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Started by Roy Batty
Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:07
Old Machine and New Machine - what version of C&C for LAN play?
Author: Roy Batty
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:07
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:07
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I have two windows machines in the house that I want to LAN play (not internet) C&C type games with over a 100-baseT network: 1. Dell Inspiron 1.1ghz, 40gb HD, 640mb RAM, 16mb ATI video card, XP Home SP2 2. Homebuilt with AMD 2.2ghz dual-core, 360gb HD, 1gb RAM, integrated nVidia 6150 graphics (uses 128mb I think), XP Pro SP2 I remember really loving the original Command and Conquer when I played it on a mac in 1996-97, the controlling of all the little units with the mouse, etc. I was wondering if a LAN play version of this existed out there and if it was still available, AND if it would run under XP? My wife and I would have a great time building bases and attacking each other's fortresses. That's kinda what I had in mind. I bought a cheap bin version of C&C last year called "generals" and loaded it up on a machine at work (yes, we're slack) to discover it was all 3D graphics and not as top-down. It immediately turned me off. Is there a pre-3D version of C&C still out there that would allow LAN play between these two machines? If not, is there a similar game that has many of the same features that would be fun to play between these disparate platforms? Thanks!
Re: Old Machine and New Machine - what version of C&C for LAN play?
Author: eskimo
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:39
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:39
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In article <1188000428.577648.3960@l22g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, robert.westbrook@gmail.com says... > Is there a pre-3D version of C&C still out there that would allow LAN > play between these two machines? If not, is there a similar game that > has many of the same features that would be fun to play between these > disparate platforms? A collection, "C&C the first decade" contains most of the games from that era. I simply bought it to have an easier install compared to the really ancient installations on the original disks. As for lan play, it still sucks on some of the games. The easiest way we got it working was simply downloading a "COM port emulator over tcp/ip" and using that with all the early games. I don't remember the name of the software but can dig it up if you are interested. Eskimo -- //------------------------------ //Remove tämä all the way to and including soomee to mail directly. //Ascended:W,V (genopolywish),P(ill ath), T,K,H,S,B,C,P,W (naked),Ro,Ra,A,W,almost pacifist A //In progress:PAIN
Re: Old Machine and New Machine - what version of C&C for LAN play?
Author: Roy Batty
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:40
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:40
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That's something I never even knew existed - thank you for the info. Would this be the kind of thing you mean: http://www.hw-group.com/products/hw_vsp/index_en.html I have copies of "Dune 2000" which operates pretty much exactly like C&C did, and to play it head-to-head requires a "null modem cable" which I'm thinking this application could emulate. After I give it a try, I'll let you know! On Aug 27, 3:39 am, eskimo <peter.backgren@tńmń.on.soomee.ericsson.com> wrote: > In article <1188000428.577648.3...@l22g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, > robert.westbr...@gmail.com says... > > > Is there a pre-3D version of C&C still out there that would allow LAN > > play between these two machines? If not, is there a similar game that > > has many of the same features that would be fun to play between these > > disparate platforms? > > A collection, "C&C the first decade" contains most of the games from > that era. I simply bought it to have an easier install compared to the > really ancient installations on the original disks. > > As for lan play, it still sucks on some of the games. The easiest way > we got it working was simply downloading a "COM port emulator over > tcp/ip" and using that with all the early games. I don't remember the > name of the software but can dig it up if you are interested. > > Eskimo > > -- > //------------------------------ > //Remove tńmń all the way to and including soomee to mail directly. > //Ascended:W,V (genopolywish),P(ill ath), T,K,H,S,B,C,P,W > (naked),Ro,Ra,A,W,almost pacifist A > //In progress:PAIN
Re: Old Machine and New Machine - what version of C&C for LAN play?
Author: eskimo
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:59
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:59
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> On Aug 27, 3:39 am, eskimo > <peter.backgren@tämä.on.soomee.ericsson.com> wrote: > > > > As for lan play, it still sucks on some of the games. The easiest way > > we got it working was simply downloading a "COM port emulator over > > tcp/ip" and using that with all the early games. I don't remember the > > name of the software but can dig it up if you are interested. > > robert.westbrook@gmail.com says... > That's something I never even knew existed - thank you for the info. > Would this be the kind of thing you mean: > > http://www.hw-group.com/products/hw_vsp/index_en.html That's the software I use :) Apart from the occasional glitch when it loses connection (rare) it works like a charm. Although I only use like once or twice a year I'd gladly donate ten bucks but didn't see any easy way to do so. Eskimo -- //------------------------------ //Remove tämä all the way to and including soomee to mail directly. //Ascended:W,V (genopolywish),P(ill ath), T,K,H,S,B,C,P,W (naked),Ro,Ra,A,W,almost pacifist A //In progress:PAIN
Re: Old Machine and New Machine - what version of C&C for LAN play?
Author: Lol
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:53
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:53
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"eskimo" <peter.backgren@tńmń.on.soomee.ericsson.com> wrote in message news:MPG.213c9e0d9723b176989a8b@news.lmf.ericsson.se... In article <1188000428.577648.3960@l22g2000prc.googlegroups.com>, robert.westbrook@gmail.com says... > Is there a pre-3D version of C&C still out there that would allow LAN > play between these two machines? If not, is there a similar game that > has many of the same features that would be fun to play between these > disparate platforms? A collection, "C&C the first decade" contains most of the games from that era. I simply bought it to have an easier install compared to the really ancient installations on the original disks. As for lan play, it still sucks on some of the games. The easiest way we got it working was simply downloading a "COM port emulator over tcp/ip" and using that with all the early games. I don't remember the name of the software but can dig it up if you are interested. Eskimo Note: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/11068/Command+&+Conquer+Gold+-+Full+Game:+GDI+ISO It's now free Lol
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