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Crowy

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Nov 04, 09 at 5:04pm ^

Network Game Guide & Advice

Credit To Huzzer for layout and idea.

Network Games Discussion

Welcome to the new look Network games thread. We're going to trail this over the summer to see if it is successful at all. It's not much difference from the old thread. You can come in here and see if anybody has a network game running that you could join, or try and create your own.

However, there will be differences. Once a game is set up, you can discuss it in here, just like the Home Dressing room. I will also be updating a list a couple of times a week with a list of all the network games that are successfully being played, with any information such as if they want new players etc.

Finally, I am going to introduce an ebay style ratings system. I don't want to be causing flamefests, so what we are going to do is this:

If you are part of a network game, as a host or a player, you can pm me a rating (out of 5 - 5 being the best) of other players in your game. I will keep an updated list. This means if you are playing a game and are kicked out of it you can give them a low rating. Similarly, if you're enjoying a fun game with a random player, you can give them top marks.

This is a preventative, so that people are serious about playing when they join a game. Any bad ratings I'll get two sides of the story and any abuse of this system and I'll just abandon it.

So let's give it a go and get your network games up and running.

Guides

Hamachi Guide

How To Setup A Network Game

The following guide provides instructions for creating a game with multiple players across a network.

In order to create a network game allowing multiple players to play against one another, one member must act as the host.

Creating a game (Host):

To allow other players to connect, the host (the person creating the game) needs to follow the instructions outlined below:

-Select Preferences

-Select Network

-Enter a name for Server Name

A password is optional

-Select Run as Server

-Click Confirm

-Start a New Game
-Create a new manager profile and select a team to manage

-Click on Save As… to save your process

Joining a game (Client)

After the host has created a game, other players, referred to as clients, can attempt to join the network game.

To join the network game the client/s will need to follow the instructions outlined below:

- Select Join Network Game
- Select Join Other Server

This step requires the IP Address of the host.

To identify the IP Address of a computer follow the instructions below:

Windows PC:

·Click the Start menu

·Select Programs

·Select Accessories

·Select Command Prompt

·Type ipconfig

·Press Enter

Apple Macintosh:

·Click on System Preferences

·Select Network

·Select active connection

- Enter the IP Address of Host
- Click Ok
- Once connected you will be prompted to add a manager profile:
- Click on FM
- Select Add New Manager
- Create a new manager profile and select a team to manage

The network game should now be established which can be confirmed by viewing the staff page from the information section for the club managed either by the host or client.

[size=1][color=#666666]This message was edited by AndyD_U(moderator) on Dec 20 2009.

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constantplanck

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Nov 04, 09 at 5:10pm ^

re: Network Game Guide & Advice

Nice work, Crowy...hopefully people use this.

Also, I love when the double post police come out...I have quintuple posted in my db thread, I hope that they all get reported.

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Crowy

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Nov 04, 09 at 5:13pm ^

re: Network Game Guide & Advice

Cheers CP, I'm sure one of the mods took the reports off now someone has put them back on

Also I did no work it was all Huzzer.

Edit: Also does anyone know how to do them lines like under the Forum Rules & Thread Index

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Suicide Messiah

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Nov 04, 09 at 5:22pm ^

re: Network Game Guide & Advice

Good idea this, will stop multiple threads about NW Games.

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Do you mean them Crowy?

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Crowy

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Nov 04, 09 at 5:26pm ^

re: Network Game Guide & Advice

Yeah thanks 69SuicideMessiah69, cgauld just Pm'd me back with that as well.

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team11

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Nov 04, 09 at 6:10pm ^

re: Network Game Guide & Advice

Just about to start a network game theres only 2 of us playing so far

any 1 else wanna join:)

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Crowy

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Nov 05, 09 at 12:07am ^

re: Network Game Guide & Advice

Have updated the first post and added how to start a network game for people who don't know

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mattwilko83

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Nov 05, 09 at 1:58pm ^

re: Network Game Guide & Advice

hey all ive done everything u said to do to create/join a network game but all it keeps saying is unable to connect to server has this happened to anyone else and do u know how to sort it help appreciated.

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Crowy

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Nov 05, 09 at 2:00pm ^

re: Network Game Guide & Advice

You are normally unable to connect to a server because the host has forgor to tick Run as Server in his preferences on the game.

So the host shout go to:

-Preferences

Then select netwrok

Then click on run as server