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truelight - 19 years ago 2004-12-23 17:59:37
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(svn r1253) -Update: updated the multiplayer doc a bit.
Via this commit I wanted to thank everyone who helped with this new
network, with some people by name: Bjarni, for Endian support,
Hackykid, for Masterserver and ingame server-list, Geniusdex, for
suggestions and bug reporting, Darkvater, for the Windows testing,
Tron, for his comments and suggestions for the network, sign_de, for his
general help around the network, orudge, for his kind offer to host
our masterserver, dominik, for the network GUI, and all the others I
did not mention or forgot. Thank you all :)

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 Multiplayer Manual for OpenTTD
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 Multiplayer Manual for OpenTTD (0.3.5)
 =======================================
 . Starting a Server
 ---------------------
  - click "multiplayer" on the startup screen
  - click "start server"
  - type in a game name
  - click "start game" ,"load game" or "load scenario"
  - Click "multiplayer" on the startup screen
  - Click "start server"
  - Type in a game name
  - Select the type of game ('LAN/Internet' or 'Internet (advertise)'. With the last one
     other people are able to see you online. Else they need your IP and port to join)
  - Click "start game" ,"load game" or "load scenario"
  - Start playing
 . Connecting to a Server
 --------------------------
  - click "multiplayer" on the startup screen
  - if you want to connect to any network game in your LAN click "find server"
  - Click "multiplayer" on the startup screen
  - if there were more then one server
  - If you want to connect to any network game in your LAN click on 'LAN', then on
     'Find Server'
  - If you want to see which servers all online on the Internet, click on 'Internet'
     and 'Find Server'
  - If there were more then one server
    - select one in the list below the buttons
-   - click on "join game".
+   - click on 'join game'
- - if you want to play over the internet you should have the ip or hostname of the game server you want connect to.
+ - If you want to play and you have the ip or hostname of the game server you want connect to.
    - click add server
    - type in the ip address or hostname
    - if you want to add a port use :<port>
  - now you can select a company and press: "Join company", to help that company
  - or you can press "Spectate game", to spectate the game
  - or you can press "New company", and start your own company (if there are slots free)
  - Now you can select a company and press: "Join company", to help that company
  - Or you can press "Spectate game", to spectate the game
  - Or you can press "New company", and start your own company (if there are slots free)
- - you see a progressbar how far you are with joining the server.
+ - You see a progressbar how far you are with joining the server.
  - happy playing
  - Happy playing
 . Connecting to a Server over the Console
 -------------------------------------------
- - open the console and type in the following command:
+ - Open the console and type in the following command:
     ]connect <ip/host>:<port>#<player-no>
 . Playing Internet-Games
 --------------------------
- - since OpenTTD 0.3.5 the network protocol has been rewritten and is very stable, even over slow connections.
+ - Since OpenTTD 0.3.5 the network protocol has been rewritten and is very stable, even over slow connections.
  - it can happen that a connection is that slow, or you have that many clients connected to your server, that your clients start to loose their connection. Some things you can do about it:
  - Server with a red dot behind it have a different version then you have. You will not be able to join those servers.
  - It can happen that a connection is that slow, or you have that many clients connected to your server, that your clients start to loose their connection. Some things you can do about it:
  - net_frame_freq:
     change it in console with: net_frame_freq = <number>
 	the number should be between the 0 and 10, not much higher. It indicates the delay between clicking and showing up. The higher, the more you notice it, but the less bandwidth you use.
      A good value for Internet-games is 2 or 3.
  - net_sync_freq:
     change it in console with: net_sync_freq = <number>
@@ @@ -55,17 +70,43 @@ 4. Playing Internet-Games @@
  NB: changing net_frame_freq has more effect on the bandwidth then net_sync_freq. You should never change net_sync_freq!
 . Some useful things
 . Tips for servers
 --------------------
  - You can launch a dedicated server by adding -D as parameter
  - In UNIX like systems, you can fork your dedicated server by adding -f as parameter
  - You can automaticly clean companies that do not have a client connected to them, for, let's say,
 years. You can do this via: 'set autoclean_companies' and 'set autoclean_protected' and
       'set autoclean_unprotected'. Unprotected removes a password from a company when it is
       not used for more then the defined amount of months.
  - You can also do this manually via the console: 'reset_company'.
     Both ways, the company will go bankrupt.
  - You can protect your company so nobody else can join uninvited. You do this with opening the console and then enter: protect <password>, where <password> is your password.
  - You can let your server automaticly restart a map when, let's say, year 2030 is reached.
     See 'set restart_game_date' for detail.
  - If you want to be on the server-list, enable Advertising. To do this, select 'Internet (advertise)'
     in the Start Server menu, or type in console: 'set server_advertise 1'.
  - You can protect your server with a password via the console: 'set server_pw', or via the
     Start Server menu.
  - When you have many clients connected to your server via Internet, watch your bandwidth (if
     you have any limit on it, set by your ISP). 1 client uses +/- 3 kb/s up and down. To decrease
     this amount, set 'net_frame_freq' to 1 for example. This will reduce it to 1.5 kb/s per client.
 . Some useful things
 ----------------------
  - You can protect your company so nobody else can join uninvited. To do this, check your Company Screen
  - You can give other players some money via the ClientList (under the 'head' in the mainbar).
  - You can chat with other players via SHIFT+T or via the ClientList
+ - You can chat with other players via ENTER or via SHIFT+T or via the ClientList
  - Servers can now kick players, so don't make them use it!
  - From 0.3.5, desyncs should not happen anymore
  - From 0.3.5, patch-settings are also synced. You can now play without deleting openttd.cfg, and with, for example, extra large trains enabled.

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