Tips for people having trouble with MP

[monkspider]

Hey Bory, do you have MSN or any other of the various chatting aparatuses?

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Did you get PTW yet, Tube?

Nope, didn't even realize it had been released until today, and to think, I was at Wal Mart last night, and didn't mosey over to the electronics section......

ACK!

[Boris Godunov]

monkie, let's play.

[monkspider]

It's not a total bust, there's still quite a bit of fun to be had in games with 1 on 1 and AI civs.
The various single player features are impeccable, with no bugs to speak of.

[Boris Godunov]

Did you get PTW yet, Tube?

[Tuberski]

Sounds like MP is a bust at the moment.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by monkspider
Bory: Stop correcting me when I'm wrong, damn you.

Like on the evolution debate?



Alright, I need to test out MP...

[Dinner]

Does it seem to be a problem with the server or with the software itself?

[monkspider]

UPDATE-
The only games that seem to be working on a reliable basis are two player games, that is only two human players, but with a few AI civs.
So don't try any games with more than two human players. Try a small pangea map with another human and two or three AI civs.

[Dinner]

So does the game seem to be unstable a lot of the time? If it is then it would be a sure sign of a rushed production cycle.

[Capt Dizle]

I used to play games at gamespy and could keep up to six players on consistently with pings twice as high as 200 so Firaxis should be able to improve this.

[monkspider]

Kitty/Cold: Thanks for the suggestions guys.

Bory: Stop correcting me when I'm wrong, damn you.

[Boris Godunov]

Re: Tips for people having trouble with MP

Originally posted by monkspider
One day we will have likely have 24 player matches without hiccup

I doubt it, considering MP is limited to 8 civs only.

[ColdFever]

I only have a minor thing to add: with few people it is more fun to play on a PANGEA world, as you do not have to play until Navigation to meet each other via oceans - one massive continent usually is more fun to play on short games with few people.

[kittenOFchaos]

If you do PBEM try to play a scenario were there is alot to do each turn, or the mass regicide option (humans only for best results).

Passing a save file around when people have only pressed enter is boring...lets hope some nice fellows putout some great ww2 scenarios soon.