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to: Robert E Starr JR
from: Darryl Perry
date: 2005-07-07 15:21:00
subject: Re: BRE

On 07-07-05, Robert E Starr JR said...
 
RE>   Re: Re: BRE
RE>   By: Darryl Perry to T.J. Mcmillen on Thu Jul 07 2005 11:15 am
RE> 
RE>  > TM>     Anyone have BRE running so that 2 people are in the
game at the
RE> same
RE>  > TM> I know it's "possible", but I want to know if
anyone has done it an
RE> has
RE>  > TM> problems or fixes for it to run better.  Lemme know.  I
have 24 peo
RE>  > TM> fighting to get on and play BRE everyday and I don't
want to chance
RE> scre
RE>  > TM> the game data files or losing any play time by BRE
killing off a da
RE> fi
RE>  > TM> while it was inuse on another node.
RE>  > 
RE>  > I believe that BRE only reads the drop file when entering the game.
RE>  > Placeing the dropfile in a common location for each node would prolly w
RE>  > for you.  Heck, that's the way I have it set up.  But then I don't have
RE>  > people using the game at the same time.
RE>  > 
RE> it also put a inuse.dat in the game dir., the bre doc say it a one person 
RE> a time game

True, but you can add a line in your batch file that will remove the file.

Gryphon, aka Darryl Perry
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