Test that the game has loaded and play a test game just to confirm you have no crashing issues. The website basically goes through all the necessary steps, but please note if you have a 32 bit system (for whatever reason) there are a couple of extra steps.
Once complete, you can head on over to this website which details essentially how the 3GB enabler works and how to install it. Preliminary Steps (Installing the game + 3GB enabler)įirst step being the most obvious, install the game via Steam or whichever method you choose (whether it be the gog.com version, the DRM free version or even your old Railroads! CD if you happen to own one). They were wrong, and that’s where this guide comes in. Many websites claimed the best methods involved GameRanger (no luck), Evolve (shut down a month prior) or even Tunngle (also shut down earlier this year), with the same sites claiming that these were the only alternatives as Hamachi did not work. Finally we’d be able to give this game another shot! Unfortunately it wasn’t so simple…Īfter many attempts on GameRanger to get the game to work (it wouldn’t) I started sifting online for alternative solutions to play the game LAN over the internet (since the GameSpy network no longer exists).
Recently I discovered the 3GB enabler patch, which completely fixed all of the previous crashing issues. What little game time we got in we enjoyed, however we simply couldn’t deal with the frustration and promptly gave up. IntroductionĪ few years ago a few friends and myself attempted playing this game, only to have an abundance of crashing issues. A definitive guide to enabling multiplayer functionality over the internet using the age-old Hamachi virtual LAN service.