NR1999 - Head to Head via Internet?

Andrew, if you like N2 at ALL, you should really try TEN and NROS. I think they even have a FREE demo area now. Check that out if you want to just "try" it out. Bill / Amish on TEN

Is there a way to play another person head to head (with or without AI cars) like you do when connecting thru a modem -- over the internet and not on TEN? I know KALI offers N1 or maybe N2... and that I believe is up to 8 racers. But, I'm looking for a replacement to modem dial-up. I looked thru the readme's and online but everything I've found refers to TEN and NROS as the only way to race thru the internet. Thanks. Andrew San Diego

Oh come on Bill.....give the address for Pete's sake.... www.nros.com <G> -- -/- Walk Walker Official HAL Backmarker > >Is there a way to play another person head to head (with or without AI > cars) > >like you do when connecting thru a modem -- over the internet and not on > TEN? > >I know KALI offers N1 or maybe N2... and that I believe is up to 8 racers. > >But, I'm looking for a replacement to modem dial-up. I looked thru the > >readme's and online but everything I've found refers to TEN and NROS as the > >only way to race thru the internet. > >Thanks. > >Andrew > >San Diego > Andrew, if you like N2 at ALL, you should really try TEN and NROS. I think > they even have a FREE demo area now. Check that out if you want to just > "try" it out. > Bill / Amish on TEN

>You confused me, sorry, but on Kali, you can race N99, and you can use >sites like www.heat.net to race N2, not sure if they ever implemented >N99. Kali works very well, I paid the one time $20 fee for Kali. What >else can one ask for better than $20 for life. IMHO >-------------- >Steven S. Palmer Okay, Steve, help out us Kali newbies: I haven't registered it (YET!), but it's only found my Nas50th - not NR99. I have a few buddies and we all own a legal copy of NR99 and we want to race together (just the 4 of us), so we're looking for IP. When I tried to add NR99's 3dfx .exe to Kali it wouldn't run it. Did I do something wrong? How does heat.net work? Do we have to join another race, or can we sponsor our own? I'm gonna try to get there today and check it out, but I'm sure I'll need some info more in line with "English," y'know? "Gunner" ORSA #78 Navy Dodge truck

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> Okay, Steve, help out us Kali newbies: I haven't registered it >(YET!), but it's only found my Nas50th - not NR99. I have a few >buddies and we all own a legal copy of NR99 and we want to race >together (just the 4 of us), so we're looking for IP. When I tried to >add NR99's 3dfx .exe to Kali it wouldn't run it. Did I do something >wrong? > How does heat.net work? Do we have to join another race, or >can we sponsor our own? I'm gonna try to get there today and check it >out, but I'm sure I'll need some info more in line with "English," >y'know? >"Gunner" >ORSA #78 Navy Dodge truck

You can munualy set up NASCAR 99 in the Kali "Configure Games" menu. It is not at all difficult. As for HEAT, go to www.heat.net and register for an account and download the software. You can use the settings for NASCAR 2 for N99. You have the option of creating your own games and joining otheres. Another option would be Zone LAN at www.zone.com. Setup is similar to HEAT, but when you start a game, you will be prompted to enter the location of the N99 file (ie: c:\games\sierra\nr1999\n19993d.bat) It is also important that you realize that multiplayer games can only be run with the DOS bat files, not the exe's. So, for instance, when you are setting up N99 on Kali, be sure to use nr19993d.bat file (if you are usinf the 3dfx version). I hope this helps.

>It is also important that you realize that multiplayer games can only >be run with the DOS bat files, not the exe's. So, for instance, when >you are setting up N99 on Kali, be sure to use nr19993d.bat file (if >you are usinf the 3dfx version). >I hope this helps. You know, I'll bet THAT was my problem: not pointing to the DOS files (MUST run from .bat?!)... Ahhhhh..... So THEN, we can set up a 5-car race just between US??!!! TOO COOL!! "Gunner"

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>------ >I had to give up on www.heat.net for a couple reasons, one, I have a >one-way cable modem which their launcher is not real friendly with, >and 2, they have not implement N99 yet on Heat. I am perfectly >satisfied with Kali. well almost. I also play MS Combat Flight >Simulator on www.zone.com and that work pretty good, but Microsoft >still has a few disconnects in the servers. Kali is flexible because >al you have to do is go to a room with a theme for your game, i.e., >"Racing" tell others you are launching your game in multi player mode >and they SHOULD show up on your multi player menu but you must know >who is the host and who dials into the host.

.......and let's not forget the headache that the multi.lsts can sometimes cause. Ugh! I am sincerely hoping (and I'm quite sure that they will) that Papyrus adds TCP/IP support in NASCAR 3. It would seem that the ability to play with others so effortlessly made lots of people attempt to tame the incredibly difficult GPL. Kilgore Trout

Anyone used Ten and NROS from Canada. I tried a year or so ago (maybe two) and I couldn't play nascar 2 over TEN from here.

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>>Is there a way to play another person head to head (with or without AI >cars) >>like you do when connecting thru a modem -- over the internet and not on >TEN? >>I know KALI offers N1 or maybe N2... and that I believe is up to 8 racers. >>But, I'm looking for a replacement to modem dial-up. I looked thru the >>readme's and online but everything I've found refers to TEN and NROS as

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>>only way to race thru the internet. >>Thanks. >>Andrew >>San Diego >Andrew, if you like N2 at ALL, you should really try TEN and NROS. I think >they even have a FREE demo area now. Check that out if you want to just >"try" it out. >Bill / Amish on TEN

Ok im really confused. My version of N99 doesnt even have a multiplayer option in the menu!!! Is it defective or do i have to register before it allows me to run online (i chose register later and havent yet). Chris

Chris, Don't worry, your game is most likely functioning fine. It is also not necessary that you register, though you should because the free subscription to InterACTION is quite nice. You can only access the multiplayer feature in the DOS .bat files: nr1999.bat for the normal, unaccelerated version nr19993d.bat for the 3DFX version nr1999r.bat for the Rendition version Multiplayer, unfortunately, can not be accessed through windows. Bummer, I know. Good luck, Kilgore Trout

You shouldn't have a problem at all from Canada. There's at least 100+ people on the NROS from up here in Canada. We are part of the same global North American Internet architecture. And it,s less of a mess up here, so you have less hops going directly into the 3 servers (in San Francisco, Chicago and Boston). I constantly have a green flag from Montreal. If you have problems, try to switch to another ISP. -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard/Nas-Frank> -- NROS Nascar sanctioned Guide http://www.nros.com/ -- SimRacing Online http://www.simracing.com/ -- Official mentally retarded guy of r.a.s. -- May the Downforce be with you... "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."

>Don't worry, your game is most likely functioning fine. It is also >not necessary that you register, though you should because the free >subscription to InterACTION is quite nice. Actually, according to MCV magazine, Sierra's discontinued InterACTION effective May 1, 1999. "Gunner"