User Guide

Make sure Fallout Tactics is listed in Arcade: When you launch
Arcade, you should see a Fallout Tactics icon (along with icons from
any other Arcade-supported games you have installed) under the
"Games" tab on the left hand side of the software. Clicking on this tab
will take you to the Fallout Tactics chat room / staging area in Arcade,
from which you can meet and greet other players, find servers to play
on, create your own server, or try the patience of Arcade’s chat
administrators by relentlessly testing the language filters.
Finding a server: Upon entering the Fallout Tactics lobby in Arcade,
you’ll see two main windows. The upper window displays a list of
servers running Fallout Tactics. Each server listing will include
important information, such as the number of people playing and
your "ping" to the server (the amount of time it takes your PC to
send data to another PC, and receive it back; the lower this is, the
better). If you’re looking for a specific server, you can use the text
boxes at the top of the server listing window to sort the servers
according to specific criteria (room name, maximum or minimum
number of active players, maximum ping, etc.)
Joining a game: Once you’ve found a server that you’re sure you’d
like to join, highlight it on the server list and either double-click on its
listing or press the "Join Game" button above the server listing
window. Arcade will take you into a staging room, in which you can
trash talk with your fellow players and prepare for combat. When
you’re ready to play, click the "Ready" button at the top of the screen.
When everyone in the room has signaled their readiness, the host can
then launch the game. Once he does this, Arcade will immediately
fire up Fallout Tactics and launch you into the action.
Starting a game: Arcade also enables you to launch your own Fallout
Tactics server. To do this, enter the Fallout Tactics lobby in Arcade and
click the "Create Room" button above the server listing window. You
will be asked to set the parameters of your game – max. number of
players, the server’s name, and the game type, if any. Once you’ve
done this, Arcade will create a staging room for you, in which other
players can gather to play against you online. When all of the players
present in the staging room have clicked their "Ready" button, you
can launch the game by pressing the "Launch Game" button at the
top of the screen. This will take you and all of the other players in the
room into your session of Fallout Tactics.
Problems?
If you have problems using Arcade, whether installing the program,
registering it, or using it in conjunction with Fallout Tactics, consult our
help pages, located at http://www.gamespyarcade.com/help/ or e-mail
us by using the form located at
http://www.gamespyarcade.com/support/contact.shtml.
Direct TCP/IP Games
Enter the IP address of your host server in the Optional Server IP box.
Press ENTER. The JOIN button will light up when the server is
found. Click JOIN to enter the game.
The IP address for your machine may be obtained by going to Start-
>Run->WINIPCFG. This works on Win95, Win98 and WinME.
Playing Modem-to-Modem
While Fallout Tactics does not support direct modem-to-modem
gameplay, you can use Win98se or later to create a network
connection between two computers using modems. When connected
in this manner, Fallout Tactics will think it’s on a LAN and let you
play.
Quality of gameplay will depend on the speed and quality of your
connection.
Port Information
All players should be using the latest version of DirectX.
The following TCP and UDP ports must be open on your proxy
server or firewall:
To verify that these ports are open or to open these ports, please
contact your network administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).
If you are the administrator of the network, please consult
the documentation provided with your networking software
to determine the steps to open these ports.
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Connection Ports for Client Configuration Ports for Host Configuration
Initial TCP Connection 47624 Outbound 47624 Inbound
Subsequent TCP Inbound 2300-2400 2300-2400
Subsequent TCP Outbound 2300-2400 2300-2400
Subsequent UDP Inbound 2300-2400 2300-2400
Subsequent UDP Outbound 2300-2400 2300-2400
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