Multiplayer

This game is a multiplayer game.
You can play against other players (up to 4 players) online.
In fact, playing alone (single tank), although possible, is useless and futile.

Multiplayer requirements

To play this game against other player you need to have DirectX 3 or above installed.
To obtain the latest version of DirectX (when this project was written DirectX6 was published) refer to the downloads page.

DirectPlay is the only component of DirectX this game utilizes.
The game requires DirectPlay3 or above.

Multiplayer options

DirectPlay provides multiple options for a game connection.
Basically, these options are grouped under the following categories:

Group	Description	Requires
LAN game	A game over a local-area network (e.g.: TCP/IP, Ethernet etc.)	A computer connected to a LAN
Internet game	A game over the Internet	A computer with an Internet connection
Cable game	A game between two computers physically connected with a cable	Two computers with a serial cable connection
Modem game	A game over the phone lines through a modem.	A computer with a modem

You can select the game option in the connection setup menu.
You must select a connection type from that menu before you can start playing for the first time.

Multiplayer settings

Games with one or more players are grouped into sessions.

When you start a new game you can either create and host a new session (your computer being the host) or join an already existing game session (on another host).

To change these settings refer to the communication preferences dialog.