Multiplayer with Hex Editor

[AmLash]

Does this work with this game? If yes, I wonder why they haven't included it by default.
http://www.colonizationfans.com/multiplayer.html

[Daleth]

Did this work?

[KilledKillaB]

I saw the same site then came across your thread here, has anyone tested this? Looks like it just let's you play up to all 4 of the playable nations you choose, could even play multiplayer on same screen.

[BlakesSanctum]

There's more about it here too:
http://www.colonization.biz/hack.htm

Apparently when you declare independence all other players loose control.

Interesting that he also mentions a hack that allows you to play as one of the Indian nations. I remember seeing something about that nearly 20yrs ago but can't seem to find any guide on how to do it.

[luis.ayerbe]

Just used hex editor to succesfully play 2 human English and Dutch and 2 AI game but with a major flaw: only one European port screen is accesible (London, as it was England the player that was originally human) , the other human player can´t access his Europe screen, when pressing E, the game goes to London not Amsterdam. Is there a solution to this?

Thanks in advance

[BlakesSanctum]

Originally posted by luis.ayerbe:

Is there a solution to this?

Probably not haha! I think in the end the only way to play classic style colonization multiplayer is by using FreeCol sadly.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freecol/

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Originally posted by BlakesSanctum:

Originally posted by luis.ayerbe:

Is there a solution to this?

Probably not haha! I think in the end the only way to play classic style colonization multiplayer is by using FreeCol sadly.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freecol/

yes because its never finished in the bin files, leaving some of the variables bound to the player not the nation, witch they share than.