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Seems like all the older game on threads died, figured with the new demo there might be some interest in a game on.
What do i need to play?
Dark crusade (durrrr) Preferably with the two previous games for more Orky goodness (read races in multiplayer) You can get it on steam nowadays, people love steam right?
Patched to 1.2 Here or use the online patching thing
Also hamachi, which makes a virtual lan of sorts get it here
I would play, but my computer is 20000km away.
I've only ever played on PA servers once, but I'm pretty good. I recall some foo trying to outshoot my fire warriors with dark reapers and no rangers.
We had this discussion last time. If you don't have DC, you can't play with people who are using DC. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Just comparing the number of people in the lobbies in Original vs DC confirms this.
We had this discussion last time. If you don't have DC, you can't play with people who are using DC. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Just comparing the number of people in the lobbies in Original vs DC confirms this.
Wait, I'm confused. Which of the following ways does it work?
(A) You can play with anyone else with any of the expansions.
(B) You can play with anyone else as long as you have an overlap (ie the guy with only DC could play with the dude with DC and Vanilla)
(C) You can't play with anyone unless you all have the exact same expansions (ie everyone who is playing needs DC AND Vanilla, and the dude with DC and Gold is SOL)
FOR THOSE CONFUSED ABOUT EXPANSIONS AND MULTIPLAYER:
The best way to think of it is this:
Dark Crusade (NOT VANILLA) is the actual game being played here. To play, you MUST have DC.
If you have DC, you can play with anyone using DC, regardless of any extras (vanilla, WA) they have.
If you ONLY have DC, you can only play Tau and Necrons online, but as above, you can play against other people who have more.
If you have DC + Vanilla installed, you get Tau, Necrons, + "core" races.
If you have DC + Vanilla + WA, you get all of the above + IG.
So basically, DC turned the entire thing around. Vanilla is more like an expansion to DC as far as multiplayer goes, and WA is another expansion that requires vanilla.
Hey, I remember hearing about this game is it any good?
hay this game iss best game rts since starcraft imho
ushould play it is good game
nah man starcraft is better it's more strategizing. You hve to scout and get resources and no build orders an stuff in SC plus theres the flying units and having to expand lol u cant just sit in ur base and build up roffle dow sux.
Hey, I remember hearing about this game is it any good?
hay this game iss best game rts since starcraft imho
ushould play it is good game
nah man starcraft is better it's more strategizing. You hve to scout and get resources and no build orders an stuff in SC plus theres the flying units and having to expand lol u cant just sit in ur base and build up roffle dow sux.
You forgot flanking.
In other news, I might be up for getting squashed in, say, 6 hours from now.
It's going to be weird playing without the super mega revolutionary flying units that change the game so much I forget to use them past building one to see what it was like.
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Stupid doom robots of annihilation.
Stupid space commies.
Give me my Sisters of Battle!
More like the sisters of make me a sandwich
i kid i kid. Also why don't you like the Tau, are you some sort of...not-communist?
Prince among men
I'm chilling on Hamachi, soon as i see you pop up i'll high tail it to ye olde lan
I've actually never used hamachi so hopefully all will be well
I've only ever played on PA servers once, but I'm pretty good. I recall some foo trying to outshoot my fire warriors with dark reapers and no rangers.
man I'm good
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Ohh, how I mine for Waaagh!
3ds friend code: 2981-6032-4118
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You might have to DL an update, but you can play against people with the expansions.
we have a winner.
The cross compatability REQUIRES DC as a base.
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(A) You can play with anyone else with any of the expansions.
(B) You can play with anyone else as long as you have an overlap (ie the guy with only DC could play with the dude with DC and Vanilla)
(C) You can't play with anyone unless you all have the exact same expansions (ie everyone who is playing needs DC AND Vanilla, and the dude with DC and Gold is SOL)
it hates me in any case, i'll find the old version, try that and then update the op
The best way to think of it is this:
Dark Crusade (NOT VANILLA) is the actual game being played here. To play, you MUST have DC.
If you have DC, you can play with anyone using DC, regardless of any extras (vanilla, WA) they have.
If you ONLY have DC, you can only play Tau and Necrons online, but as above, you can play against other people who have more.
If you have DC + Vanilla installed, you get Tau, Necrons, + "core" races.
If you have DC + Vanilla + WA, you get all of the above + IG.
So basically, DC turned the entire thing around. Vanilla is more like an expansion to DC as far as multiplayer goes, and WA is another expansion that requires vanilla.
edit: Apparently playing the computer on hard ≠ playing against another person. I know this, yet I can't accept it.
hay this game iss best game rts since starcraft imho
ushould play it is good game
You forgot flanking.
In other news, I might be up for getting squashed in, say, 6 hours from now.
But yeah we should play again, even if I cant play my dark eldar.
you download, install join the pa channel then go to Lan in dark crusade. I'll be online soon enough, just need to cook at the same time.
Yeah we know, there's a thread about it a little ways down the page. But i wanted to seperate the anticipation from the shooty fun
Nuh uh I was first >.>
And yes DOW is the best RTS ever. If only because it's 40k.
DC decides to shat itself at SOME POINT during a game.
Always. No matter what I do. I am sad because of this.
It must be because I broke your computer.
I should probably reinstall DC, but I don't have my Gold Edition at the moment. And I IG.
Rofflecopta.