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authorsmatz <smatz@openttd.org>2011-01-16 13:36:47 +0000
committersmatz <smatz@openttd.org>2011-01-16 13:36:47 +0000
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(svn r21823) -Documentation: update the style used in several documentation files
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@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
-Multiplayer Manual for OpenTTD
-==============================
+Multiplayer manual for OpenTTD
+Last updated: 2010-11-30
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
-1. Starting a Server
----------------------
+Table of contents
+-----------------
+1.0) Starting a server
+2.0) Connecting to a server
+ * 2.1) Connecting to a server over the console
+3.0) Playing internet games
+4.0) Tips for servers
+5.0) Some useful things
+6.0) Troubleshooting
+
+
+1.0) Starting a server
+---- -----------------
- Click "multiplayer" on the startup screen
- Click "start server"
- Type in a game name
@@ -14,9 +26,8 @@ Multiplayer Manual for OpenTTD
- Start playing
-2. Connecting to a Server
---------------------------
-
+2.0) Connecting to a server
+---- ----------------------
- Click "multiplayer" on the startup screen
- If you want to connect to any network game in your LAN click on 'LAN', then
@@ -43,17 +54,14 @@ Multiplayer Manual for OpenTTD
- Happy playing
-
-3. Connecting to a Server over the Console
--------------------------------------------
-
+2.1) Connecting to a server over the console
+---- ---------------------------------------
- Open the console and type in the following command:
connect <ip/host>:<port>#<company-no>
-4. Playing Internet-Games
---------------------------
-
+3.0) Playing internet games
+---- ----------------------
- Servers with a red dot behind it have a different version then you have. You
will not be able to join those servers.
@@ -83,9 +91,8 @@ Multiplayer Manual for OpenTTD
NB: changing frame_freq has more effect on the bandwidth then sync_freq.
-5. Tips for servers
---------------------
-
+4.0) Tips for servers
+---- ----------------
- You can launch a dedicated server by adding -D as parameter.
- In UNIX like systems, you can fork your dedicated server by adding -f as
parameter.
@@ -142,9 +149,8 @@ Multiplayer Manual for OpenTTD
#max_clients * #max_clients * bytes_per_frame * 10 KiB.
-6. Some useful things
-----------------------
-
+5.0) Some useful things
+---- ------------------
- You can protect your company so nobody else can join uninvited. To do this,
set a password in your Company Screen
@@ -156,9 +162,8 @@ Multiplayer Manual for OpenTTD
- Servers can now kick players, so don't make them use it!
-7. Troubleshooting
-------------------
-
+6.0) Troubleshooting
+---- ---------------
- My advertising server does not show up in list at servers.openttd.org
Run openttd with the '-d net=2' parameter, as this will show whether it
receives replies from the master server. If it does not receive replies it