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Adam Williamson wrote:

> In article <01bc7b99$5af74ae0$5cd2b4cf@qb-pers>, Lorne Torres
> <pe...@ix.netcom.com> writes
> >I've read numerous messages lately on here, and none that I've read
> have
> >had any concerns with modem issues for the second Quake game. Playing
> Quake
> >on the net is a fun experience, but what about those one on one
> games? That
> >is where the real skill is. I'd like to see id fix the modem code so
> that
> >both players experience the same or NO lag at all... why can Duke3d,
> >Descent 2, Warcraft 2 and a host of other games play with no
> noticeable lag
> >and Quake cannot?
> >
> Because Quake uses a different technique - client/server. It makes for
>
> much smoother internet play but much worse modem play. You pays yer
> money, you takes yer choice :).
> --
> Adam Williamson
> Real Mail: ad...@scss.demon.co.uk
> 88.3% of statistics are made up on the spot.

I just don't understand _WHY_ id decided to ignore modem support! They
already have the code! If Quake 2 is anything like quake 1 then single
player mode is just a loopback server. Why can't they do that on modem?
I.E.

Single player:

  Server
\ | /      / |\
  Client

Multiplayer:

  Server <-     -      - <modem>    -    -    -    ->Client
\ | /      / |\
  Client

The code is laready there!
Of course i am just an ignorant peon and i'm sure there are THOUSANDS of
reasons why id is not doing that. I just would like to know what they
are.

--
- Nathan Hoobler:
Software Engineer
QuakeC Expert
(http://www.geocities.com/~distopia/ming)

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