Multiplayer

* Start a multiplayer game by clicking on the Multiplayer button.

* The "Connection Type" menu will appear. Here you can select Internet or LAN to play a multiplayer game.

Internet

* Click Internet to play with others via the Internet. You must have TCP/IP installed and be connected to the Internet.

* In the "Net Sign-In" screen you can create a new player by clicking the mouse in the black box. Type the name of the player and click Ok to continue.

* Once you have chosen a player name and clicked OK you will continue to the "Internet Game" selection menu. To return to the "Net Sign-In" screen, click Cancel. Click Cancel again to return to "Connection Type" menu.

* To host a new game, click the Create button. Players will need your IP address shown above the Create button to join the game.

* To connect to an existing game, enter the host's IP address in the bottom black box and click Join. Click Cancel to return to the "Net Sign-In" screen.

* After clicking either the Create or the Join buttons you will then go to the "Staging Screen" (see below).

LAN

* Click this to play with other players on a Local Area Network. You must have IPX installed. After choosing this option you will go to the "Sign-In" screen.

* Create a new player by clicking the mouse in the black box. Type the name of the player and click the Ok button to continue.

* To return to the "Net Sign-In" screen, click the Cancel button. Click Cancel once more to return to the "Connection Type" screen.

* Once you have chosen a player name and clicked Ok you will continue to the "LAN Game" selection menu.

* To host a new game, click the Create button.

* To connect to an existing game, select the name of the game from the list on the right of the screen and click Join.

* Click Cancel to return to the "Net Sign-In" screen.

* After clicking either the Create or the Join buttons you will then go to the "Staging Screen" (see below).


Staging Screen

Here you configure the options for a Multiplayer game. While waiting for the game to start, you will be able to chat with other players by typing in the black box at the bottom of the screen. If you have joined a game, you will see what choices the host is making but you will not be able to change any of these settings yourself.

* When you are ready to start the game, click the Ready button.

* If you have created a game, you must determine the parameters of the game by selecting the Time of Day, Month, and Difficulty.

* With your mouse cursor over an option, clicking the left mouse button will increase the option; right clicking the option will decrease it.

* Click Fight after all parties have joined to enter the mission.