Having never tried multi player before,can i with a cable modem with a 3mb connection as host play a game with a player with a 56k conn? What kind of slow down will we see..?
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I usually avoid playing with modem players, the slow speed associated with a 56k modem realy kills the game. However, this should not stop you from tying it yourself.
56k Modem game
It works - albiet not at faster speeds.
I can vouch for this because my connection is also Cable, and I have, (on rare occasions) played games with players with 56k connections.
Each time I've done this, they have been based fairly close by. It's playable, but just don't expect to be able to speed up the game through the earlier 'quiet' years.
It works - albiet not at faster speeds.
I can vouch for this because my connection is also Cable, and I have, (on rare occasions) played games with players with 56k connections.
Each time I've done this, they have been based fairly close by. It's playable, but just don't expect to be able to speed up the game through the earlier 'quiet' years.
Originally posted by Fade
Having never tried multi player before,can i with a cable modem with a 3mb connection as host play a game with a player with a 56k conn? What kind of slow down will we see..?
The only slow down you will get is because of the host, not your dial up connection.
I have played several MP games where cable modems lagged worse then my connection because the host couldnt send data back fast enough, didnt matter how fast you could recieve it.
The host connection and banwidth is crucial to the game lag, not the reciepents speed.
I played HOI for months with several groups, on valknet, and with multiple hosts and rarely had more problems then those with a cable modem.
I sometimes play on cable, and sometimes on dial up (even from hotels on a laptop which is a notoriously poor connection). Now we have a host with an 8Mb up/down connection, which makes ALL the difference. We experience absolutely zero lag at any speed. Eight players, middle of the war, no lag.
Prior to our current host joining our group, we played on cable hosts and DSL hosts. All got fairly laggy with six players once units started moving en mass.
Whether I'm playing on cable or in a hotel with a crappy connection, the gameplay is smooth as silk with an 8Mb host.
Ulster
Prior to our current host joining our group, we played on cable hosts and DSL hosts. All got fairly laggy with six players once units started moving en mass.
Whether I'm playing on cable or in a hotel with a crappy connection, the gameplay is smooth as silk with an 8Mb host.
Ulster