Connect to your own server?

[Allmight]

I read somewhere that you should be able to connect to your own server with a second instance of FGU running, either on your own machine or on two seperate machines, using the same license, like you can do in FGC. I have tried this and it connects allright, but as soon as it start to sync content to client it aborts back out to the menu again. Am i doing anything wrong or have i misunderstood it all and you can't connect to yourself?

I know that networking is'nt the focus atm, but i want to log in to se the player version of the maps i am working on, test out the LOS from the player perspective.

I have tried to connect to other servers in the lobby, and that works just fine.

Yes, i have open the 1802 port in my local firewall (on FGU server side), and i have port forwarded the port in my router as well, so that should not be the issue.

STEPS TAKEN

1. Start FGU server (tried both local and cloud, public and private) and load up my campaign.
2a. Start a new instance of FGU on same computer
2b. Start a FGU (same license and account) on another machine
3. Connect to my server (using either name or IP address, tried both local and WAN address)
4. Connected to server and sync of data starts (bar appears)
5. Before any progress on the download happens, i get booted back to main menu on the client.

As mentioned earlier, this kind of connecting to your own server with same license works just fine on FGC, and i am almost certain i read in some other forum post that it should also be possible in FGU Beta.

EDIT
FOUND THE PROBLEM

I have found the problem as to why i could not connect.

Seems like the network code/protocol does'nt like Unicode characters. My campaign had a Swedish character in the campaign name, but as soon as i suspected that was the problem i made a new campaign with the same name, but switched the swedish character to an UTF-8 counterpart, and lo and behold, now i can connect just fine.

Old Name: Lördags Kampanjen (does not work)
New Name: Lordags Kampanjen (does work)

Also tested the following after that...

Lämmeltåget (does not work)
Lammeltaget (does work)

I tested this using the Pathfinder 2 ruleset, using a Local Private server, connecting to localhost.

[Zacchaeus]

You can't run two instances of FG with the same license details at the same time.

Start a second instance of FG on the same computer and use localhost to join the first instance.

[Allmight]

You can't run two instances of FG with the same license details at the same time.

Start a second instance of FG on the same computer and use localhost to join the first instance.

I have tried that. All that happens is that i connect, then it starts to acquring the file list (the download bar), then i get "File download complete" without the download bar moving, and a second later i get booted back to the main display on FGU. I am still hanging on the server as connected. So if i try to connect again, i get disconnected on the server and nothing happens on the client. If i then abort on the client the console window pops up with an error. I'll pass along the console log below just in case.

This is the log after a couple of tries, retries with subsequent cancel due to no connection. Rince and repeat.

