Playing online

[Shortstop13]

Is there a lobby to go to play other people or is it something you have to plan out with someone?

[doom3r]

Yes, there is a lobby. You just have to open the multiplayer menu and open "Join game", thats where the lobby is.

[Terminator]

Is there a lobby to go to play other people or is it something you have to plan out with someone?

You need to make sure that you have 2.0.8 version

[Shortstop13]

Holy cow, so I just need to install the game again go to multi-player and I'm good to go?

[Terminator]

Holy cow, so I just need to install the game again go to multi-player and I'm good to go?

true

[Shortstop13]

Is there a time when there is more people on than others?

[Buginator]

Is there a time when there is more people on than others?

Not really. Different time zones all around the world.

Maybe you can stop in the IRC channel, and see if someone wants to play.

Things will get better in the future though, we will have a better lobby or some kind of system where people can hook up easier.

[Terminator]

Things will get better in the future though, we will have a better lobby or some kind of system where people can hook up easier.

All what wz needs is good masterserver...& internal lobby-chat, at least with bugs =)

[doom3r]

Knowing who is online when you are in the lobby would be useful too,, like chat

[Shortstop13]

What's the IRC channel?

[Kamaze]

http://wz2100.net/chat

[Shortstop13]

What does "unable to connect: null" mean? 

[DevUrandom]

I've just gotten the same message...
My bandwith is currently extremely short, so I probably got a timeout.
Maybe that's the same reason for you? Otherwise it is perhaps a problem with the applet itself?
If you can, maybe getting to the Java Console gives some interesting information? (It has a "copy" button, which I used for the output below.)

My Java Console says:

Java VM version: 1.6.0_03
Java VM vendor:  Sun Microsystems Inc.
Java VM: Sun Microsystems Inc. 1.6.0_03
SecurityManager=org.kde.kjas.server.KJASSecurityManager@773c550f
----------------------------------------------------
Konqueror Java Console Help
  c: clear console
  g: run garbage collection
  h: show help
  m: show memory info
  s: print system properties
  t: list threads
  x: empty classloader cache
----------------------------------------------------
java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.net.SocketPermission localhost:113 listen,resolve)
at java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlContext.java:323)
at java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:546)
at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:532)
at org.kde.kjas.server.KJASSecurityManager.checkPermission(KJASSecurityManager.java:64)
at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkListen(SecurityManager.java:1120)
at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:318)
at java.net.ServerSocket.(ServerSocket.java:185)
at java.net.ServerSocket.(ServerSocket.java:97)
at irc.security.DefaultSecuredProvider.getServerSocket(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at irc.EventDispatcher.dispatchEventSync(Unknown Source)
at irc.EventDispatcher.dispatchEventAsyncAndWait(Unknown Source)
at irc.security.SecurityProvider.getServerSocket(Unknown Source)
at irc.ident.prv.IdentServer.start(Unknown Source)
at irc.ident.IdentWrapper.start(Unknown Source)
at irc.IRCApplication.init(Unknown Source)
at IRCApplet.startEff(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at irc.EventDispatcher.dispatchEventSync(Unknown Source)
at irc.DispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:333)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:195)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:182)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:366)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:519)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:469)
at java.net.Socket.(Socket.java:366)
at java.net.Socket.(Socket.java:180)
at irc.security.DefaultSecuredProvider.getSocket(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at irc.EventDispatcher.dispatchEventSync(Unknown Source)
at irc.DispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)