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Oct 26^th, 2003 at 12:36pm

Mike Thurman Offline
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I know of FS's multiplayer thing but don't know how the heck to use it and if i even have the correct type of connection. Could someone give me some info on how it works, what it is exactly.

Thanks

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Reply #1 - Oct 26^th, 2003 at 1:02pm

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Hi Mike,

It's pretty straightforward. You can start MP from in FS by clicking Flights, Multiplayer. You'll get a dialog box prompting you for a name and an IP address. The address is just for finding a specific server (like for a buddy you know who is currently hosting), leave it blank if you want to look for all sessions currently active. Then click Search, and FS looks around for sessions currently out there for you to join. You can also host a session, I have not tried this yet but plan to this AM.

I did not find any just now, odd for a weekend. Maybe I did not give the Search function enough time.

In the past (FS2002), the majority of the sessions I would find specified use of a high speed connect, like DS1. I take it from this that the traditional modem connect may not be so good, although it worked well for me when I used it before except in metro areas (lots of scenery), when framerates took a nosedive.

Good luck...

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Reply #2 - Oct 26^th, 2003 at 1:34pm

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One of the most popular FS multiplayer options is to use VATSIM, with other pilots from around the world and live ATC. You should check it out if you really want to try multiplayer flying. Once I started, I was hooked, and still am.... Tongue

The website is http://www.vatsim.net , if you're interested.

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Reply #3 - Oct 26^th, 2003 at 3:45pm

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As far as I know all you need is a 56kbp internet or higher. I use the zone.msm.com.
All you do is go to the Zone home page and go to the CD-Rom section(link near the top of the page). Then click FS:ACOF. Register for the .net passport (free) and it will go to the FS section, then cligk the FS:ACOF free flight room section.
Click on the game you want (there are usually over 70 people there) and the zone will launch your game for you. Its simple after youve done it once. I don't know about the other methods as this is the only one ive done. Hope this helps........

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Reply #4 - Dec 7^th, 2003 at 6:14pm

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I think I damaged my Pc video driver a bit going Multiplayer at MSN Game Zone.

I had windows open and the messenger serivce logged in! I think when someone sent me a IM message it caused a serious crash on the video card. When I corrected the issue I was good to go again.

Do any of you feel I should give this another try or just stay away for my own good!

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Reply #5 - Jan 7^th, 2004 at 12:37am

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dont give up! your machine should easily be able to deal with it, and the problem you descibed seems like a one-off at best. I multitaks my machine all the time without any trouble but if you are on a dial-up you might be looking at a bandwidth issue

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