how can i play with my brother in the other room and have bots in the game so its not just me and him?
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
Hehe... this gets asked very often.
Just launch a single player game. The single player mode actually acts like a local bot match. If you've got your LAN setup, he should be able to see you on his local servers list. -
Re: playing on a lan with bots
hes on a single player game but i dont see it in the list
do i have to enter his IP?Comment
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
yup. That should do it.
Edit: Mind you, I haven't actually tried this. I've just seen it commented on quite a few times 'round here.Comment
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
but it isnt showing up in the local server listing
could it be because were using our online names? :hmm:Comment
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
ive tried to enter the ip but the only one it shows is the masked ip or what ever and u cant use that one u have to use the real ip just so u knowComment
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
uhhhhhhhhh... errrrrrrr... ummmmm
so like what do i do to make this work lolComment
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
open up command prompt, and type ipconfig it'll display ur IP...192. something i think...then u start a single player round...he then goes to lan server browser and connects by ipComment
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
so like it just says connection failed if i type in his IP and try to join
does anything else have to be messed with?
it says my connection has failed and to check my interenet connection... which is fine :)Comment
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
how about you post everything the two of you've done.....
maybe something is wrongComment
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
Ok well... he started up battlefield 2 and join on his online name
then i signed onto bf2 and used my online name
then while he was playing in a single player game i went to multiplayer and click join local and his update because nothing was there...
then i told him to give me his IP which he did (yes we know how to do that were in debt because of it too) and i put the IP into the IP address spot on the 'connect to IP'
non of that worked so im hereComment
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
Chances are perty high you don't actually have a LAN setup. If you're sharing internet via a Hub, this doesn't count as a LAN. You have to configure it.Comment
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
how do you mean
could we just get on hamachi :PComment
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
A LAN needs to be set up. You need to have the proper protocalls in place for your setup to actually be a LAN.
Can you normally just pass files back and forth via your desktop? Do you have drives mapped via eachother's machines? Do you have a "My Local Connections" icon?
Sounds to me like you need to start at the start here and get yourself a LAN setup. In that case, you should do a google for "LAN Setup Windows XP".Comment
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Re: playing on a lan with bots
hes part of my local connections... i can steal his itunes
and his computer shows up on my workgroups
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