Reconnecting Players in LAN Games.

[redfalcon]

So I have this issue that consistently occurs when playing over LAN with only 2 people. A non-hosting player will suddenly and unexpectedly drop their connection or WZ will crash. This then, almost immediately, ends the game (ignore the fact that we've been playing for 20-30 minutes losing tons of progress ).

Is there a way to rejoin a player in a 2 player LAN game and continue where we left off? It's really frustrating to start over every time.

(Using 3.1.1 on a mac. Happens with both PC and Mac players).

[vexed]

On a LAN, that shouldn't happen. (Well, a crash could happen).
Without seeing the crash report, I have no idea what went wrong.

And no, at this time, we don't support rejoins or saving of MP games.

[redfalcon]

Well, in the most recent instance my opponents WZ was crashing. Usually it's a bad WiFi connection or something that is the cause.

No rejoining, eh? Lame! Not at the top of priority list?

[vexed]

It still shouldn't crash, that is why I need to see the crash reports to see why it crashed.

As for saving/loading MP games, it isn't about priority, it is about, that would call for a ton a work to be done, and we just don't have the manpower to do everything.

[stiv]

No rejoining, eh? Lame!

Before passing judgment, perhaps you would like to consider exactly what might be involved in implemented such a feature.

[redfalcon]

Yeah, I figure. Unfortunately, I just love the game, not so great in programming – otherwise I'd gladly contribute

@stiv – if you want to spell it out for me you're welcome to, I probably just won't understand any of it. Thanks for any work you've put into developing the game!