-- $Id: README file for netToe version 1.1.0 - released on 22 July 2001
t h e n e t T o e p r o j e c t
http://nettoe.sourceforge.net
netToe it is a text based Tic Tac Toe game playable over the Internet.
You can play it against computer AI, a player on the same machine or against another player over the network. (Internet, LAN etc.).
I think it's best to play it against a friend over Internet while you're chatting with him in IRC or ICQ or something like that.
Yet nettoe is just a classic Tic Tac Toe game (well yes, it is playable over the network ) this is not so good I know. But what I didn't tell you is that netToe is going to be enahnced a lot with cool features...
( A GUI version of netToe is also in development ).
If you hate such games but you're interested in C programming or Socket programming you can take a look at the source code.....
Well OK let's stop that.
For information on how to build or install netToe please read the INSTALL file include with the source package.
-----== [ HOW TO PLAY ]==-----
I think you don't need any information on how to play a Tic Tac Toe game. That's why I'm only going to explain how to play nettoe with another player over the Internet or a LAN.
- First decide who will host the game. (you or your friend/opponent)
- Now the one who is going to host the game must (do the following):
- run nettoe (Doh)
- choose the option 3 (Two players over network) from the Main Menu
- choose the option 1 (Host the Game) from the Network Game Menu
- type in his name or nickname (NO BLANK SPACES ALLOWED).
- comunicate the IP address to the other player. ( hostname also works... if resolved, of course) ( I hope you know how to get your IP address...)
- Just wait for the other player to connect to your host.
- Now for the other player (the one who is going to connect to the hosted
game ):
- run nettoe (really ?, Yaeh relly.)
- choose the option 3 (Two players over network) from the Main Menu
- choose the option 2 (Connect to a host) from the Network Game Menu
- type your name or nickname (NO BLANK SPACES ALLOWED).
- type in the IP address of the host (with dots) or the hostname. IP address example: 192.168.0.5 Hostname example : myfriend.hostname.com (must be a valid hostname)
- Just wait for the game to start .
Enjoy. And if you have any problem just let me know.
If you have comments or suggestions, you are welcome to mail me, and please report any bugs: Gabriele Giorgetti <g.gabriele@europe.com>
-- Gabriele Giorgetti