Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares/Installation: Difference between revisions
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| MOO II under DOSBox behaves like a normal Windows program - for example you can task-switch (ALT-TAB) out of and into it. | | MOO II under DOSBox behaves like a normal Windows program - for example you can task-switch (ALT-TAB) out of and into it. |
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| == Multiplayer ==
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| For several years most online players used the MS-DOS version in combination with [http://www.kali.net/ Kali].<ref>[http://masteroforion2.blogspot.com/2004/02/moo2-online.html MOO2 online] at masteroforion2.blogspot.com</ref><ref>[http://www.pixelexiq.com/moo2/DOSSetup.asp Setting up MOO2 for Multiplayer] at Kali MOO2 League</ref> New operating systems (e.g. Windows 2000, XP and Vista) and improved hardware (e.g. more than 512MB RAM) made further adjustments necessary in order to use the MS-DOS version.<ref>[http://www.masteroforion2.com/4381/gamesetup/index.htm#trouble Trouble Shooting Guide] at www.masteroforion2.com</ref>
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| [[DOSBox]], in combination with the #MOO2 IRC channel on [http://www.quakenet.org/ Quakenet], is now the most popular solution for MOO II online games, because it supports [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPX/SPX IPX] (since DOSBox version 0.65) and also allows Windows users to play against users of other operating systems (e.g. Linux, Mac OS).<ref name="Moo2BlogspotDosBox">[http://masteroforion2.blogspot.com/2006/05/dosbox-guide.html DosBox Guide] at masteroforion2.blogspot.com</ref>
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| == Technical support == | | == Technical support == |
