User Guide

Multiplayer Game Options
Chat
In a multiplayer game, you have the option of chatting with other players in
the game. The Chat panel pops up when you receive a message. To send a mes-
sage to one or all of the other players during game play, click on the Chat
button on the Main Game screen. The Chat panel appears.
The upper text box shows chat entered by you and received from others. Each
player’s text is written in a different color. Below the Messages Sent and
Received box is a smaller text bar. Click inside this text bar and type to enter
a message, and press Enter to send that message. Your message automatically
goes to all players in the game.
If you wish to chat with only certain players, click on the Chat button, then
select the recipients by clicking on their number, which appears next to the
flag of their primary nation. Selected players numbers are depressed and gold
tone; unselected players have raised, silver tone numbers. After you select
players to chat with, enter your message in the text box at the bottom of the
screen as normal. Unselected players are unable to see your message. Once
again, if you do not select specific recipients before entering your message, all
players receive your message. Click on the Exit button, on the left side of the
screen, to remove the Chat panel.
Saving Games
You cannot save a multiplayer game.
Player Disconnection
If a player drops out or is disconnected during a multiplayer game, when it is
that player’s turn, play reverts to the next player on the same side, who con-
trols both players’ forces. If the player that drops out is the only player on that
side, the game ends.
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The Scenario Selection screen appears, listing the available scenarios in the
lower left window. Click on the arrows to scroll through this list. Clicking on a
scenario displays its information in the upper left window.
The lower right window shows the selected scenario’s countries’ flags, the
players’ country assignments, and prestige modifiers. Increase or decrease
a player’s prestige by clicking on the up or down arrows that are above and
below the default setting. The game creator is able to change a player’s coun-
try by clicking on the flag next to that player’s name. The upper right window
is a chat box. To send a message to another player, click on the text box and
enter your message.
Click on the Time Per Turn button, on the right side of the screen, to set a time
limit for each player’s turn. Simply click on the arrows that appear to increase or
decrease the time by five minutes. Turns can last between five and thirty min-
utes. If a time limit is set, play automatically continues to the next player at the
end of the allotted period.
After you finish selecting a scenario and adjusting any player settings, click on
the check mark button to begin play.
Joining a Multiplayer Game
To join a game already created by another person, go from the Start screen to
the Multiplayer Options screen by clicking on the Start A Multiplayer Scenario but-
ton. You should now be in the Multiplayer Options screen. Choose the type of
game you are joining by clicking on the appropriate option: LAN Connection or
Internet Connection. You are asked if you want to create a game or join a game.
Click on the Join Game option, then click on the check mark button. You are
then asked to enter your name. Enter your name and confirm it by clicking on
the check mark button.
If you are joining a LAN game, PANZER GENERAL II automatically scans your net-
work for available games. However, if you are joining an Internet game, you
are asked to enter the IP address of the session host. Type in the IP address
and press Enter. If you want to search for available games, leave the text field
blank and press Enter.
The next screen displays the available games. Click on the one you wish to join,
and the Main Game screen should appear.
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Exit Chat
Selected
Player