Very nasty surprise.

[Beorne]

Originally posted by Cainehill:
Beorne,

While I might agree that the MP license policy is a bit restrictive (and counterproductive), your friends could always install and play via the demo Version. True, they'd be limitted in their choice of races, magic research is capped, and the game ends around turn 40 - but that would probably allow them to decide if they enjoyed the game enough to buy it.

On the other hand, I fail to see why you refer to a "Very Nasty Surprise" - you bought one copy, not three, so why would you expect it to allow three (or 10, or 20) people to be allowed to install and use it?

Finally - there's several other Italian players out there; I've run into at least 2, Cohen and one other.

Yes, you are right.
But several things made me think at least mp would be allowed:
- the game is costly
- the "no big company" atmosphere around the game (very much like that of freeware or shareware games), a game that is a forever work in progress with great enthusiasm and feedback between fans and autors
- I think, but i could be wrong, that another great Shrapnel game I have (SEIVG) allows mp gaming with one licence
- the fact that a game like this has no advertising apart that of fans
- the fact that lovers of turn games are almost disappearing, and is difficult to pull any other real time high graphic junk fan to access this sort of "steep learning curve" type of game.

Ok, i think something like the cited spawn install, where I and only I could be a host should be the best.