Help with offline client and possibly game guard.

Hey guys!

So i tried to make the offline server work for a while now, both on virtual machines and on my own pc. this last time it's on my own pc.
I have encountered a problem everytime i want to open the client with the correct ip in the ndreg. It says "Failed to connect to an upgrade information server".
I checked everything i can think of, windows host files, i set up a static ip, so no DHCP, and i have no ideea what to do to make it work.
On my first try i managed to get past this and boot the client but then i got an error from GameGuard that closed my game everytime. "A connection with the server could not be established" and "GameGuard error:114 - gameguard initialization error. Try rebooting and executing the game or close the program considered to couse a collision".

Any suggestions and help are welcome! ^^

: )) disable fire wall , make sure you can access the internet on VM.
If you follow that guide from google it can work.

I have tried several times now disabling the firewall, but it didn't work even with it disabled.

Okay so i solved the client error, now im hit with the GameGuard errors that i mentioned above. Any ideeas what can i do to make the gameguard work?

don't use VM, that is much more easier i think :D

Try reinstalling DirectX because sometimes, issues with DirectX can cause GameGuard errors. Download and install the latest version of DirectX.

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Originally Posted by DCousa don't use VM, that is much more easier i think :D

If you dont use VM you cant join the server, you need 2 different ip addresses

VM works in 9Dragons Classic now . :)

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Originally Posted by KazutoKizoki Hey guys! So i tried to make the offline server work for a while now, both on virtual machines and on my own pc. this last time it's on my own pc. I have encountered a problem everytime i want to open the client with the correct ip in the ndreg. It says "Failed to connect to an upgrade information server". I checked everything i can think of, windows host files, i set up a static ip, so no DHCP, and i have no ideea what to do to make it work. On my first try i managed to get past this and boot the client but then i got an error from GameGuard that closed my game everytime. "A connection with the server could not be established" and "GameGuard error:114 - gameguard initialization error. Try rebooting and executing the game or close the program considered to couse a collision". Any suggestions and help are welcome! ^^

Could you tell what helped you fix the "Failed to connect to an upgrade information server?" i also tried 2 diff clients and it didnt work

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Originally Posted by 9DBotFarmerTool Could you tell what helped you fix the "Failed to connect to an upgrade information server?" i also tried 2 diff clients and it didnt work

For me the ip from loopback didn't work on the ndreg editor, in one of the cmd's either ds_server or log_server or ndlogin_us the commands there seemed to refer to a certain ip, copied that and it worked. If you can't find it tell me.

Yup, loopback adaptor no need, just use own ip from IPV4, seems if client and server are not matching versions it wont download server information.

P.S: Can someone please share GM client, not the tools but the client for ingame interface the one that spawns mobs & such ?

Also Quassa said couple years back that he will help new devs and make a complete guide on this, i think he just forgot because he was too busy, would be time for some pro 9d dev to actually help the community with detailed tutorials and not just hide files from community which maybe 20% of it is capable of running an online server even with the proper "copy paste" guides .

Share with us files at least, gm client and such, remove your database IP's from it, remove your DB usernames and passwords from it and let us have fun hosting 9dragons servers to keep the game alive, its almost what 20 years since the game first came out....

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client & server files

hope it helps !



pw should be loukoala.blogspot.com



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guide for offline
this will work in offline local area (OR if you have a static ip you can skip the loopback adaptor step .)



you can also search on yt for 9dragons offline, there are guides on how to launch it.
this is also the basic guide for online play, just need to host via VPS but the steps are basically the same 90%

Good luck Dragons !

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Originally Posted by KazutoKizoki Hey guys! So i tried to make the offline server work for a while now, both on virtual machines and on my own pc. this last time it's on my own pc. I have encountered a problem everytime i want to open the client with the correct ip in the ndreg. It says "Failed to connect to an upgrade information server". I checked everything i can think of, windows host files, i set up a static ip, so no DHCP, and i have no ideea what to do to make it work. On my first try i managed to get past this and boot the client but then i got an error from GameGuard that closed my game everytime. "A connection with the server could not be established" and "GameGuard error:114 - gameguard initialization error. Try rebooting and executing the game or close the program considered to couse a collision". Any suggestions and help are welcome! ^^

You need to verify your host files in windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts
add there your server's ip and the gameguard nprotect lines.
Then you need to go to mysql, connect to database and go to NineDragons_Account -> Tables -> Version -> patch num 1 / version must be 393338 / mode can be 0 for now it worked for me
Add me in discord ic3m4n0296 . Il provide assistance !

I figured it out guys, working now.