Still can't connect to ICO

Robthebob · 12-01-2011, 09:55 AM

Has anyone else had trouble connecting to ICO? I bought the game on saturday, and played a single game. Then on sunday, ICO servers were down. Since then, I have been unable to connect, host, join, etc. on any servers.

Opening the ports on the firewall didn't help at all either. Does anyone still have this problem or know of how to fix it?

I sent an email to stardock and they said the servers are up..

Any help would be appriciated.

devorules · 12-01-2011, 10:48 AM

i read of some random spots of instability, are you getting any error messages? i've been able to play, but i did experience some hiccups.

wrath89 · 12-01-2011, 11:38 AM

The servers were down for an hour or two twice in the past couple of days, but I'm pretty sure the problem's been fixed. Don't worry, that sort of thing is quite uncommon, the servers are up right now.

Robthebob · 12-01-2011, 12:25 PM

It tries to connect for a minute or two, then says, "Disconnected from ICO." If it connects, it does not show anyone on the chat, or rooms, nor can I host a game for some friends and I to play.

Any ideas? I connect sometimes, then disconnect. After that, it MIGHT let me host, but then immediately disconnects.

wrath89 · 12-01-2011, 12:34 PM

Sometimes I've had problems similar to what you're describing, but usually it fixes itself after I restart the game.

A possible problem could be if something else is sucking up all your bandwidth (or preventing connections) - have you tried turning off downloads, torrents, Peerblock, stuff like that? Maybe the firewall?

Robthebob · 12-01-2011, 12:40 PM

No program is running in the background. It disconnects frequently.

I have the program allowed under the firewalls as well, restarted, and nothing is happening. Can't search for games, cant host, nobody shows on chat, etc.

Robthebob · 12-02-2011, 09:57 PM

I apologize for doubleposting, but here is my update...

I still can not host a server, with the box checked or not. I join, and it takes about 4-5 minutes to join someone. Still can not chat in the channel, takes minutes and minutes to respond in chat, can't search for games that well...

Any idea how to fix this issue? At least I can log into ICO now.

wrath89 · 12-02-2011, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Robthebob

No program is running in the background. It disconnects frequently.

I have the program allowed under the firewalls as well, restarted, and nothing is happening. Can't search for games, cant host, nobody shows on chat, etc.

I just saw you in the lobby, and I could see you connect to a game (and chat a couple sentences), but there was definitely a problem, your latency was like 50,000 to 99999 and it must've been taking ages to update for you.

You could do a virus scan, although I'm not that confident that would help anything - but if you posted a HijackThis log I might be able to help identify the problem. Maybe.

Whippersnapper · 12-02-2011, 11:20 PM

Rob, you might consider posting about this at the Technical forum at the official Sins forum:

http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com

Robthebob · 12-03-2011, 03:47 PM

I sent an email to stardock, and they talked to me for 2 days, then stopped talking all of a sudden. Hopefully there is something that will fix it. :\

wrath89 · 12-03-2011, 09:32 PM

Post a HijackThis log and a list of running processes.

Robthebob · 12-06-2011, 09:10 AM

My only thought is that it is on my University's internet. It might not agree with ICO. While playing at a different location on my laptop (as opposed to the desktop), I was able to get online.

Also, I sent you the log in a PM.

12-01-2011, 09:55 AM	#1
Robthebob Join Date: Mar 2011 Reputation: 4 Posts: 47	Still can't connect to ICO Has anyone else had trouble connecting to ICO? I bought the game on saturday, and played a single game. Then on sunday, ICO servers were down. Since then, I have been unable to connect, host, join, etc. on any servers. Opening the ports on the firewall didn't help at all either. Does anyone still have this problem or know of how to fix it? I sent an email to stardock and they said the servers are up.. Any help would be appriciated.

12-01-2011, 12:25 PM	#4
Robthebob Join Date: Mar 2011 Reputation: 4 Posts: 47	It tries to connect for a minute or two, then says, "Disconnected from ICO." If it connects, it does not show anyone on the chat, or rooms, nor can I host a game for some friends and I to play. Any ideas? I connect sometimes, then disconnect. After that, it MIGHT let me host, but then immediately disconnects. Last edited by Robthebob: 12-01-2011 at 12:26 PM. Reason: Updated status

12-06-2011, 09:10 AM	#12
Robthebob Join Date: Mar 2011 Reputation: 4 Posts: 47	My only thought is that it is on my University's internet. It might not agree with ICO. While playing at a different location on my laptop (as opposed to the desktop), I was able to get online. Also, I sent you the log in a PM. Last edited by Robthebob: 12-06-2011 at 09:23 AM.

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12-01-2011, 10:48 AM	#2
devorules Join Date: Jun 2011 Reputation: 23 Posts: 216	i read of some random spots of instability, are you getting any error messages? i've been able to play, but i did experience some hiccups.

12-01-2011, 11:38 AM	#3
wrath89 Join Date: Nov 2011 Reputation: 10 Posts: 45	The servers were down for an hour or two twice in the past couple of days, but I'm pretty sure the problem's been fixed. Don't worry, that sort of thing is quite uncommon, the servers are up right now.

12-01-2011, 12:34 PM	#5
wrath89 Join Date: Nov 2011 Reputation: 10 Posts: 45	Sometimes I've had problems similar to what you're describing, but usually it fixes itself after I restart the game. A possible problem could be if something else is sucking up all your bandwidth (or preventing connections) - have you tried turning off downloads, torrents, Peerblock, stuff like that? Maybe the firewall?

12-01-2011, 12:40 PM	#6
Robthebob Join Date: Mar 2011 Reputation: 4 Posts: 47	No program is running in the background. It disconnects frequently. I have the program allowed under the firewalls as well, restarted, and nothing is happening. Can't search for games, cant host, nobody shows on chat, etc.

12-02-2011, 09:57 PM	#7
Robthebob Join Date: Mar 2011 Reputation: 4 Posts: 47	I apologize for doubleposting, but here is my update... I still can not host a server, with the box checked or not. I join, and it takes about 4-5 minutes to join someone. Still can not chat in the channel, takes minutes and minutes to respond in chat, can't search for games that well... Any idea how to fix this issue? At least I can log into ICO now.

12-02-2011, 11:20 PM	#9
Whippersnapper Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 62 Posts: 268	Rob, you might consider posting about this at the Technical forum at the official Sins forum: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com

12-03-2011, 03:47 PM	#10
Robthebob Join Date: Mar 2011 Reputation: 4 Posts: 47	I sent an email to stardock, and they talked to me for 2 days, then stopped talking all of a sudden. Hopefully there is something that will fix it. :\

12-03-2011, 09:32 PM	#11
wrath89 Join Date: Nov 2011 Reputation: 10 Posts: 45	Post a HijackThis log and a list of running processes.