Advice Needed

[Nerfix]

Originally posted by Joonie73:
LOL, thanks, Gandalf. You've been of help with so many different things.

One more question: How do you play MP on this? Gamespy? Given how long a regular game nust taken, does anyone play MP at all?

PBEM, Hotseat, TCP/IP(or something like that ).

Originally posted by Annette:
Yes, we are on schedule to begin shipping on Nov. 14. "Backorder" is the standard status for pre-orders waiting to ship as soon as the game is released. Please don't reorder, Zen, as the pre-orders go out in the order in which they were received. If you have questions regarding your order you may always contact us through our customer support center at http://www.shrapnelgames.com/service.htm. We're here to help.

Mwhahahahahaha, you fool!

I already ordered, your too late, 3 copies!

... Sorry. Evil laugh escaped.

I didn't cancel my preorder; I just bought a few others for my friends hoping that if one of them happens to come before my preordered copy ... it will mysteriously go to me and they will get mine.



[ November 12, 2003, 19:20: Message edited by: Zen ]

[Gandalf Parker]

One more question: How do you play MP on this?

Multiple ways. A person can tell the game to become a server on port xxxx and everyone can connect on that machine to play almost as fast as solo play.

That same arrangment can be used to let people connect every so often (1/day, 3/week, etc) to turn in their turns or pickup their result files. (this is the most common)

Or it can be fully PBEM (play by email) where the turn file you create is emailed to a site (or uploaded) and then you get the result file back later by the same method.

Given how long a regular game nust taken, does anyone play MP at all?

Heehee. Many do. A game that can be played by PBEM is an acquired taste. Either you love it or you dont. The most known type of pbem game is probably those chess games people play by mail where they both keep a board setup. You see them on tv shows alot. The time between mails (says, weeks) is spent studying the board any free moment they get and trying to plan many moves ahead. PBEM is like that. You might only do 1 turn a day, or 2 a week. But for a game this involved that can be a good thing.

[NTJedi]

Looks like the shipments are on their way !

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/News/pr_01.htm


{{ Even tho it says mine is still listed on BackOrder !!?! }}

[ November 13, 2003, 12:11: Message edited by: NTJedi ]