MP Game - Yet another MP newbie game! - Page 8

spacht · #71 June 1st, 2004, 04:09 PM

Is there still a slot left? If so, I would like to play R'lyeh.

Sly Frog · #72 June 1st, 2004, 05:18 PM

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Originally posted by Huzurdaddi:
So I made a mistake when SlyFrog said "he took Ulm" I just marked him down without looking over the list. Uhm was taken a while ago by Yvelina.

So I guess the correct thing to do is for SlyFrog to Go anonymous and I will kick him, allowing Yvelina ( who has not said anything about this ...

Yeah, that was a long time ago, and the person did not take the slot that was available for several days. I'd rather just keep Ulm, seeing as how the slot was open and the person picking had plenty of time to grab it before I did.

However, if it is a big problem, I'll stand aside. I'd just like to know the person is still interested before we go through the rigamaroll of clearing the slot.

Huzurdaddi · #73 June 2nd, 2004, 01:41 AM

HOLY CRAP.

The game is full!

JEEEEEZE.

Ok I'll be starting it up when I get home ( got to figure out how to do that ... may post on here asking help! ).

Huzurdaddi · #74 June 2nd, 2004, 05:11 AM

Ok before I do it I have to ask:

Do I start the game by hitting "restart"??

Is that how I start the dang thing? I'm really quite scared to do that since it could easily kick everyone off ( and the game is *full* ).

But I see no other UI that would get the game started.

Cheezeninja · #75 June 2nd, 2004, 05:17 AM

Hrmm... it doesnt have a 'start game' button when you connect to the game? It used to give anyone the option to start the game, but that caused unending headaches so he fixed it. I dunno how the host starts now.

ioticus · #76 June 2nd, 2004, 05:19 AM

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Originally posted by Minrhael:
Well, if you're using XP, you do the following:

Create a shortcut to Dominions2 on your desktop. Right-click this shortcut and select properties. In the target box, change it to the following:

"C:\Program Files\dominions2\dom2.exe" --tcpclient --ipadr dom2.mosehansen.dk --port 2246 --clickvol 0

This assumes you installed the game in the default directory; if not then change "C:\program files\dominions2\dom2.exe" to wherever your dom2.exe file is located. The --tcpclient tells it that you're joining a multiplayer game; after the --ipadr you put the address of the server; after --port you put the port #. The line above is correct for this game. (The --clickvol 0 just turns off the mouse clicking sound, you can leave that part of the line out if you want to hear the mouse clicks drive you insane)

Then you just make your pretender like you would as if you were going to play a single player game. When your pretender is ready, exit the game and click that shortcut to connect to the mosehansen game, and you will see a list of nations to choose from. The spot next to your nation should say open; click it and it will change to human controlled, then click disconnect and you've uploaded your pretender. If it already says human controlled then someone else took your spot, you'll have to come back here to clear it up. In the future just click the shortcut to take your turns.

If you're running something other than xp (well, that probably works for all windows, except perhaps the location of the game) then someone else will have to give you the proper commands. Hopefully that's all correct, it's really past bedtime here!

I followed your instructions and it worked. Unfortunately it says Jotun is human controlled. How do I get my spot back?

Huzurdaddi · #77 June 2nd, 2004, 05:39 AM

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I followed your instructions and it worked. Unfortunately it says Jotun is human controlled. How do I get my spot back?

The website says that you have to country. Is it really you? The only anonymous person is Atlantis.

Anyway.... I'm going to hit "restart game" in about an hour. Hopefully someone will confirm that this is the correct thing to do.

Also I hope that everyone playing has read the rules on the 1st post of this page:

All human pretenders.
NO CLAMS.

Huzurdaddi · #78 June 2nd, 2004, 05:50 AM

Game started.

HoHo. Looks like the game is set up with victory points ( I did this? I did not think so ... but whatever ). So they may mess things up ( a lot ) but not for a while I suppose. Anyway there are 5 ( only 5 ... my god. ). At least they are well spaced apart.

Man if you only need 3 to win .. this is insane. I hope that is not how it is setup.

I did not fill out any of the check boxs with VP. Anyone know what the defaults are? Would be nice if they were in the check boxes so I would have known to pump them to some insane levels ( like 1 vp per province, and then you need like 60% of the provinces to win or something ).

[ June 02, 2004, 04:53: Message edited by: Huzurdaddi ]

ioticus · #79 June 2nd, 2004, 06:01 AM

I didn't know about the human pretender thing. Is there a way to change that? I created another one but the original is in the game.

Huzurdaddi · #80 June 2nd, 2004, 06:38 AM

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I didn't know about the human pretender thing. Is there a way to change that? I created another one but the original is in the game.

Super. The game is already started. I do not think it is possible.

Super. Well I don't know what to say, exactly. As I said in the broadcast game in game, please do not EVER leave your home province with your commander.

If you would be so nice as to please post your pretender that would be great to give us some advanatge over you since you clearly violated the rules.

[ June 02, 2004, 05:44: Message edited by: Huzurdaddi ]