2 small mp newbie questions

[Vynd]

Even network Dom II games with a server have a lot more in common with PBEM-style play than they do with a typical network multi-player game. Regardless of which method you use, the game doesn't require everyone to be on-line and playing at the same time. The server and the person running a PBEM game are doing essnetially the same things (sending turns out, receiving them, "hosting" to generate the next turn), the only difference with the server is that it is all automated.

People do sometimes play network MP games in "blitz" sessions, where everyone agrees to play at the same time so many turns can be completed in a relatively short period of time. But that's usually just to start out a game, when turns don't take very long to play.