Direct Play online

You can set up a game through email, so that nobody has to be online at the same time.

Basically. One person hosts the game, and the game will automatically send out emails to each player during game setup and during each turn, telling them to take their turn. After each player takes their turn, emails will be sent back to the host, who will actually process the turn, ending the turn. Then the emails will be sent out again, repeating the process until the game ends.

There are 2 other options: Play by Web (server) and "Manual" file moving.

PBW only allows simultaneous turns, but it does the turn processing for you so nobody needs to 'host' (after the first turn of setting up).

"Manual" file moving is what I use - use whatever data transfer means you like (IM data transfer, FTP, email, Virtual LAN, whatever). All options essentially are moving save files around - a new save file is made after each player's turn.

Depending on whether it's simultaneous or sequential turns, either everyone sends their save file to the host (in which case, you're sending a record of all your orders this turn) or a save file to the next player (then you're sending a save of what happened on your turn).

Note: Get used to playing without Tactical Combat, as you can only do Strategic Combat in Multiplayer (which is why it doesn't matter if nobody is online at the same time).

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