Two players playing remotely from one machine?

Dogboy · #1 December 21st, 2008, 12:57 AM

I am traveling with my son. We have two copies of Dom 3 (2 CD codes) but only one computer. I'm hosting from my LAN at home. Can we run Dom3 from two separate directories, with two different CD keys, to avoid triggering the CD duplicate detection?

Thanks!
DB

MaxWilson · #2 December 21st, 2008, 02:19 AM

I think it would be better to run Dom3 twice from the same directory, using the same CD key. Dom3 doesn't have a problem with one installation playing two different nations.

-Max

Edi · #3 December 21st, 2008, 05:02 AM

Replacing the key files alternately would also be an easy solution.

llamabeast · #4 December 21st, 2008, 05:16 AM

But anyway yes, I believe two directories with different CD keys count as completely different copies. Alternating keys would have the same effect.

Psycho · #5 December 21st, 2008, 08:35 AM

You can run from two different directories on the same machine. I've done that in the past.

Gandalf Parker · #6 December 21st, 2008, 01:50 PM

On a lan using a shared directory can be simple also.

MaxWilson · #7 December 21st, 2008, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psycho

You can run from two different directories on the same machine. I've done that in the past.

Can someone explain why you would want to? Is it just so you can alt-tab between nations?

-Max

Psycho · #8 December 21st, 2008, 06:06 PM

No, it's two players doing their turns from the same machine. Both instances of Dom weren't run simultaneously, my computer can't handle that.

MaxWilson · #9 December 21st, 2008, 08:07 PM

But then why do you need two installations at all? Why not just run both nations from the same installation? There must be something I'm not understanding here.

-Max

Psycho · #10 December 21st, 2008, 08:19 PM

Two copies of the game - two CD keys