RWM MULTIPLAYER & MMS (Launcher) GUIDE
& Problems, Keys, Shortcuts
Home autor: Last Soldier - lightly revised by Shadock

 

Introduction into the multiplayer of Sudden Strike 2 game. This article is about technical aspect,
description and manual into the game appears latter.

 

Hardware requirements:


+-1GHz procesor, 256 MB RAM (for bigger map and for multiplayer 5vs5 or 6vs6 you need something with better performance- +2GHz +512MB RAM)

 

What do you need for playing:

  • full version of Sudden Strike 2 game
  • patch version 2.2 for Sudden Strike 2 (exist two patcher, first 1.9 – 2.0, second 2.0 – 2.2)
  • latest version of RWM Modification (in case of need patch for RWM)

What do you need for playing via internet:

Begin of game:

  1. Install all what do you need – Sudden Strike 2 + patch + RWM (+ RWM patch)
  2. Try if game works
    • launch MultiMod Switcher (this utility is in instalation of RWM and is for laund game + have multiplayer support)
    • click to „singleplayer“ and try some map „Single mission“, if map load normal so all is OK.

If no so:
a) in MultiMod Switcher click to „Fix config“ and try again 2)
b) if this dont help try again 1)

 

Multiplayer:

  1. If do you have all right installed you can try multiplayer. In MultiMod switcher click to „Multiplayer“ and here is list of games. Click to some of actual game and switcher automaticaly run Sudden Strike.

Change nick!: In game (1) click to „Cancel“ after it click to (2) „Multiplayer“ and select nick(3) now click to"Join" and select IP adress (4) (its the first of the list) and (5) „join“. If you dont make this step so do you have instead nick like this: „<<>>“ and game administrator send you back to change. When you are in multiplayer list (6) choose right team and nation (if are germans or ally team 1 or 2 is mostly in description, now click to „ready“.

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Download directly (in the hoster computer folder) MP map via [MS] (Map Server) system:

  • download map via MS server, downloading directly in game is pretty slow so if is in the cell of the map this: [MS] name of map (napø.: [MS] Berlin) click to „Get Map Via [MS]“
  • not forget that do you must have highlight the game in list
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Now you can play.

 

Problems:

  • If you dont see any games in (1) – so you dont have public IP adress or configurated firewall/router (open ports) or game is already run
  • I see game in (1) but if click to „join“ game write: „you coulnd connected“ – in this game are all slots for players full, you can try join again after a few seconds or go back and select other game
  • I dont see my ping – its normal
  • I dont have ping to some of players, you or player without ping must rejoin

Game crash unreasonably

  • in loading – if it is frequency so reinstall SuSt + patches and modifications
  • in game – map have some bugs (too much units etc.)

Keys: Surely of ligth differences between keyboard countries

Where i find which reinforcements come from flags (airships/zeppelins)?

  • key: alt + click on square (airship) in to the minimap
  • key: „~“ (is on left from „1“) (or key "%") put up the message in which time interval arrive next reinforcements

How send messages to allies players ?

  • key: enter

How send messages to enemies players?

  • keys: ctrl + enter

How send messages to all?

  • key: shift + enter

How i warn allies players ?

  • go with mouse cursor to the minimap and press right ctrl + left mouse button – in the map will be „!“ and warn circles wave

How give my units to other player ?

  • select units which do you need give and after it press backspace (key "arrow to left" above of key "enter") and click to left mouse button to unit of player which you can give him

How see map?

  • key: M

How select airplane in the flight ?

  • key: alt + click to the airplane (easier, draw a square with the mouse around the aircraft)

How set places into the map for quick return ?

  • keys: ctrl + F1 – F10 – define place, F1 – F10 send you to defined player

Shortcuts:

SS, SuSt – Sudden Strike
SSRW, RW – Sudden Strike : Resource War (official stand alone)
SSF – Sudden Strike: Forever (SS1 official Addon)
PWM, APRM, HS, RWG, RWM, LRM, SIB, SSNM, WaW .. – Sudden serie mods
RTS – realtime strategy (game) (Sudden is a RTS)

FPS - First Person Shooter (game)
MP – multiplayer
SP – single player

KT – King Tiger – tank (but in reality germains called it "Tiger 2")
JS/IS  – Josif/Ioseph Stalin – tank
ari – artilery
inf – infantry
APC  – armoured transporter (often of reco unit too, ex : US Greyhound)
SPG  – self propelled gun (more often ari)

gl – good luck
gg - good game
hf – high fun
rush – systematicaly infiltration of enemy positions
hit&run – tactic of quick attack and go back
BTW - Back To Windows
omg – oh my god
pampers, noob, newbie – new players (a fiew scornful...)