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COGSClientforOnlineGamingServiceUserManual
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ContentsCOGS....................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
HardwareRequirements..................................................................................................................................................... 3
SoftwareRequirements...................................................................................................................................................... 3
LoggingIn................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................................................. 4
PlayingaGame........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
SupportedGames............................................................................................................................................................... 5
DedicatedServers............................................................................................................................................................... 5
JoiningaServer................................................................................................................................................................... 6
PlayingaGamefortheFirstTime....................................................................................................................................... 6
Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................................................
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Chatting................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
SettingGamingNick............................................................................................................................................................ 8
AddingFriends.................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Invitations........................................................................................................................................................................... 9
RemovingFriends.............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Messaging......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Tournaments......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
RegisteringinaTournament............................................................................................................................................. 12
Settings.................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
ChangePassword.............................................................................................................................................................. 13
GamesExecutables.......................................................................................................................................................... 13
GamingPort...................................................................................................................................................................... 14
ClansName...................................................................................................................................................................... 15
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COGSCOGS(ClientforOnlineGamingService)istheapplicationyouneedtoinstallandusetobeabletoplaygamesonWateensonlinededicatedgamingserversanddomuchmore.
HardwareRequirements
COGShasfollowinghardwarerequirements:
1. CPU:Pentium4 (DualCoreorhigherrecommended)2. RAM:512MB(1GBorhigherrecommended)
Kindlynoticeyoumayneedabettermachinewithdedicatedgraphicsprocessingdevicestobeabletoplaygames
supportedbyCOGS.
SoftwareRequirementsCOGSsetupispublishedonthewebandyouneedaninternetconnectionandbrowsertoinstalltheapplication.ItishighlyrecommendedtouseInternetExplorertoinstallCOGS.COGSrunsonWindowsXP/Vistaandhasfollowingsoftwarerequirements:
1. InternetExplorer2. WindowsInstaller3.1v23. .NETFramework3.5SP1
OtherthantheInternetExplorer,theserequirementsareautomaticallydownloadedandinstalledatthetimeofCOGS
installation,ifnotfoundonyoursystem.
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LoggingInTobeabletologintothesystem:
1. YoumustownanactiveWOGS(WateenOnlineGamingService)subscription2. YoumusthaveCOGSinstalledonyourmachine3. Youmustbeconnectedtotheinternet
Aftertheapplicationisinstalled,youcanlaunchiteitherfromtheStartmenuorfromtheDesktopshortcut.Whenever
COGSislaunched,itwillalwaysfirstaskyouforyoursubscriptionaccountscredentials.
GiveyoursubscriptionaccountscredentialsandpresstheLogInbuttontologintothesystem.
Theloginprogressandresultmessagesaredisplayedintheinformationbarbelowtheloginarea.
TroubleshootingFollowingerrormessagesaredisplayedincaseoffailedloginattempts:
NoactiveuserfoundmatchingthesuppliedcredentialsThismessageisdisplayedwheneitherthereisnosubscriptionaccountmatchingthesuppliedcredentialsorthe
subscriptionaccountassociatedwiththecredentialsisnolongeractive.Ifyoursubscriptionhasnotexpiredyetthenyou
needtocheckwhetheryouaregivingthecorrectcredentials.Ifyoursubscriptionhasexpiredthenyouneedtorenew
yoursubscriptiontobeabletologintothesystemagain.
Couldnotcommunicatewithserverproperly.Kindlycheckyourinternetconnection.Thismessageisdisplayedwhentheapplicationwasnotabletoconnecttotheserverduetointernetconnectivityissues
COGSalwaysusesInternetExplorersconnectionsettings.CheckyourinternetconnectionpropertiesofInternet
Explorerandconfirmthatyouareabletobrowseinternetusingit.
OtherErrorMessagesRestarttheapplicationandretryloggingin.Contacttheservicesupportiftheproblemrecurs.
