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by **Eric Ruh** » Tue, 22 Jul 1997 04:00:00

> Basically, I want to buy a racing game that networks for 8 players...

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QuakeRally!!!!

by **John Walla** » Wed, 23 Jul 1997 04:00:00

On Mon, 21 Jul 1997 12:43:29 +0000, Julian Anderson

>Just in quick question, I am thinking about buying Nascar2 this weekend,
>but it all depends on if the game will network from one CD ROM. It is very
>important for me to find out this because if the game needs 6x CDROMS (6
>players) for our network, it is totally useless for me.

Hi Julian,

On starting a network game the N2 software checks that the _answering_
machine (the server) has the CD in the drive, but all others only need
the software installed to hard disk. I believe that fakecd can obviate
the need for even the server to have the CD in the drive.

Cheers!
John

by **Jim Sokolof** » Wed, 23 Jul 1997 04:00:00

> What I ask is not that unusual, if you look at the box on commanche3 it
> even states as a sales point that the game networks upto six players from
> just one CD. I think with the advent of things like Direct play, things
> like this will become the norm, and companys like Westwood, Papyrus and
> others etc, will be forced to abandon this annoying policy.

Which annoying policy is that exactly? That pesky annoying "You've got
to have a SINGLE CD in the server machine for a multiplayer game"
policy? Boy, on second thought, that does seem damned unreasonable. I
sure hope someone comes along and forces game companies to abandon that
policy...

Whatever,
---Jim

by **<remove this>pisto** » Thu, 24 Jul 1997 04:00:00

> What I ask is not that unusual, if you look at the box on commanche3 it
> even states as a sales point that the game networks upto six players from
> just one CD. I think with the advent of things like Direct play, things
> like this will become the norm, and companys like Westwood, Papyrus and
> others etc, will be forced to abandon this annoying policy.

"Annoying Policy?" You mean actually paying for a game is annoying? I
guess these game companies should stay in business forever by just
making free games?!? Why should a company (any business) allow six
customers to use one product? How long do you think they'd stay in
business, generating 60,000 sales, when they could generate 360,000?
It'd only be a matter of time before that company's staff and project
goals were cut, and eventually...well, you get the idea.

--
God Bless,
Steve

(remove the <remove this> from my address when
replying via e-mail)

by **John Walla** » Thu, 24 Jul 1997 04:00:00

Missing Julian's.....

Em...."oops"?

Cheers!
John

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