(for all of us scrubs, including myself)
Trying to get good solid information out of the L5R message boards and online is a little bit more than frustrating sometimes. If you can't find the information and it is there and then you post a question about it, inevitably someone responds with:
Quote: It's here: url link to some obscure forum post with an unlikely name or in an unlikely place that you wouldn't think to look for/look in.
You should really search the forums before posting a question like that.
Then you feel like an idiot because you just spent five hours searching for it without any success.
I went through this experience myself recently and ended up breaking down and getting on IRC to talk to someone in real time about it (MASSIVE, MASSIVE thanks to the people who helped me that night including Ling and Don). I certainly don't want you to have to go through the same ordeal I did so I'm providing you with the benefits of my experience.
So here's the deal:
Install a client program:
First you'll need a client program that you can play the game with. As of right now the three options are:
The Game
Gempukku
Egg of P'an Ku You could also use a program called Lackey CCG but I haven't really tried it out yet or heard of anyone else using it. There are potentially many other clients out there as well.
You can download The Game and Gempukku here:
http://kamisasori.net/
You can download Egg of P'an Ku here:
http://www.eggofpanku.com You'll need to extract the program to a folder on your computer.
Download the card database and image packs:
Once you download any of these programs you'll need to download the card database, which you can find here:
http://kamisasori.net/
If you're using The Game, you'll need to extract the card database to the same folder as "runme.bat".
If you're using Gempukku, you'll need to extract the card database to the "database" folder in the folder you extracted Gempukku to.
If you're using Egg, download and extract the card database to somewhere on your computer before you run it for the first time. It will prompt you to select a card database to use when you open it.
You're going to want to get Image packs as well, otherwise you'll end up using "generic" card pictures. You can get those here:
http://www.kamisasori.net/images.php?PHPSESSID=ae22c34521b171e4ed2dfa11e3ee6569
In each of these programs you want to extract the image packs to the "cards" folder, which is in the "images" folder. (They are all, thankfully, consistent about this.)
You're also going to want to download the image packs for all of the currently legal expansions.
Now you should have the program installed with all the images appearing correctly. At this point you're probably going to want to build a few decks before you start playing online. (These things are great for building decks even if you aren't going to play online).
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Find someone to play with:
The next thing you need to do if you want to play online is find someone to play against. To this extent you want to download an IRC chat program such as mIRC and Hamachi.
You can download mIRC here:
http://www.mirc.com/index.html
(any IRC program will do, this is just what I use.)
You can download Hamachi here:
https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/list.asp
On IRC you will have to connect to one of the Undernet servers. You don't need an account to connect to a server. You specify whichever nickname you want to use when you log on. Once connected you want to join the #L5Rgame game channel.
On Hamachi you will want to connect to one of the many networks where people are looking for games. Those channels are: L5R Online
L5R Online 2
L5R Online 3
L5R Online EU
L5R Online EU 2
L5R Online NA
L5R Online NA 2
You'll also need the password for those networks which is "Naga". Capitalization on Hamachi is important. "naga" will not work.
Play!
Once you've found someone to play with you'll need to open the client for the program you'll be using.
Playing using The Game:
If you're connecting to a game: Go to Connect, The Game will ask for an IP address which your opponent will give you, and then you can play. If you're hosting a game: Go to Connect, The Game will give you an IP address to send your opponent. Give that IP address to your opponent and then click on Host Game.
Playing using Gempukku: If you're connecting to a game: There's a drop down menu that starts with "Solo Test Deck" in the upper left area of the screen. Go down to "Connect to Game" and hit start. Gempukku will ask you to specify a host to connect to. Enter the IP address your opponent gives you. If you're hosting a game: Go to the drop down menu that initially says "Solo Test Deck" and go down to "Host and Play Duel", hit start. Gempukku will have you create a nickname. It will then tell you what your IP address is. Give your opponent your IP address so they can connect to you.
Playing using P'an Ku:
If you're connecting to a game: Go to the drop down menu under "File" and select "Connect to Table..". P'an Ku will ask for a hostname and a port. These will be filled by default. You want to change your hostname to the IP address given to you by the person hosting the table and leave the port field alone. Then hit connect. If you're hosting: Go to the drop down menu under "File" and select "Host Table". You'll need to find out your IP address so you can tell your opponent. There are a couple ways to do this: - You could open The Game or Gempukku and try hosting a table there. The program will give you your IP address when you make the attempt.
- If you're running a Windows machine (sorry Mac users, I don't know nuthing about no Macs, no how):
- Go to the start menu and click Run...
- Enter "Command" in the field and you'll get a DOS prompt.
- Enter "ipconfig" at the DOS prompt and it will tell you your IP address.
- Go down to your network connection in the toolbar and bring up your internet connection. Then go over to support and you should be able to find your IP address there.
Once you find out your IP address, tell your opponent and have them enter it as the "Hostname" when they try to connect.
Happy gaming and good luck.
Kevin
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