Direct connect from windows

[Legacy_EliHarel]

               I have a shortcut to the nwmain on my desktop, via which I always enter the game. It works properly. But the moment I try and add the line +connect game.arelith.com:5124 it tells me it's an invalid address and doesn't let me approve. It
s not that it doesn't find the IP. It's that the moment I try and save it, it doesn't allow and I'm stuck. It loosk like this, including the brackets:

"C:\\Program Files\\GOG.com\\Neverwinter Nights Diamond Edition\\nwmain.exe +connect arelith.servegame.org:5124"
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Fester Pot]

               Because the proper direct connect address to Arelith is - game.arelith.com:5123

FP!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_EliHarel]

               It still says it's invalid. It's the the IP address that's the problem, but apparently just adding anything to Target box.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Fester Pot]

               It's because of GOG.com. No periods are allowed in the path.

FP!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_EliHarel]

               But I enter the game through that link normally (without the +connect option, just enter the game, to the main screen).
Should I reinstall it to some new address?
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Fester Pot]

               Guess it's because the +connect changes how Windows looks at the path, expecting periods AFTER the +connect line and not before. Figure that's why it works without the +connect in it allow you to just load the game.

If reinstalling is just so you can install it to a path without periods so you can direct connect to some PW, I say it's not worth the hassle.

You can direct connect through gamespy once it's loaded.

Click the Direct Connect button.

Enter - game.arelith.com:5123

Click OK

FP!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_EliHarel]

               The thing is, I tried making the windows shortcut because Gamespy kept hiding the servers from me. But you were right - I reinstalled it to a normal address, and now managed to shortcut at windows. The problem is that it still doesn't find the server. Even with the address you give.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Fester Pot]

               I had no problem testing the direct connect shortcut using the address I provided, and was able to get to Arelith this way.

May I suggest you try connecting to another server and see if you're able to get in.

FP!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_EliHarel]

               It works. I tried Ravenloft, and it found it. But Ravenloft also appeared in my Gamespy list, so it wasn't too surprising.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Fester Pot]

               Then my other guess is that Arelith has too high of a ping for you to be able to see and even connect to and continues to appear offline or unable to connect to.

FP!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_EliHarel]

               That can happen...? I didn't know. We usually have 3 laptops open with internet, and maybe my brother is downloading movies. I'll try to shut them down.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Fester Pot]

               I don't know if it can happen. It's just a guess because I don't know why you can connect to Ravenloft but are unable to see or connect to Arelith. It's the only thing I could think of.

FP!