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Hamachi?

Good idea.  Something to stave off the masses as RTS2 lumbers along.

Great idea!

Just make sure that it is uber-easy to set up and use (like Hamachi), and
helps get around annoying firewalls and other network obstacles (like Hamachi), and
can have as many people logged into the same lobby at the same time as we want (NOT like Hamachi).

Lame 16 person Hamachi limit.

..And Linux

oh, sorry, i misunderstood. I thought he was making an entirely new method of online play.... bummer

Quote from: Cpt.Jaeger on November 20, 2010, 04:38:41 PM

compatibility with mac would be noice....

Quote from: SomeKittens on November 20, 2010, 05:46:31 PM

..And Linux

This wouldn't do anything since RTS is not compatible with either. Being able to find a game on a Mac is no use if you can't play it without using a PC.

Ahem.  You may want to check the accuracy of that.  Ninja Duck has it running fine in Ubuntu.

It would be nice to have something built into the forums. Maybe able able to have an icon by your name or special color to indicate you're ready and available for a game.

I actually like this idea better than a separate program.

To avoid issues with having to constantly regulate chat, just make it a section like the Chess board. People could go into that section of the forums, and put up a game request in there, along with a note of any type. You could also take down the note when you find a game or stop looking, so you don't have a bunch of people that appear to want games, but aren't even at their computers. Finally, if possible, use the same system as the PMs on the board, where you see a number by the tab on top. That number would be the amount of people looking for games.