FFH2: Pitboss vs. PBEM

[Heroic]

I only learned of FFH2 a good while after it's initial release, but have been greatly enjoying it, though I have always enjoyed Multi-player games.

I saw a thread that was over 2 years old discussing that Pitboss didn't seem to work with FFH2. Seems so long ago, though that I wonder if it was based on older versions, and whether it is still true. However, I have also seen multiple threads that are more recent claiming that PBEM also fails quite often with FFH2

I would really like to start a pitboss game (due to ability to handle more players and faster turns) or at least start or join a PBEM game of FFH2. Can anyone speak to the current state of both methods for a FFH2 game (Pitboss or PBEM)?

 

[Azhral]

Haven't tried Pitboss (unsure of what it actually is) but base FFH2 has some issues with PBEM. Funnily enough, however, some modmods use PBEM fine. For the current PBEM games running we're all using Orbis which is one of the major ones. No hiccups so far. Check the PBEM threads in the main forum for some more info.


Anyways, normal Multiplayer FFH2 also has some problems, but we have workarounds for most of them. Check out this thread for some info on them.

 

[Doug Piranha]

The Realms Beyond site has a PBEM game running, and is starting a Pitboss game. They had some issues with Pitboss, but it sounds like they've sorted them out.

Both games are vanilla FFH2, version N.

 

[Jarrema]

Could someone explain to me what is a Pitboss game?

 

[mcwill123]

Pitboss is an official civ product which acts as a server for running multiplayer games. Its either included with civ 4 or a free download. I don't remember which.

 

[benana]

Pitboss is an official civ product which acts as a server for running multiplayer games. Its either included with civ 4 or a free download. I don't remember which.

It's included with the game. At one point people were saying it didn't work with FFH because it didn't understand all the dll changes. (As I recall, anyway... if anyone can clarify, please do!) It now sounds as if the problems are from simultaneous turns (which is too bad, since that makes multiplayer much easier, particularly in the pitboss format!)

(BTW: it's called pitboss because it's the Persistent Turn-Based Server, or PTBS)