SmallBall does not detect Proxy and Firewall information. If SmallBall fails to run, or says it is unable to reach the host, then you may have a Proxy or Firewall that needs special handling.

You will need to know the TCP/IP address of your proxy server. Your systems administrator will be able to give you this information.

Locate the seed.setup file in the C:\My Games\SmallBall directory. Open the seed.setup file with a text editor such as WordPad. (Notepad may work, but it will look confusing.)

Add the following lines to the bottom of the file:

System.http.proxySet=true
System.http.proxyHost=nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
System.http.proxyPort=80
System.proxySet=true
System.proxyHost=nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
System.proxyPort=80

The nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn should be replaced with the IP address of the proxy server provided by your systems administrator.

Save the seed.setup file and quit Wordpad.

Now double-click the SmallBall Icon on the desktop. The game should start downloading the remaining files.

If it still does not work, send an email with details to SmallBallProxy@andnow.net