Multi Player Game Start Failing
I am running SEV on a LAN at home. I have been able to start and play other games of SEV. I Have patched to version 1.45 ( the last one before the latest).
I have two different licenced games. One PC is windows XP and the other is running Vista.
I am trying to start a new Multiplayer, seperate PC, TCP/IP game. I have one as the host and one as a player. The player can see the host. The host sends the game info. The player sends the empire info to the host. The host player adds his empire.
When the host clicks the Begin game button it all goes to XYZZY.
A window that says Placing Players pops up and a bar starts moving about 3/4 of an inch. The window goes away and nothing else happens. No Disk IO no additional windows and no movement.
Checking the CPU meter the CPU is at 100%.
We have let the thing sit for a long time and nothing happens.
I can start a single player OK in 2-3 minuts.
The only "modding" has been to set the Maximum stars to 254 and use the big set of star names from SE4 .
Can anyone help me out ???
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