User Guide

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Host Internet Head-to-Head Game window

If you’d prefer to be in the driver’s seat, you can choose to host a C&C95 game. To do this,

click on the C&C95 icon in the tool bar. This will bring up a dialog where you can speci-

fy a description for your game. Clicking OK in this dialog will create a new game for oth-

ers to join. As the host, it is up to you to select the game options (scenario, credits, tech-level,

etc). Your opponent may send you messages requesting various options are changed. You

should change the appropriate settings if you agree—otherwise you’ll have to debate the

options! Once you have both agreed on the game settings, as host, you can start the game

by clicking on the “Start the Game!” button. C&C95 will automatically start.

Once the game is under way you can send messages to your opponent by hitting the F1 key.

When the game is over, both you and your opponent will be returned to the Westwood

Online window for post-battle debate.

Local Area Network Game (IPX)

C&C95 supports up to four players per game on a local area network (LAN) using the IPX

protocol. You must have an IPX compatible network protocol bound to your network adapter

card. This setting can be found in the Windows 95 “Network” control panel. If you are in any

doubt ask your network administrator to install the correct drivers on your workstation.

C&C95 works better if all multiplayer game participants are connected on the same local

network without routers and bridges so that IPX packets have a direct path between systems.

This will also ensure minimal load on other network components (such as servers and routers)

when a multiplayer game is in progress.

LAN GAME PRELIMINARIES

C&C95 supports an unlimited number of games over one network socket. Westwood Studios

uses a registered socket that other software cannot officially use and under normal circum-

stances you should never need to change this; however if you are experiencing difficulty play-

ing C&C95 over a local network it may be because other software is using our socket.

To resolve this, you can change the socket that C&C95 will use to connect by running the “Command

& Conquer Windows 95 Edition Setup” program which can be found under the “Command

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