User Guide

DUNE 2000 31
MULTIPLAYER GAME
LOCAL AREA NETWORK GAME
DUNE™ 2000 supports up to six players per game on a local area network (LAN) using the
IPX protocol (via DirectPlay 5.0).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.You must also have DirectPlay 5.0 installed (which is part of
DirectX 5.0 that is included on the DUNE™ 2000 disk).
To begin a multiplayer LAN game, select Multiplayer
Game from the Title menu. You should then see the
“Network” option. If you do not see this option it
means that DUNE™ 2000 has not detected the
presence of IPX drivers and you should verify that
these have been installed and configured correctly for
your system.
If all is well, select Network. This takes you to the
“Network Game” screen. Here you can enter your name, choose your House and select a
color for your units and buildings. There are two windows in the dialog, the “Games”
window and the “Players” window. The “Games” window shows all currently active game
sessions. Games which are closed (in progress) are in brackets, like this: [Player’s Game].
From this point you can either choose to join a game or host a new game for others to
join.You cannot join a closed game.
HOST NEW NETWORK GAME
Before clicking on New game you must
enter your name and choose a House and
color. Clicking on “New” makes you the
Host of the new game and takes you to
the “Host Network Game” dialog. This
dialog has a “Players” window and a
“Scenarios” window.The “Players” window
shows you which other players are joined
to your new game.As the “Host” of the new game you alone have the option to reject other
players who might try to join the game.
The “Scenarios” window shows the available scenarios.As the game Host, it is up to you to
select, as are the Credits, Unit Count, Crates,Worms, Concrete and AI Players options.
Once you have 2 or more players you are able to click START. As the Host you get
to decide when to commence play, so you should do this only when all game
participants have joined.