User Guide

HOST A GAME
To create and Host a multiplayer Combat game, follow these steps at the Host a Game screen:
• Give your game a unique name (optional).
• Click on the Maps button and select a map to use for the current game.
• Enter a number in the Player Limit text box if you want to limit the number of players allowed into your
game. Note: The default limit is 4 players; the maximum number is 8 players.
• Enter a Points Limit for a game. (You earn a point each time you destroy another player’s tank.) The
game ends when a player reaches the limit, thereby winning the game. The default is 10.
• Enter a Time Limit for the game (optional). If you specify a time limit (in seconds), the game ends when
either the Points Limit is reached or the Time Limit expires. Note: The player with the most points after
the Time Limit expires wins the game. The default is 0.
• Set a Hitpoint value for the players. This allows you to set more or less hitpoints for all players in the
game. The default is 3.
• Click on the Start button to launch the server on your machine and begin the game.
Note: If you quit or drop out of a game as a Host, the game will end for all players.
• If you are hosting the game, you must communicate your current IP address to the other players wishing
to join the game. You can do this via:
• E-mail – Use your e-mail program to send your IP address to other players, OR
• Phone – Call the other players and tell them your IP address via a second phone line, OR
• Chat or Instant Message Programs – Use programs such as ICQ or AOL Instant
Messenger to send your IP address to the other players.
Note: For games that are playable on the MSN Gaming Zone (formerly called Microsoft’s Internet Gaming
Zone), IP address information is automatically exchanged between players via the Zone.
The MSN Gaming Zone is an independent gaming service run by Microsoft Corporation.
Infogrames Interactive does not control, and disclaims any responsibility or liability for, the
functioning and performance of the MSN Gaming Zone any content on or available through
the MSN Gaming Zone.
Helpful Web Site Addresses
ICQ – http://www.mirabilis.com
AOL Instant Messenger – http://www.aol.com/aim/
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