Hot Seat available?

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I don't care if it's built in hot seat of a 'cheat enabled' hot seat or a modded hot seat.

I'm simply looking for some way for my brother and I to play each other, with other AI opponents, in the same game. Since all combat is autoresolved it seems like it should work out fairly well, and as we both love the game we'd dearly enjoy a chance to smash each others fleets to splinters

Am I in luck or does GC2 not have any hot seat capability whatsoever yet?
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
There is a cheat code some people have used for that purpose, but it's by no means a complete or elegant solution. There's a page about it on the wiki if you want to give it a try.

There is no official multiplayer, hotseat or otherwise.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Ah I see, thanks. That web page was most helpful.

So far it seems to me you must do this

a) First player does his turn, selects ship of second player, hits ctrl+shift+z.
b) Second player does his turn, selects ship of first player, hits ctrl+shift+z.
c) First player hits 'end turn' button.

The only problem seems to be that sometimes the AI takes over and does wierd stuff for the second player in between when he does his turn and the end turn button his hit (like building ships at star ports and such). Is there anyway around this or is it just part of the inherent problems to this method of hot seating?

Thank you for your help.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
is it just part of the inherent problems to this method of hot seating?


It is. The cheat wasn't added for this purpose, so if you want to use it for that, there will be problems of that sort.