User Guide
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Join an Internet Standard Game
When you join an existing game you will enter the Game Lobby. The player who
created the game cannot start the game until all players have checked the
ready box. When all players have checked the ready box and the hosting player
presses start, all players are brought to a Briefing screen. Press START GAME
to drop down to the planet surface or enter the DROPSHIP LOADOUT as usual
to configure your squads.
1. Players
2. Current Map
Options
3. Map info
4. Chat
5. Currently Selected
Map
6. Available Maps
Players
All players currently in the Game Lobby are listed in this box.
Ready Box - The leftmost icon in the players section is the ready box. Check
this box to indicate that you are ready to play. Note that the game cannot start
until all players have checked their ready box.
Player Color - Click on the Player Name bar to cycle between the available
colors. You can not check the ready box if you have the same color as another
player.
Force - Click on the force icon to switch between Crayven or Order forces.
Team - Click on the Team Number icon to change team. Note that certain
maps only allow a set number of teams.
Current Map Options
Displays the currently selected options for the map. Only the player who
created the game can change the options.
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Both games starting up and games in progress are displayed in the list. To join
a game simply double click on the game name or highlight the game name and
click the JOIN GAME button.
The icon in front of the game displays its current status:
Game waiting for players - click to join
Password protected game waiting for players
Game in progress - not possible to join
Create Game - This button allows you to create a new game. You will be
prompted to enter a name and to supply a password (optional). You can also
change the max number of players that will be able to join your game.
Refresh List - Gets the latest list of games. Since this can take some time
depending on your connection, it does not happen automatically.
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