NOTICE: NWN Authentication Server Down

[Legacy_Tremayne7]

               I sent another message via the forums here to Aaryn Flynn asking for an update. Perhaps if we all did the same thing (with a polite message to him) we might get an answer one way or the other.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_SuperFly_2000]

               According to a facebook post the NWNPodcast may have some info about the server in their next podcast....hopefully its soon....

The Amethyst Dragon, from the World of Aenea has provided us with a small NWN1 community update concerning the Bioware authentication server and some other updates. This segment will be in ep148. Thanks to The Amethyst Dragon!

Edit: I found the post that this is about actually. It seems to be another workaround and not actual information from Bioware......*sigh*

http://social.biowar...9/index/8265052

It is a client side "patch/fix" made by Virusman.

What would be even more interesting (for me) would be a fix that only adresses the long auth server timeout time...
               
               

               

                     Modifié par SuperFly_2000, 12 septembre 2011 - 01:52 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_virusman]

               You can download NWNCX and throw out all other plugins, leaving just nwncx_disablems.dll.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par virusman, 12 septembre 2011 - 02:24 .
                     
                  

            

[Baaleos]

               Can the diablems.dll be made in such a way, to hook in different authentication?

Eg - It would be interesting if PW's could in some way redirect Master Server verifications to their own verification servers etc.

Extra level of security, with all the friendly looks of a nwn gui etc.

- I know about the in-game methods, using the storing of cdkeys and conversations.
I just like an idea of wrapping that up, into a nwn based gui, which looks like it is doing what the old MS did, but in the background, communicates with another server.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_PlasmaJohn]

               http://www.nwnx.org/...opic.php?t=1810

Avlis uses something similar but independently developed by me.
               
               

               

                     Modifié par PlasmaJohn, 12 septembre 2011 - 03:02 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Tremayne7]

               PlasmaJohn what's the status of Avlis's verification? I play on Arkaz in CoPap and was just wondering how your testing was coming along.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_PlasmaJohn]

               Alpha's been in general use since early August.  Still needs a few adjustments before it can be rolled out to the rest of CoPaP.  Sadly there have been a few unrelated crises to deal with that have been chewing up my spare time.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Amy Rosendale]

               

SuperFly_2000 wrote...

According to a facebook post the NWNPodcast may have some info about the server in their next podcast....hopefully its soon....

The Amethyst Dragon, from the World of Aenea has provided us with a small NWN1 community update concerning the Bioware authentication server and some other updates. This segment will be in ep148. Thanks to The Amethyst Dragon!

Edit: I found the post that this is about actually. It seems to be another workaround and not actual information from Bioware......*sigh*

http://social.biowar...9/index/8265052

It is a client side "patch/fix" made by Virusman.

What would be even more interesting (for me) would be a fix that only adresses the long auth server timeout time...

A person with the name virusman sure doesnt bode well in downloading a "patch/fix" 
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Amy Rosendale, 17 septembre 2011 - 04:17 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_OldTimeRadio]

               

Amy Rosendale wrote...
A person with the name virusman sure doesnt bode well in downloading a "patch/fix" 

In all cases but this one, I assure you, LOL!  VirusMan is one of the extremely talented community members who has been working on NWNX (a set of plugins which revolutionize and extend NWN) for years and years now.  His creations like the Client Extender continue to push what's possible in NWN.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Birdman076]

               

Amy Rosendale wrote...

SuperFly_2000 wrote...

According to a facebook post the NWNPodcast may have some info about the server in their next podcast....hopefully its soon....

The Amethyst Dragon, from the World of Aenea has provided us with a small NWN1 community update concerning the Bioware authentication server and some other updates. This segment will be in ep148. Thanks to The Amethyst Dragon!

Edit: I found the post that this is about actually. It seems to be another workaround and not actual information from Bioware......*sigh*

http://social.biowar...9/index/8265052

It is a client side "patch/fix" made by Virusman.

What would be even more interesting (for me) would be a fix that only adresses the long auth server timeout time...

A person with the name virusman sure doesnt bode well in downloading a "patch/fix" 

There is a non-"patch" workaround for the long auth server timeout.

Lightfoot8 wrote...

Gregor Wyrmbane wrote...

I'm
running Win 7 and found a simpler solution to the master server waiting
issue. I placed this line in my HOSTS file and now server access is
instantaneous. "0.0.0.0 nwmaster.bioware.com" Without the quotation
marks.

I am running XP and it also worked for me. 
Thank You. 

For any wanting to know the hosts file is located at. 

 
Windows 95/98/Me: c:windowshosts
Windows NT/2000: c:winntsystem32driversetchosts
Windows XP (Home OR Pro): c:windowssystem32driversetchostswindows 7 look to be the same as XP.  it was listed as. 

%systemroot%system32driversetc

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_taltamir]

               A person distributing malware would not call himself "virusman"
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Birdman076]

               He'd call himself malwareman?
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_taltamir]

               I would like to point out that I retested Pirates of the Sword coast and it works now. So whatever issue was with the server that deals with premium modules seems to have been temporary.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_FunkySwerve]

               

Amy Rosendale wrote...

A person with the name virusman sure doesnt bode well in downloading a "patch/fix" 

You'd think so, right? He's one of the community's premiere modders, though. The skills and tools - interactive disassemblers - used to make viruses, trojans, and the like...are the same skills and tools needed to to make NWNX plugins.

Funky
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_seventhslayer]

               soooooo...has this been resolved yet?