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PlayingaGameTobeabletoplayagame:
1. YoumustbeloggedintoCOGS2. Youmusthavethegameinstalledonyoursystem
Youmusthavetheserverversionofthegameinstalledtobeabletosuccessfullyconnecttotheserverandplay.
SupportedGamesGamessupportedbythesystemaredisplayedinabaratthetopoftheapplication.
Youcanselectagamebyclickingonitsimage.Wheneveryouselectagame,itmovestothecenterofthebar.The
currentlyselectedgameisalwaysdisplayedatthecenterofthebar.
DedicatedServersWhenyouselectagame,theServerssectionisautomaticallyselectedandthededicatedserverscorrespondingtothat
gameare
displayed
under
it.
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YoucanswitchtoothersectionsandcomebacktotheServerssectionusingthemenubarattheleftoftheapplication
anytimetoviewthededicatedserverscorrespondingtothecurrentlyselectedgame.
JoiningaServerTojoinaserveryoujustneedtodoubleclickonaserversrowinsidetheServerssection.Theapplicationitself
launchesthegameandstartsconnectingyoutotheserver.
PlayingaGamefortheFirstTimeWhenyoutrytojoinaserverofagameyoureplayingforthefirsttimeusingCOGS,youllbeaskedthegames
executablefileslocation.(IfyouhaventalreadysetitfromtheSettingssection)
Browsetothefolderwherethegameisinstalled,selecttheexecutablefileandthenpresstheOpenbutton.
TroubleshootingWhenyoujoinadedicatedserver,theapplicationfirstauthorizesyouonit.Iftheauthorizationissuccessful,thegameis
thenlaunchedandyoureconnectedtotheserver.Iftheauthorizationfails,amessageboxwitherrordescriptionis
displayed.
Followingerror
messages
are
displayed
in
cases
of
failed
authorization:
NoactiveuserfoundmatchingthesuppliedcredentialsThismessageisdisplayedifyoursubscriptionexpiredduringyourcurrentCOGSsession.Youneedtorenewyour
subscriptiontobeabletoplayagameagain.
Couldnotcommunicatewithserverproperly.Kindlycheckyourinternetconnection.6
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Thismessageisdisplayedwhentheapplicationwasnotabletoconnecttotheserverduetointernetconnectivityissues
COGSalwaysusesInternetExplorersconnectionsettings.CheckyourinternetconnectionpropertiesofInternet
Explorerandconfirmthatyouareabletobrowseinternetusingit.
OtherErrorMessagesRestarttheapplicationandretryjoiningthesameserver.Contacttheservicesupportiftheproblemrecurs.
GamegetsdisconnectedfromServerVariousreasonsincludethefollowingindecreasingorderofprobability:
1. Internetconnectiongetsdisconnected/slowCheckyourinternetconnectionsettingsinInternetExplorer.ContactyourISP.
2. COGSisclosedYoumustnotcloseCOGSwhileplayingagame.Itisneededrunningtokeepyouauthorizedonthe
dedicatedgamingserver.
3. SubscriptionexpireswhileplayingYouneedtogetyoursubscriptionrenewed.
4. SinglesubscriptionaccountisusedfrommultiplelocationsOnesubscribercansuccessfullyplayagamefromonelocationatatime.Youcannotdistributeyour
credentialstoletothersplayatthesametimeyoureplaying.
5. MultiplesubscribersaresharingthesameinternetconnectionIftwoormoreusers(eachhavingasubscriptionofhisown)aresharingthesameinternetconnection
thentheymustuseadifferentgamingportfromeachother.SeetheGamingPortsectionunderthe
Settingssectionofthismanualtoknowhowtochangeit.
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ChattingTobeabletochatwithotherWOGGERS:
1. YoumustbeloggedintoCOGS2. YoumustdecideandsetyourGamingNick
SettingGamingNickYoucansetyourgamingnickfromthechatbarattherightoftheapplication.
