Team Playing

[gdrobins]

I see 3 vs 3 4 x 4, etc games listed in multiplayer. How does this work? Is there a setting to configure teams or do players have a different method of creating teams?

[Dominae]

You can choose each player's team number in the multiplayer game setup screen.

[gdrobins]

Setting teams up

Can you do that when you initially configure the game, or do you have to wait until the players have joined the game?

[Dominae]

I believe you can do it before anyone has joined, and after for sure. Does it matter though? Just switch all the team numbers before launching.

[kbarrett]

The host can set the teams in the launch waiting room.

How the teams are divided is up to the players.

[ColdPhoenix]

Re: Team Playing

Originally posted by gdrobins
I see 3 vs 3 4 x 4, etc games listed in multiplayer. How does this work? Is there a setting to configure teams or do players have a different method of creating teams?

It's set up in the room before the game is launched. It's similar to how you set up custom games in single player.

As to how it works, if you mean in game, it's like being in a permanent alliance. You can see what your team mates see and have the same techs. If you are all researching the same tech then all your beakers go towards it and so it's researched a lot more quickly than researching it by yourself. You can research different things but it's obviously better if you all research the same.