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User_Allen #1 · Post by **User_Allen #1** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:51 pm

Sorry if this sounds stupid..........

Is there a way to play a two player game, do you always have to have an AI in a game, I want to be able to just play against a friend...one on one.

How would I go about setting this up?

sinewav · Post by **sinewav** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:09 pm

Hello, and welcome to the Armagetron Ad forums. This is not a stupid question at all. You need to do two things:

1) Follow the menu path Game>Game Setup. The first option is "AI Players". Use the left/right arrow keys to reduce the number to zero.

2) From the main menu choose "Player Setup". Under "Viewports" choose horizontal of vertical split; which suits you. When you start a new game, you and your friend can both play!

Happy tronning.

User_Allen #1 · Post by **User_Allen #1** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:55 pm

So I have to choose horizontal or vir.

I chose custom connect and add his IP? or he enters mine?

sinewav · Post by **sinewav** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:27 pm

Ah. My bad. I thought you wanted to play locally with a friend.

Yes, you're right on track. Read this post for more info:
http://forums.armagetronad.net/viewtopic.php?t=17868

Another way to connect is follow the menu path Game>Network Game>Internet Game then choose"Host Network Game", and a name for your server. This will add your machine to the server browser.

Here is a thread about port forwarding if you have a problem:
http://forums.armagetronad.net/viewtopic.php?t=13411

Let us know if you are successful. Good luck.

Froop · Post by **Froop** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:23 am

This is sort of related,

If I were to direct IP to a friend, does it have to go over the 'net or LAN or is it possible to just...connect the computer's RJ ports with a cable? Would this take extra software? Would I have to set up a P2P lan? Am I making things to complicated? My friend and I both have macbook pro's and want to game against each other.

A little bit more off-topic..

I tried creating an internet game for me & my friend, but my game didn't show up on the server list. Any reason?

Sorry, I guess I sort of hijacked the thread...

Website · Post by **Z-Man** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:21 am

Froop wrote:If I were to direct IP to a friend, does it have to go over the 'net or LAN or is it possible to just...connect the computer's RJ ports with a cable? Would this take extra software? Would I have to set up a P2P lan? Am I making things to complicated? My friend and I both have macbook pro's and want to game against each other.

You just have to get them together in a network. Any LAN type network will do. Ad hoc WLan P2P networks should work. Connecting both to the same router should work. From there on, it's just a matter of one player hosting the game and the other entering the LAN browser.

Froop wrote:I tried creating an internet game for me & my friend, but my game didn't show up on the server list. Any reason?

The FAQ covers this one. It talks about dedicated servers, but games hosted with the client work just the same.

Froop · Post by **Froop** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:14 pm

We were on the same router, but the game didn't show up on the LAN browser. Something for me to figure out, I guess...