Starting a multiplayer game – Saitek III User Manual
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STARTING A MULTIPLAYER GAME
After you click "Multiplayer" from the main menu, a dialog presents you with
several options for how to connect to other players and find games.
Parallax Online: Play over the Internet via the PXO matching service
DirectPlay Serial: Play against one other computer over a serial cable
DirectPlay Modem: Play against one other computer over the modem
IPX: Play over a LAN using the IPX network protocol
Direct TCP/IP: Play over a LAN or the Internet using the TCP/IP network
protocol.
Click the type of game you want to play and then click OK. Following are
details on joining, and starting, each type of game.
Parallax Online
Parallax Online ("PXO") is a free matching service with a lobby and chat
rooms. You'll be able to chat with other Descent 3 players worldwide, and
play against them. This service is free, for no additional matching or connect
time charges.
Before you choose a PXO game in Descent 3, you must first register on PXO
to get a user name and password. To do this, just click the "PXO" button on
the Descent 3 Launcher, or visit http://www.parallaxonline.com. Once your
account is validated, which should take just a few minutes, you'll be able to
play a game of Descent 3 over PXO.
The login name you enter when registering for PXO is only used to connect
to the service -- no one else will ever see it. On PXO you'll be identified to
other players by the Pilot name you set in Descent 3. When you register,
you're given the option of allowing other players to see your real name and
email address, or you can choose to be totally anonymous. Your information
is never sold or disclosed to a 3rd party.
Parallax Online Details
After you select Parallax Online, the "Login to PXO" window appears. Type in
your PXO login name and password as given to you when you registered (see
above). After a few seconds, you'll enter the PXO screen. (If you get to the
login window and haven't yet registered with PXO, click on "Create New
Profile" to go to the PXO registration page.)