Battle.net on Mac OS 9 Intro | Diablo I | Diablo II | StarCraft | WarCraft II BNE | WarCraft III

Game Introduction

At this stage, you should have completed the following tasks.

• All computers on your LAN should have their own Static IP address.
• Your router is forwarding the appropriate port to each computer.
• Your router has any other necessary ports open for game play.
• Any Blizzard games you wish to play on Battle.net have been installed.
• The supplied Battle.LAN pdf has almost been completed.

As far as the Battle.LAN pdf (download PDF) goes, I would like to suggest that you record the first few numbers of the appropriate serial number in each box. Once the software is installed, there is no way that I know of to tell which serial number each program is using. End result, if you ever need to reinstall the program, you will need to make sure you use the same serial number as before. If you don't use the correct serial number for that computer, then somebody on your LAN will end up receiving a "This CD-KEY is already in use" message every time the two of you try connecting to Battle.net.

I would also like to suggest, if possible, that you try installing Spawned copies of the games before buying the full versions. As happy as I am to support Blizzard as a software company, I'd hate to see anyone spend their hard earned money, only to realize that they are unable to accomplish their goal of connecting multiple computers on their LAN to Battle.net. If you do succeed in this goal, please send an email mentioning what router you're using, so that I can add it to the confirmed success router listing on this site.

If everything does work, then click on the appropriate game links to purchase additional games. Not only will it give you that warm, fuzzy feeling, it will also help support this site.

Battle.net on Mac OS 9

If you made it this far, you're almost there. You will also need a copy of ResEdit, which can be downloaded from Apple. If you don't have a copy, don't wait too long to download this utility. Classic days are numbered, and the time may come when this utility disappears from the Apple site.

This is the one area where Window users have an advantage. On Windows, each game looks in the Registry, which is shared by all Battle.net games. On the Mac, each game needs to look at it's own preference file. The good news here is that Diablo II and StarCraft both share the same Battle.net preference file. The changes you need to make will be identical for all three preference files. WarCraft III can be changed from the options menu, so this application is even easier.

At the most, there will be three preference files that you will need to edit.
Battle.net Preferences (Diablo II and StarCraft)
Diablo Prefs (Diablo I)
WarCraft II BNE Prefs (WarCraft II)

contact: battlelan@junkboxoftech.com