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Multiplayer Network Ports

Game Port Protocol
Ballistics 2032 UDP
Knights & Merchants 3000 UDP

Bugs/Problems

Sacred

Bug/Problem since version workaround
can not start a LAN-Game, when computer does not have a connection to the internet 1.0 none
The files README and README.licenses do not get installed in the installation directory, they are installed in the same level as the installation directory itself. 1.0 none
the README file contains references to Jets'n'Guns by mistake 1.0 none
when starting sacredserver with the option -L (for loggin) the server-control-screen does not show up 1.0 (is this a bug or a feature?) starting without -L
when starting sacredserver with the option -n (no gui) the server just listens to localhost 1.0 (only on my vserver, not on my notebook) start once without -n and choose to listen on your specific IP-Adress instead of all interfaces. Restart with -n.
when starting sacredserver in the mode “Campain Game” its not possible for clients to load a saved game 1.0 do not play this game-mode

Ballistics

Bug/Problem since version workaround
sound loop, among other things the tutorial is unplayable 1.03 replace lib/lib1/libopenal.so.1 in the installation directory (not from openal-soft, 1.6.372 did not work either)

Jets'n'Guns

Bug/Problem since version workaround
Penguinplay does not work. Trying to submit the highscore causes the game to hang and respond with “Connection Failed” 1.222 (gold) only download version from http://tuxgames.com/ Downloading the new installer from http://tuxgames.com/
Unable to open setup.data/setup.glade, aborting!

** CRITICAL **: file glade-xml.c: line 473 (glade_xml_get_widget): assertion `self != NULL' failed.
1.222 (gold) it's a problem with this file on the CD-ROM, mount the CD as root user:
mount -o uid=reto /dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom

do not forget to change the uid, the device and the mountpoint according to your needs

The files README and README.licenses do not get installed in the installation directory, they are installed in the same level as the installation directory itself. 1.222 (gold) none

Knights & Merchants

Bug/Problem since version workaround
Battle Tutorial quits ? ?
Text is always English, regardless of the selected language 1.32 (since ever) cd data/misc/ && mv setup.eng setup.eng-old; mv text.eng text.eng-old; mv text.ger text.eng; mv setup.ger setup.eng;