OK. here goes the alpha release...
http://home.comcast.net/~norman.perry/match.zip
thats for the tool kit
http://home.comcast.net/~norman.perry/game.html
thats for the multiplayer game
eather app can be installed anywhere you desire.
to prepare to play it online....(offline just run the game)
1 - start matchmaker.exe
2 - if Duel2 is not listed as an installed game,
it won't be listed the first time you run this,
click add new to add a new game
3 - click Load.
Browse for where you installed Duel2 and look for Duel2.ini
this file has the multiplayer game settings.
4 - click save.
this is not really required, but is just to ensure MatchMaker
knows about the new game
5 - exit from this dialog to return to the main dialog.
Duel2 should now be listed
6A - select Duel2 then click Host to host a game.
7A - pick a name for the game and your in game name.
Duel2 does not have any real other options.
IMPORTANT verify ISP# and change if required.
8A - click Post to let other know about the game
this will place you into the chat room
9A - Launch when ready... best if you wait for others to join.
6B - click Search to find hosted games
7B - click on a desired game.... probably only Duel2 version 1 types
will be listed, but any game is possible.
8B - click Join to connect to the hosted chat room
9B - Only the Host can start the game. All others will start automatically when the host launches.
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for firewall and port usage information, see the included setup.txt
file with matchmaker.
internet gaming group
