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Re: Generals on Network

#26736
From: The Ancient One
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 04:08
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"GuyMish" <Guy@yoshpe.com> wrote in message
news:2f5f07e8.0311080635.3436ea4f@posting.google.com...
> So why redalert2 works well on network:(
> damn, I cant afford spending another 50$ for a stupid serial number,
> we need to ask them (westwood pacific/ea) to repair this so network
> will work on one serial..

Way they see it, two people playing the game, buy two games. Let your
network partner buy the second game, or don't play. That is how they see it.

>
> "Philip Bierdz" <bierdz@moraine.cc.il.us> wrote in message
news:<x8%qb.101049$mZ5.677054@attbi_s54>...
> > You will need another serial number.  It's a chatty app.
> >
> > --
> > PHILIP BIERDZ
> > "GuyMish" <Guy@yoshpe.com> wrote in message
> > news:2f5f07e8.0311071304.2d361cab@posting.google.com...
> > > Well, here's the deal, I have one copy of generals which works
> > > perfectly fine, I can log on the internet and play and skrimish and
> > > all but...
> > > I have two computers and I would like to play on the two of them (when
> > > my friends come and stuff)
> > > anyway, I play red alert online too with one or two computers and
> > > works fine. I also play generals on network with both of the computers
> > > and it works fine,
> > > I know that generals doesnt allow two logins with the same serial
> > > number but cant it detect that we are a network - the same ip with a
> > > gateway, like ra2 or something, I really dont want to spend another
> > > 50$ just to get the other computer on line, maybe I can change some
> > > settings so it will recongnise it as a network and allow two logins,
> > >
> > > please tell me what you know,
> > > the popular guy that all friends want to play with.
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From: "The Ancient One" <onlytheone@thetopknows.com>
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Subject: Re: Generals on Network
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 23:08:48 -0500
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