How to use OPonline

[BasiliskFang]

i have no idea. my screen scaling is off because my tv is stupid.

Jack:

[Jack]

I don't run the boards.

[BasiliskFang]

that really sucks that you aren't a mod or something.

[chuu]

Hi Everyone,  i'm new to the boards and was really surprised that Overpower is still alive.  I was looking up the rules since i got my wife hooked on cards games and stumbles upon the Overpower.ca website and found it curious that it had current dates in it so I investigated some more.  I remember when oponline was before, I use to frequent an Overpower IRC chat room where i met JCTango and helped beta test the program   it's been more than 10 years since then.  Anyways, i'm having issues installing the program on Windows 7.  I've installed it, but keep getting error like this and OPDECK just freezes.  Does anyone have any idea on how to fix it? 

[Jack]

Try the instructions here:

http://overpower.ca/wiki/OverPowerOnline_Windows_Vista/7

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Speaking of JCTango, I spoke with him a few years ago while doing a quick search on Google for other mentions of the site.

http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/jctango/blog/overpower-ccg/84359/

Not much came out of it though.

[chuu]

Try the instructions here:

http://overpower.ca/wiki/OverPowerOnline_Windows_Vista/7

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Speaking of JCTango, I spoke with him a few years ago while doing a quick search on Google for other mentions of the site.

http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/jctango/blog/overpower-ccg/84359/

Not much came out of it though.

thanks, i followed the steps and now it worked

[BasiliskFang]

maybe you didn't have the new version?

[chuu]

maybe you didn't have the new version?

the main thing i didn't do was run the programs as the adminstrator.  I had already tried to install the correct DLLs.

[Demacus]

Are there any programmers out there who've tried to take a look at the coding of the program to try to alleviate the bugs which cause the program to crash?  I knew a few programmers myself,  but none that play OP (though I am working on changing that.)  Would this be something worth looking into, for the sake of making the online program less frustrating?

[Jack]

You can't look at the code for a compiled program. It would be like trying to remove some flour from a cookie after it's been baked and cooled down.

There are other problems with the program itself and I concluded, at least to myself, that it's better off rewriting it from scratch than to update what's given to me. The only problem is time and resources. I have none.

[Demacus]

I have a friend who's a programmer that is currently unemployed.  He HAS a lot of time on his hands, and is currently working on a project of his own, that my brother and I are assisting him with, but if I could teach him Overpower, he might be a good candidate to write a new on-line program, provided he's interested in something that would earn him zero income.

[chuu]

hi Guys, this is probably a dumb question, but how to do play behind a router?  Both times i've played i've had to connect my computer directly into the modem...is it a router setting I have to figure out?

[Jack]

It really depends on what kind of router you have:

http://portforward.com/

will be a big help, find your model (or something similar) and open the port you need. Generally, it doesn't have to be the default port of 1544, you should use something higher (> 10000 is recommended). It lowers the chance that other applications would use be using it. You may also have to allow OpOnline on the Windows Firewall.

To test if your port is open, use: http://www.canyouseeme.org/ . If it says Success, then you did it right.

You are the host, your opponent is the guest. Only the host needs to open the port for the firewall(s), the guest may only need to allow OpOnline through the Windows Firewall.

[chuu]

Thanks jack

[Nate Grey]

So anyone out there still playing OPonline? I've been so busy lately but hoping to show up tonight and tomorrow at least.