Invalid Impulse CD Keys?

[Legacy_Charlotte Plotts]

               My husband and I each purchased and downloaded Neverwinter Nights Diamond from Impulse.  When we try to log into the Server in LAN play, it says "Your CD Key is already in use on that server."  It does this regardless of which computer we load the LAN game on.  Both computers can see the Server running on the other.  Of course, we don't run the server on both computers at the same time.

We examined the CD Keys files, and they are unique for both computers, and we have both registered them with the NWN Bioware site.

Can anyone help?  Thanks!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Calvinthesneak]

               Probably like Good Old Games they ship with a predefined key that allows access to premium content and such. I know Good Old Games has a forum where you can request unique CDKeys so that you can enjoy online play.

Each game should actually have 3 CDKeys, one for the main game and each expansion....

They are in the file nwncdkey.ini (should be in your Neverwinter/nwn directory)

[CDKEY]
Key1=xxxxxx
Key2=xxxxxx
Key3=xxxxxx

Now obviously those aren't real CD Keys.

The other thing to do is make sure since you're playing on the same network with your husband is to ensure you are not using the same port. That is set in nwnplayer.ini

Since you're not running the dedicated server, this is the section you DON'T WANT

[Server Options]
One Party Only=0
Game Port=5121

Instead you want to scroll down to the section

[Profile]
ShowMessageOfTheDay=0
ShowPregenChars=1
JournalPage=1
Client Port=5123

You'll note my client port is 5123. As long as they differ on your two computers (anything from 5120-5300 I think) that should fix you problem.. maybe.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Calvinthesneak, 04 mars 2011 - 05:58 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Charlotte Plotts]

               Thank you for replying.

We checked the nwncdkey.ini files on each computer and the keys are unique for each line and also different than the other computer's keys.

I set the client port to 5123, but still get "Your CD key is already in use on that server" when I try to join his LAN game.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Charlotte Plotts]

               I found a post on the Community forums on Impulse that said that some bug in the main program was patched during the Kingmaker installation, so we tried uninstalling HotU and then reinstalling it, to get the Kingmaker to run.  That didn't fix it, either.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Calvinthesneak]

               I see things about the critical rebuild.

Apparently the patches from impulse should cover that

The fix has been deployed!

In Impulse, you'll see an update for Neverwinter Nights Diamond.  You will also see entries in your games list for Shadows of Undrentide and Hordes of the Underdark.  You must also install those two components to enable all Diamond content.

At the end of the Hordes of the Underdark install, you'll see the Kingmaker installer fire off.  This is to re-authenticate the premium module content.  If you're running Windows Vista 64 bit or Windows 7 64 bit, there is a chance that installer will crash.  It's picky like that sometimes.  But don't fear!  The installer is the KingmakerSetup.exe in your NWN Diamond install folder.  Go there, and set the compatibility mode on the installer to Windows 2000 or Windows XP.  Once that installer runs, you'll have all of your proper keys and be able to play all premium content!

Enjoy.

I dunno what the impulse installer looks like, but should be a couple updates there, but what I said before sounds suspiciously true.  That in order to verify the premium content, it's using a fixed CDKey to register kingmaker.

I am uncertain how to fix the issue, you have to use that CDkey to play kingmaker, so there is no way you and your husband would be able to play that module together (the main modules for game should be fine though).  Basically premium conent runs through a verification server based on a CDkey.  Kingmaker is premium conent.  Both GoG and Impulse do the same thing, they hand out a single key that registers these modules, it uses one key.  Thus if you try to play online together you get errors about CDKey in use.

For any other conent you want to play online (IE original campaigns, or downloaded modules), you should be able to play once all your CDKeys are actually set to different values on each computer, which sounds like what you've done.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Lord Sullivan]

               Just wondering if you installed the last game patch since NWN Diamond is a pevious version while the last version is v1.69
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Lord Sullivan, 05 mars 2011 - 05:35 .