<font:Arial Bold:22>Joining and Creating Games


<font:Arial Bold:20>To join a game,<font:Arial Bold:16> highlight its name in the server list and click the join button.


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The colored dots next to each server represent the speed of the connection.
Green is good
yellow is moderate
red is less than desirable

The ping speed of each server is displayed in the detail area in the lower right of this menu.
A low ping speed is best.

The numbers in the "#" column tells how many players are in the game and how many can join.

When highlighting a server, the names of the players in that game appear in the Name List.
For team games, a blue or green dot is shown next to each player indicating which team they're on.
Pick your own team color at the bottom of this screen before joining a game.




<font:Arial Bold:20>To create a game,<font:Arial Bold:16> click the create button and go to the Create Game menu.

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Type in a Server name and, if you like, enter a password.

Using the drop down menu, choose between the different Game Types:

Battlemode: A simple drive and shoot game.
You score one point each time you destroy an opponent's tank
and you lose a point for each time your tank is destroyed.


TeamBattlemode: Battle in teams to rack up team points.
Before playing team games, use the radio buttons at the bottom of the menu to
choose which team you'll be playing on (Blue or Green).


Scrum: Grab the Scrum Ball and drive it to a goal.
One point is given for each goal.


TeamScrum: A scrum game with teams.




Next, using the arrows below the landscape panoramas, choose the location for your battle.


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You need not be on-line to play on-line games.  The default game has AI bots.
If you want the bots to leave the game when another player joins your game,
check the "Auto Kick Bots" checkbox.


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Notice the AI bots have names. They also have individual personalities:

HumBot - Lethal
GumBot- Not too bright.
MalBot - Suicidal
RiBot - An annoying pest.
TomBot and GulBot - Steady players. Not to mention they're bot "brothers".


Click on the bot silhouette buttons and change the bots to be customizable.

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First click the buttons to determine their tank sizes.
Next click their intelligence levels for further customization:

Gold headed bots are the super expert elite.
Silver headed bots are moderately smart.
Bronze headed bots are cheap and dull.


When you're ready, click create and start the battle.

