Madcows Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 Is this a hoax? or is it still in development. Me and my brother would gladly give it a try. I have looked in the moding section and didnt find the multiplayer one. Maby i went over it?? could someone post the url if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Where did you hear about it? I think someone was probably just speculating on the possibility. There IS a multiplayer option though, but it's hotseat and only accesble throug hthe console. It's also totally unsupported and un-official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Unsupported hotsit? Is it able to play on the internet? If it's online, I'll love to try... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 Hotseat mode is where two or more people play at the same computer. Basically you take turns on the 'seat', it's very uncommon in these days of fast action multiplayer games, but it's quite a social way to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 Oh... but it's a bother... click on turn, leave sit for the other person, then a minute later take the sit again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 yeah it can be. Especially if your mate is anything like me and takes ages to plan a turn :twisted: But for TB games it's pretty good, and for a game with a totally destrctible environment I'd hate to think about the network traffic needed to keep the clients updated and in sync. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowHunter Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 It takes enough time waiting for my own computer to load when part of a house comes crashing down :rolls: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Even if it is unofficial and unsupported, I would gladly try it. Does anybodyknow where to get the console commands for this mode? There is a command to turn off the AI, but I don't think this is what youwere referring to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 err... this website! www.s2hq.com There is a whole article on console commands .. sure it's a bit out of date, but it's got what you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHawk Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 Even if it is unofficial and unsupported, I would gladly try it. Does anybodyknow where to get the console commands for this mode? There is a command to turn off the AI, but I don't think this is what youwere referring to. Type multiplayer to the console Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 There is a whole article on console commands .. sure it's a bit out of date, but it's got what you need. There`s no mp commands in that article :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlada Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 I tried to start multiplayer (suscesfull) I can choose team (osa,allies) , weapons, soldiers but I dont know a map name - it is a number (dont write anything else) ..... where i find a number of any map ? If i tried write some number, the game generate map of size small size with one texture on ground .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silent Master Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 I believe I heard something about a multiplayer add on being on a expansion, or an add-on patch. I'll try to track down that article and post it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermix Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 I'm in the same boat as the guy whose soldiers are fighting on a square patch of grass. I think that we, as players, could find a list of map names from the S2 editor, but it seems to want me to install a Microsoft SQL server (at least, that's what I'm guessing from the errors I get trying to start mapedit), and I don't feel like going quite that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLurker Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 This thread at the Nival forums has some info about the multiplayer "feature" (thread started by Biggles I might add). Map numbers 4412, 4413, and 4414 all have seperate starting locations for the different players (from "karol66"'s post in the above thread). I have checked these and confirmed that they work. As an additional side note, if you played the demo, 4412 is the Allied map from the demo (bombed out town) and 4413 is the Axis map (railway bridge with train). Good stuff. Anyway, the multiplayer mode has a few drawbacks: -You're limited to the roster lists for whichever side you pick, Axis or Allies, meaning no using your custom character. Also, apparently whichever character you pick first becomes the "leader" like your custom in the regular game- if he dies, the game ends. Although I guess you could work out a fair way to summon soldiers using the console for each player. -When the "leader" for either player dies (in a 2 player game... haven't tested anything with 3 players), a box immediately pops up ala the regular campaign saying "Game Over- Load, Restart, Quit" without bothering to mention who won the game. -For some reason, running UK v1.2 all the male characters have the same voice set, with the females having a different voice set but all females sharing it. This might just be a bug on my side though. In conclusion, I guess you could play hotseat multiplayer if you and your friend(s) cared enough to deal with the lack of implementation and minor drawbacks I listed above. I personally would wait until Sentinels to see if Nival implements a multiplayer mode that is a little more workable. Although they haven't said anything about it, you never know. :lol: As an addendum, it's very easy to install the Microsoft SQL server. It is located on S2 CD 1 with the following path:D:binMSDEsetupRun that program to install it and you should be able to run the editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermix Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 It's also a neat way to actually play against the in-game squad characters. I'm sort of interested in assembling two squads of familiar characters and battling the AI just to see how it goes. As far as the whole "Main Hero" aspect, think of it like chess where one person on each side is the "king". Maybe use scouts for the main heroes and hide like crazy. If it were worth the trouble you could come up with all sorts of goofy "scenario" games based on classes and equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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