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ragon’s Rathe
Just beyond the walls of Castle Ehb is a great
blackened crevice where the worst criminals in
the kingdom are sentenced to death. This tradition goes back to the
ancient Droog practice of sacrifi cing lawbreakers in hope that their
gods would reduce the Droogs’ sentence of exile and call them back
to the heavens.
Later, the kings and queens of Ehb adopted the Rathe as their favorite
method of execution, as it allowed prisoners a slim chance of escape if
their guilt was in doubt. Given a sword, a bag of gold, and sometimes
a shield, a criminal was escorted to the Rathe to face old Scorch,
the fi ve-hundred-year-old dragon. If the criminal slew the dragon, he
was free to leave the Kingdom with all that he could carry from the
dragon’s lair. Otherwise …
Only once in the history of the Kingdom has anyone survived—and
that was on a technicality. Hurggis Bogg limped from the hole with
singed hair, a fi stful of gold, and a missing left eye. But he had slain a
dragon … a lame, four-day-old hatchling that would not have survived
to adulthood. To this day, “the luck of Hurggis” refers to someone
who’s been very lucky but at
high cost.
Playing a multiplayer game
Dungeon Siege provides multiplayer gaming for up to eight players. You
can connect across the Internet, on a network (local area network or
LAN), or through ZoneMatch™.
can connect across the Internet, on a network (local area network or
LAN), or through ZoneMatch™.
In a multiplayer game, non-player characters (NPCs) from the single
player game cannot join your party, and creatures and treasure reappear
if you leave the game and later return to an area you’ve already explored.
Teams or individuals can compete against each other for the number of
kills (monsters, players, or a combination of both).
player game cannot join your party, and creatures and treasure reappear
if you leave the game and later return to an area you’ve already explored.
Teams or individuals can compete against each other for the number of
kills (monsters, players, or a combination of both).
Note: If Allow players to pause the game is selected in the Game
Settings, the game pauses for all players when one player pauses a
multiplayer game.
Settings, the game pauses for all players when one player pauses a
multiplayer game.
Joining or hosting a multiplayer game
To create a multiplayer game that others can join, you need a host. The
host creates a multiplayer game and selects the game settings. The host’s
computer acts as the server for the game; therefore, if you’re playing
with friends, the person with the fastest computer should host the game.
If the host exits, the game ends. The host can also eject players from
the game.
host creates a multiplayer game and selects the game settings. The host’s
computer acts as the server for the game; therefore, if you’re playing
with friends, the person with the fastest computer should host the game.
If the host exits, the game ends. The host can also eject players from
the game.
To join a multiplayer game
1. Click Multiplayer on the Main menu.
2. Select the appropriate type of connection:
✦ ZoneMatch lets you connect to an Internet server where Dungeon
Siege players meet to chat and play. To join a ZoneMatch game,
click the Games List button, click a game in the list, and then
click Join Game.
click the Games List button, click a game in the list, and then
click Join Game.
✦ Internet lets you connect across the Internet directly to a host
computer through an IP address. To join an Internet game, enter
the IP address of the player hosting the game, and then click
Connect. The host IP address is displayed at the bottom of the
host’s Multiplayer Internet screen.
the IP address of the player hosting the game, and then click
Connect. The host IP address is displayed at the bottom of the
host’s Multiplayer Internet screen.
✦ Network lets you connect across a local area network using the
TCP/IP protocol. To join a Network game, click a game in the list,
and then click Join Game.
and then click Join Game.
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