Will this excelletn series ever have TCP/IP Support?

[ETF]

Well title says it all?
Is PBEM all we will see in the next release?

[IronManBeta]

The game already has DirectPlay support which is sorta TCP/IP (the exact details escape me but I remember studying up on UDP as well at the time). Negotiating firewalls etc in this day of advanced paranoia is another matter though.

Are you trying to play on a LAN or across the Internet?

Curiously, Rob.

[Fred98]

Actually I like PBEM

Playing on-line means I cant play any body in Europe or the USA unless they are happ to play at 3am their time [8|]

[Gregor_SSG]

ORIGINAL: ETF

Well title says it all?
Is PBEM all we will see in the next release?

 
ETF,
 
We've never really considered this because we feel that most people, including me, take far too long to play a turn to make online play a viable proposition. There is literally nothing that a defending player can do while the attacker has his turn. This is by design, and and makes PBEM work, but I just don't see anybody sitting there while their opponent scratches their head and deeply ponders the movement of a single unit.
 
Gregor