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<ANT...@zimage.com> wrote in message
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> I heard multiplayer is broken due to a patch from Westwood Studios to
> make the game compatible with Windows XP. Is there another way or a
> hack to make it work? I love the original game over the newer C&C
> games.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>

Westwood provided a patch so that C&C Gold can be played on XP/2000 OS and
it disables LAN play. No mention of the effect on Multiplayer online
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In alt.games.command.and.conquer Rogue <Rogue(s)@wandering-rogue.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> <ANT...@zimage.com> wrote in message
> news:vcdhkj239b0qb0@corp.supernews.com...
>> I heard multiplayer is broken due to a patch from Westwood Studios to
>> make the game compatible with Windows XP. Is there another way or a
>> hack to make it work? I love the original game over the newer C&C
>> games.
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>

> Westwood provided a patch so that C&C Gold can be played on XP/2000 OS and
> it disables LAN play. No mention of the effect on Multiplayer online

Darn. =(
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The XP-compatibility patch disables LAN play, but not modem or null modem
play (apparently). If you've got two computers joined by null modem cables
(serial cables) or they have modems and can dial each other, then go ahead
and play.

I've been looking into a whole batch of products that are designed to
emulate null-modem over TCP/IP or IPX, but none of them seem to work for
longer than 5 seconds. I can actually start a 2-player game over TCP/IP on
my home network by using one of these "null modem emulator" tools, but the
game loses synchronisation almost immediately.

If I ever find a tool that works properly, you can bet I'll post about it
here. I've got a little LAN party coming up so I'm hoping to test out some
more tools with the help of my buddies (running back and forth between rooms
is really annoying!).

Meanwhile, if you want to know about running any of the classics in XP, you
might check out this article which I wrote recently:
www.planetcnc.com/features/techtroopers/classicsInXP/

-- 
Tim "HeXetic" G.
www.planetcnc.com


<ANT...@zimage.com> wrote in message
news:vcdhkj239b0qb0@corp.supernews.com...
> I heard multiplayer is broken due to a patch from Westwood Studios to
> make the game compatible with Windows XP. Is there another way or a
> hack to make it work? I love the original game over the newer C&C
> games.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
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