Reporting bugs with the PLANET RING server

[pcwzrd13]

Played some Dream Dorobo with TacT tonight and had some issues. It worked perfectly for two games and then it just stopped working after that. The host would get into the game but the timer would be frozen and the other play wouldn't move. The other player just stick at the "Waiting for Buddy to Join" screen. Went to another game (Splash) after that and it worked fine so it was just that game.

[Jader-Fox]

What do I need to play, save some? Or have an iso that connects directly?

[Neoblast]

Played some Dream Dorobo with TacT tonight and had some issues. It worked perfectly for two games and then it just stopped working after that. The host would get into the game but the timer would be frozen and the other play wouldn't move. The other player just stick at the "Waiting for Buddy to Join" screen. Went to another game (Splash) after that and it worked fine so it was just that game.

That usually happens when a packet hasn't been received properly (some data gets sent over UDP and it's bound to be unreliable sometimes or blocked by firewalls, etc...). Trying it again or have the other player host the game ( if it persists)could be a solution.

We are still in need of people who could/want to help us fill the TEML with content...

[pcwzrd13]

The server seems to consistently crash if too many people are on at once. We had a four player game of Bubble Bobble going today and it kept giving us a "Synch Error" in the middle of the game. After a couple games, the server crashed.

[pcwzrd13]

Had a couple issues today. First Dream Dorobo wouldn't work the first few times we tried it; it would just stick at "Waiting for Buddy to Join" and the timer was frozen at 3:00. Worked the third and fourth time we tried it so I would assume the issue occurs at random.

The second issue was when we tried playing Bubble Bobble with three players. We got a constant "SYNCH ERROR!!" every 10 seconds or so. Works fine with any combination of two players though.

[pcwzrd13]

I mentioned this bug elsewhere but it looks like it hasn't been reported in this thread so here it is:

- The server will crash upon checking the leaderboards almost every time.

[Bob Dobbs]

I'm online now...10:20pm est.

[Sen]

Hello all. Just registered. I am a long time SEGA fan and have had a full PAL DC set for years.

I was trying to get online with Planet Ring today (after so many years) and used the PSO patch disc 2.0. It did not connect. Time and time again it says that the server is not responding or undergoing maintenance or something. Is there something I am doing wrong? I am using normal dial up and I can get online in PSO fine.

[pcwzrd13]

Hello all. Just registered. I am a long time SEGA fan and have had a full PAL DC set for years.

I was trying to get online with Planet Ring today (after so many years) and used the PSO patch disc 2.0. It did not connect.

You need to use the Planet Ring Patcher, not the PSO one. You can grab the Sylverant Planet Ring Patcher from here. I should note that the server is very buggy and crashes frequently so it could be down.

[Sen]

Thank you. I'll try.