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Well, if you don't have a 3D-accerator in the test box, or have the time
to get that working with linux emulation I'd suggest looking into
"Netrek", www.netrek.org.

Very client/server.  The dogfighting mechanics are easy to pick up, and
lag, when it exists is noticable in those fights.  Some of the clients
will keep track of ping statisics over the life of a game.

On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Gavin Kenny wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> well it must be Christmas. I'm performing a study that
> looks into the use of Satcoms for broadband access and
> in a meeting it was stated that Gaming wouldn't work
> because of the link latency.
>
> I've got a Satellite link emulator (running on FBSD)
> and I've been asked to check it out.
>
> So basically I've got to play some network games and
> see what happens ;-)
>
> I'm not a gamer (apart from a bit of Doom or Heretic)
> so my question. What games are there that run on
> FreeBSD that allow multiple participants to interact
> etc over a network? Can I set up Heretic for multiple
> people? If so, how? Does it all sit on a central
> server?
>
> many thanks
>
> Gavin
>
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