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General FreeSpace => Multiplayer => Topic started by: paul1290 on January 14, 2009, 10:38:45 am

Title: Loadout problems
Post by: paul1290 on January 14, 2009, 10:38:45 am

I'm having issues trying to change the loadout when playing co-op campaign over LAN. The missions work, but neither me nor my friends can change our loadouts which is frustrating especially on the missions where you have those annoying Prometheus Rs as your primary weapons.

We're using 3.6.9 by the way.

Title: Re: Loadout problems
Post by: karajorma on January 14, 2009, 11:44:24 am

Which missions?

Title: Re: Loadout problems
Post by: paul1290 on January 14, 2009, 11:56:35 am

Pretty much all of the campaign missions that we've tried, haven't tried all of them though.

It happens to both of us if we try to host a multi-player game so whatever it is it's affecting both of our installs.

Single Player works fine however.

Title: Re: Loadout problems
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on January 14, 2009, 12:31:24 pm

Did the host hit the lock button?  You can't change loadouts until you do. 

Title: Re: Loadout problems
Post by: paul1290 on January 14, 2009, 05:16:31 pm

Quote from: FUBAR-BDHR on January 14, 2009, 12:31:24 pm

Did the host hit the lock button?  You can't change loadouts until you do. 

Darn, I never really thought to try that. Thanks.

I guess I must have misunderstood what the purpose of the lock button was.

With that in mind, what does it do exactly?

I was under the impression that it "locked" things so players couldn't change anything right before starting the mission which is why I didn't try changing the loadout after clicking it.

Title: Re: Loadout problems
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on January 14, 2009, 05:21:20 pm

Actually it locks the player positions and opens up the loadout.  Before hitting lock you can move players to other ships/wings after you can't.