From dank@alumni.caltech.edu Wed Oct 30 13:39:30 EST 1996 Article: 23137 of alt.games.mechwarrior2 Path: szdc-e!super.zippo.com!zdc-e!feed1.news.erols.com!arclight.uoregon.edu!enews.sgi.com!news.sgi.com!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!news.PBI.net!news.pacbell.net!usenet From: Dan Kegel Newsgroups: alt.games.mechwarrior2 Subject: Re: bugs, cheat, and net play...oh my! Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 11:22:15 -0700 Organization: Precious Little Lines: 37 Message-ID: <326E6257.999@alumni.caltech.edu> References: <326d4661.1476148@news.usf.edu> <54ka08$evs@nexp.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-206-170-66-9.nhwd02.pacbell.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) To: John Mamais CC: mblitch@chuma.cas.usf.edu Status: RO John Mamais wrote: > > mblitch@chuma.cas.usf.edu (Michael Blitch) wrote: > > >1. How do I gain use of the Merc Net play? I have a PPP connection > >using a 33.6 to a server with a T-1 line. My computer is p-166, 24edo > >ram, 8x cd. > > Check the file on the root directory of Mercs called internet.txt > which will give a detailed explanation on how to use Merc Net. Also see the Mercs FAQ http://www.activision.com/mercnet/mercfaq.htm#internet for up-to-date tips on connecting to the Net with Mercnet. Michael Blitch wrote: > I was told by the salesman that Merc allows I-net play just like Quake > (without having to payt for services like Kali), yet it took a lot of > digging in the tech files to see that it is not supported yet, but > they have a few suggestions on how to do it. It's supported - just because the internet driver is beta doesn't mean we don't support it! (That driver is pretty good for a beta, IMHO.) > Also, what are the > aerospace fighters purpose? I bought one and hit Alt-x during the > mission to use it, like it said on the card, yet nothing happened. You have to have zero or one lancemates (not 2), and you have to target something before hitting ALT-X. (Gotta add this to the FAQ!) - Dan -- The opinions expressed in this message are my own, and are not the opinions of my employer. Charles Darwin - a guy with a Vastly dangerous idea!