Online FBPRO Instructions via Hamachi

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1. One team creates a Hamachi Network:

The other team joins the Hamachi Network:

2. Both teams need to have the correct GAMExxyy.IN file loaded in the FBPRO98 directory. For an example: GAME0101.IN

3. Start FBPRO '98

5. Click on the League button

6. Be sure the Online bullet is highlighted, and then DOUBLE click on your GAMExxyy.IN file

8. Now you are at the important screen. Be sure to follow closely:

8a. Be sure you set yourself to the home or visitor accordingly.

8b. Be sure the LOW LATENCY box is checked.

8c. Now you come to the part that makes it work. Now next to Connect Using: Click in the field until you see Internet TCP/IP Connection for DirectPlay.

8d. The HOSTING team then clicks on the CREATE GAME button and waits.

8e. The NON HOSTING team will click on the FIND GAME button. Up will pop a window asking for the IP address you wish to connect to. Put in the IP address that their Hamachi network creates and click on okay OR leave it blank. It will then find the game. Once you see the game listed in the big window click on the new button that appears JOIN GAME.

Important info:

If you crash, simply restart the game with the same steps as above. You should pick up right where you left off.

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
game.sav

game.in2 (only if you've gotten past halftime)

play.log

A instructional rewrite with permission by Tone Wallace and Jason Tando.

Special thanks to Tone Wallace,  Nathan McCarron, Don Vogel and Jesus Cabrera for testing