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Guttersnipe
Jun 30 2009, 08:59
Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has had much joy/luck with non-dedicated/self hosted MP.

Ideally I just want to play with myself & 2 mates, coop. I tend to make my own missions & try to cut the amount of unnesscary AI down to the min (ie AI is scripted only to respond when inrange/triggered, and only so many activated at once.

Just wondering how much bandwidth is needed to support a set number of units [AI group + players].

Also I've seen it suggested that it is possible to host a dedicated server & a seperate game from the same machine (though with the poor performance I've had I'm unlikely to try that....). Any opinions?

Cheers

Hund
Jun 30 2009, 10:20
If you can run the game with good result in single player, chances are you can invite a couple of your mates and play against a few AI without any bad effects.