Re: HACX shareware has been released!

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From: cep... cep
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 00:00

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On Sun, 12 Oct 1997 12:28:38 -0400, BahdKo <bah...@erols.com> wrote:

>Something i dont get about Quake2 tho, what is the reason for releasing
>the demo version without multiplayer support? Is the networking simply
>not coded yet, or is it deliberate that a non-CD version never be
>distributed with multiplayer support because they are that concerned
>about people using the shareware instead of getting the registered
>version? Im trying to figure out how im going to know if i want to go
>buy it, if i cant deathmatch anyone with the demo version.
>
>Bahd^QS 
>
>-- http://www.xeo.net/~doomrulz  <-- has a little Q2 information i got
>off of IRC, as well as being the Quake Sucks Homepage.

not sure, but in PC Games magazine (i think) one of the guys at id
said that carmack deliberately disabled multiplayer so that they would
get work done.

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From: cep...@screwspam.keyway.net (cep)
Subject: Re: HACX shareware has been released!
Date: 1997/10/12
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