[10/30/2019 2:50:20 PM] [NOTICE] Attempting direct connection to server.
[10/30/2019 2:50:20 PM] [NOTICE] 'Allmight' disconnected
[10/30/2019 2:50:28 PM] [<color="red">ERROR</color>] Returning to launcher. Game server connection was lost.
[10/30/2019 2:50:28 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene exiting.
[10/30/2019 2:50:28 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene starting.
[10/30/2019 2:50:49 PM] [NOTICE] Attempting direct connection to server.
[10/30/2019 2:50:49 PM] [NOTICE] User 'Allmight' attempting authorization.
[10/30/2019 2:50:49 PM] [NOTICE] Player (3) connected. Waiting for authorization.
[10/30/2019 2:50:49 PM] [NOTICE] 'Allmight' connected
[10/30/2019 2:50:49 PM] [NOTICE] Client connected to host as 'Allmight'
[10/30/2019 2:50:57 PM] [NOTICE] Client ruleset download complete
[10/30/2019 2:50:57 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene exiting.
[10/30/2019 2:50:57 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene starting.
[10/30/2019 2:50:57 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Pathfinder Second Edition Core Rules) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:50:57 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Age of Ashes Player's Guide) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:50:57 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Age of Ashes AP 3 Player's Resource) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:50:57 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Pathfinder Lost Omens World Guide - Player Guide) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:50:57 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild Guide) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:51:16 PM] [NOTICE] Attempting direct connection to server.
[10/30/2019 2:51:16 PM] [NOTICE] 'Allmight' disconnected
[10/30/2019 2:51:23 PM] [<color="red">ERROR</color>] Returning to launcher. Game server connection was lost.
[10/30/2019 2:51:23 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene exiting.
[10/30/2019 2:51:23 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene starting.
[10/30/2019 2:51:40 PM] [NOTICE] Attempting direct connection to server.
[10/30/2019 2:51:40 PM] [NOTICE] User 'Allmight' attempting authorization.
[10/30/2019 2:51:40 PM] [NOTICE] Player (5) connected. Waiting for authorization.
[10/30/2019 2:51:40 PM] [NOTICE] 'Allmight' connected
[10/30/2019 2:51:40 PM] [NOTICE] Client connected to host as 'Allmight'
[10/30/2019 2:51:47 PM] [NOTICE] Client ruleset download complete
[10/30/2019 2:51:47 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene exiting.
[10/30/2019 2:51:48 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene starting.
[10/30/2019 2:51:48 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Pathfinder Second Edition Core Rules) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:51:48 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Age of Ashes Player's Guide) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:51:48 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Age of Ashes AP 3 Player's Resource) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:51:48 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Pathfinder Lost Omens World Guide - Player Guide) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:51:48 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild Guide) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:52:17 PM] [NOTICE] Campaign saved.
[10/30/2019 2:52:47 PM] [NOTICE] Attempting direct connection to server.
[10/30/2019 2:52:47 PM] [NOTICE] 'Allmight' disconnected
[10/30/2019 2:52:48 PM] [<color="red">ERROR</color>] Returning to launcher. Game server connection was lost.
[10/30/2019 2:52:48 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene exiting.
[10/30/2019 2:52:48 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene starting.
[10/30/2019 2:52:54 PM] [NOTICE] Attempting direct connection to server.
[10/30/2019 2:52:54 PM] [NOTICE] User 'Allmight' attempting authorization.
[10/30/2019 2:52:54 PM] [NOTICE] Player (7) connected. Waiting for authorization.
[10/30/2019 2:52:54 PM] [NOTICE] 'Allmight' connected
[10/30/2019 2:52:54 PM] [NOTICE] Client connected to host as 'Allmight'
[10/30/2019 2:53:01 PM] [NOTICE] Client ruleset download complete
[10/30/2019 2:53:01 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene exiting.
[10/30/2019 2:53:01 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene starting.
[10/30/2019 2:53:01 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Pathfinder Second Edition Core Rules) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:53:01 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Age of Ashes Player's Guide) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:53:01 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Age of Ashes AP 3 Player's Resource) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:53:01 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Pathfinder Lost Omens World Guide - Player Guide) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:53:01 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild Guide) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:53:40 PM] [NOTICE] Attempting direct connection to server.
[10/30/2019 2:53:40 PM] [NOTICE] 'Allmight' disconnected
[10/30/2019 2:53:41 PM] [<color="red">ERROR</color>] Returning to launcher. Game server connection was lost.
[10/30/2019 2:53:41 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene exiting.
[10/30/2019 2:53:41 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene starting.
[10/30/2019 2:53:47 PM] [NOTICE] Attempting direct connection to server.
[10/30/2019 2:53:47 PM] [NOTICE] User 'Allmight' attempting authorization.
[10/30/2019 2:53:48 PM] [NOTICE] Player (9) connected. Waiting for authorization.
[10/30/2019 2:53:48 PM] [NOTICE] 'Allmight' connected
[10/30/2019 2:53:48 PM] [NOTICE] Client connected to host as 'Allmight'
[10/30/2019 2:53:55 PM] [NOTICE] Client ruleset download complete
[10/30/2019 2:53:55 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene exiting.
[10/30/2019 2:53:55 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene starting.
[10/30/2019 2:53:56 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Pathfinder Second Edition Core Rules) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:53:56 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Age of Ashes Player's Guide) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:53:56 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Age of Ashes AP 3 Player's Resource) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:53:56 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Pathfinder Lost Omens World Guide - Player Guide) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:53:56 PM] [NOTICE] File received (thumbnail.png@Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild Guide) on client while not in campaign.
[10/30/2019 2:57:14 PM] [NOTICE] Attempting direct connection to server.
[10/30/2019 2:57:15 PM] [NOTICE] 'Allmight' disconnected
[10/30/2019 2:57:17 PM] [NOTICE] Campaign saved.
[10/30/2019 2:57:20 PM] [<color="red">ERROR</color>] Returning to launcher. Game server connection was lost.
[10/30/2019 2:57:20 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene exiting.
[10/30/2019 2:57:20 PM] [NOTICE] Launcher scene starting.

[ddavison]

Thanks for the info. I am not able to reproduce this locally, but we will note it for future research.

[Callum]

Where do you put "localhost"? In the "Join By IP and Port" box? When I try this, it gets stuck at "Acquiring file list."

[ddavison]

You put it in the IP box.

[Allmight]

You put it in the IP box.

Yes, and everything seems to work until i get booted back to the FGU start menu. I will try to reinstall to see if that helps. And i read somewhere that multiple network cards can cause some issues. I have a virtual one (Hyper-V), but i tried to disable it without any posetive result. Will do some more testing.

[Allmight]

I have found the problem as to why i could not connect.

Seems like the network code/protocol does'nt like Unicode characters. My campaign had a Swedish character in the campaign name, but as soon as i suspected that was the problem i made a new campaign with the same name, but switched the swedish character to an UTF-8 counterpart, and lo and behold, now i can connect just fine.

Old Name: Lördags Kampanjen (does not work)
New Name: Lordags Kampanjen (does work)

Also tested the following after that...

Lämmeltåget (does not work)
Lammeltaget (does work)

I tested this using the Pathfinder 2 ruleset, using a Local Private server, connecting to localhost.

[Callum]

I've managed to connect via localhost on my desktop PC - it just took an incredbily long time. However, it won't load any of my purchases. I've successfully logged in under Settings, and then run the updater, which says "Found 5 purchases" - but when it finishes updating and I launch FG, only the demo stuff is available.

[dmkevin]

Fantasy Grounds Unity states "Unable to connect to host - Unable to start cloud game server. A server is already registered to your user name".

I do not know of any server with my user name. If this is the case though, how do I connect to such server?

Thanks for any assistance which can be offered.