E.B. multiplayer (official)

[Foot]

What?

He's just making sure that this stays at the top of the front page.

Foot

[bovi]

Would anyone mind if we stickied this? There are a lot of stickies already... But it's a good thread for those of us who enjoy playing against each other.

[Griever14206]

Put me on there as well. Xfire account is simply Griever14206

[Fondor_Yards]

Hmmm thought I did this, must of been the old one...
fondoryards=me

[abou]

I'm glad to see this has plenty of support from the fans. Hopefully you guys will play some of the Historical Battles being worked once they are released.

[Emperor Burakuku]

X-fire: burakuku, thank you.

[Redmeth]

x-fire : redmetikal
Please add me to the first post.
Thanks and where do I get more details on how to actually play?
Downloaded Hamachi too and joined the server I only see Pharnakes online.
I downloaded the map.rwm and using Hamachi you play as if it were a LAN game.
But please make the first more clear post the EDU that should be used either the SP one or the one of the MP ones
and Hamachi seems easier to use than xfire.
Have you actually played since this thread started?

[bovi]

Oh yes, we've played, but as far as I have been involved we have not got Hamachi working yet. The SP EDU is used, but I don't think there's a reflected reason for it. People log on at varying times so it's not unnatural that you see few people on at a given time.

[Redmeth]

I usually play with the BI exe, will this only work with the RTW exe?
And I have to add all the people on the list to x-fire one at a time right?
Sorry for all the questions a more detailed guide would be a better idea, I for one never played RTW in MP.

[bovi]

I haven't tried with BI, I think it should work if everyone involved used it. I know of no way to add multiple addresses to xfire at a given time, sorry.

[MegasAlexandrosII]

hey, my x-fire is megasalexandrosii

the only thing is is that i have no idea how to play eb on multiplayer, could someone post some foolproof instructions for me, thanks

[bovi]

Install 0.81a. Download map.rwm from here and put it in eb/data/world/maps/base. Start the game. Choose multiplayer.

[Pharnakes]

Hi all, can you please edit your posts to say what times you are ussualy on. (EB forums times, i.e. GMT+1)

[[EB]Demulon]

There is an update for 0.81a (v2) at the main EB website. Download it so we can play better MP battles. I'm not sure what it fixed, but the main screen loads much faster.

[Pharnakes]

Stickied!! whoo, thanks somebody.

[Sarkiss]

There is an update for 0.81a (v2) at the main EB website. Download it so we can play better MP battles. I'm not sure what it fixed, but the main screen loads much faster.

agreed.
i just got it installed, and afaik we all need to have it in order to get compatible data.
could someone edit the first post to make things clear, please.

[mAIOR]

x-fire: mAIOR
mostly from 19~20 to 23 GMT (so 20~21 to 24 GMT+1)


Cheers...

[Pharnakes]

Could all who wish to play eb multiplayer and who haven't already done so please download and install hamachi. Here is the download link: https://secure.logmein.com/products/...i/download.asp.

See first post for further details.

[Basileus Seleukeia]

As I'm currently waiting for Thorlof's new RoA, I'd like to play multiplayer, as long as I have the vanilla EDU. My Xfire-name is Aiol. I have no idea when I willl be online, but I think I'll find someone. Looking forward to playing with you!

[[EB]Demulon]

Gmt 10-14

[Basileus Seleukeia]

I have some suggestions for rules:
1) No upgrades
2) Factions with HAs of their own (Steppe, Hayasdan, Pahlava, Baktria) can use 2 HAs, other factions can't
3) Only 1 unit of Naked Fanatics (Gaesatae or Tindonatae)

Fell free to make suggestions, to praise it and to annihilate it

[mAIOR]

The horse archers thing is unappliable as stepe factions basically have HA... Also, I think that if the player with HA would be forced to charge after they ran out od arrows, it would make the game fair as the HA (outside armored ones) would get slamed. The 3rd point is unfair cause if you want to limit those guys, then you'd have to limit Agriaspidai Thorakitai for AS, Dosidataskeli for the Lusotanan, sword masters for Casse and a lot of other units... I believe those units are ubber expensive (the first battle I made I fielded 2 they did a good job but I ended up numerically outmatched by nearlly 300 units on large.
So, it's up to the players do they want to field large numbers or smal numbers of really tough infantry?

Cheers...

[king hannibal]

hi I been on hoilday for sometime just got back yeaster day night so I should be on from now also has the differcult joining games be sorted

[EasternScourge]

Oh,I forget to post this,but for the next several weeks I will not be avaible for MP due to visiting family.Will edit this post when I'm once again avaible.

[The Internet]

Hi, if anyone used to play RTR MP then you'll probably remember me i was RTR Caesar on RTR MP and think i may give this a go, think i'll finish my campaign first though and get more of a feel for EB.

[Caveira]

What is XFire for? Ever since i put Norton on my PC, it consumes lots of memory, so I'm careful with what I install on it. That's why I'm asking.

I've never played RTW online, it sucks, but i'm quite intrested in EB online...

[Pharnakes]

It is a chat program for games. And it won't have a noticeable effect on a computer that is capable of running eb.

[Zalmoxis]

RTW runs very well on my computer, but EB runs at a slower pace, so I'll likely never play online.

[Pharnakes]

Multiplayer seems to run faster for some reason - people, like myself who are borderline on being able to handle huge in campaign, find that we can run huge in multiplayer with no problem. Provided your computer can at least rnn normal scale, I'm sure everybody will play you, and probaly even on small.

[Caveira]

ok add me:

dredmorte