Microsoft KB Archive/164782

Zone: How to Play Warcraft on the Zone

PSS ID Number: Q164782 Article last modified on 06-01-1999

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 == MSN Gaming Zone == 

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The following article discusses how to successfully play Warcraft II on ZoneLAN.

Warcraft II versions 1.2, 1.3, and 1.33 can be played on the Internet Gaming Zone. Blizzard Entertainment has upgrade patches available on their Web site at

http://www.blizzard.com.

The patches contain less netcode than the retail version 1.0 and will run faster with less lag.

NOTE: All players must use the same version of Warcraft II to the play each other successfully on the Zone.

To play Warcraft II on the Zone, use the following steps:

  Select a room’s name.   Host a table or Join someone else.   Name your table.   Click Play. ZoneLAN will open a MS-DOS window and load the ZoneLAN software. (This might take a minute or two.)   In the DOS window, change to the folder where Warcraft II is installed. Warcraft II installs to C:/WAR2 by default.   In the MS-DOS window, type the following command: war2 pkt:6 For example, your command line should look similar to the following: C:/WAR2/>war2 pkt:6 where C is the hard disk drive letter that Warcraft is installed on. </li>  Press ENTER to start the game. </li>  Choose a Host and launch the multiplayer game in the usual way. </li>  When the game is finished, players must then close their MS-DOS window to return to the Zone. </li></ol>

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Additional query words: 4.x IGZ MSN Gaming Zone blizzard war craft warcraft zonelan 2 z4

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