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RibbonBlue
June 3rd, 2005, 09:41 PM
My father wants to learn to play dominions two. He has his own computer. Both our computers are connected to one dsl modem. If I host, can he connect through that modem to me using the same copy of dom2?
Saber Cherry
June 3rd, 2005, 10:56 PM
No. You can play hotseat on one computer, though, with the other person reading "A Feast of Ravens" in the meantime http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
Saber Cherry
June 3rd, 2005, 11:15 PM
You can also play a pbem game, allowing you and your father to play turns simultaneously without a second copy. To play multiplayer on the net you must buy a second copy, which is unfair in that specific case, but necessary as there is no foolproof way to distinguish between local and remote internet computers.
RibbonBlue
June 4th, 2005, 12:10 AM
It is evil I say! Evil!
Alneyan
June 4th, 2005, 04:14 AM
More specifically, you can play multiple natiions on the same computer with the same CD-Key, but you cannot play multiple nations with the same CD-Key on two different computers.

If only one of you is playing in the same game, it will work just fine; if you are both playing in the same game, the second of your nations will trigger the detection, and will destroy your order file (if you are Pangaea and Machaka, Machaka will be the one losing all orders).
RibbonBlue
June 4th, 2005, 11:24 AM
By detection do you mean cheat detection? Cause we can turn that off when we play togather.
Alneyan
June 4th, 2005, 11:47 AM
Not the cheat detection, but the same CD-Key detection, so it shouldn't work (I haven't tested it out though).
RibbonBlue
June 4th, 2005, 12:38 PM
Nope I tried, it doesnt work. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif
Manuk
June 4th, 2005, 01:14 PM
Play two games simultaniously in both computers. Both on hotseat. So when your father plays his turn you can entretain yourself with the other game, and viceversa.
Saber Cherry
June 5th, 2005, 03:51 PM
Manuk said:
Play two games simultaniously in both computers. Both on hotseat. So when your father plays his turn you can entretain yourself with the other game, and viceversa.



Clever!
Ironhawk
June 5th, 2005, 07:58 PM
More like, confusing! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif