Multiplayer on 1 computer?

[[BR1] Dark Sota]

Just as the thing says lol. Can this be played multiplayer on 1 computer. This would be a good game to bring to my gfs for us to play with her cousins.

[cad80_99]

in the game page it says local multiplayer which is used for when you can play on the same computer.

[[BR1] Dark Sota]

ahh ok cool thanks. i might get it. im trying to save up for a trip to the philipines next year with my gf(her country) so im being very choosy on what I buy lol.

[onelegchair]

When you get the game it's under Multiplayer > Hot seat.

[Noelle Suplex]

Local multiplayer is basically whoever is the active player has the Mouse/Keyboard. So if your playing monopoly you'd have to either move the laptop or if you're playing on a desktop then let the other person control the Mouse/Keyboard. this is commonly known as "hot seat" as it's normally used by switching seats a lot.

[AndyCalling]

Originally posted by SC cad80_99:

in the game page it says local multiplayer which is used for when you can play on the same computer.

Not necessarily. Sometimes this phrase just means you can play locally over a LAN, which would need multiple computers. It is always worth checking before you get mislead by the store pages (which are not always worded marvellously in Steam).

[Alistair MacBain]

Yes you can use the hotseat to play all on one computer. BUT and thats an important one.
This game is basically just a physics engine for board games. Any game that hides things from other players (e.g. card hands) etc are based upon trust and discipline in a hotseat game and will need alot of switching.
Coop games however where everyone knows the same work quite well in hotseat.

[cad80_99]

Originally posted by BongMong:

Originally posted by SC cad80_99:

in the game page it says local multiplayer which is used for when you can play on the same computer.

Not necessarily. Sometimes this phrase just means you can play locally over a LAN, which would need multiple computers. It is always worth checking before you get mislead by the store pages (which are not always worded marvellously in Steam).

True but most now consider that with not being local. Which usually refers to a game allowing players to be able to play on the same PC.


Also, can buy the game, try it out and as long as stay under the 2 hour mark, if it's not what a person wanted like no local play on same PC. Then can ask for a refund.

[TDuncker]

Originally posted by SC cad80_99:

Originally posted by BongMong:

Not necessarily. Sometimes this phrase just means you can play locally over a LAN, which would need multiple computers. It is always worth checking before you get mislead by the store pages (which are not always worded marvellously in Steam).

True but most now consider that with not being local. Which usually refers to a game allowing players to be able to play on the same PC.


Also, can buy the game, try it out and as long as stay under the 2 hour mark, if it's not what a person wanted like no local play on same PC. Then can ask for a refund.

Strongly disagree. Local still means local. It doesn't mean anything else. It means you can play the game locally, whether that's on the same PC or over LAN is another question.

[cad80_99]

Originally posted by TDuncker™:

Originally posted by SC cad80_99:

True but most now consider that with not being local. Which usually refers to a game allowing players to be able to play on the same PC.


Also, can buy the game, try it out and as long as stay under the 2 hour mark, if it's not what a person wanted like no local play on same PC. Then can ask for a refund.

Strongly disagree. Local still means local. It doesn't mean anything else. It means you can play the game locally, whether that's on the same PC or over LAN is another question.

Can disagree, not asking to agree with me. Just stating that a lot of companies look at locally as using the same device.

Cod4 is a game that has local play via lan but no split screen. It does not state the game is a local multiplayer game. Not saying it's always the case. Just usually a good indicator. And as I said, you can purchase, then if it happens to not be the case, you can ask for a refund then and state that as the reason. As long as you don't end up playing the game for over 2 hours.


I know local for us who game can mean lan. Just recent years with looking at games it has now become using the same device. Especially because these days there are consoles that split screen, that players on the PC side want to be able to do the same. And now games all pretty much do online that lan is included in that now.

[AndyCalling]

No, online functionality certainly does not usually include direct LAN play. It may seem like it to some, but as soon as you have a LAN party with a slow ADSL internet link it all descends into a lag fest. Some companies do indeed consider 'local' to mean split screen. Some very clearly do not. This is why asking the question is a very sensible thing to do, because you cannot tell from a simple statement of 'local multiplayer' from a manufacturer. Sure you could refund, but why not just ask first? What's wrong with looking before you leap? Used to be that such an approach was considered wise.

[TRIBALien]

I believe that the issue was whether "local co-op" was a catch-all category that includes LAN connections (as you stated):

Originally posted by BongMong:

Originally posted by SC cad80_99:

in the game page it says local multiplayer which is used for when you can play on the same computer.

Not necessarily. Sometimes this phrase just means you can play locally over a LAN, which would need multiple computers.

This has never been the case. Local multiplayer requires no network connection ... LAN or Internet. Whether the screen is split to enable multiple players at once is irrelevant.

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by Valdian:

Just as the thing says lol. Can this be played multiplayer on 1 computer. This would be a good game to bring to my gfs for us to play with her cousins.

Well, yeah it can. But if you want to play chess and you have two people in the same room but only one computer...in that case I would just recommend that you use an actual chessboard.

But yes, you can pass and play.

[cad80_99]

Originally posted by TRIBALien:

I believe that the issue was whether "local co-op" was a catch-all category that includes LAN connections (as you stated):

Originally posted by BongMong:

Not necessarily. Sometimes this phrase just means you can play locally over a LAN, which would need multiple computers.

This has never been the case. Local multiplayer requires no network connection ... LAN or Internet. Whether the screen is split to enable multiple players at once is irrelevant.

Yeah as I was trying to state. Local now is referring to only needing on computer.

Originally posted by BongMong:

No, online functionality certainly does not usually include direct LAN play. It may seem like it to some, but as soon as you have a LAN party with a slow ADSL internet link it all descends into a lag fest. Some companies do indeed consider 'local' to mean split screen. Some very clearly do not. This is why asking the question is a very sensible thing to do, because you cannot tell from a simple statement of 'local multiplayer' from a manufacturer. Sure you could refund, but why not just ask first? What's wrong with looking before you leap? Used to be that such an approach was considered wise.

Yes online function does usually include lan as well now. Most game allow either or these day. I never said there was anything wrong with asking. Why I responded in the first place. Local multiplayer thru steam usually means playing from the same PC.

This is a start. From there a person can try out the game then and see if they even like it as well as if it does in fact allow multiple players to play using the same PC.

Like I said cod4 for instance only states it's multiplayer or single player. But you can play it via lan. In fact you can do this via 1 game cd and thru wifi. Most games I see that have both multiplayer and lan just post the game as multiplayer. If a game also has split screen, or allows for multiple players using the same PC then they usually add local as well.

If a game just has lan and no multiplayer then yeah they use local as well. Which is rare.

It has to do with the devs I suppose and how they see it.

Again, never said anything bad about him asking the question. It's always good to ask.

[Daxius]

Originally posted by Valdian:

Just as the thing says lol. Can this be played multiplayer on 1 computer. This would be a good game to bring to my gfs for us to play with her cousins.

what you are looking for is the Hotseat option in the menu system

[tony "swag nuts" smith]

Originally posted by Daxius:

Originally posted by Valdian:

Just as the thing says lol. Can this be played multiplayer on 1 computer. This would be a good game to bring to my gfs for us to play with her cousins.

what you are looking for is the Hotseat option in the menu system

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