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N2: Help with Multi-Player

Darren Bouche

N2: Help with Multi-Player

by Darren Bouche » Wed, 12 Nov 1997 04:00:00

I asked for help with multi-player before, and got a nice clear answer
(unlike the manual). Unfortunately, it still didn't work out completely for
me.

Basically I'm just trying to figure out how to start a multi-player game
such that both me and my opponent are in the cars we designed and have our
correct names.

This is what we have done so far, most of it was clearly defined by a
reader of this group before.

1) Each of us created a NEW driver, and gave them a unique filename, and
car #. (We then painted these cars)
2) We transfered the .car files to each other and put them in our \car
directories.
3) We made sure that our own car was 1st in both our MULTI lists.
4) The host has himself 1st in his multi list, and then all the AI cars we
wish to race against.
5) We have used Sierra's autp-update ,to update the game to it's newest
version, and to ensure we both have the same version.

When we run the game, it works perfectly on the HOST computer. Both racers
have the correct names and cars.

Unfortunately, on the CALLER's machine, the name are correct, but the cars
are not. It gives the the 1st car in his MULTI list to the host's driver,
and then takes the 2nd car in the list for the CALLER. If there is no 2nd
car, then it uses the 1st car over again.

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

I'd appreciate an email reply too, if it's not too much trouble:

Thanks.

Jeffrey M. Georg

N2: Help with Multi-Player

by Jeffrey M. Georg » Fri, 14 Nov 1997 04:00:00


> I asked for help with multi-player before, and got a nice clear answer
> (unlike the manual). Unfortunately, it still didn't work out completely for
> me.

> Basically I'm just trying to figure out how to start a multi-player game
> such that both me and my opponent are in the cars we designed and have our
> correct names.

> This is what we have done so far, most of it was clearly defined by a
> reader of this group before.

> 1) Each of us created a NEW driver, and gave them a unique filename, and
> car #. (We then painted these cars)
> 2) We transfered the .car files to each other and put them in our \car
> directories.
> 3) We made sure that our own car was 1st in both our MULTI lists.
> 4) The host has himself 1st in his multi list, and then all the AI cars we
> wish to race against.
> 5) We have used Sierra's autp-update ,to update the game to it's newest
> version, and to ensure we both have the same version.

> When we run the game, it works perfectly on the HOST computer. Both racers
> have the correct names and cars.

> Unfortunately, on the CALLER's machine, the name are correct, but the cars
> are not. It gives the the 1st car in his MULTI list to the host's driver,
> and then takes the 2nd car in the list for the CALLER. If there is no 2nd
> car, then it uses the 1st car over again.

> Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

> I'd appreciate an email reply too, if it's not too much trouble:

> Thanks.

The host will always have the first car in the MULTI list and the dialer
will always have the second car. Therefore, both of you must have the
cars in that order in your multi carset or one of you won't be in the
car you want.

Jeff George

Wade Tschid

N2: Help with Multi-Player

by Wade Tschid » Sat, 15 Nov 1997 04:00:00



>> I asked for help with multi-player before, and got a nice clear answer
>> (unlike the manual). <snipped>
>The host will always have the first car in the MULTI list and the dialer
>will always have the second car. Therefore, both of you must have the
>cars in that order in your multi carset or one of you won't be in the
>car you want.

>Jeff George

 Actually....this changed a little after I installed BGN Pack & Since the
original Poster has so-dilligently (sp??) gotten all updates from Sierra, he
may be closer to BGN.exe carset behavior. In each workstations Multi Carset,
have their car/name first and then all others in the same order (just skip
whichever one you had first) i.e. workstation #1 (HOST) Multi Carset should
be: Car/Driver1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8....39   Workstation #2 2,1,3,4,5,6,7,8....39
Workstation #3  3,1,2,4,5,6,7,8...39. It works for me-hope it Helps you !
Wade Tschida
on my way to NROS next


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