TCP/IP game - Page 2

phsycho · February 16, 2004, 07:30

ATTENTION:

last year i did some tests with VMWARE (pc emulator for windows = virtual machine) and REMOTELYANYWHERE (app to control windows w. mouse over internet/browser.)

The point is to play roundbased SMAC with a standart Browser and this on any inet-connected machine!! (a dream)

!!! i was able to run smac(x) perfectly WITH MOVIES (but w/o sound) in 800x600 and even very playable in 1024x768) !!!

bad is i cant use my bandwith only for smac

maybe maybe i can find a place with high bandwith for my old amd 350 ... i would run smac there 24/7 for some hardcore fanatics.

if anyone of you may be able to do something similar please let me know!

binTravkin · February 16, 2004, 09:08

Im ready to play 2nd round of our cool IP/PBEM game on Tuesday!

But till then we must complete the turn so the file is at mart's machine again!

phsycho · February 16, 2004, 09:20

binTravkin: perfect ... so i'll look arround for at least 2 other players

and if one or more fall in love and get married with children and therefore can't play nomore.... let me know .. i'll help and be the replacement player

Lazerus · February 16, 2004, 13:14

tsk tsk mart, wish i had a desk job

Lazerus · February 17, 2004, 13:34

Are we up for sometime tonight then ?

binTravkin · February 18, 2004, 12:10

Sorry guys,didnt have time..
Next tuesday I will!

Now Im leaving for weekend

Lazerus · February 18, 2004, 14:15

BinT the downside with tuesdays is that mart is 7 hours behind us and therefore at work.
Is it possible for you to arrange a few hours spare at the weekend ??

Mart · February 18, 2004, 20:01

We have kinda three persons who are able to play on weekends at the moment - maybe fourth person and we will be able start a really epic game....

Lazerus · February 20, 2004, 18:32

What about playing on sunday ?

Dagnarus · February 20, 2004, 20:24

Hey lazerus sorta pointed me to this thread, I can definitly play on weekends, late into the night even. And most weekdays are okay until 12 PM. (Eastern Standard Time, GMT - 5)

Just PM me what I have to do and I'll join up, I'm a new player though, if that is alright.

Mart · February 20, 2004, 21:49

I can play next weekend - this one will be packed with other features for me.
I'm GMT-7 (Salt Lake)
There are 4 persons now for weekend TCP/IP campaign
-Lazerus
-Phsycho
-Dagnarus
-Mart7x5
We might ask someone to prepare an interesting map, if we are going to have some longer game, and enjoyable - let us invest into good map.

my preference of faction:
Peacekeepers
size: could be custom, i propose 55x110 or close to it
other options you can decide
SMAC or SMAX, i can play either

Dagnarus · February 20, 2004, 21:56

I would like to play Morgan Industries or the scientists. And I don't own X yet. So if it could be a classic game that would work for me.

Lazerus · February 21, 2004, 08:39

Hive for me
got smac/x

Ok if we've got till next weekend we could quite easily ask somebody to generate a map or scenario where we're already all placed in good positions.
On a sidenote (dunno how big 55x110 is) but a large map on IP play will really lag when the game has to do the updates so i'd keep it to standard or below.

binTravkin · February 23, 2004, 07:26

The weekend tournament sounds great,but its not for me..
Instead,can I receive savegame from one of you after each weekend game,so I could see what does it look like..
It could be posted as download in thread,so everyone could watch it..
Especially the last turn,before someone achieves victory,so we,The Observers could watch the replay..

Is that Lazerus/Travkin/Mart IP game still sheduled for this tuesdays evening?

Lazerus · February 23, 2004, 13:15

mart has problems playing that, basically he doesnt finish work until its midnight/1am for us.

Dreifels · February 23, 2004, 22:16

If your're still looking for one, I want to join.
Friday afternoon, Saturday, Sunday possible.
send me an email.

phsycho · February 23, 2004, 22:21

hi dreifels ... so .. you got the msg

i want to play also ... whole weekend possible

Dreifels · February 23, 2004, 22:35

Hi,
the point is, that I most time have ICQ disabled and sitch it on only if I know another wants to call me. I'm only reding the newsgroup daily. (takes less time)
So if I get not an email right early, I see not what is planned.
But this weekend is ok for me.

However, I just remember that there is an SMAC incompatibility of the XP patch with those who don't have it. Problem is not for SMACX.

So I can't play with SMAC and XP patch, only w/o patch or SMACX

binTravkin · February 24, 2004, 03:20

mmmaybe we can schedule it on other time..?

binTravkin · February 24, 2004, 03:28

Another idea:

Our PBEM part of the geme goes very slow,would it be faster if we create a thread for it?

phsycho · February 24, 2004, 03:45

then let's play smacX for people without xp-patch

Dreifels · February 24, 2004, 11:32

> then let's play smacX for people without xp-patch
This is better anyway, and also playable with the SMAC only or both mixed.

phsycho · February 24, 2004, 18:05

>This is better anyway, and also playable with the SMAC only or both mixed

confusing ... one can play smac (terran.exe) with people who use smacx (terranx.exe) ? please explain.

Dreifels · February 24, 2004, 18:52

with smacx you have 2 options: either play smac.exe or play smacx exe.
If ou play smacx.exe, all must have it, but you can play the smac factions nevertheless, using its smac.exe or its smacx.exe (both are in).
If you play smac.exe, all must have same, means, those with XP patch can't play with those w/o that patch.
As the patch is for smac only, not for smacx, you have with smacx all open, except playing smac with users having XP patch, but you can play both, smac and smacx and in smacx you also can play smac faction, and those with XP can play smacx as well, w/o patch.

So with smacx you always have the better and more compatible way. and much more abilities and the game is overall better than smac.

if you don't have smacx, look here http://smac.2be.cc/tools.html at the very bottom

Lazerus · February 24, 2004, 18:53

he means just play smax so that those who don't have the xp patch don't have to download it...basically....i think

we can either play regular smax or smac using the smax cd.
*yawn* i need sleep

As for times for me to play its either fri night/sat afternoon but sunday is probably best since i've got all day free.

so we're playing with 5 rather then 4 now ?

ps, hey Dre long time

Dreifels · February 24, 2004, 19:00

Quote:

Originally posted by Lazerus
so we're playing with 5 rather then 4 now ?

you know, 5 is the max wha t is stabile by IP, and if the server and connection is not really fast *for all* you can't use simultan. (depends what the slowest connection is, not what the server is)

phsycho · February 24, 2004, 19:06

ok .. got it

i use the re-edition ... can play both .. prefer smacx

would like to play with gaia, kybernetic, university or pirates

my connections is 2000/384 ... w. good pings

Dreifels · February 24, 2004, 19:12

Let me Aki or Zarkov pls

Briggs_ak108 · February 26, 2004, 23:13

Hew Add Me in, I Even Have My own Faction so lets get togeather and get somethin on

Dreifels · February 27, 2004, 00:53

if we play an IP we'll play with original rules and factions, as setup by hosting player, and there isn't a way to include another faction than these 14 originals