Is Civ II MP dead? - Page 3

War4ever · November 30, 2002, 07:46

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Originally posted by gonzo_for_civ

Ditto. I've learned tons so far and I'm only on my 2nd game here. After YEARS of mastering SP to an incredible point I've discovered I still have much to learn when it comes to MP. Of course, war4ever, ming, and rah are great teachers. Even if war keeps getting his ass kicked and ming just sits there doing nothing

yes , hopefully next week will go better, obviously an american isnt' to be trusted on thankskilling day

Revenge is a dessert best served up cold ......... i plan on more than one helping

DrSpike · November 30, 2002, 08:28

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Originally posted by deity

my sig...

We need to make sure they take it at face value.

Ming · November 30, 2002, 12:54

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Originally posted by War4ever
Revenge is a dessert best served up cold ......... i plan on more than one helping

I can only hope I'll be there to watch it, and that I'm not caught in the cross fire

gonzo_for_civ · November 30, 2002, 15:23

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I can only hope I'll be there to watch it, and that I'm not caught in the cross fire

I dunno..I kind of like it with war crashing each time. It makes me feel good to not be the first to die

gonzo_for_civ · November 30, 2002, 15:24

Just noticed war3ever's sig:

"The next person to yell peace and then backstab me a few turns later, is going to get a swift kick in the ass!
-War4ever"

Ming · December 1, 2002, 13:26

Well... when you see sigs like War's... you know that Civ II MP isn't dead yet

DrSpike · December 1, 2002, 13:29

On the other hand, FF may soon be.

Flatlander Fox · December 1, 2002, 13:37

I doubt it...

I liken myself to cockroaches and Keith Richards when it comes to MP, not impressive but tough as hell to eradicate.

joeby · December 1, 2002, 14:28

i want to play civ 1 or civ 2 online so badly... i got both and neither will work. i try to play witha friend whos got it and ive tryed loads of things. is there anyone out there that can help?

DrSpike · December 1, 2002, 14:31

Probably, but I think you need to be a little more specific.

joeby · December 1, 2002, 14:46

ah right well the problem is actually gettin one of our computers to find the other. through the ip address thingy.... weve tried every type of multiplayer game and its not haveing it. weve even tried to do it through msn but while one of the computer loads up the game the other computer sits there and does nothing! plus i would also like to get to know a few more people that play it.... i faught i was the last of the mohican's so to speak....

DrSpike · December 1, 2002, 14:54

A common problem arises when the host is behind a router of some kind. Is this the case for you?

joeby · December 1, 2002, 15:05

hmmmmmmmmmmm im not to sure what you mean by router.... im signing up for a yahoo adress as i type... have you got yahoo and cud help out a newbie?

DrSpike · December 1, 2002, 15:09

What I mean is do you have an external modem/router? Many people with broadband do, and there are some additional things to configure if the answer is yes. It is pretty easy though.

joeby · December 1, 2002, 15:13

nope i dont, i dont even have broadband. its not come to where i live yet...
so what if the answer is no?

DrSpike · December 1, 2002, 15:17

Ok, so that isn't it. Insulting question: you are sure you are using the right IP address right? You have an internal one and an external one. When the client tries to join a game he must enter the external IP of the host. Additionally this external IP may change each time you dial up, depending on your ISP.

Does that help at all?

joeby · December 1, 2002, 15:23

.... it makes sense and no im not sure that i am... cos i dont know which is the right one to use. how would i find out what what both of them are? plus when would i have to type them in and so on...

Ming · December 1, 2002, 15:33

The person setting up the game will SEE the IP address that his machine is using as part of the game set up. We just copy it and paste it in ICQ messages to the other players

DrSpike · December 1, 2002, 15:34

You will need a utility to tell the host what his external IP is. There may be one packaged with windows......or you can use this site:

http://www.ostrosoft.com/OIT/external_ip.asp

Enter that IP when the client tries to join the game the host has set up. Then it will work.

DrSpike · December 1, 2002, 15:37

Ming's suggestion may be ok, but in some circumstances (I don't know yours) the IP the game detects is your internal one. Hence the link I provided.

joeby · December 1, 2002, 15:43

ah cheers guys... ill give it ago now with my friend... probably seya in a mo when ive still not got it to work... im a right dumb ass.

atawa · December 1, 2002, 17:29

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Originally posted by DrSpike
You will need a utility to tell the host what his external IP is. There may be one packaged with windows......or you can use this site:

http://www.ostrosoft.com/OIT/external_ip.asp

Enter that IP when the client tries to join the game the host has set up. Then it will work.

With W98SE you get winipcfg.exe, just run it and it will tell you your ip.

It must be on later windows versions also.

But as Ming said, it does show on the screen when starting up.

joeby · December 4, 2002, 16:51

me and my friend are still having dificulties. also what i wanna do is have a game with some of you guys... maybe it will last only about 30 mins cos im a newbie to civ online but i still wanna get into it.

deity · December 4, 2002, 18:09

Without publishing your icq you won't easily set up games.

Welcome!

Ming · December 4, 2002, 18:09

It's easy to stay in a game for 30 minutes

that is, unless the barbs get to you or you start right on top of somebody. The real trick for newbies is staying in the game

Our group uses the setting up IP game thread for setting up game... but we also usually use Rah Rules, so you might want to check out that thread as well to see if you would even be interested