Recruitment Center Book VI

[FlameFlash]

Currently need a temp replacement for Areoprinz as he's in the hospital. Won't somebody please help him in Alien Seed so that he doesn't have to be cruelly nexted?

[Cuaich]

Strife Game has slowed to Molasses at Absolute Zero, so I am available to fill in, as well as willing to join a new game or four, if people are starting any up.

I've never played Online, only PBEM...how does it work?

Cuaich

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Cuaich
Strife Game has slowed to Molasses at Absolute Zero, so I am available to fill in, as well as willing to join a new game or four, if people are starting any up.

I've never played Online, only PBEM...how does it work?

Cuaich

You play by email a turn at a time..umm

ifin speed is your thingey..Ill play a game of PBEM iwht ya..I usually play many turns PER DAY

Let me know..basically play a turn it ends with a save on your desktop..
open a new email message attach the file and send it onward

[blackgryffin]

if cuach is agree and if YOU r agree we could begin a 3 humans and 3 AI's pbem game ...

my only condition plizzzzzzzzzzzzz : pollution on and water !!! lolololololol
and i'll play scottish this time

but only if u r agree

[Mathemagician]

yeah sure, my eternal challenge. but he said he had never played online, not PBEM.

[blackgryffin]

wow better !!! 4 humans ( grandpa troll, mathemagician, cuaich and blackgryffin ) and 4 AI's ( real bad ones )

i know cuaich never played online but if he's interested ...

[Mathemagician]

i was responding to Trolls post...
i dont think i can afford another game right now. sorry.

[blackgryffin]

too bad !!!

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by blackgryffin
too bad !!!

Plus Blackgryffin..I dun want 4 humans..as for real..it slows down too much for me...and well..Im a hard-@ZZ when it comes to a s-l-o-w turn rate..gets me..i dunno kinda makes me wanna "communicate" with folks..wake 'em up so to speak

[blackgryffin]

lololololololololol i see what u mean with your picture ! it speaks well !

[Cuaich]

Originally posted by Grandpa Troll


You play by email a turn at a time..umm

ifin speed is your thingey..Ill play a game of PBEM iwht ya..I usually play many turns PER DAY

Let me know..basically play a turn it ends with a save on your desktop..
open a new email message attach the file and send it onward

No, I already PBEM...was wonderin' how Online worked. Can I assume it is fairly standard fare, and i just need the new Server.dat file in the proper folder? Also, are these games usually mano a mano, or do more than two people participate normally?

Cuaich

[blackice]

Cuaich, yes to the severs.dat, mano a mano for the most part cuz they are faster and generally continue. We have a few games with many people but it is hard to get continuation of them.

Will be online today and tonight if you would like to try?

[Mathemagician]

usually 4 players. more is possible, but only by replacing an AI after the game has started.

once the servers.dat file is in place you should be able to connect to the servers and game right away. a clean 1.21 install is recommended as blackice insists any altered files will cause problems. but since there are occasional problems (at least for me) with or without any altered files, well....

if you have win XP (or win 2000 Pro) however, you should be aware that you wont be able to join a game hosted by another player with XP or 2000 Pro.

if you are behind a firewall, ask blackice. in that case you might need to alter the bootserv.txt file that is somewhere close to the servers.dat in your folders.
i think you must replace the second entry in each line with the address of your proxy server. i could check it, but im not at home right now. just ask iceman.

[Cuaich]

Originally posted by blackice
Cuaich, yes to the severs.dat, mano a mano for the most part cuz they are faster and generally continue. We have a few games with many people but it is hard to get continuation of them.

Will be online today and tonight if you would like to try?

Can't do it today or tonight I'm afraid...previous commitments. But I will try and find some time sooner than later. Thanks!

Cuaich

[Cuaich]

Originally posted by Mathemagician
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if you have win XP (or win 2000 Pro) however, you should be aware that you wont be able to join a game hosted by another player with XP or 2000 Pro.

(snip)

That is weird. I do indeed run Win XP. What has Mr. Gates done this time, to prevent playing against another Win XP machine?

Oh, and thanks for all the info...much appreciated!

Cuaich