In another post you mentioned the Saturday LAN session in London was a success. Could you give a bit of a report on it? I'm curious about lockups or whatnot. An micro AAR would be fun, too, but the network mechanics are of interest to me.
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Well, perhaps the most important factor was that the seven of us played from 9.30am to 7.30pm and we had not one crash or any latency problems at a speed of 2 months to a minute. So despite all the bad news we have been hearing here is a very positive note. I believe that all of us will talk about this for some time and that most of us can not wait for a second round!
As for an AAR I'm sure one will be forthcoming but who from I'm not sure! We are currently reviewing the first session and how it went and are still drawing conclusions. I think that I'd have to wait a week or so whilst I gather all the data and make a more formal report to the group.
However, it was a great success, very nerve wracking and from preliminary feedback we have got some very interesting results and insights to how large MP games differ from single player games and the impact of this on gameplay and world development. At this stage I think that I can say that I was positively surprised at how well the game engine coped and the result that it produced in terms of historical interest and realism.
As for an AAR I'm sure one will be forthcoming but who from I'm not sure! We are currently reviewing the first session and how it went and are still drawing conclusions. I think that I'd have to wait a week or so whilst I gather all the data and make a more formal report to the group.
However, it was a great success, very nerve wracking and from preliminary feedback we have got some very interesting results and insights to how large MP games differ from single player games and the impact of this on gameplay and world development. At this stage I think that I can say that I was positively surprised at how well the game engine coped and the result that it produced in terms of historical interest and realism.
Very good to hear. Take your time with digesting your collective experiences. Thanks for the reply.
Lan Games and What Not
Just to put in my 2 cents...
I have been playing this game multiplayer with a friend of mine at my other job for a few weeks now. Since the job is running a computer lab, we pretty much have free reign of the place. We have had lots of fun, although we have experienced some lockups. I think most of these have come from the fact that I was on an ME machine and he was on a 98 machine. Anyone else had problems akin to this?
Other than that, the game experience has been Helluva lot of fun!
Just to put in my 2 cents...
I have been playing this game multiplayer with a friend of mine at my other job for a few weeks now. Since the job is running a computer lab, we pretty much have free reign of the place. We have had lots of fun, although we have experienced some lockups. I think most of these have come from the fact that I was on an ME machine and he was on a 98 machine. Anyone else had problems akin to this?
Other than that, the game experience has been Helluva lot of fun!