Re: Couple of simple questions

Josef Drexler wrote:
> Eli Coten wrote:
>> Firstly, is multiplayer improved in the latest TTDPatch versions? If 
>> yes, in what way, is it more reliable, or can you now play with more 
>> than two people?
>
> I've never used it, but it has been extended to allow up to eight 
> players. It still only works with LAN connections.  While you can 
> create games over the internet, they are extremely laggy unless the 
> latency is well under 20ms.
>
>> On a similar note, is there any plan to add a runtime interface to 
>> change the settings without using a separate program or config.txt 
>> file? Can settings be changed with the program running without a 
>> restart? If not, is this feasible to add?
>
> Due to the architecture of TTDPatch, turning switches on at runtime is 
> not possible, and turning them off would require an awful lot of work 
> to make it work right.
>
What about a runtime configuration tool that allows you to set the 
options and restart TTDPatch automatically?

Eli