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<font:Arial Bold:20>Getting Into the Game<font:Arial:16>

<lmargin%:3><font:Arial Bold:16>Join a Game<font:Arial:16><color:FF0000> - The easiest way to play with other people online is to join a server.<color:000000>

<lmargin%:10><font:Arial Bold:16>1.<font:Arial:16><lmargin%:14>From the main menu click <color:0000FF>Join a Game<color:000000>
<lmargin%:10><font:Arial Bold:16>2.<font:Arial:16><lmargin%:14>Wait while the server info is downloaded. It could take several minutes.
<lmargin%:10><font:Arial Bold:16>3.<font:Arial:16><lmargin%:14>Select a server from the list and click <color:0000FF>Join Server<color:000000>


<lmargin%:3><font:Arial Bold:16>Play Offline<font:Arial:16><color:FF0000> - You can play all by yourself.<color:000000>

<lmargin%:10><font:Arial Bold:16>1.<font:Arial:16><lmargin%:14>From the main menu click <color:0000FF>Start a Game<color:000000>
<lmargin%:10><font:Arial Bold:16>2.<font:Arial:16><lmargin%:14>Select the mission you want to play
<lmargin%:10><font:Arial Bold:16>3.<font:Arial:16><lmargin%:14>Make sure <color:0000FF>Single Player<color:000000> is selected
<lmargin%:10><font:Arial Bold:16>4.<font:Arial:16><lmargin%:14>Click <color:0000FF>Launch Game >><color:000000>


<lmargin%:3><font:Arial Bold:16>Host an Online Game<font:Arial:16><color:FF0000> - This is a little more complicated.<color:000000>

<lmargin%:10><font:Arial Bold:16>1.<font:Arial:16><lmargin%:14>If you are behind a Cable/DSL router you will need to forward some ports.  

You will need to forward one port for every user you want to have connected, starting at 28000.  So if you want to host an 8 player server, you will need to forward ports 28000-28007.  

There is an online tutorial for this <a:www.blockland.us/portForward/>HERE</a>

<lmargin%:10><font:Arial Bold:16>2.<font:Arial:16><lmargin%:14>If you are running any security software such as Windows Firewall, ZoneAlarm or Norton, you will have to set it to allow incoming connections to Blockland.exe on those ports.

<lmargin%:10><font:Arial Bold:16>3.<font:Arial:16><lmargin%:14>After you set up your network hardware and security software, select <color:0000FF>Internet<color:000000> as the Server Type from the Start Mission dialog and click <color:0000FF>Launch Game >><color:000000>.


<lmargin%:3><font:Arial Bold:16>Host a Dedicated Server<font:Arial:16><color:FF0000> - Got an extra computer?<color:000000>

<lmargin%:10>If you have a spare computer and enough bandwidth, you can host a dedicated server.  If you want to host a game that is running all the time or one with a lot of people in it, a dedicated server is the best solution.  

To start a dedicated server, double click the <color:0000FF>dedicated.bat<color:000000> file in the Blockland directory.  

The configuration options for the server are contained in the file <color:0000FF>base/server/prefs.cs<color:000000>.  You can edit this file in notepad or any other text editor.  