Golf 98/99: How to Host or Join a Multiplayer Game (191102)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Golf 1998 Edition 1.0
  • Microsoft Golf 1999 Edition 1.0
This article was previously published under Q191102

SUMMARY

This article describes how to play Microsoft Golf with other players.

MORE INFORMATION

To host or join a multiplayer Golf game, use the appropriate method for your connection type.

Modem-to-Modem

Hosting a modem-to-modem game

Only two players can play Golf via a modem connection. Each player must have a 28,800 bits per second (bps) or faster modem installed in their computer.

To host a Golf game using a modem, follow these steps:
  1. Insert the Golf CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then start Golf.
  2. On the Golf startup screen, click Multiplayer.
  3. Click Modem To Modem, type your name in the Connection Name box, and then click Next.
  4. Click Receive, and then click Next.
  5. In the Modem box, click your modem, and then click Answer.
  6. When you receive the call from the guest player, the Host Game screen appears. When you see both your name and the guest player's name in the list, click OK.
  7. Select the golf course, number of holes, type of pins, and weather conditions you want in the game.
  8. If you want to change your player settings, click your name in the Available list, and then click Edit. When you are finished changing your player settings, click OK.
  9. Click Add to move your player to the Selected list.
  10. Click the guest player's name when it appears in the Available list, click Add to move it to the Selected list, and then click Next.
  11. Select the type of game you want to play and the game options you want to use, and then click Next to start the game.

Joining a modem-to-modem game

To join a Golf game using a modem, follow these steps:
  1. Insert the Golf CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then start Golf.
  2. On the Golf startup screen, click Multiplayer.
  3. Click Modem To Modem, type your name in the Connection Name box, and then click Next.
  4. Click Call, and then click Next.
  5. Type the phone number for the host's modem in the Phone number box, click your modem in the Modem box, and then click Connect.
  6. When you connect to the host's computer, the Guest List screen appears. Wait for the host to launch the game session.
  7. When the New Round screen appears, if you want to change your player settings, click your name in the Available list, and then click Edit. When you are finished changing your player settings, click OK.
  8. Click Add to move your player to the Selected list.
  9. Wait for the host to configure and start the game.

Network

Hosting a network game

Up to four players can play Golf on a local area network (LAN). All of the computers you want to use for the game must be connected to the network, and they all must use the same network protocol.

Golf supports both the TCP/IP and IPX network protocols for network multiplayer games.

To host a Golf game on a network, follow these steps:
  1. Insert the Golf CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then start Golf.
  2. On the Golf startup screen, click Multiplayer.
  3. Click Network, type your name in the Connection Name box, and then click Next.
  4. Click either TCP/IP or IPX, and then click Next.
  5. Click Host.
  6. In the Session Name box, type a name for the game, and then click OK.
  7. When all of the players appear in the Host Game list, click OK.
  8. Select the golf course, number of holes, type of pins, and weather conditions you want in the game.
  9. If you want to change your player settings, click your name in the Available list, and then click Edit. When you are finished changing your player settings, click OK.
  10. Click Add to move your player to the Selected list.
  11. When other players appear in the Available list, click their names, and then click Add to move them to the Selected list. When all of the players are in the Selected list, click Next.
  12. Select the type of game you want to play and the game options you want to use, and then click Next to start the game.

Joining a network game

To join a Golf game on a network, follow these steps:
  1. Insert the Golf CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then start Golf.
  2. On the Golf startup screen, click Multiplayer.
  3. Click Network, type your name in the Connection Name box, and then click Next.
  4. Click either TCP/IP or IPX, and then click Next.
  5. Click Show Games.
  6. If you use the IPX network protocol, proceed to the next step. If you use the TCP/IP network protocol, the Locate Session dialog box appears. To connect to a game on a LAN, leave the Locate Session box empty, and then click OK. To connect to a game on the Internet, type the IP address of the host computer in the Locate Session box, and then click OK.

    NOTE: To determine your IP address in Golf, press F9 on any Golf multiplayer game startup screen.
  7. In the Game Sessions box, click the game you want to join, and then click Join. When you connect to the host's computer, the Guest List screen appears. Wait for the host to launch the game session.
  8. When the New Round screen appears, if you want to change your player settings, click your name in the Available list, and then click Edit. When you are finished changing your player settings, click OK.
  9. Click Add to move your player to the Selected list.
  10. Wait for the host to configure and start the game.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/6/2003
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