Legion vs. Phalanx online tournament

[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.

[Tolg]

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

Gotta bribe HunGeneral. You think one or two villages in Gallia Transalpina will be enough? ;)

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.

Dnube Delta seems somewhat plain, but fair.
Also I already suggested "enter the colossus".

[HunGeneral]

Gotta bribe HunGeneral. You think one or two villages in Gallia Transalpina will be enough? ;)

Well... actually three is the Hunnic justice but two might do for Saka outposts until I get the rest of the hordes there...

Now seriously: I have no problem with Mount olympos (don't know the maps but since all others agreed it must accepteable - more in PM)

[IrishHitman]

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.

I don't mind Thermopylae..

[Phalanx300]

Irish vs Anti, I'd certainly want to see the replay of those rivals!

And has Thermopylae at this time changed much from that of the Greek-Persian wars? Since in EB it is portrayed as very wide with alot of trees.

[SwissBarbar]

I thought of joining in too, but I've never played multiplayer before. Today I logged in through the multiplayer-exe or how you call that. But everyone was using BI and I couldn't join in

Am I really the only underdeveloped one, who still uses the original RTW-exe or what's going on

[Phalanx300]

No, it just looks like that when you do that. All the people and games you see are vanilla players(god have their soul).

Anyways, you should try hamachi, that way you can play games with lan.

[SwissBarbar]

If I start Hamachi, then start RTW (or do I have to start the Multiplayer-exe?) and click on Multiplayer - Lan ... yeah.. what then?

[Phalanx300]

Install Hamachi, look if there are people online and see if they want to play. If so start up EB Multiplayer, go to lan and type in your name. Press okey and your in the lobby and can play there with other players.

[Tolg]

Just check my guide and tell me if you've got any questions:

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!

The main network used is the "Europa Barbarorum" (PW: greecevsrome), though I'm afraid this one will be full soon. (Or perhaps it already is)

[SwissBarbar]

Puh, cutting internetconnection? Reenable your internetconnection? I'm a noob. I think I'm going to use the first way you described *G*