Multiplayer Games

[Tricorder]

Anyone remember a game called Stars! for Windows? There was a web site for it that allowed players to play email multiplayer games that generally would be done by email at a turn per day.

Is there any web sites like that or players willing to do that for SE4? Keep in mind I'm not sure how it works yet or if similar to Stars! since I haven't played ANY multiplayer with SE4, yet.

[Suicide Junkie]

Multiplayer options for SE4:

1) (best) Hotseat. Get everybody together and use one computer. Allows tactical combat.
2a) PlayByWeb (http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/Forum23/HTML/002278.html)
2b) PlayByEMail. More of a DIY type, but there are helpers (http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/Forum23/HTML/002071.html) available.



[This message has been edited by suicide_junkie (edited 04 June 2001).]

[Deathstalker]

I love this game in Multi-player! The Play by Web is fun and EASY(even for me! http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon12.gif.) The only problem with it (for now) is that it only supports Version 1.3 of Se4(not 1.35), the 1.3 patch I believe can be found at the site(if not, someone else can tell you where to find it). The PBEM helper does support 1.35 but does not support web-based email (ie, Hotmail), so turns must be emailed manually. Other than that it has been damn fun. There is also a few Groups at YahooGroups.com for se4 multi-play by email.

Hope this helps.

(and S_J, congrats at becoming a General!).

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

[Suicide Junkie]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>S_J, congrats at becoming a General!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Hey, I never noticed! Thanks!

[Jubala]

I not only rememer Stars!, I still play it PBEM. I even think the Stars! Autohost is still up and running although we're not using it with our current game.

[Stormblade]

Have they added multiplayer for the internet yet.... i hate playing by mail...and doing the file transfer stuff is the pits.... has anyone made a program like they use for Stars?

[capnq]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>The Play by Web is fun and EASY(even for me! http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon12.gif .) The only problem with it (for now) is that it only supports Version 1.3 of Se4(not 1.35)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>And the bug that prevents 1.35 from working for PBW is expected to be fixed in the next SE IV patch.

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Cap'n Q

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the
human mind to correlate all of its contents. We live on a placid
island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was
not meant that we should go far. -- HP Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu"


[This message has been edited by capnq (edited 05 June 2001).]

[This message has been edited by capnq (edited 05 June 2001).]

[Tricorder]

Thanks all. The PlayByWeb looks cool, guess I'll wait to see if next SE4 patch fixes to what doesn't let 1.35 work I guess.

Thanks.