Nathman Posted October 14, 2000 Share Posted October 14, 2000 Can Combat Mission be played over a LAN or is it limited to hotseat, PBEM, and in the near future, TCP/IP? I did a search but didn't find anything on this. My plan is to have several (maybe more) PC's interconnected in my house with network cards, and instead of sitting around playing poker, sit around play Combat Mission instead! (the advantages of being single ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted October 14, 2000 Share Posted October 14, 2000 You can't play it on a LAN until the next patch. Without TCP/IP there is no way to comminicate via a LAN or the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathman Posted October 14, 2000 Author Share Posted October 14, 2000 Thanks Phoenix. I'm not real "up" on this TCP/IP stuff because my internet service is so lousy I don't even attempt on-line gameplaying. So as I understand your answer, as soon as TCP/IP is available, that will make playing over a LAN system a reality? [This message has been edited by Nathman (edited 10-14-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redleg Posted October 14, 2000 Share Posted October 14, 2000 You can set your LAN up to be a mini 'Internet' using TCP/IP as a protocol. In this way you can use the TCP/IP feature of the upcoming patch. Look here to see how http://plaza.v-wave.com/escapeclause/small_lan.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathman Posted October 15, 2000 Author Share Posted October 15, 2000 Thank you, Redleg! That's an interesting link. That info will come in handy when the time comes to actually put it into practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Beman Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 Or, you can set up to play as email. Whenever a player finishes a turn, rather than emailing the file, you just zip it through the network to the other player. He loads it up as if it were an email file, and away you go. DjB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catullus Posted October 16, 2000 Share Posted October 16, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Doug Beman: you just zip it through the network to the other player. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Of course, best practice before tcp/ip would be to use one of the computers as file server (turn on file sharing, share a folder and map that folder on the other PCs for use as common save/load area). C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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