I can't get the multiplayer features to work. I've seen the post regarding "Game Ranger" but that's not my issue.

If I click on any of the multiplayer options within Armada itself, I receive the following error "Connect Connect to LAN via..." whether it be TCP/IP or IPX, neither feature works and it won't progress to the next window as it should.

The internet option doesn't work either, just says "Cannot connect to WON server", but I figure that's normal.

Also, when I first run the game and try either the TCP/IP option or IPX, the game minimizes and askes me to install "Directplay" first. Whether I answer yes or not to that option, it makes no difference and my multiplayer options remain the same.

Any idea how I can get past this? Even with Game Ranger installed and configured, the errors still pop up and I can't start a lobby.

Whitelist Armada.exe in your firewall/antivirus.

My antivirus is disabled and I've allowed it through Windows Defender firewall, it makes no difference.

Okay, I ended up fixing it...but I'm not 100% sure what I did.

So the key was "directplay" - every time I tried selecting the "TCP/IP" or even "IPX" it would prompt to install Directplay. Regardless if I said yes or no (to the installation) the end result was the same - I got that error.

So I quit the game and then went into my Windows Control Panel (Windows 10), went to "Programs and Features", went to "Turn Windows Features on or Off" (on the left side of the window), scrolled down to "legacy components", unchecked and rechecked the boxes for both "Legacy Components" and "Directplay".

Windows went through a process of installation (I think), it prompted me to reboot, and I did.

At first this did nothing, meaning the errors in Armada were still there. But then I realized I didn't reboot AND apply updates, I just did a regular reboot. So I rebooted again but applied the updates too and when the system booted back up, the multiplayer features now work...