Legion vs. Phalanx online tournament

[Βελισάριος]

Top o' the mornin', lads! 'Tis a good day to die!
We have our first match-ups. These were randomly distributed using the good ol' d8 (since we happened to, coincidentally, have 8 contestants on all sides. 3 of the Imperatores still haven't replied to my invitation though I saw they were active on the forums recently, the Strategoi who were supposed to battle them, if they haven't answered your messages you'll be given priority in the next round.

Before you begin
1. Contact each other via PM or however you see fit and establish a date and time for the battle, then inform myself, Βελισάριος via PM with your decision.
2. The jury will choose the map for each battle.
3. The attacking army for this round will be: The Romans. The Greeks will have to hold their position as the Romans try to break it (next round it will be other way around).
4. After you've slaughtered each other, save the replay in the following format [Attacking General's name]vs[Defending General's name][Date of battle:ddmm].rpy, using the names you have on the forum (e.g.: TolgvsHunGeneral0203.rpy for a battle that took place today, March 2nd, ScipioAfricanusvsHannibal0910.rpy, etc.)

So... here are the first round's opponents:
1. Antisocialmunky vs. IrishHitman (It was random, I swear! If you two still have connection issues, let me know)
2. Alexanderthegreater vs. Potocello (So, the one with the Greek name plays Rome and the one with an Italian-like name is the Greek... how messed up is that?)
3. Blxz vs. Gabeed (the two guys with my two favourite signatures)
4. Rootje vs. BurningEGO (EGO, if Rootje doesn't reply, PM me)
5. We shall fwee...Wodewick vs. Silence Hunter (Hunter, same situation)
6. TWFanatic vs. Maion Maroneios (watch the jury member be put to shame. Maion, TWF hasn't replied, you know the drill)
7. Tolg vs. Phalanx300 (I believe you two have met)
8. Fluvius Camillus vs. Tsidneku (somehow the two last minute entries have found each other)

I'll send a score of PMs myself to make sure everyone's informed.

[alexanderthegreater]

Potocello can u play via regular MP? id prefer that, otherwise ill go install hamachi.

[Maion Maroneios]

6. TWFanatic vs. Maion Maroneios (watch the jury member be put to shame. Maion, TWF hasn't replied, you know the drill)

Hey, are you trying to intimidate and humiliate me before the battle? We shall see, when the sons of mighty Makedon shall speak for themselves on the battlefield

EDIT: Since I've never actually played any online battles (except LAN ones), could someone (*cough*antisocialmunky*cough*) please explain how this 'Hamachi' thing works?

Maion

[Tolg]

Check my guide, ask if you got any problems:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

This guide is written so that anyone can understand it. Please just ignore the obvious bits.


I. Guide to play EB over the Internet using RTW online game feature

1. Make sure that you have a clean install of:
   • RTW + Patch 1.3 + Patch 1.5
   • EB 1.1
   • EB 1.2
   • The EB 1.2 Fixes
   
   (Installed in this order)
2. Check if your firewall allows RTW to access the Internet.
3. Start EB using the multiplayer .exe
4. Click "Multiplayer"
5. Click "Online Battles"
6. If it asks you to enter your CD key, click "Change CD key" and enter the key of your copy of RTW
7. Afterwards click "Online battles" again.
8. When it asks you to enter your name do so (preferably the name you use on the forums so your opponent can recognize you)
9. You should now be in the Lobby and your screen should look somewhat like this:
   Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

   
   In order to play an online battle, one player has to "host" a game and the other one has to "join" it.
10. a) If you're the one joining just check all the three servers (Chat Lobby, Competitive and Friendly) in the box at the bottom right for a yellow game name, if there are multiple ones check the host's name by placing your cursor on top of the game's entry in the list.
    b) If you're the one hosting, click the icon with the two screens. Your screen will look like this:
    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

    
    . Enter a name for your game, select the max. number of players and the unit scale and then press "Host Custom Battle". (You don't need a password) Afterwards do what you would do if you were setting up a sp custom battle.
11. After both players have joined select your factions, press the arrow in the corner at the bottom right, set up your armies press the arrow again and FIGHT!
12. Don't forget to save the replay once your done!

II. Guide to play EB over the Internet using Hamachi

1. See step 1) and 2) of the previous guide.
2. Download Hamachi
3. Install Hamachi and read it's tutorial. It only tales ~2 minutes but helps a lot.
4. a) Create a Hamachi network (press the triangul button at the bottom left of the Hamachi window, select create network, enter the name and a password and hit OK)
   b) Join the network that was created by your opponent. (The triangular button again, join network and enter name and pw of the network)
5. Now it get's tricky:
6. Cut your main internet connection.
7. Start EB using the mp .exe and click "Multiplayer" and "Lan Battle"
8. Minimize your game (Alt + Tab or Alt + Esc)
9. Reenable your Internet connection
10. return to the game and do as described in the previous guide (Step 8).
11. [B]Don't forget to save the replay once your done!

[antisocialmunky]

You don't actually ahve to cut your connection anymore.

Just start Hamachi, start RTW, and then go into Lan Battles.

[Tolg]

You don't actually ahve to cut your connection anymore.

Just start Hamachi, start RTW, and then go into Lan Battles.

Usually, yes. But sometimes it doesn't work (~10% of my battles), that's why it's still in the guide.

[antisocialmunky]

Say, do you know how to solve connectivity issues? I can connect to everyone fine but I can't ping them and some of them I can't connect to. I think it might just be windows firewall blocking pings so I dunno. I did try to host a game with someone that couldn't ping me and it seemed to work.

BTW- we need to do a 2 vs 2 one of these days.

