Geckopower

still no word on the fix for mulitplayer?

IT currently has MP mode, its LAN only, although u can use Hamachi to emulate LAN over the internet, but the MP mode is bugged and simply unplayable, and still no patch to fix it yet, so i doubt there will be one.

STill no news on a fix for the current LAN being unplayable?

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Well my point is, one of the games features is LAN play, but its broke, so its not a feature, still waiting for a patch to fix what is broke in the retail version, not the expansion pack.

Still no update...sheesh...

And any developments for patches, specifically Multiplayer code being fixed?

Even using Hamatchi (LAN emulation that allows internet play), i was pinging at 135 to someone in israel (over 1000 miles away from me), the connection status is fine. Why does the game lag (as in no response for the clients connected to the host), im inclined to think its something to do with the deformable terrain or something similar to that, since the game runs fine (albeit poor fps frequently due to the particles, grass etc...)for the host, its not neccesarily the game engine code, but if you drive around the terrain morphs to an extent, so in theory this terrain is generated frequently and constantly updated on its status, im thinking thats why it runs so poor for the clients, something to do with transmitting all that data and keeping synch... Still, i hope a fix for the multiplayer code comes out real soon, as im still waiting eagerly to design some missions that test some hardcore tankers! [ April 04, 2006, 10:43 AM: Message edited by: Geckopower ]

Oh joy, more Multiplayer Missions that will have to be played single player only (since Multiplayer is simply unplayable!)...

Lack of information is indeed a problem here...

As more and more people try this game, and then come to realise the Multiplayer features do not simply work, then more and more posters will appear on this forum asking the same question. When can we expect a announcement from the developers on what they intend to do, either fix it or wait for the expansion etc...?

Support wont be able to fix the problem (trust me on this) the multiplayer code is broke, its that simple. So can we expect a patch anytime soon?

Well i beg to differ, on any game forum (its true that most ppl dont post if it works fine), but not one post to say that it works by anyone, well it does work, but if u consider the client machine lagging on everything for up to 30 seconds a great multiplayer experience then i suppose it works great! I am rather amazed that not one person has came onto the forums and told ppl how cool it is multiplayer, probably because noone has actually had a cool experience with the game multiplayer. I think it was a developer that posted there was a synch problem, that is why the internet option was dropped, but clearly the problem still exists in LAN gameplay. It appears to me, that the multiplayer option was totally rushed and was never working properly, but they still went ahead and released it, now that is not neccesarily a bad policy, if a patch to fix the problems is expected shortly after release, but no fix looks like its going to make appearance, partly becuase of the possible add-on. If thats so, then that draws me to the conclusion that they do not intend to fix the current game at all (multiplayer wise), therefore the main selling point of this game (being multiplayer) is fubar for me. NOTE: Nothing wrong with my config either, the multiplayer system simply fails to work within any reasonable capacity.

Still now word on a fix for the multiplayer issues??? Well, thats a pity, looks like i might as well bin this game then, the promise of a decent tank sim multiplayer with user made missions was perfect, but alas, it was not meant to be... NOTE: You will have to change your sales policy, when a game does not work with the advertised features...looks like ill have to go and fork out the extra cash for Steel Beasts Pro Personal Edition...ho-hum...

In a earlier post (i think it was a developer) stated that the synch is borked for multiplayer games, so they dropped the internet play option, little did they realise that the LAN option is borked also....not good...and simply not good enough...