Youcannotchangeyourgamingnickonceitsset.Thisnickwillalsobeautomaticallysetinsidethegameswheneveryou
joinaserverusingCOGS.(Fewgamesmaynotsupportthisfeature)
Onceyousetyourgamingnick,yourchataccountisalsocreatedandyourchatmessengerstartssigningin.Afterwards,
wheneveryoulogintoCOGS,yourchatmessengerwillautomaticallysignin.
AddingFriendsYoucanaddchatfriendsbypressingtheAddFriendsbuttonatthebottomofthechatbar.
Alistofusersyoucanaddasfriendswillbedisplayedwithacheckboxnexttoeachone.
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Tickthe
checkbox
against
auser
you
want
to
add
as
afriend
and
then
press
the
Invite
button.
InvitationsYougetaninvitationwheneversomeoneaddsyouasachatfriend.Wheneveryouhaveoneormorechatinvitations,a
buttonlabeledInvitationsisdisplayednexttotheAddFriendsbuttonatthebottomofthechatbar.
Pressthe
Invitations
button
to
see
your
list
of
invitations
which
is
much
like
the
list
of
users
you
can
add
as
friends.
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Here,youcan:
1. AcceptaninvitationbytickingthecheckboxagainstitandpressingtheAcceptbutton2. RejectaninvitationbytickingthecheckboxagainstitandpressingtheRejectbutton
Thereisalimitonthenumberofchatfriendsyoucanhave.Whenthatlimitisreached,youcanonlyacceptinvitations
afterremovingone(ormoreifneeded)ofyourexistingfriends.
RemovingFriends1. Rightclickthefriendfromthechatbarattherightoftheapplication
2. SelectRemovecontact3. PresstheYesbuttontoconfirmremoval
MessagingYoucanopenthemessagingwindow(Chatsection)byleftclickingonafriendfromthechatbarattherightofthe
application.
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EnteryourmessageinthebottomwriteabletextfieldandpresstheSendbuttonnexttoit.
Wheneveryouclickonafriend,theChatsectionisautomaticallyselectedandchatmessagesfromcurrentsessionare
shown.YoucanswitchtoothersectionsandcomebacktotheChatsectionusingthemenubarattheleftofthe
applicationanytimetoseethemessagingwindowofthecurrentlyselectedfriend.
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TournamentsYoucanseethelistofoncomingtournamentsbyselectingtheTournamentssectionfromthemenubarattheleftof
theapplication.
RegisteringinaTournament1. Selectatournamentrowtoviewitsdetailsatthebottomofthesection
2. PresstheRegisterbutton3. PresstheYesbuttontoconfirmregistration
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SettingsCOGSSettingscanbeaccessedbyselectingtheSettingssectionfromthemenubarattheleftoftheapplication.
ChangePassword1.
Select
the
Settings
section
from
the
left
menu
bar
2. SelecttheSecuritysectionfromthetopmenubaroftheSettingssection
3. Provideyourcurrentpasswordandnewpassword4.
Press
the
Save
button
GamesExecutables1. SelecttheSettingssectionfromtheleftmenubar2. SelecttheGamessectionfromthetopmenubaroftheSettingssection
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3. Doubleclickthegamesrowyouwanttochangetheexecutablefilepathof
4. Browsetoyourintendedexecutablefilesfolder,selectthefileandthenclickOpen5. PresstheSavebutton
GamingPort1. SelectSettingssectionfromtheleftmenubar2. SelecttheNetworksectionfromthetopmenubaroftheSettingssection
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3. Provideanyrandomportnumberbetween1828and65535(whichyoubelieveisnotalreadybeingusedbyanyothersoftwareonyourmachine)
4. PresstheSavebuttonClansName
1. SelecttheSettingssectionfromtheleftmenubar2. SelecttheGeneralsectionfromthetopmenubaroftheSettingssection
3. Provideyourclansname4. PresstheSavebutton
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Ifyouhavebothyourgamingnickandclansnamesetthenanickofformat[Clan]Nickwillalwaysbeautomatically
setinsidethegamewheneveryoujoinaserver.(Fewgamesmaynotsupportthisfeature)