STILL can't connect to servers.....

[Kinetik]

Right, I am a reasonable man but i have reached the end of my tether. Ever since the last big content update i have had major issues connecting to any server of any sort. I've read the "list of files that need deleting on a regular basis" and hell I've done that several times over now, and even resorted to fully reinstalling the game trying to get things to work. Its the old eternal wait at the Connecting (F10 cancels) screen problem, and while painful to do so I used to be able to work around it. This is no longer the case, and I'd like some support please. Before i go insane.

I'm running:

Core i7 920
6gb ram
radeon 4890 gpu

detailed diagnostics are available on request as I have a decent firewall on my network, please ask for these if needed. Windows firewall is of course disabled, though i do not believe this to be a networking issue at my end. More a problem with the Killing floor files not doing what they're supposed to; i notice my console is blank when i have these issues.

Kinetik

 

[Xienen]

So, what exactly was happening before the patch? It would stay on the Connecting screen a long time? What did you do to work around the issue?

 

[mamoo]

Are you using wireless internet, because sometimes mine does that when the connection fails and then reinstates itself. My wireless is a little sporadic due to brick inner walls in my house (Built in the 70s or something).

 

[Z Overlord]

I have the exact same problem. It keeps saying "connecting press F10 to cancel" and it never does. SP works fine though.

 

[Kinetik]

Everything worked well before the patch, just now afterwards it wont conenct; I've tried every option in the "try this first" thread and all kind of combinations; sometimes they work, sometimes they don't, it reverts back to hanging at the connecting screen after 1 successful join, occasionally more [5 is the record]. just to add I'm on windows 7 x64, had the same issues with vista 64 also. Hard disc checks out at clean as i feared corruption at first, also steam verifies contents as OK and 0% fragged. My Program files are kept on a different drive from my OS, but i do not anticipate issues due to that.

EDIT - No, I'm not using wireless; I'm behind a PFsense firewall though and my network config never caused any issues prior to the update =(

I've erased killing floor.ini and .exe, the entire system folder, redownloaded the entire game, tried the serverbehindnat=true fix, different connection settings in the in game menu, and bypassing my network equipment.

Is there any way i can make KF generate a detailed console log to aid in the solution to this? A few friends were having problems when the patch was first released but everything suddenly clicked back into action for them =(

 

[Benjamin]

Some firewalls will detect when an application has changed and will block it (or ask for you to renew the rule for it). Make sure any firewall you're using (including Windows Firewall) allows KF to access the internet.

 

[Kinetik]

PF Sense hasnt done that Benjamin, also windows firewall is disabled on my machines. No point using an inbuilt software firewall when I've got a dedicated one is there Oddly enough It worked today, without gripe or hitch or any deletion attack inside the steam folder.