is 10 FFA possible?

[Ermak-]

Since the latest patch , they added a thing where you can load large map in multiplayer lobby. Now i tried several times hosting with 10 and after 9th person enters it gives "too many people" error. I think that happened because the room went buggy like it usually does after a while waiting for people. Once, I had 9 at one point and the error didn't come up, though. Did anyone actually played with 10 people at same time?

 

[CanuckSoldier]

From our experience in CivPlayers, no even 8 player internet games are still not possible. 6 player games are more stable than they were before with the changes in the last patch, which is good. But they have to improve the data management better if we are going to see 8-10 player games.

CS

 

[Kyp Durron]

Correction, they are possible, but lagfest and resynch central.

 

[CanuckSoldier]

Correction, they are possible, but lagfest and resynch central.

Well I guess the word is practical, instead of possible :-/

CS

 

[Harry Seldon]

From our experience in CivPlayers, no even 8 player internet games are still not possible. 6 player games are more stable than they were before with the changes in the last patch, which is good. But they have to improve the data management better if we are going to see 8-10 player games.

CS

My experience more or less agrees with what CanuckSoldier has written.

Six player games tend to work rather well at the moment. However, games set up privately where you know the other players and insure that their pings are reasonable is always a first step towards a good gaming experience.

Organizations like CivPlayers and NO QUIT help to insure that you can limit the droppers which will tend to spoil a game with six or fewer players with a big hole which spoils a good competitive game.

The good news is that for six or less players; CIV V provides a very good gaming experience.

 

[Helmling]

Is there a way to rig a hotseat game to allow more players? Not even human players; I just want to stack the game with AIs.

 

[Gucumatz]

I have had 8 player games work just fine. Never a 10 player.