Posted by dylanvdbos

is there a way to play local but not on the same wifi connection? cus almost every game is with local multiplayer.

Posted by DarkFireYoshi

I'm trying to connect 2 instances of Elite Beat Agents (EU) and Ouendan 2 (JPN). It will connect for a second, but then it will instantly say "Sorry... Wireless Communications have been interrupted" afterwards. Can I get some help please?

Posted by Vulpliks

Are you trying to connect the EU version and the JPN version together or do you want to connect two instances of the EU version and two instances of the JPN version?

First, make sure that you have two ROMs (even if it is the same game, but with different names), and each ROM run in one instance on your computer. Don't open the same ROM in both instances.

Secondly, maybe you can try disabling the Config options: Limit Framerate and Audio sync. That will make your FPS go high, but for timing purposes, it should work better.

But as this game requires stylus and you can only have one mouse pointer in your computer, it will be hard to play local multiplayer on the same machine.

Posted by Vulpliks

Well, I tested the ROM of the EU version, saving the original and the copy in the same folder, opening each of them in one instance of MelonDS, in the same computer.
When I uncheck the Limit Framerate and Audio sync options it actually works, sometimes it gives this error, but when I retry, it connects, and I can play the match.
The problem, as I said before, is that as the frame rate goes high, it gets very hard to play this game, because it runs too fast (the music, the buttons, etc...) and you can only click on one instance at each time.

But what are your specs? Are you running it on Windows? What's the fastest FPS you get when these two options are disabled?

Posted by Wifall

There are 2 methods that of multiplayer that are possible in the same PC, one using the Local Multyplayer and one using the WFC. Keep in mind that some games only work in one method or do not work at all. Both need melonDS on the latest version.

Local Multiplayer Method:

1st - Open 2 instances of MelonDS.
2nd - Go to config > wifi settings on the first instance and enable Bind socket to any address.
3rd - on the every other window, enable mac randomization and enable Bind socket to any address too.
(Note: MAC Address randomization can also be used in the first instance but it's not mandatory)
4th - keep in mind that this process will need to be repeated every time you close all of melonDS instances, it will always save the configuration of the last window closed.

After the games should connect, however as stated before, some games still do not work with the current implementation since they're mostly timing sensitive. Make sure you're using melonDS latest version. If it doesn't work try also disabling frame limiter/audio sync.


Now you should be good to go!