"Join IP" button, not "Join Game"

[DF-Mj.Gen.Dead_Eye]

funny i can do that on my BZ2 werid

[Axeminister]

Since patch 1.3pb2 has come out, I've actually noticed new players. Some haven't played on the net before, and some have come back from a 3 year haitus or something. But all of these people don't know that you can install the game multiple times. It blows their mind when you tell them to do it too. From what I've been reading, there are a few ways to do it. I always open windows explorer and right click hardrive and create a new folder, name it whatever you want and  then use windows explorer to look at contents of cd and double-click set-up to install game to new folder. Then make sure to install patch to that same folder. Isn't this the best way?
Axeminister

[General_Hoohah]

Yep. I have BZ2 installed in about 6 different places.

[Spawn]

The easiest way is simply to keep a clean install and then copy it whenever you want to use it, though you seem to be doing the same thing just via a cd axe.

[GENERAL MANSON*]

i have 14 installs.

[SC_Jacen[GA]]

I have 3 installs, all on an external hard drive that is shared between my LT and my PC (1.1, 1.2 and the latest 1.3)

I was just over at Timedisruptor and I saw this http://www.timedisruptor.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=18872#18872

Anyway, I'm pretty sure you can join games even if you don't have the right patch... Just can't enter the game (can talk, but not play)

[Spawn]

No, you can't even talk.

[GSH]

It shouldn't be possible for any different version of BZ2 to join a game. There's plenty of checks in the code to prevent that.

If you want to talk, use 1.3's chatroom.

-- GSH

[SC_Jacen[GA]]

If you want to talk, use 1.3's chatroom.

That kinda defeats the purpose.

Just wondering, is anyone else having timeout errors when they try to join multiplayer? I get it every game I try, except my pings are under 300.

[OvermindDL1]

But 1.3's chat room is simple IRC that you can join with any IRC client you know.

[SC_Jacen[GA]]

Only if you know how to use IRC

[Spawn]

You don't even need to know how to use irc.  You get a timeout because it's the wrong version most likely, or if you have a firewall which is blocking that.  If your using pb2 and the game is in RED then there is a different version, this is why you can't join.

You have no idea how many people come into the chatroom and ask for the game to be unlocked so they can play.  *Ammo*ing PITA.

[SC_Jacen[GA]]

You have no idea how many people come into the chatroom and ask for the game to be unlocked so they can play.  *Ammo*ing PITA.

Heh, trouble with that is... If someones in game, their not in the chatroom, are they?

[OvermindDL1]

Obviously, that would be destracting, do you really want your thugs chatting?

[GENERAL MANSON*]

On vent yes, on chat boxes no way it floods.