User Guide

Starting a Multiplayer Game
Click Multiplayer on the Main
Menu to open the Multiplayer
Mode menu.This is a small
pop-up window that allows you
to choose which Multiplayer
Connection you wish to use.
• Internet: Connect to the
Civilization III: Conquests
GameSpy Multiplayer Lobby
and compete with other fans
across the world.
• LAN: Use this option to play against friends on your home
network.
• Hotseat: Select this to battle it out against yourself or friends
in the comfort of your home.
• Play by E-Mail: Use this option to start a turn-based game
without time constraints.
The Multiplayer Lobby includes a number of basic multplayer
setup controls and displays and is divided into three sections:
Controls
• Name: Your player name appears in the upper left corner.To
change your name,click on the displayed name and enter a new
one at the prompt.
• Host: Click on this button to host a game.As the game’s host,
you set all of the game options.
• Join: To join a game,first click on the name of the game you
want to join on the Session List,then click on the Join button.
• Refresh/Cancel Refresh: Click on this button to refresh the
list of games displayed on the Session List.During the refresh
process, the button text changes to Cancel Refresh. Click
Cancel Refresh to abort the refresh process.
Enhanced Multiplayer — Conquests Style!
For previous players of Civilization III Multiplayer here is an
update
on the changes that have been made with Conquests:
• DirectX
®
9.0b greatly improves the performance of multi-
player and connectivity.
• Tournament Game Type is now available for those competitive
Civ III players who want to be sure no one has modified the
rules.
• Combat is now resolved with a single animation for much
faster gameplay.Stack combat is also resolved much faster!
• Game Mode now defaults to Simultaneous.
• Use the new Preference to turn off automatic unit toggling to
have more control over the battlefield.
Simultaneous Play Updates:
• Fortifying and Healing of Stacked units in cities with a barracks
mid-combat is no longer possible.
• Bombardment of tiles that are engaged in combat is no longer
possible.
• With timers,Turn 1 no longer has a time limit.Feel free to take
your time to get connected and situated.
Be sure to check out the Conquests in Multiplayer and see if your
skills can hold up against human players.The Civ-Content vari-
ations are also a great way to customize multiplayer to be the way
you want it.
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Controls Session List Chat