Multiplayer Compatablilty between mac/pc?

[adaMada]

I have never tried a multi-player game, but I will be soon, and one question keeps popping up. The manual says that all people playing must have the same verson of the game, but the version numbers for Mac MPG and PC MPG are totally different. Can you play mutliplayer over the internet agianst PC players with a Mac?


[This message has been edited by adaMada (edited March 19, 2000).]
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[Smash]

Yes.As long as you have the latest patch.There are some "tricks" that don't work on the MAC version but no compatibilty problems...

you will have technical problems from time to time but that has nothing to with MACs.

[MacUser]

Yeah, what Smash said! I guess what I REALLY need to do is write a FAQ for Mac-MPG! Or maybe someone (Smash) else (Smash) might want to take a crack at it (Smash)! The most important thing to do is go get ICQ and then add a bunch of Civ players to the list (see the ICQ lists on the Multiplayer Forum). That is the best way to find a game! Well, that and posting on the Multiplayer Forum.

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[finbar]

Yeah, what Smash said, with a tad more detail. The glitches that will occur (not "might", but "definitely will") - players suddenly disappearing from the game (that is, losing their connection to the game), and the game jamming or freezing - are Civ software problems. Both the PC and MAC versions of Civ 2 Multiplayer are seriously flawed.

But thanks to Mr Nesse at MacSoft, the Mac version has been improved out of sight since its original release. I expect the PC version has also improved, but the Mac version was virtually unplayable in its original form.

Here's where you'll find the latest patch for our version:
http://www.wizworks.com/macsoft/mact...IGold_ftp.html

Happy Civving!

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[MacUser]

Ummm...yeah, what I meant when I said ICQ was "I See you need the Patch first!" Really. Truly. THEN go get ICQ and conquer the world!

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[finbar]

Bit of pressure being a Webmaster, huh, MacUser?

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[adaMada]

Thanks for your help . I already have the newest patch, and make a point of always having the newest patch, so it shouldn't be a problem.

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[finbar]

I say again - don't expect smooth sailing. It won't happen. Apart from that, have fun!

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[berzerker]

Finbar - is that patch 1.1.1? I have the 1.4b or 1.b4 or something like that...

[Smash]

the latest "patch"(its actually a beta) is V1.1.1-Its probably the last one also

http://www.wizworks.com/macsoft/mact...IGold_ftp.html

2 hyperlinks to the same place-oops
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[MacUser]

Actually, I thought it was a final version as no further modifications were possible without losing PC compatiblity.

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[MacUser]

Apologies to all: I do not have the current ReadMe Notes on the Mac Site which gives the impression that 1.14b is the latest patch! I will fix that immediately!

[finbar]

I don't know if it's final in terms of PC compatibility. Mr Nesse didn't mention anything about that. It's probably the last major release because he's gone onto other things. But he said he remains available to us.

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[MacUser]

The Patch and Release Notes page on the Mac-ACS webpage has been updated to include the 1.1.1 notes and links to the MacSoft and ACS patch download sites.

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[RobRoy]

Have any of you actually succeeded in playing a game of any reasonable length across platforms? Especially since using V1.1.1?

I'm a PC type, but have tried on numerous occasions to play with Mac friends. The experiments go back almost a year now. We used to be able to play, sort of - but the problems were much more severe than I experienced with PC-only players. Similarly, the Mac guys indicated the disconnects, etc. were much worse than they experienced when playing Mac-only games. Since they got V1.1.1 (yes, I'm using the latest PC version), we haven't been able to go more than a single turn without a critical crash.

We've basically given up - I'm currently of the opinion that cross-platform games are simply not feasible. But I was hoping someone may have been able to overcome similar obstacles...