How do I select my side

Torq · Post by **Torq** » 21 Feb 2006, 08:17

Can anyone tell me how I can select ARM in the multiplayer game. The thought of playing Core whenever I am second to join the game fills me with horror.

Torq

Maelstrom · Post by **Maelstrom** » 21 Feb 2006, 08:19

There is a little drop down box. With Side written next to it. With your current race in it. Its quite hard to miss...

Plus, I think that everyone is set to ARM when they join. You have to manually change it later.

Torq · Post by **Torq** » 21 Feb 2006, 08:25

Thanks for the quick response. I'm a bit stupid. Is the dropdown box within the game itself? ie once the game is underway, or in the bttle room?

Torq

Torq · Post by **Torq** » 21 Feb 2006, 09:09

Finally wotked out how the lobby works for IP multiplayer. It answered my question dor internet play, but how do you do it if you want to host a LAN game?

Torq

SwiftSpear · Post by **SwiftSpear** » 21 Feb 2006, 10:03

Someone with more technical knowledge will correct me, but I belive you run LAN through client by setting a custom server to a LAN adress rather then calling the spring main server. There are some LAN server config files somewhere isn't there?

Maelstrom · Post by **Maelstrom** » 21 Feb 2006, 11:21

To run a LAN server, you would want to download and run the Lobby Server from the Downloads page. You need to have the Java Runtime files installed for it to work. Run that using the .bat file found in the downloads, and then you connect to 'localhost', and everyone else connects to your IP address. What server to connect to can be chosen in the "Options" panel in the Client.

Im pretty sure this is how you do it, but ive never done it myself, so I might be wrong. Alternativley, if this doesnt work, try the Spring on a LAN page in the wiki.

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How do I select my side

How do I select my side

OK worked it out