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Article #63920Re: newbie quake
From: fi... Shaggy
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 00:00
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On Fri, 21 May 1999 12:55:46 +0200, "joel" <jri...@club-internet.fr> wrote: >Hi, > >i'm playing quake v.1.01 in a LAN (windows98/windows98) >with a Pentium 166 and a Compaq Presario AMD-K6II 333. >I choose to play with IPX (is TCP/IP better?) > >The Compaq is the "server" > >Here are the problems: > >-i can't save a game (is this normal for the multiplayer game?) yep there is no save game in multiplayer >-how can i see what the other player see? >-how can i see his life and his shells (without asking him)? >-can i see his position in a map? no not unless you use quakeworld and go into observer mode in observer mode you can't shoot . What your asking is considered cheating during a game if your actually playing. Not knowing his postion, ammo , health etc is all part of the game. You have to learn the maps listen for sounds that tell you where your opponents are >-a fiew times the player with the Pentium 166 can't walk forward,he can only >see right and left.He has to quit the game and to join my game again (and he >loose all his weapons).Why this happens? you may be better off upgrading to quake 1.06 and using winquake it has tcip ipx is built in >-Is there a Quake manual online?Where? > >-I'd like to play Quake under Linux in a LAN.Can you axplain me how it >works? DL the lunix client > >Joel > > > > >
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