User Guide

Chatting
In LAN and Internet games, you don’t have to open formal
diplomatic negotiations to talk to your opponents.You can con-
verse with them at any time by using the Chat feature.To open
the Chat window,press the [~] key.
You can use the Block Chat buttons to prevent selected civiliza-
tions from seeing your messages. Note: When you are negotiating
with another player on the Diplomacy screen, your chat
messages are automatically kept between you and the player with
whom you are negotiating.
If your computer is equipped with a microphone and you have
Microsoft DirectVoice enabled on your computer,you can talk
directly to your opponents while you play.Voice chat works for
general chatting and during diplomatic negotiations.When the
Diplomacy screen is open,only the person you are negotiating
with can hear your voice.
For tips on enabling and troubleshooting the voice chat, please
refer to the ReadMe file.(See “The ReadMe File”on page 3.)
Chat Messages: Atari does not monitor, control, endorse, or accept responsibility
for the content of chat messages. You are strongly encouraged not to give
out identity or other personal information through chat message transmissions.
Kids, check with your parent or guardian if you are concerned about any chat
you receive.
In both game modes,you make contact with your opponents just
as you would in a single-player game.When you initiate contact,
the multiplayer Diplomacy screen appears.To negotiate a deal,do
the following:
1.Select the items you want to put up for negotiation and close
the Diplomacy screen.
2.The player with whom you initiated contact is presented with
the multiplayer Diplomacy screen at the start of his or her next
turn.Your opponent now has the opportunity to place his or
her own items on the table for negotiation.Once this is done,
he or she closes the Diplomacy screen.
3.On your next turn,the Diplomacy screen appears to show you
what your opponent has offered you.
4.To accept the offer, click Accept.To renegotiate, decline the
offer and change the items you wish to place on the table.
5.This process continues back and forth until you and your
opponent agree to a deal.If you cannot agree to a deal,either
one of you can end the negotiations at any time by clicking on
Cancel.
Note: When negotiating with AI civilizations in any multiplayer
game,negotiations are conducted just as they are in a single-player
game.
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