Multiplayer

[Fox2232]

Is there plan to return multiplayer feature into this Game? It was fun back then. And for many and Me it's difference between buying new game with Multiplayer or playiong old in virtual machine.

[Raidor [dph]]

No. It is not possible to port the Technology used by the original DOS Version on actual OS Versions.

[Fox2232]

I did not mean to keep there direct serial connection (guess Bluetooth serial would work as it works with Unreal Engine).
But to implement Simple IP 2 IP connection. We do not need server managing community like EA has. Just listening on some Port and client typing IP of host.

[Surtur]

I would like to see this as well (just like skirmish mode)

[Sturmlilie]

Can you maybe expand on why this is impossible? If you play the original game via Dosbox, you can play Multiplayer just fine.

[dRaMaTiC]

+1, would also like to see a functional multiplayer for this game without slow downs like in DosBox!

[[DD3] ॐ LYnX ॐ]

+1 PLS ... i want MP !!

[Chaos Warriors]

Originally posted by DayZ<<LYnX²>>:

+1 PLS ... i want MP !!

1+ mp :)

[Fabzy]

Originally posted by Ancu:

Can you maybe expand on why this is impossible? If you play the original game via Dosbox, you can play Multiplayer just fine.

The original DOS version uses the IPX protocol for multiplayer, and not the now popular TCP/IP protocol. Windows XP was the last operating system from Microsoft that had IPX support.
There are a few protocol wrappers such as IPXWrapper, that translate the IPX protocol to TCP/IP, however this does not always guarantee a flawless connection. The only way to get a good working mutiplayer mode back, would be to create one from scratch based on TCP IP protocol, which again costs a lot of money. For that reason I assume, the developers and publisher made the decision to remove the multiplayer part from the game.

[N3tRunn3r]

An official E2140 patch or update to modify its implemented IPX protocol into todays TCP/IP would be very nice. I am really E2140 addicted, hehe, and so a Multiplayer Menu will be just godlike!!

If it is not possible to simply xchange the protocols, well, so just keep the IPX disabled as it is but implement or add the TCP/IP protocol into E2140 within a next patch or update. I would welcome Beta Testing, too.

[Equer]

Hym... I played multiplayer today with my brother. We used hamachi with DOS version.

If anyone wants play multiplayer:

For example I install game: C:\Earth

Who create game(server):

1.Start DosBox
commands...
2. mount c c:\earth
3. c:
4. ipx true
5. ipxnet startserver
6. game.exe (go to menu, net, create game)

Client:
1. Start DosBox
2. mount c c:\earth
3. c:
4. ipx true
5. ipxnet connect xx.xxx.xxx.xxx (xxx <---server ip hamachi)
6. game.exe

If someone have sound error just retry step 6. some times and play.

(I use Windows 7 64bit)

[N3tRunn3r]

neat, you found it out :) thats what i kinda did, just without hamachi but with dosbox

[No<Level*]

i search people for to play,but i can russian and german only :)

[AlienC]

This thread has been proven useful... up to the top with thee.

[Dodger6500]

Why does it say it has Multiplayer and Cross Platform Multiplayer on the Steam store page? I just bought it for 2 friends and then loaded it up and saw that there isn't even a Multiplayer option. Did this get mistakenly added when they added the trading cards?

[AlienC]

Probably. I'm not connected to this game in anyway but I agree with your sentiment.