Westwood Online is Westwood's online gaming service.  It allows people all over the world to compete head-to-head at no charge. Tiberian Sun: Firestorm is compatible with Westwood Online and allows for play against multiple human or computer opponents via the Internet.

Selecting Internet on the Multiplayer Game menu will take you to the Westwood Online (WOL) login screen.  If you already have a WOL account, just type in your nickname and password and click OK to jump online. If you don't have an account, you can create one by clicking on New Account and following the on-screen instructions. To return to the Multiplayer menu, click Cancel.

If you have never played WOL before, you must create a user account before you can play. Click New Account and you will begin the process of getting online to play. Once you have connected to Westwood, you will need to answer a few questions before an account can be created for you.

If all goes well with the account creation, the program will attempt to connect to WOL and the game lobby. If the program has any difficulty establishing a connection to the server, a message will pop up outlining the problem it has encountered. For more information on potential problems, please refer to the Troubleshooting section of the Firestorm reference guide.

Once you have established a connection to WOL, you will be presented with the WOL Lobby Screen. On this screen you can perform many different functions, such as joining a game, creating a new game, chatting with other players, finding or paging other players and viewing the tournament ladder.

The left side of the Chat Screen is the chat window for incoming and outgoing chat messages.  As people type, their messages appear in the chat windows, formattedas their name followed by the message they typed. To send a message, simply type it on the input line and press the enter key. To call attention to an outgoing message, you can click the action button on the right side. This will post the message in a different color to highlight its importance. To direct a message to a specific person or list of people, you can click multiple names from the user list on the lower right of the screen.

For additional information on the operation and capabilities of Westwood Online, please refer to the Firestorm Reference Guide.

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