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WILDRO · Guest Offline

i just downloaded continuum and installed it. and when i go to download my zones, it says "Unable to retrieve new zone listing. Make sure you are using one or more valid directory server addresses (example: sscentra.subspace.net). Also, make sure you are currently connected to the internet" and i AM connected to the net and i have the following directory server addressess:

sscentral.sscuservers.net
sscentral.subspacehq.com
sscentral.subspace.net

help, please =( thanks

Repositorer · Newbie Joined: Jan 07 2006 Posts: 11 Offline

A. Which version of continuum are you using?
B. Do you run a firewall and if so is it set to allow the game client to communicate with the internet?

Try removing current dirserv entries and instead use the following:
sscentral.subspace.inet.fi
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WILDRO · Guest Offline

I'm using 0.38, that server link doesn't work either =( and there's NO firewall =\ the game worked on my computer a couple months ago till I uninstalled it and now I re-installed and it's not working =*( I've tried like twenty times, lol

Contempt+ · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject:

The only thing that you need to worry about firewalls for is when you host a zone. Other than that you don't need to worry about firewalls.

Uninstall Continuum and redownload it and install it. See if that helps.
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Repositorer · Newbie Joined: Jan 07 2006 Posts: 11 Offline

Pending on the firewall's setting, it may block all transmission attempts.

WILDRO, please uninstall the continuum client and reinstall it from the download here, this contains the latest version.
Next, please provide us with a screenshot of your "add/update zones" screen.

In addition, try as so.
When the game client is closed, locate the file zone.dat, open it in notepad and replace its content with the following:

Code: Show/Hide

SSCE Hockey Zone,66.246.72.107,7501,,0
#Subspace Hockey Zone. Home of the coolest game in Subspace. (Center Ice)http://www.rshl.org (DNS)ss://zone.rshl.org
SSCX Alpha West SVS,216.34.65.183,8450,alpha.sscx.net,0
#SSC official Alpha Zone with SVS settings and the real Alpha Map. More information can be found at http://www.sscxalpha.com/ Beginners should start here! ss://alpha.sscx.net
SSCX Chaos/League Zone SVS,64.85.65.229,13500,,0
#Chaos is a Free-for-all zone based on Standard VIE Settings (SVS). Fly lone-wolf, in a swarm, or on a turret to compete in the bi-weekly Reset Winners Competition, the biannual Pilot/Squad Rankings, or just for the hell of it.. Now also the home of
SSCX Dueling Arizona SVS,64.85.65.229,21000,,0
#A player run zone for SVS (normal ships) combat. Home of 2v2 League, 3v3 Gladiator League, and 4v4 Premier League. http://www.dzleagues.com ss://dzserver.subspace.net
SSCX PowerBall,216.34.65.183,8500,server.sscx.net,0
#The ultimate outer-space sport: two teams clash in a fast-paced battle of skill and strategy. Maneuver your fighter past enemy defense to score a goal and secure team victory. (Main Site)http://www.powerballzone.com (DNS)ss://server.sscx.net
SSCX Warzone CTF,216.34.65.183,4900,server.sscx.net,0
#SSCX Warzone Capture the flag. (Main Site)http://www.wzctf.net. (DNS)ss://server.sscx.net

Save and close the file.
Now run the game client.
Do you receive ping and player amount readings from the various zones, or are all the zone names color-coded red and they appear dead?

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:20 am Post subject:

Ummm do ignore the 2nd half of repositorer's post. Manually editing zoned.dat is a really bad workaround to this problem.

Those directory servers that you listed look OK. Try again later, maybe they were having problems themselves.
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Maverick · Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:25 pm Post subject:

Everyone in this topic except for Cyan~Fire has given the wrong advice.
Don't give advice if you don't even know what a firewall is.

(Yes Contempt+ you do need to worry about a firewall when playing games - it just depends what kind of firewall)

WILDRO, sscentral.sscuservers.net is the only address to the only working directory server of continuum.
Try a few times downloading the zone list from it. If somehow it still doesn't work, try adding a custom zone (which is probably no solution to your problem at all) by entering the name, IP and port from this site.
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aussie243 · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:32 am Post subject:

can you add custom zones if so i think people will give you the ip and port's for some zones for you:)

SpecShip · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:49 pm Post subject:

Murphy, please make Mavrick leave us alone in peace already, just as he has repeatedly kept promising to time and time, again and again.
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Cyan~Fire · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject:

Settle down, you have no right to complain.