This thread is for the organizing of an Armada Proving Grounds game next Sunday (Aug 10th) on #wingnut irc channel
All player should use a standard build Dosbox .72. If you need help in setting it up, you can follow these directions. (recently modified thanks to HAL9000. HCl's armada patch is no longer needed!)
Directions
1.Download dosbox .72 (Best to use a frontend like Defender as it makes configuration A LOT easier.)
2. Install Armada in a folder (preferably in a folder in your dosbox folder though It doesn't matter) and install joystick without thrustmaster. (Hal says you can use it, but I have yet to get it to work properly and is not needed as it only adds the hat buttons for view)
4. Download netbios_binary.zip from the first post on this thread, and place NETBIOS.exe and dll files directly in your dosbox folder. (DO NOT copy dosbox.exe from this folder as it is older and unneeded.)
5. If you want to host, you need to configure your router to forward port 213. It differs from router to router so If you don't know how to do it, I'd check your user's manual.
6. In your dosbox.conf file, set: core=dynamic, cycles=auto, joysticktype=fcs (this actually enables Thrustmaster and configures buttons, so you can play with it to try to get the hat switch working. I havent had much luck), timed=true, ipx=true, and anything else you might desire.
(timed=true is important, as your joystick wont calibrate it without it. Armada.exe and pg.exe doesn't like it if it is set false and cycles=max, which is what generally happens when cycles is set to auto) (HCl's patch bypassed this, but is no longer needed)
7. On the very bottom of the dosbox.conf file, (after [autoexe]) or in dosbox itself type...
mount c [Armada folder dir]
mount b [Dosbox folder dir]
ipxnet startserver 213 (your forwarded port) OR ipxnet connect [IP adress] (Depending if you are client or host, and the host must be up first as it must connect BEFORE netbios is launched as netbios will change the ip otherwise!)
b:
NetBios.exe
c:
armada.exe
exit (not needed but is good to be put in conf files as it saves you the hassle of closing dosbox)
That's it, start dosbox!
Be sure to press alt-O to calibrate your joystick
All player should use a standard build Dosbox .72. If you need help in setting it up, you can follow these directions. (recently modified thanks to HAL9000. HCl's armada patch is no longer needed!)
Directions
1.Download dosbox .72 (Best to use a frontend like Defender as it makes configuration A LOT easier.)
2. Install Armada in a folder (preferably in a folder in your dosbox folder though It doesn't matter) and install joystick without thrustmaster. (Hal says you can use it, but I have yet to get it to work properly and is not needed as it only adds the hat buttons for view)
4. Download netbios_binary.zip from the first post on this thread, and place NETBIOS.exe and dll files directly in your dosbox folder. (DO NOT copy dosbox.exe from this folder as it is older and unneeded.)
5. If you want to host, you need to configure your router to forward port 213. It differs from router to router so If you don't know how to do it, I'd check your user's manual.
6. In your dosbox.conf file, set: core=dynamic, cycles=auto, joysticktype=fcs (this actually enables Thrustmaster and configures buttons, so you can play with it to try to get the hat switch working. I havent had much luck), timed=true, ipx=true, and anything else you might desire.
(timed=true is important, as your joystick wont calibrate it without it. Armada.exe and pg.exe doesn't like it if it is set false and cycles=max, which is what generally happens when cycles is set to auto) (HCl's patch bypassed this, but is no longer needed)
7. On the very bottom of the dosbox.conf file, (after [autoexe]) or in dosbox itself type...
mount c [Armada folder dir]
mount b [Dosbox folder dir]
ipxnet startserver 213 (your forwarded port) OR ipxnet connect [IP adress] (Depending if you are client or host, and the host must be up first as it must connect BEFORE netbios is launched as netbios will change the ip otherwise!)
b:
NetBios.exe
c:
armada.exe
exit (not needed but is good to be put in conf files as it saves you the hassle of closing dosbox)
That's it, start dosbox!
Be sure to press alt-O to calibrate your joystick