Stupid Multiplayer Question/s

[Sniper]

Sorry to ask a stupid question or two, but I've been trying and failing to set up an TCP/IP game. Me and my flatmate have a home network now and want to play a game of D2 but cant seem to make it work

I followed the manuals instrcutions, load up D2, create a server and then Alt-Tab and load up D2 again to connect

But it causes a massive slowdown on my PC and means the music becomes garbled and basically makes the whole thing unplayable.

I'm pretty sure there is an obvious answer to this one..

Cheers

[Alneyan]

You should reduce the graphic options of the server Dominion window, by lowering the resolution, disabling the music... and so on. There may be a way of running the server in a command line, but there doesn't appear to be anything about this in the commandline switches doc file.

[Gandalf Parker]

There is a text-only mode. And also a "host and quit" switch. both are often used by servers running more than one game at a time. Id have to dig into my old old notes to find a commandline example though.

[reverend]

Textonly mode is really simple:

Basically:
dom2 --tcpserver --textonly --nosound --nomusic

For a LAN game you'll want to host turns as soon as they're in:
--quickhost

The only thing missing is the port and the map:
--port #portnumber# --mapfile #mapfile#

Last parameter ist the name of the game.
#game#

Other switches you might want to use:
--hofsize
--indepstr
--research
--magicsites