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Xox said:
There is also a difference between "network" games and play by email (pbem) games. You may need to ask questions about both when you do pay a mp game. But network tends to be easier.
And it is helpful to set up a shortcut of the dominions III program on your desktop (in Windows) with something like this:
"C:\Program Files\dominions3\dom3.exe" -C --ipadr whateverservername.com --port ####
in the target box
the whateverservername.com part changing to whatever server is being used and the port #### changing to whatever port is being used
and
In the "start in" box put
"C:\Program Files\dominions3"
that way you go right to the networked game without entering the server and port number each time you play your turn.
You can make a shortcut for each networked game you are playing.
Pbem games are easier to host with great setups like llamaserver.net, but i personally find playing them awkward, painful, and I end up missing turns a lot. Lots of other people have no problem with pbem though.
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See, now that's the kind of very pertinent information I thought it might be nice to have stickied.
I guess it makes a nice icebreaker, but it just seems like having the technicalities of MP posted in a prominent fashion would save a lot of effort across the board.
Curious, if I were to host, is it possible with any computer on a dedicated internet connection? Obviously rather than a domain name, I would just have my IP itself, but is it that simple? And if so, can only one game be hosted on a machine at once?
