Who's given up on MP?

[player1]

Interesting.

I have 56k dial up (and realistic connetion of just 28k), and I have never had probelm starting the game.

It was only just laggy.

But playable.

[canadianbacon]

I've about given up on multiplayer, i can't even get past the 1st page once the host launches into the game from the setup, with out crashes.

And it seems lately that even getting a connection is difficult (any realtion to Gamespy 1.2 release, i'd like to know).

Also have tried different video card (nvideo from ati), borrowed some memory (tought maybe had a bad stick), uninstalled, reinstalled on other drive ,but still have crash after crash after crash.

One thing I have heard is that Windows XP SP1 really does a number on DirectPlay for some other games, so maybe its screwing up the connectivity for Civ3 too?

Also DirectX9 is out, i tried that and suspect there may be some problems with Civ3 compatibility.

Meanwhile I did a test at work, and viola, go into and played a game on my 1st try.

All I know is that all my other games (and some are Directplay too) play fine, and CIV3 does not. Im not in the mood to spend a few hunder $$$ to get a $30 game to play.

PS
I have a pretty standard pc,
K7S5A (athalon thunderbird 1.2ghz)
640K Mem (and tried 256k of DDR too)
Ati Radeon 7200 (and tried Nvideo mx400)
SoundBlaster Card
Virus Scanner off
No Router/Gateway
No Firewall Software


Nothing Extraordinary.

If anybody else is on same Motherboard, and working let me know, I'd be interested.

[Panag]

hi ,

has anyone else noticed how sometimes it goes more the less okay and then the next minute its like waiting five minutes and nothing happens , ....

have a nice day

[Alex]

I never bothered to try the other MP modes (mainly because of my crappy connection), but PBEM and hotseat work fine for me. I just need more time to play.

[HAND]

I have yet to receive PTW through the post so giving it up is not realistic!

[HAND]

Originally posted by HAND
I have yet to receive PTW through the post so giving it up is not realistic!

What 7 hours later it falls through my letter box! I think someone heard me upstairs!

[King_Of_Taiwan]

Im About to give up because it just takes so long to play. Im Not really willing to play 3 hours. I could play a Single Player game in half that for the double the fun. Its just that playing Actual Humans draws me toward it.

[Solver]

Im About to give up because it just takes so long to play. Im Not really willing to play 3 hours. I could play a Single Player game in half that for the double the fun. Its just that playing Actual Humans draws me toward it.

3 hours is actually little... long games are the point here.

[Franses]

I expect it all depends on the upcoming (???) patch. If it does not solve the lagginess and some other major issues MP may die (or perhaps more accurate, never be born).

For the time being I have lots of fun with one to one games but even those are getting laggy sometimes and I am not sure if I can keep motivation up if there will be no new patch soon solving the major issues.

[player1]

There will be new patch.

They are working on it.

Nut, the big question is, will it solve MP.

I expet that some games will still stay laggy sometimes, but only playable laggy.

[Panag]

hi ,

it really cant get any worser then it is , ..... it can only improve , .....

panag > think positive , think positive , its only a matter of time , ....

well at least PBEM works more the less fine

have a nice day

[DrFell]

I've pretty much given up on MP. I have a cable connection, and the fastest game I ever managed still lagged nearly a second every time I moved a unit. We started about 8 squares apart and I warrior rushed the other guy, but it took about half an hour to get to 2500BC...

[player1]

Hey I have similar amount of lag as you (half-second per unit) as you.

But I have 56k dial-up (which is, in my case, realistic connection of 36k).

[Lost Angeles]

What I like about MP is that the playing dynamics are
actually level -- production, population, disorder...
I find myself second guessing AI advantages way too much on the solo games I play (usually monarch or emperor level). I'm more interested in playing the
game itself than playing to the AI.

If LAN lag/response is significantly better, I would
be interested in a Hollywood/Los Angeles live Civ
MP game. I know of at least one LAN/PC gaming
room -- 20+ computers...they cater to the first-person
shooter crowd, but that's all the more reason...

[Panag]

Originally posted by Lost Angeles
What I like about MP is that the playing dynamics are
actually level -- production, population, disorder...
I find myself second guessing AI advantages way too much on the solo games I play (usually monarch or emperor level). I'm more interested in playing the
game itself than playing to the AI.

If LAN lag/response is significantly better, I would
be interested in a Hollywood/Los Angeles live Civ
MP game. I know of at least one LAN/PC gaming
room -- 20+ computers...they cater to the first-person
shooter crowd, but that's all the more reason...

hi ,

, some one in germany does the same , he puts games together ones a month in a big room , maybe this would / could be a solution until a patch is released , ..... its also a great way to get people together

have a nice day