ICQ and Setting up MP Games

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Ok too all of you trying to get MP games by posting here, if you will simply go to www.icq.com and download ICQ you can talk to hundreds of other civers and arrange games there. Its much easier.
Have fun!

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Yeah, but what do you do once you have ICQ? How do you locate "hundreds of other civers"? I have ICQ, haven't been able to join the list that keeps getting mentioned here.
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My ICQ is: 121787771.
 
Forumers that have ICQ and have entered their ICQ number in the profiles wil have a ICQ flower whenever they post just click on it to add them to your ICQ list.

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Alan.. go back & change your characteristics so your ICQ shows when you post here. If we are are ever online together.. I will send you some contacts that will get you started.

Dog
 
BorderPatrol sez:

Yeah and join the MGE gamefinder ICQ Active List while you are at it. It is up 24 hours a day (providing my isp doesn't drop me at homw while I am at work). It is the best way to find others for a game of civ using ICQ. number is 117709262

This is what I was asking about, though your other comments are all very useful. Does this "active list" work for anyone else? I can't get ICQ to find that number.
 
Yes it works, but since it's an active list you can't just find it under the normal ICQ numbers - you have to click on the ICQ main menu - then the add/invite users and the third on that list is the add/find active list - here you write the number and the active list comes on - there are currently 94 members!!!

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Shadowdale sez:

Yes it works, but since it's an active list you can't just find it under the normal ICQ numbers - you have to click on the ICQ main menu - then the add/invite users and the third on that list is the add/find active list - here you write the number and the active list comes on - there are currently 94 members!!!

Yes, it worked! Thanks very much for the clarification. Now, if I just had time to play . . .
 
Well Woke23 there are two lists - one with 94 members and one with 62 members, and even if one has been down for quite some time (the 62) then I don't think that one is more correct or better than the other!!!

BTW Cedric just made a new one - it already has 4 members!!!
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- the number is 119051760

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No wait we are species 5618 and we got beer...... don't harm us!!!!!!
 
I'm not really sure why everybody wants to go start their own list. If there are multiple lists then we have to run multiple lists in our icq if we want to be able to find out whenever there is a game going. That takes up more RAM, and in general just doesn't make sense.

The list endorsed by TF right now is 117709262 and currently has over 100 members so it should be more than adequate for finding a game.

And of course there is no list that is better than another. I don't see why some peopleee want to have some sort of competition, LOL. It's JUST A LIST!
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I agree.. the idea of having multiple & competing lists solely for the purpose of finding Civ MP games... is idiocy !

Dog
 
hey, uhh, I never knew about this forum before. All I know is this: I would love to only use one list, but:

1. Border's list is often down (this is only a mionor inconvieniance and I didn't care too much, though I asked to host the list since I run my comp 24/7 on DSL, I didn't really care too much)

2. This is a biggie, Stratihgn about 2 weeks ago, I was un-able to join Boarder Patrols Activelist any longer, and it would always crash my ICQ. (This is a MAJOR Inconvieniance, as you can immagine) to add in-sult to injury, I've tried:

a. un-installing his activelist and re-joining; it will not, however un-install his activelistr, it will instead cause ICQ to terminate)

b. installing the same version of ICQ again.

c. Installing the newest version of ICQ.

THe only option I have left is to completely UN-install ICQ before installign it again, and that would hopefully rectify the situation, but I have 193 contacts, none of which I am in a hurry to lose, all of which would be lose if I un-installed ICQ. it's a major pain in the ass to do get them all back seeing as how last tiem I formatted I had 93 civ2 contacts alone, and now I only have 48

So I started my own list once Borders was down for more then 1 days, after Cederic started his new list. I told Cederic I could host hios list 24/7 since he said it would be down half the day, so he told me to simply start a new one. this is what I did.

As I said I would use Boarder Patrols if I could. I'd prefer it simply because it had liek 82 members when I last was able to use it. which is a hell of alot more then my 15 users.

But anyway, this is MY situation. sorry if it pisses people off, I just wanna play. ~Q

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I still think it's better to set up games from here.

Everybody doesn't have ICQ!

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I'm starting a new ICQ list for those people who don't want to have to deal with multiple lists.
 
Originally posted by EntirelyBS:
I'm starting a new ICQ list for those people who don't want to have to deal with multiple lists.

The current list has 120 members
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which should be adequate for finding a game. It is the list that is sanctioned by Thunderfall as being the official CivFanatics list.
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The idea of having any other lists is well...

entirely BS
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I hate ICQ so what about me trying to get a MP game going???

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If you don't want to get ICQ .. you are just screwed for peer-to-peer games. You can go to the Zone, & you can try posting here or email... At the Zone .. I believe it is all 2x2 .. small map, 4 player.

Dog
 
Well if you don't like ICQ you can post here to get games or go to www.zone.com
or uh...yeah thats your options
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