conclusion that I am an idiot. Last week my normal free anti-virus software gave me a 30 day trial of their full product, which apparently comes with its own firewall. After properly configuring the firewall, the game works perfectly and I feel stupid. Sorry about that.
I purchased Altitude as a part of a pack on steam a while back and finally decided to take it for a spin, but I cannot get the online component to work. I played in offline mode until the game announced that my demo had expired and I needed to buy the full version, which I already own.
I'm running Windows 7, 64 bit.
Checking for updates at startup causes the following window to pop-up: "Connection Problem: (Configure Connection) / (Play Offline) / (Try Again) / (Options) / (Exit)"
Trying to log in from Offline mode results in "Login Error: Unable to connect to login server. Please try again in 5 minutes (OK)"
I've read this thread: http://altitudegame.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274 as well as everything else on the first few pages of the tech support forum.
I have added a Windows firewall exception.
I have forwarded TCP and UDP on the ports 27272, 27276, 31373, and 31383 on my router.
I have specified port 31373 in VaporClientConfig.xml
I have turned upnp off and on.
I have tried running the game in and out of windows xp compatibility mode.
I've tried running the game as an administrator.
I have tried reinstalling the Steam version.
None of the above worked.
Finally, I downloaded the client from http://altitudegame.com/ and that version connects to the server and updates flawlessly, and even lets me go online as a guest without fiddling with any settings. The problem seems to be with the Steam client, so I disabled the Steam In-Game Overlay, but that didn't fix it.