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andrewas · 02-22-2003, 05:57 AM

Are you hosting the game from the 56K side? In that case everyone else will get crap performace. Host it yourself. The worst connection with that setup is 56K. The worst connection the other way around is 33.6K, cos 56K modems dont get full speed for upload.

Whatever you do you wont get a very good game, but it should be playable.

If you are hositng the game youself and still getting crap performance, you have a problem. Possibly increasing virutual memory and cache size will help, but probably calls for a machine upgrade. Withous specs theres not much I can advise.

The other thing is that IWD2 lists cable/DSL as a minumum connection for multiplayer. 56K will work to a point, but it will suck.

02-22-2003, 05:57 AM	#5
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 43 Posts: 4,774	Are you hosting the game from the 56K side? In that case everyone else will get crap performace. Host it yourself. The worst connection with that setup is 56K. The worst connection the other way around is 33.6K, cos 56K modems dont get full speed for upload. Whatever you do you wont get a very good game, but it should be playable. If you are hositng the game youself and still getting crap performance, you have a problem. Possibly increasing virutual memory and cache size will help, but probably calls for a machine upgrade. Withous specs theres not much I can advise. The other thing is that IWD2 lists cable/DSL as a minumum connection for multiplayer. 56K will work to a point, but it will suck. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />