REMOTE LAN STUPIDITY

Sally · UberTweaker Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 1158 Location: WA

Ok, so fun story. JW and I had a desire for some StarCraft BW...but due to complications w/ Battle.Net, we had to find another way. Because this game doesn't support TCP/IP connections and we don't have a 200mile crossover cable, I sent Josh a copy of PCANYWHERE which he installed on a system on his network and gave him my CD KEY. JW set up a UDP LAN game and I joined. Because he could see my every move on his other monitor, we pretty much had to be allied so we did so against some computer players. An hour and a half later, we had conquered the computer players and quelled our thirst for Brood War.

Any Ideas on how to make this more complex....b/c I'm game!

This could work for the BBQ....if anyone has a room w/ a dozen or so decent computers networked on a highspeed connection.,........we can play RED ALERT, STARCRAFT, TOTAL ANIHILATION, ETC....
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JayDubya · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:25 am Post subject:

This was an experience to say the least. Anytime Sally experienced too much lag to play the game, i would just take over for him. I could have really messed up his game but he was doing a good enough job of that already

It would be way to complicated to make it more complicated.
Does anyone know how to get around that 'host's latency is too high to join' or whatever error? It seems to be a windows xp problem. Oh well.

If anyone else is up for starcraft through pcAnywhere and don't mind horrible image quality, i can sure host again.
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Zero_Fresh · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:17 am Post subject:

I would definately love to play some Star Craft.
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zhensem · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:23 am Post subject:

You can also use Windows' Remote Desktop Connection or Remote Assistance. Remote Desktop Connection will give you better image quality but I don't know whether any of these will work with a game.
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JayDubya · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:44 am Post subject:

Maybe if we get a dial up host (Yoshida

) we can play without having that latency problem. Lets do it!
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

im in!!!!
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Zero_Fresh · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:30 pm Post subject:

As stated above... I want to play!!! Maybe WarCraft III though.. I like the better intergrated tech tree as well as the need to get on the move fast.
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JayDubya · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:27 pm Post subject:

Warcraft 3 would probably be more fun to play but unfortunately I don't have it and have never played it

Does anyone else have it? You guys can all play together.
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

yeah i have it..........we could ALLLLL play...=]
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PolarPyro · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 3:31 pm Post subject:

i have warcraft 3 and the frozen throne
anyone ever think about an internet cafe?
www.cyberwizcafe.com <--where i go
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geekzta127 · Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:17 am Post subject:

TOTAL ANNIHILATION RULESSS!!!!!!!!!!! i love that game and never get tired of it. im up for some