Multi play N2

Hi All, Anyone experience problems with N2 Multiplay. What i mean is that either a network or modem game the player who logs on second can only get about six cars viewed in front. The main machine can get the whole 39 and pace car all viewed in front. Switching around and and using the other machine as the main machine has the same results. We both have Pentium 133s running svga and 39 ahead. Are we doing something wrong or is there a problem..? Shane Lansky Hobart,Tasmania Australia

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> Hi All, > Anyone experience problems with N2 Multiplay. What i mean is > that either a network or modem game the player who logs on second can > only get about six cars viewed in front. The main machine can get the > whole 39 and pace car all viewed in front. Switching around and and > using the other machine as the main machine has the same results. We > both have Pentium 133s running svga and 39 ahead. Are we doing > something wrong or is there a problem..? > Shane Lansky > Hobart,Tasmania > Australia

R: I thought it was either 10 or 12 cars viewable max. for all clients. What we come up with was to also limit the server to that limit. I'm using 12 on the server. But for sure their is a limit and we all have it. Performance reasons. Q.B.M.

Just noticed that... Yep, the answering computer here has all 39 but the caller only has around six. Wierd. Also, we went straight to race, with no qual, and the answering computer car was last, but the callers car was on the outside pole. Is this being looked at?

On Thu, 15 May 1997 01:15:17 GMT, Randy Cassidy

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>> Hi All, >> Anyone experience problems with N2 Multiplay. What i mean is >> that either a network or modem game the player who logs on second can >> only get about six cars viewed in front. The main machine can get the >> whole 39 and pace car all viewed in front. >This is "normal" behavior. The amount of data needed to keep >39 cars moving accurately far exceeds the bandwidth available >over a 9600 baud modem. And it seemks like the game doesn't >use the extra bandwidth available with higher speed modems >and network connections.

Thanks for the info Randy. Bit of a bummer really but if thats the case well so be it. Indycar seems to be fine with all cars on both machines so I presumed I might have been doing something wrong. Oh well thems the breaks i think I can live with it...:-) Shane Lansky Hobart,Tasmania Australia

> Hi All, > Anyone experience problems with N2 Multiplay. What i mean is > that either a network or modem game the player who logs on second can > only get about six cars viewed in front. The main machine can get the > whole 39 and pace car all viewed in front. This is "normal" behavior. The amount of data needed to keep 39 cars moving accurately far exceeds the bandwidth available over a 9600 baud modem. And it seemks like the game doesn't use the extra bandwidth available with higher speed modems and network connections. Randy

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> Anyone experience problems with N2 Multiplay. What i mean is >that either a network or modem game the player who logs on second can >only get about six cars viewed in front. The main machine can get the >whole 39 and pace car all viewed in front. Switching around and and >using the other machine as the main machine has the same results. We >both have Pentium 133s running svga and 39 ahead. Are we doing >something wrong or is there a problem..?

There's a limited amount of bandwidth to send car data over the modem line. At 9600 baud, you get about 10 cars, 6 ahead and 4 behind. Unfortunately, the program doesn't adjust to the available bandwidth, so even if you're running at 33.6, you still get 10 cars. Dave Sparks IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html Hawaii Handle: davids

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