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Re: [DL] remote marshalling [possibly construeable as semi-OT]
Well,
There's a program out there called iGM and iPC that allows for TCP/IP
gaming. I don't know how well it works, but it's out there.
At 02:54 AM 1/10/00 -0600, you wrote:
>O.K., I may have asked about this before, but I can't remember- so I'm going
>to ask (possibly) again. I'm looking to remotely marshal a Weird West
>posse, and I was goingto do it with WebRPG and teleconferencing software (a
>la NetMeeting, but using something that doesn't suck). However, the problem
>with programs like NetMeeting and ICUII are that they allow either only two
>people to connect at a time n the case of the latter or that they allow
>multiple connections, but sound (and, of lesser importance in this case,
>video) can still only go between two users in the case of the former. I've
>found some software that claims to be able to have up to 8 people on at once
>(it's called FireTalk), but you may have to be a member of Collegeclub.com
>to use it- I don't know yet, as I haven't had a chance to test it out. So,
>to make a long post even longer, does anyone know of software that doesn't
>have this sort of limitation? I mean, I COULD use something like NetMeeting
>(admittedly, the whiteboard feature is nice), but all of the players would
>have to gather in the same location. Any suggestions, O brothers and only
>friends?
>
>Nick "lapsing into Alex-speak" Zachariasen
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