Every time i try to play multiplayer my computer freezes why?

[Dangerous10K]

i have a cable modem at&t @home it used to play fine on heat.net but not on gamespy
wut option am i supposed to pick for a cable modem and what com port?

[Yshania]

Just go online to Gamespy.com first (with CD" in your drive) then enter the forum. Here you get an option to create or join a game (and you have not yet loaded your CD )

Choose between create/join (not forgetting to have a pc ready for import) then your game will fire up.

If you load your game first offline, then click on multiplayer and try to do it that way you may have problems depending on your ISP.

Go online first....

[Dangerous10K]

ive done this it jus acts like im playing off line starting up no different than normal

on heat.net ive played multiple times how come it doesnt have a ingame browser like ut?

i have a cable modem am i supposed to pick serial port?ipx? and wut com part am i supposed to pick?

[Yshania]

I know someone else who had a cable modem and had great difficulty in multiplayer.

I have a normal modem and use TCI/TP. Try it it might work for you...

If I select MPlayer I lose the option to create a game - can only join. I have used modem connection before but that was to connect to a remote modem (ie not via the net but via telephone line)

[Dangerous10K]

ive tried that to it says "this may take a while"

(15 minutes later literally)

this may take a while

i hate freezes i used to be able to play when i had my 56k

[Yshania]

Are you literally wanting to play online with other people or just set up a multiplayer game so you can create all your own characters?

The other person who was having this problem with a cable modem just wanted to set up his own party.

I set up a multiplayer game for him (not taking on any NPCs - left that to him) and emailed it to him. He then unzipped it into his save folder and replaced my chars with his own exported ones. Hey presto!

If this is your intention - I still have the save game file - I could send it to you if you wish - just drop me an email putting Baldurs Gate in the subject.

If you are wanting to play online I would suggest you contact Support@Interplay.com - they may be better able to advise.

It must be something to do with cable modems.....

[Dangerous10K]

no i wanted to play w/other ppl i can play using serial for having my own party w/out any npcs but i dont play it that way cuz im already in baldurs gate and dont want to start at the very begenning again