[Tychon Miletou Ionikes]

Hello all, I'm new to this site but was reading over this thread and downloaded a few replays to see what this was all about. Great stuff, some very enjoyable replays, in particular the battle outside the temple of Artemis at Ephesus. Great stuff! Poor Kataphraktoi .

Will this be getting its own sub forum or anything of that nature?

[Fluvius Camillus]

Check my guide, ask if you got any problems:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

This guide is written so that anyone can understand it. Please just ignore the obvious bits.


I. Guide to play EB over the Internet using RTW online game feature

1. Make sure that you have a clean install of:
   • RTW + Patch 1.3 + Patch 1.5
   • EB 1.1
   • EB 1.2
   • The EB 1.2 Fixes
   
   (Installed in this order)
2. Check if your firewall allows RTW to access the Internet.
3. Start EB using the multiplayer .exe
4. Click "Multiplayer"
5. Click "Online Battles"
6. If it asks you to enter your CD key, click "Change CD key" and enter the key of your copy of RTW
7. Afterwards click "Online battles" again.
8. When it asks you to enter your name do so (preferably the name you use on the forums so your opponent can recognize you)
9. You should now be in the Lobby and your screen should look somewhat like this:
   Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

   
   In order to play an online battle, one player has to "host" a game and the other one has to "join" it.
10. a) If you're the one joining just check all the three servers (Chat Lobby, Competitive and Friendly) in the box at the bottom right for a yellow game name, if there are multiple ones check the host's name by placing your cursor on top of the game's entry in the list.
    b) If you're the one hosting, click the icon with the two screens. Your screen will look like this:
    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

    
    . Enter a name for your game, select the max. number of players and the unit scale and then press "Host Custom Battle". (You don't need a password) Afterwards do what you would do if you were setting up a sp custom battle.
11. After both players have joined select your factions, press the arrow in the corner at the bottom right, set up your armies press the arrow again and FIGHT!
12. Don't forget to save the replay once your done!

II. Guide to play EB over the Internet using Hamachi

1. See step 1) and 2) of the previous guide.
2. Download Hamachi
3. Install Hamachi and read it's tutorial. It only tales ~2 minutes but helps a lot.
4. a) Create a Hamachi network (press the triangul button at the bottom left of the Hamachi window, select create network, enter the name and a password and hit OK)
   b) Join the network that was created by your opponent. (The triangular button again, join network and enter name and pw of the network)
5. Now it get's tricky:
6. Cut your main internet connection.
7. Start EB using the mp .exe and click "Multiplayer" and "Lan Battle"
8. Minimize your game (Alt + Tab or Alt + Esc)
9. Reenable your Internet connection
10. return to the game and do as described in the previous guide (Step 8).
11. [B]Don't forget to save the replay once your done!

Exactly the same situation as maion, so thanks for the info.

Good I can still join the tournament, I will be Romani player if that's the one you are short on.

GMT +1 is the zone I live in.

I don't really have large amounts of empty time now. I will discuss this with my opponent perhaps.

Good luck to everyone!

[Tolg]

The first battle of the tournament has already been played.

Tolg vs Phalanx300:

Replay

Phalanx was defending with a minor height advantage, my Principes engaged his Hoplitai while my Pedites Extraord. and my cavalry flanked him on the left. The Pedites were caught up n battle with some more of his Hoplitai but my cav was successful, routed his inferior cav and then finally charge the backs of his phalanx, causing his defeat.


To sum it up:

Romans: 1
Greeks: 0


Of course only if I the jury approves.


Actually I made a minor faux pas: Perhaps this game shouldn't have been played before the maps were officially announced, I hopes it's valid nonetheless. (The majority of the jury already voted in favor of "Mount Olympus" anyway)

[Fluvius Camillus]

Alright, I started the normal MP screen with a valid cd key.

Are there any recruitment restrictions?

Do I have to download hamachi? Or only if my opponent uses it, and what exactly is hamachi and what does it do?

Looking forward to the fight!

[antisocialmunky]

Hey, Burebista - can you compile all the replays in the first post? The jsut for fun ones and the tournement ones? Be great for hte audience.

[Βελισάριος]

Yes, Tolg... Olympus was pretty much the consensus for that battle. Unless HunGeneral disagrees, in which case you're screwed :p

Kidding.
I'll post the other maps soon. I still need an alternative for Thermopylai. Can't understand why you guys don't like it... it's much better than the "Danube Delta", for instance.

Fluvius, check the thread's intro message, you have a comprehensive guide to multiplayer, plus the extensive rules over there, which you must read.

EDIT: Will do, munk. Thanks for the idea.

[Gabeed]

The first battle of the tournament has already been played.

Tolg vs Phalanx300:

Replay

Phalanx was defending with a minor height advantage, my Principes engaged his Hoplitai while my Pedites Extraord. and my cavalry flanked him on the left. The Pedites were caught up n battle with some more of his Hoplitai but my cav was successful, routed his inferior cav and then finally charge the backs of his phalanx, causing his defeat.


To sum it up:

Romans: 1
Greeks: 0


Of course only if I the jury approves.


Actually I made a minor faux pas: Perhaps this game shouldn't have been played before the maps were officially announced, I hopes it's valid nonetheless. (The majority of the jury already voted in favor of "Mount Olympus" anyway)

That was a neat battle to watch. Your principes fighting the center phalanxes were constantly wavering, but Phalanx300 never had the opportunity to exploit that.

[IrishHitman]

So... here are the first round's opponents:
1. Antisocialmunky vs. IrishHitman It was random, I swear!

How it came to be is irrelevent.
All that matters is that it has happened.

If I get an Irish map, munkey is ****ed....