Multiplayer in steps

Motorboat Simulator
14 October 2003

Multiplayer in steps

This page will guide you through the multiplayer option of Motorboat Simulator 1.1 (expected November 2003). Read how you can start a session and how you can log in to an existing session. Click on the tumbnails to enlarge the screenshots at each step.

ATTENTION: When you've started a session (server), you have to log in to this session yourself as well.

Starting a session:

Step 1:
You are in the starting screen of Motorboat Simulator. Press the button Multiplayer.

Step 2:
In the next screen, choose Start a multiplayer session.

Step 3:
This brings you to the 'settings'-menu, at connection settings. Enter your settings and pick register session. Click on the icon with the globe (session settings) when you're ready.

Step 4:
Name your session, choose a scenery and enter a countdown time. Determine the track with buoys. The green are the starting buoys, the red the finish-, the blue the port side- and the yellow the starboard-. Go to the next icon.

Step 5:
In the environment settings-menu you determine the circumstances (eg. wind and waves) during your session. Adjust all settings and go to the final icon.

Step 6:
The screen 'session summary' shows all settings of your session. Check if everything's right and click 'start session'.

Logging in to an existing session as a client:

Step 1:
In the starting screen of Motorboat Simulator, choose multiplayer.

Step 2:
In the next screen, choose Join multiplayer session. Motorboat Simulator searches for existing sessions from which you can pick.
Step 3:
Enter your name and choose a boat. Determine your position and direction. Click Join.

Step 4:
Wait while the program is loading.

Step 5:
The session starts!

The sessionserver at sailsimulator.com:

Go to the sessionserver at sailsimulator.com to check if there are registered multiplayer sessions.