New & raw web based Dominion II game server

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Zapmeister:
Semiblitz has re-appeared in the running list

So it has, so it has. I guess they wanted their game back and couldn't start it before. People seem to have taken their turns, anyway.

[ July 22, 2004, 08:13: Message edited by: Norfleet ]

[Zapmeister]

Originally posted by Norfleet:
People seem to have taken their turns, anyway.

But the game is still at turn 1.
Those turns may have been taken in April, well before Esben stopped the game.

[Beorne]

Originally posted by Beorne:

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Originally posted by Esben Mose Hansen:
1. Go to the mosehansen.dk, click "View open games".
2. Find one where the description/settings/ whatever look attractive. Some needs separate registration at some forum, look at the comment.
3. Note the port number (listed under browse/manage game)
3. Fire up dominions, Network, enter "dom2.mosehansen.dk" as the ip and the port as the port (duh)
4. Select the nation you wish to play. Do not start the game. Instead, quit the game.
5. Do not start the game. Instead, quit the game.
6. Go back to the Browse/mange view (or just refresh if you're sitll there . Find the "confess" column, check the appropriate checkbox and submit,
7. When a turn is ready to be played, the game will appear on the bottom of the welcome page.


Easy as 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,r ighT?

I'll try this evening (GMT+1), thank you

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Ok, I have joined a game.
How can I play?
I have a dial-up connection so I have to know when I must be connected.
At what time is transmitted my .2h to the server?
And when do I receive the .trn?
Now the game is in my menu. If I play the turn it is transmitted automatically to the server?
Sorry for the confusion but I have to understand how the syncronization works so I conncet at the right times. I never had a network (non e-mail) game.

Thank you.

[Norfleet]

md5sums are not being properly regurgitated in the BF_Napoleon's tournament game. Did something happen to this feature? Maybe you've inverted a condition check: It's returned in games that are RUNNING (where it is not terribly useful), but not, apparently, in a pending, open game, where we'd actually care about it to see if gazumping has occurred.

[Esben Mose Hansen]

1. Playing offline: Just go Online, start dom, enter IP+port, select nation and enter password, then exit and go offline. Then you can play your turn (PLay existing...); when you're done repeat the process above.

2. Semiblitz was resurrected, and have at least 2 active players. In other words, I was mistaken in the "no turns since April" bit.

[Esben Mose Hansen]

Originally posted by Norfleet:
md5sums are not being properly regurgitated in the BF_Napoleon's tournament game. Did something happen to this feature? Maybe you've inverted a condition check: It's returned in games that are RUNNING (where it is not terribly useful), but not, apparently, in a pending, open game, where we'd actually care about it to see if gazumping has occurred.

Apparantly, the dominions server turns any , (dot) and - (minus) into _ (underscore). I've changed the pages to the same, renamed your game to follow these rules and made the backups of your .2h files manually. I hope I didn't break anything

[Vynd]

[quote]Originally posted by Beorne:

Originally posted by Beorne:
Ok, I have joined a game.
How can I play?
I have a dial-up connection so I have to know when I must be connected.
At what time is transmitted my .2h to the server?
And when do I receive the .trn?
Now the game is in my menu. If I play the turn it is transmitted automatically to the server?
Sorry for the confusion but I have to understand how the syncronization works so I conncet at the right times. I never had a network (non e-mail) game.

Thank you.

Well someone will have to start the game first. You can check to see the status of the game on Ebsen's site. It should be listed under "My Games" if you've done everything Ebsen told you to do. Once you see that it has started, then you play your turn by starting up DomII, selecting "Network," and putting in the address and then the port number for your game. Just like when you uploaded your Pretender. Once you've connected and played yourn turn, hitting the End Turn button will end your turn and send it to the server.

You don't have to play your turn at a particular time, but rather before the time limit for the turn is up. If you don't play your turn by the time limit then your nation won't do anything that turn, but you can still play the next turn. You can tell what the time limit is by checking Ebsen's server or by connecting to teh game and looking there. Many games are set so that if everyone has taken their turn, the game will then host immediately (this is the "quickhost" setting). If you game is like this, don't count on being able to play your turn half-way, take a break, and then come back.

[Reverend Zombie]

Hi Esben,

howthegodskill on port 2254 is over; you can kill it anytime you like to free up a spot.

thanks for hosting!

[Zapmeister]

Originally posted by Reverend Zombie:
howthegodskill on port 2254 is over

That was fast. Who won?

EDIT: Never mind, I found the thread.
EDIT: Actually, I think you can free the slot, RZ, simply by stopping the game.

[ July 28, 2004, 04:21: Message edited by: Zapmeister ]

[Esben Mose Hansen]

Originally posted by Reverend Zombie:
Hi Esben,

howthegodskill on port 2254 is over; you can kill it anytime you like to free up a spot.

thanks for hosting!

The game seems to be stopped already. Anyways, this is something I expect the game owner to do :-D I only step in for lost and ownerless games...