More than 8 human players in multiplayer

[Abdul]

Hi, I'm planning a big Civ 5 Lan Session with people from my company. It might happen that we are more than 8 players. Does the game support that? I often hear 8 is RECOMMENDED, but does that mean more than 8 is possible? What happens if you have more than 8? Is the game still fun and balanced?

[lukebaird84]

I've never gotten a multiplayer game with more than 8 players to work. Things crash randomly at random points in the game, people DC, people lag, the game crashes again, etc.

[lukebaird84]

If you did a LAN party that might work with more, but it's annoying to troubleshoot with lots of people over the internet.

[Abdul]

I see, thanks!

[Damsteri]

Getting computers even to recognize each others in LAN game is painful, you might need to configure router / firewall / antivirus settings on each computer to get them working. Civ V MP on LAN is definitely not plug-and-play, so prepare to use time to set it up. I usually play private online games with my gf on the same apartment instead of LAN games, as setting up a LAN game even for two players is too much hassle, even for two IT professionals.

Also, pitboss dedicated server might be a good option, if you have a (Civ V capable) computer to spare. Pitboss is included in the tools sections in the library, but not many uses it and I haven't used it in years. I used it only for two players, but it still helped as it eliminate some MP problems.

[Jimboo84]

Originally posted by crowbar:

Hi, I'm planning a big Civ 5 Lan Session with people from my company. It might happen that we are more than 8 players. Does the game support that? I often hear 8 is RECOMMENDED, but does that mean more than 8 is possible? What happens if you have more than 8? Is the game still fun and balanced?

In my experience it's not advisable to play Civ V with more than 4 persons, even with LAN and very strong connection.

I regularly play with lots of save games just in case of. Plus most of the friends I play with are real life friends and not random from the internet :-)

Connection is also depending of the location where you're hosting the game.

I be picky to choose for a game, but always try and experience the troubles :-)

[HotaruSusume]

Hey mate! I'd like to join You. What kind of speed do You play? Because I play only on the lowest speed :P I added You on steam already and You can find me on discord too: Hotaru#2770