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centerchannel68 · Jan 18, 2007, 10:41 PM

Okay, when I start UT (the OSX app), it starts the game, but whenever I click on 'populated servers' on the in game browser, it locks up hard. It didn't used to do this. Any ideas?

System: Tibook running 10.4.8 with all updates.

kick52 · Jan 19, 2007, 04:05 AM

i fixed this..

you need to find the hosts file or something and make unreal.epic.com or something goto localhost.

kick52 · Jan 19, 2007, 04:07 AM

ok.. in the terminal:

"sudo pico /etc/hosts"

then add the line

"127.0.0.1 unreal.epicgames.com" (copy and paste)

centerchannel68 · Jan 19, 2007, 01:09 PM

Wait... in OSX terminal? Or in UT's terminal? And do I type anytihng else? Or just copy and past that? And what is that IP to?

utw-Mephisto · Jan 19, 2007, 08:12 PM

OSX Terminal !

kick52 · Jan 20, 2007, 11:58 AM

the IP is localhost. it doesnt reidrect anything, it just turns off the dead UT game server so the game doesnt hang when it tries to connect. or something.

macintologist · Jan 20, 2007, 02:32 PM

So the UT central servers dont work anymore?

kick52 · Jan 20, 2007, 06:25 PM

i think thats it...

normaly their website doesnt work.

but it still connects to a server.. and you still get 1000s of games.

centerchannel68 · Apr 17, 2007, 03:28 AM

I don't get this. What exactly am I supposed to do? I followed your directions but it didn't work. It still crashes, but I'm not sure I did it right. Is there a way to do this WITHOUT using terminal, because I have no idea what I'm doing.

Peter · Apr 17, 2007, 04:15 AM

no.
Judging by what kick52 is saying unreal.epicgames.com (as a url) no longer works, so UT hangs when it tries to resolve it in game, by redirecting it (that /etc/hosts file) you can make it check your local machine - it'll find no games, but it also won't crash.

kick52 · Apr 17, 2007, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by Peter

no.
Judging by what kick52 is saying unreal.epicgames.com (as a url) no longer works, so UT hangs when it tries to resolve it in game, by redirecting it (that /etc/hosts file) you can make it check your local machine - it'll find no games, but it also won't crash.

it still finds games. (somehow, i'm guessing there are other servers or something)

centerchannel68 · Apr 23, 2007, 06:51 PM

I need some more information, because I tried this and I don't think I did it right. Can somebody please give me a detailed walk through? I'm 90% sure I did it right, but it's still crashing whenver I hit internet games or anything like that.

kick52 · Apr 24, 2007, 08:33 AM

ok basicly, you go into Terminal.app.
at the prompt, type 'sudo pico /etc/hosts'. press enter to make it execute the command.
now 'nano' the text editing program will come up.
go to the end of the file, and put in '127.0.0.1 unreal.epicgames.com'.
then save it, by pressing (ctrl)+(o) <- thats o, as like it is in 'oh.'
now run UT and hope everything is fine.

if you cant do it, you could let me log in via ssh and do it for you.

centerchannel68 · Apr 24, 2007, 01:38 PM

Do I save it by appeneding the file? I did all that, and "127.0.0.1 unreal.epicgames.com" is now listed in my hosts file, under everything else. Yet, UT still locks up when I hit internet games.

kick52 · Apr 24, 2007, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Do I save it by appeneding the file? I did all that, and "127.0.0.1 unreal.epicgames.com" is now listed in my hosts file, under everything else. Yet, UT still locks up when I hit internet games.

hmm.. weird.

i think there is another method, using the eavy server browser, found on the right here: Eavy's Unreal Tournament Mods

at least, i think that might be a solution, i saw it somewhere.

centerchannel68 · Apr 25, 2007, 12:59 AM

Yeah, except that's a umod, and there is no intel compatible umod installer.

Freaking christ.

kick52 · Apr 25, 2007, 11:23 AM

theres a zip version.

also, i think you might have to restart to make the /etc/hosts solution to work.