User Guide

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MULTIPLAYER SETUP
Select Network from the Main Menu for hosting or joining a LAN or Internet
game.
The Network Menu allows you to:
JOINGAME
To join a Network game:
1.Go to menu: Network->Join Game
2.Choose to ‘Search LAN’ or ‘Search Internet’ to list available servers and
select a server from the list. If no servers show up, try pressing ‘Refresh’.
If you know exact address of the server you want to connect to, you can
instead choose ‘Specify Server’ and then type in the address.
3.Choose proper connection settings, depending on what kind of connection
you have. (modem, ISDN, LAN)
4.Choose player(s) to play on this computer.
If you select ‘Observer’ you cannot play, but you can watch other players.
Normally, you just select one player. If you choose more than one player
under ‘Number of players’, you can play in Split-Screen mode. Make
sure you set up proper commands for each player.
5. When ready, hit Start.
STARTSERVER
To host a LAN/Internet Game:
1.Go to menu: Network>Start Server
2.Choose type of game to play: Cooperative, Scorematch, or Deathmatch,
and difficulty: Tourist, Easy, Normal, Hard or Serious.
3.Select level to start playing from.
4.Choose maximum number of players allowed to join a game.
5.If you choose ‘Wait for all players’, game will not start until all players join.
6.You may adjust game rules under ‘Game Options’
7.Press Start.
8.Choose player(s) to play on this computer:
•If you select ‘Observer’ you cannot play, but you can watch other players.
•If you select ‘Dedicated’ you cannot play on the server computer.
This improves game performance for other players.
•Normally, you just select one player to play on the server.
•If you choose more than one player under ‘Number of players’, you can
play in Split-Screen mode on the server. Make sure you set up proper
commands for each player.
9.When ready, hit Start.
By default, all servers are visible both on the Internet and in the LAN. If you
have your Internet connection on, players on the Internet will see your server
and be able join.