03-25-2003, 07:07 PM
Hi, CoLd,
Just a quick note - the 'modem to modem' selection will work, but just be aware that if anyone calls your phone number while you are playing this way, the game will 'answer' the phone, and your caller will get an earful of modem screeching! [this is intentional -- if you have a local friend, you can play together this way over the regular phone line without long-distance charges, and without internet connection]
I realized the disadvantage of using the 'modem-to-modem' mode after my elderly mother complained a couple of times about the 'awful noise' she'd get when she called me - and that I was never home!! :)
The 'serial' option might be the best choice. If you have at least some network components installed in your operating system (even if you're not hooked up to a network), the network option will probably work as well.
Regards,
Dako-ta
Newbies are invited to check out my website, which includes a Glossary of slang, jargon, and acronyms used here, plus other useful stuff like SoulToucher's handy-dandy Experience Point Table, several guides, etc.
http://home.att.net/~diablo.miscellanea/
[heh, for old-time's sake - sig not used since before the DSF died]
Just a quick note - the 'modem to modem' selection will work, but just be aware that if anyone calls your phone number while you are playing this way, the game will 'answer' the phone, and your caller will get an earful of modem screeching! [this is intentional -- if you have a local friend, you can play together this way over the regular phone line without long-distance charges, and without internet connection]
I realized the disadvantage of using the 'modem-to-modem' mode after my elderly mother complained a couple of times about the 'awful noise' she'd get when she called me - and that I was never home!! :)
The 'serial' option might be the best choice. If you have at least some network components installed in your operating system (even if you're not hooked up to a network), the network option will probably work as well.
Regards,
Dako-ta
Newbies are invited to check out my website, which includes a Glossary of slang, jargon, and acronyms used here, plus other useful stuff like SoulToucher's handy-dandy Experience Point Table, several guides, etc.
http://home.att.net/~diablo.miscellanea/
[heh, for old-time's sake - sig not used since before the DSF died]