internet gaming ???

garvoid2 · #1 January 12th, 2004, 05:12 AM

How can I find an email game to get into (or internet). Is there a player matching service?

Many thanks!
Garvoid

sergex · #2 January 12th, 2004, 05:13 AM

Good question. I haven't found any info at all about this myself.

Arryn · #3 January 12th, 2004, 05:29 AM

I'm very much interested in this myself. I've been playing the game now for just 1 week, and I think I'm beginning to get a fair grasp on running Jotunheim. (hehe, one down and 16 others to go) I have so much to learn ...

Gandalf Parker · #4 January 12th, 2004, 05:41 AM

Well there are a few games running which were started here. Anyone who wants to run in host mode can just start a new thread and do a game

apoger · #5 January 12th, 2004, 05:45 AM

There should be a seperate forum for game matchmaking. (hint hint)

sergex · #6 January 12th, 2004, 05:47 AM

That's a great idea. A new forum where we can post about brand new games starting up will help the community a lot. Otherwise this forum may become flooded with people asking for games.

I'm surpised they haven't made a deal with microsoft Zone or some other service to host games for them

apoger · #7 January 12th, 2004, 06:38 AM

>I'm surpised they haven't made a deal with microsoft Zone or some other service to host games for them

Considering the low overhead of this game (from a multiplayer standpoint) I'm surprised that neither Illwinter nor Shrapnel has set up a server to host games.

#8 January 12th, 2004, 10:35 AM

It has been asked a few times already. Maybe we need to get out the tar and pitchforks. Alternativly you can use the DomX board (www.dominionsx.com) to find and update your games there.

Gandalf Parker · #9 January 12th, 2004, 06:05 PM

Actually both I and Shrapnel have offered server space for a multi-game server (linux from me and windows from them). But the game is rather heavy in the memory/ram dept for running alot of servers at the same time for tcp/ip

There are threads here about what it would take for such a server. Some ironing out of webpage signup and file transfer mostly so that the games could be processed by a "host-and-quit" command. Not too difficult a project. A few folks took stabs at bits and pieces of it but no one has jumped up to take it on completely

-- This is Internet.
You can find anything on the net.
If you look for it, and cant find it, then you found a hole. Fill it. This is Internet.

[ January 12, 2004, 16:07: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]