Co-op battles

[Buckykatt]

Is there such an animal with CM? I remember back in the day playing Co-op games in Steel Panthers against 2 other players. 2 on 2. Just curious....

 

[A Canadian Cat]

There is no built in support but people have done it. I just finished a 2v1 game for a campaign and am currently playing a 2v2 game just for fun.

What you have to do is use the PBEM system and the ability to save during the orders phase. When your opponents send you a new file you and your partner can both watch the replay. One of you (lets say its you) then presses the BRB and in the command phase issues the orders to your units and then save the game (menu save not the BRB). Then you mail / transfer the saved game file to your partner who then opens the save and issues their orders. Then they press the BRB to generate the new email file which they send to your opponents. It works pretty well. No turn management program supports that at the moment (I have plans in the mists of my mind to add it to Whose Turn Is It? but I have no idea when that might get in there) so there are manual steps. I wrote a few batch scripts to help me but that is not necessary.

 

[Buckykatt]

There is no built in support but people have done it. I just finished a 2v1 game for a campaign and am currently playing a 2v2 game just for fun.

What you have to do is use the PBEM system and the ability to save during the orders phase. When your opponents send you a new file you and your partner can both watch the replay. One of you (lets say its you) then presses the BRB and in the command phase issues the orders to your units and then save the game (menu save not the BRB). Then you mail / transfer the saved game file to your partner who then opens the save and issues their orders. Then they press the BRB to generate the new email file which they send to your opponents. It works pretty well. No turn management program supports that at the moment (I have plans in the mists of my mind to add it to Whose Turn Is It? but I have no idea when that might get in there) so there are manual steps. I wrote a few batch scripts to help me but that is not necessary.

Thanks Canadian cat. Keep me in mind if you ever need a guy.

 

[A Canadian Cat]

I'm not much of a multi player guy actually. I was drawn into both games I have played. Once because the campaign umpire wanted to do a battle that way and once because a friend lost his partner due to RL issues so I am helping him out.

Hopefully others who actually want to seek out that type of play will see your message. Good luck