Hello - MULTIPLAYER CAMPAIGN - Can it be done?

Topic Subject: Hello - MULTIPLAYER CAMPAIGN - Can it be done?

Bluemx
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posted 07 November 2004 07:33 EDT (US)

Hello,

First, I want to greatly thank the modders, awesome stuff so far. I check this site all time looking for the the next great MOD. Your hard work makes a great game even GREATER!

I really enjoy game and so do my friends. BUT we all where VERY VERY sad when they toke out the option to have multiplayer campaign games. If this option for multiplayer games was added this would become the greatest computer game ever made.

Battles for the sake of a battles mean nothing, we need a purpose. Player campaigns against real player would be the DREAM.

I have a hope they will release a expansion that adds 3d Naval Battles and full multiplayer campaigns.

If they don't can IT BE DONE?

Bluemx

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ben_is_sparky
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posted 07 November 2004 10:10 EDT (US) 1 / 14

This might be good, but wouldn't it get reeely boring, waiting for the other player(s) to get on with their go? But then again it might be good...

Dot Man
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posted 08 November 2004 02:49 EDT (US) 2 / 14

Unfortunately; I really doubt it...

Ian Gilbert
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posted 08 November 2004 21:22 EDT (US) 3 / 14

I think it was estimated that it would take two years of constant playing to actually do a full campaign with players for each civilization.

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Dot Man
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posted 09 November 2004 11:39 EDT (US) 4 / 14

Really? Wow...

c00lizz
Legionary

posted 09 November 2004 11:45 EDT (US) 5 / 14

Well it kinda depends.. if all battles that didn't involve players were autoresolved(IE: When fighting rebels) and the pause function was disabled I'd figure you'd get 8-10 turns an hour. Ofcause, if somebody decides to go grab a soda or walk the dog whille playing everybody would be screwed.

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Dot Man
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posted 09 November 2004 12:16 EDT (US) 6 / 14

So you should arrange it with people you know first...

Pladio
Legionary

posted 09 November 2004 16:50 EDT (US) 7 / 14

Or you can play a RPG on the net and fight the battles in the game !!!

c00lizz
Legionary

posted 10 November 2004 00:12 EDT (US) 8 / 14

It'd be key to have a set timer for turns and deployment. And a safety feature so that if anyone is afk for a certain ammount of turns the AI automaticly takes up control of his faction.

It's definatly doable(With a patch/expansion) as a short campaign but as a long campaign I have some serious doubts.

Dot Man
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(id: Gaius Julius)

posted 10 November 2004 02:29 EDT (US) 9 / 14

Hmm, that could work, C00lizz, but I suppose you could have a Place Faction Under AI Management button, controlled by the host... Hmm, it could work... Maybe only for a short one though...

Dangrimmx
Legionary

posted 11 November 2004 18:35 EDT (US) 10 / 14

Theres a simple solution to that....take your turns simultaneously, then put a time limit on the turns, say 5mins, then your guaranteed to get at least 12 turns/hour no matter how many players.

Saranalos
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posted 13 November 2004 09:04 EDT (US) 11 / 14

Or you could make a campaign offline with each player taking turns and when it comes to the battles a split screen and one controlled by the mouse and the other by the joystick or keybord or some such?

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Dot Man
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posted 13 November 2004 13:29 EDT (US) 12 / 14

I didn't really understand that, do you mean a MP Battle using one PC?

Saranalos
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posted 15 November 2004 16:08 EDT (US) 13 / 14

Yes just one pc being used.

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Simetrical
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posted 15 November 2004 20:52 EDT (US) 14 / 14

A.k.a. "hotseat." The battles would be pretty much undoable, though; you'd probably have to use autoresolve when the players fight each other. (Hey, at least it'll be equally idiotic for all players.) Alternatively, you could just ally.

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