You know the jazz. When I open up toribash for the first time after an install, it won't let me log in, but instead "error: a timeout was reached" is seen below the password textbox.

As said I have reinstalled the game very recently, that's what made this happen in the first place. I updated from 3.72 to 3.8.

What's worse, ever since 3.5 or so I've been hella slow and laggy before I get to pop on MP (just the server list), after which it runs smoothly. now that I can't log in, I naturally can't get that fps boost either.

I added both tb and toribash from the new, 3.8 directory to my automatically allowed applications, with and inbound allow and an outbound prompt. I'm using f-secure 2009.

I'm running vista 32bit, which is pretty much grounds for turning my computer into a crappy room fan, but still, it ran 3.72 OK, and according to my logic, 3.8 is only better.

here's what the stderr reads:


While waiting for answers, I'll try if deleting the old version's directory helps in any way.

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Well, deleted toribash-3.72, and it still won't work. here's what the stderr looks like now:


So you can stop waiting now, help me goddamnit.

I'll try allowing outbound too, also for the mere reason that I just understood the "prompt" is also the reason I always snap out of TF2 when I join a server.

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wasn't too hopeful about that, but still, no dice. I'm not going to post my stderr a third time, it still looks the same (the multiplying of the last line is probably because I clicked the "login" button several times last time, but only once the first)

HELL NAW! Now I have an ominous feeling I know what it is. There's no folder named Archlurps in the custom directory... how the hell can I update it if I can't go MP without being able to log in... wat?

Allright, you can answer me already, I've tried what I said I will.

Now help me, damn it!

Hmmm...

Maybe try using an alternate account and then ingame pressing /login Archlurps (Password)

sounds a bit far-fetched... but I'll do anything to get back and working, especially with that ORMO comp on.

I'll try adding an archlurps folder to the custom directory, maybe it would then log me on and let me go online, where it would update it.

Then I'll try making the custom folder shared manually (the toribash-3.8 folder is shared, but the custom folder inside it isn't... that may just be the problem).

If those won't work, I'll be forced to create a mock account... although I don't see how it could update it's info into the custom folder either

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still no dice. what the hell IS a timeout anyways...

this is the stderr log now:


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I tried (re-)reinstalling, doesn't work, goddamnit! there's one last thing to do. I'm going to install it into the default directory instead of my "custom" one, not that it should make a difference.

Well, it's fixed now I guess... but WHY doesn't it work from a different directory?

Anyways, it doesn't change how I play the game at all, so it's all cool

close this up.