[ibol]

Hi, Jestre,
welcome to the forums! Sorry you're having troubles...

So: you only need to "register" the game one time. once that is done, it does not ever need to connect to the internet again.

We occasionally encounter "server" problems, but they have actually always been on the user's end: anti-virus software, firewalls, internet security settings, etc. One time a guy needed to reboot his router (he did it for his own reasons, and it solved his AI problem)

So, I suggest you turn off all that stuff, and register the game, then turn it right back on.

You can contact me directly and I can give you a *temporary* fix. saunders72 [at] Hotmail [dot] com. But some combination of the above suggestions should work for you.

Good luck!
Bob