internet game

[slamp]

Hello,

Each time I tried to join a game or to create a game
I got the message: "connexion was lost". What's happen ?

[Swissy]

I need more info.

1) how is your ping to the servers, which servers do you see ?

2) how is your ping to other players in server lobby?

3) can you chat in the server lobby?

4) can you read other players' profiles?

5) What type of connection are you using?

I would also like to set-up a meeting to experience your problem firsthand. As it is the weekend I am available anytime after 01:00GMT saturday. Post a time and a server to meet in.

Also, if the only three servers you can see are us1, us2 and uk1; your problem is bad server.dat file. Email me and I send you a good one.

[quinns]

Hello Swissy and Slamp!

If Slamp gets his problem fixed, how about an internet game tonight (Friday) at about 8:30 p.m. Apolyton Time?? (I think that's about 01:30 GMT Saturday, I always forget if Apolyton time is 4 or 5 hours behind GMT because of daylight savings time.)

If you're interested, how about an escalating courtesy turn around time as follows:

Turns 1 -> 50 = 1 minute
Turns 51 -> 100 = 2 minutes
Turns 101 and above = 3 minutes

Is this reasonable or is there a better way??

Anybody else interested??

Quinns

[blackice]

Sounds great I will also be online tonight at 8:30 ish

EST. Grenerally I go to the most populated server to start.

Cheers

[berXpert]

Hi, I'm interested but how I setup the game? I think you are almost to start isn't it?
[This message has been edited by berXpert (edited February 23, 2001).]

[quinns]

Hello, I'll be in the Internet CALIFORNIA 12 LOBBY under Quinns if anybody is interested. It's 8:30 p.m. Apolyton time. See you there. Maybe Blackice can set it up... he sounds like he's familiar with internet play.

[Steve5304]

General problems with Internet/Lan play for CTP

1)you cannot use AOL - because of the 45 minute sys timer.

2) if you connect at 8:30 pm the echo bug is active.Because the lines are so noisy , You will realise that you Double type in lobbys , And cant join rooms because you will get an abrupt "cannot join lobby" Then you cant leave the lobby.Atleast this is the Case with my Isp (AOL)

3) on average players get Ejected every hour. So be prepared to clean up the AIs Mess (and they really mes things up).

-Saddam Hussien From Mp.
[This message has been edited by Steve5304 (edited February 25, 2001).]

[quinns]

Well that was my first real internet experience with CTP. Saddam is right. All four games I played were interrupted and none were even close to finished. One was saved, but a lot of the players are fickle, and quit quite often -- or maybe they just got disconnected. In either case, it gets kind of annoying. It was somewhat enjoyable though. But a lot of the players like to race through the game. "ZZZZZZZZZZ" and "Are you there?" are common after about a minute of time on your turn. So much for my internet experience. Fun but frustrating and racey. My opinions are now done. Praise be to CTP PBEM!

[blackice]

Well Quinns and I have a great game on the go. It depends who you play some are just impatient, some do it as a tactic. Lets face it if they do not like the pace tell them to quit make it clear if they do they lose points. Not likely they will if it is for GL points. Other than that ignore them generaly I find these people are the ones you woop their collective butts. They may have 10 cities lol and not much for armies. Any way the game is a blast hope to see more PBEMers out there. Oh one other point, speed in a multiplayer game is more important as it is slower to begin with. Try one on one games to start.

Blackice

[quinns]

Right you are Blackice! For those of you who care... Blackice is whooping me good on the Power Graph... but I'm harrassing the hell out of his rear areas. I still think the game is pretty even, (though I could be living in complete denial of failure!)

[blackice]

Heh quinns it is early.

Will be online playing again this weekend after 8:30 p.m. gmt -6

See you all there. They have started tribe play for CTP if you like sign up for a team or start your own. Contact me if you need help with this.

Quinns when is our next meet?

[quinns]

I'll see you at 9:00 p.m. Apolyton Time Friday night in the California 12 Server Lobby. I can play for about an hour. Better would be tomorrow at about 12 noon Apolyton time, but if I don't here from you Blackice, I'll meet you tonight at the Cal 12 server. Good Gaming!

[jpww]

Where is this place you guys are talking about?

[blackice]

Ok quinns tonight it is, tomorrow we will have to wing it I will try to be there.

Hi jpww some of us here belong to the gameleague (gl) www.gameleague.megaultra.com to sign up.
We then proceed to the multiplayer button in your CTP game, pick a game name (profile) and proceed from there to a server to play CTP online with a hundred or so CTP freaks

Gameleague has just recently started tribes for CTP (team play) so it is getting interesting.

Hope to see you there!



phascnh
blackice

[Steve5304]

Grrr........how can you people play over internet...My ISP throws me off evey 45 minutes, Cause i am "inactive". Even tho i keep chat rooms and Re-load pages blaring. Stupid AOL boot me.....anyway what ISP do you all use? Im switching, and erm......i need suggestions of fast and steady connections. AOL is now GAY-O-L (gay on line), thats about how it works.

anyway any help would be appreciated i am a frusterated puppy. Ive started probably 8000 games and never do i remember aactually finishing one.Plz Help....


P2(generic)-366
4 GB HD
4X CD
64 Mb Ram
56k Modem

could those be the problems?