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- Warpatch V0.9a for Warcraft II via Kali (C) 1996 by Jay Macaulay
-
- Introduction
- ============
-
- Warpatch is an easy to use setup patch for Warcraft 2 when playing
- via Kali. After the first release of War2kali.exe, I noticed that sometimes
- even that patch wasn't working very well because of the wide variety of
- modem speeds and amount of players. At first I created a simple patch like
- war2kali called war144. When I was at 14.4 I noticed that this patch was a
- little better. I have experimented with many packet settings, and have put
- together this patch program that sets the optimal packet setting for the
- speed and # of players you have.
-
-
- How to use Warpatch
- ===================
-
- Warpatch is very easy to use. There are also two ways to use it. First
- you can type warpatch by itself to load up the setup program. You move around
- with the arrow keys selecting the # of players and the Average speed.
-
- The Average speed is not the speed you are on at. It's basically the
- nearest average of all the players you have. (You should find the players
- before running this patch). For example, if Tyrsis was on at 28800, Bob
- was on at 14400 and Joe was on at 28800. Then the average speed would be
- 28800. As you can see it's not really the "average" speed, but the majority
- speed.
-
- The # of players setting is self explanitory.
-
- In case you don't really know what to set, because it may change around
- the best to choose would be 2 players at 14400. This packet setting seems to
- be the best, even if you are on at 28800.
-
-
- How to use Warpatch on the Command Line
- =======================================
-
- You can use warpatch on the command line, bypassing the setup screen.
- Just type warpatch <Avg Speed> <# of Players>.
-
- Valid Speeds:
- 9600
- 14400
- 19200
- 26400
- 28800
- 33600
- Direct
-
- Valid Players:
- 2-8
-
-
- If you have any questions about Warpatch or would like to thank
- or tell me how much you hate it, email me at wally@clo.com. If you see
- Tyrsis on Kali (that's me) tell him what you think about warpatch, but try
- to be nice :). Also email me if you find any bugs, or find a setting not
- working optimally.
-
- Disclaimer
- ==========
-
- Important! This program is freeware. I made it to make it easier for
- others to play Warcraft II on Kali. If some settings arn't working right,
- please let me know, but don't email me saying, "IT DOESN'T WORK". If it doesn't
- work then tell me exactly what you did and how you did it.
-
- Also, sometimes slower connections make it hard for the person to join
- a game, even after setting up using warpatch. That is not my fault at all.
- Warcraft 2 was not made especially for Kali, so slower connections may get
- a "Timed Out" message when trying to join a game. What you should do is keep
- trying to get in. And if you can't, find another game, lots of people are
- willing to play :).
-
- Enjoy,
- Jay Macaulay
-
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