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Well, I don't think you can patch up to 1.20 yet. I don't think there is a crack for it yet, or at least, I havn't found it. You should uninstall the game, reinstall, and then apply the 1.19 patch & crack. See if that takes care of the crash to the desktop. If you can't find the old patch, I have it, and I can send it to you through email or whatever other way you want it. Just let me know.
To answer the other questions...
Yes, you can join and make a server made by you. But there are 2 ways to go about it.
1) You can use the dedicated server program in the NWM folder, but you will need the Fairlight server crack (just overwrite the nwserver.exe not the nwmain.exe). Also, you cannot save the game from within the client, but you can set the server to auto-save the world every X amount of minutes if so inclined. This is not the best way to go about it, it's more suited for persistant modules & a dedicated computer.
2) The other way (and the best way) is to find out your IP address (or get a dynamic DNS address) and host a server from within the game itself. If you've already modified the "hosts" file, then you can just go to "Multiplayer" in the game and "Host a LAN/Internet Game". Now, if you want it on the Internet, then go to the "Advanced Options" screen while setting up and put a "X" in the box "Post To The Internet". If you just want to host a LAN game, then leave it alone. Then it should work fine. You'll get a message about "Cannot connect to Master Server, some Multiplayer options will be disabled", but that just means Bioware can't check you're CD key. Don't even worry about it.
To get people to connect, they can go to either "Join Internet Game" (if on Internet) or "Join LAN Game" (if on Lan). If it's an internet game, don't use the stupid Gamespy browser, just use the "Direct Connect" button and then input your IP address (that's why I said get your IP address earlier). If it's on LAN, it should show up in the browser.
Keep in mind, you still need separate keys for each client connecting. You'll need a keygen for that. You should be able to find one easy enough on the internet, but if you can't, email me and I'll help point you in the right direction. I hope this is easy to understand, I'm not very good at explaining things. Email me if you have run into any problems.
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