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Another way of playing a remote game when WON.net or
Kali.net is out of service.
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The HOST team ( can be
either Home or visitor ) needs to know their IP address.
Connect to the internet and then open your DOS prompt
and type: WINIPCFG. If your using Windows 2000 or Windows
XP type: IPCONFIG. Give the IP address to your opponent
that will be connecting to you to play the game. Always
have the best Internet Connection be the host. ( Cable or
DSL over Dial-UP. )
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For league games, both
teams need to have the correct GAMExxyy.in file loaded in
the FBPRO98 directory.
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Start the game up.
4. Click on the Online/Remote Play button and choose League
5. DOUBLE click on your GAMExxyy.in file.
6. Click on the Network/Modem bullet, and then click on the
OK button.
7. Now you are at the important screen. Be sure to follow
closely:
a. Enter your name in the Player Name field.
b. Complete the Game Name field. Example: Week 7 Atl at Chi
c. Make sure you set yourself to the home or visitor
correctly.
d. Make sure the LOW LATENCY box is checked or the clock
will move very slowly.
e. Below the LOW LATENCY field is another field titled
Connect Using: Click in this field and select: Internet
TCP/IP Connection for DirectPlay.
f. The HOST team then clicks on the CREATE GAME button and
waits.
g. The REMOTE team has some more work to do. You will click
on the FIND GAME button. A pop up window will prompt for the
IP address you wish to connect to. Simply put in the home
team's IP address and click on OK. It will then find the
game. When you see the game listed in the window click on
the new button that appears JOIN GAME.
More Information:
Be prepared for the game to move slower, so take your time
and make sure the game is ready before you select a play or
push a button.
It's my understanding that AOL users are not successful
using Direct IP play because their IP address can change
while connected to the internet.
If
the HOST TEAM logs off before you connect, you will need to
get the new IP address since it can change each time you log
off and back on.
If
you crash, simply restart the game with the same steps as
above. You should pick up right where you left off (league
games).
If
you crash, restart the game and then exit out before
connecting to your opponent, you are screwed because that
will delete the important files. So, you may want to copy
the below files to a backup directory if you crash before
restarting the game:
game.org
game.in(2)
game.sav
Play.log
If
the "Game is not responding" message appears, push your Ctrl
+ Alt + Del keys simultaneously but select cancel. Some
believe this will "unfreeze" the game and you will be able
to continue. |
