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ajay

Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 295 Location: Swindon, UK
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject: LAN coop |
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Sorry, sorry, sorry - I just can't work out how to get Quake coop working; setting it up and joining.
A full, brief, direction-pointing or in any way helpful guide much appreciated. _________________ my site |
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Baker

Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 1538
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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On your computer start whatever Quake like normal:
disconnect
maxplayers 4
deathmatch 0
coop 1
map start
status <-- will show ip address or network name
On LAN computer #2
Connect 192.168.1.100 (ip address shown in status command) |
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Wazat
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 732 Location: Middle 'o the desert, USA
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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I start Quake like this:
Darkplaces -listen 8 +coop 1 +deathmatch 0 +map start
Really only the -listen flag is necessary, and then you can use Quake's multiplayer menu to start the server.
Darkplaces will typically detect the host automatically, and I think standard Quake did this on a lan as well. My friend and I even managed to join without problems over Hamachi, several hundred miles apart, and had a blast playing through the original Q1 SP from start to finish.
I hope you're able to connect! Make sure your firewall knows to not block your Quake engine. You might even need to specify a different port. _________________ When my computer inevitably explodes and kills me, my cat inherits everything I own. He may be the only one capable of continuing my work. |
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ajay

Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 295 Location: Swindon, UK
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:08 am Post subject: |
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Cheers, all working, thank you _________________ my site |
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ajay

Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 295 Location: Swindon, UK
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:37 am Post subject: |
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My son and I had great fun playing thorugh the whole game last night; he's still more of a Quake 3 fan though , but I think thats just about being able to frag his dad really... _________________ my site |
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Baker

Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 1538
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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Wazat wrote: | Really only the -listen flag is necessary |
If you only intend to have 4 or less players, you don't need the listen flag. You can just type "maxplayers 4" in the console.
The listen flag enables >4 player slots in vanilla Quake and DarkPlaces doesn't even have this limitation, you can set maxplayers to anything. |
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CocoT

Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 599 Location: Belly-Gum
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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ajay wrote: | he's still more of a Quake 3 fan though , but I think thats just about being able to frag his dad really... |
Haha  _________________ http://www.planetcocot.net/ |
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