Eternity Netplay

I know that this source port isn't the preferred choice for netplay...but I wanted to know if it could be done. If I follow the instructions concerning the "-net" parameter, Player One is stuck at "Check Netgame Status. Sending network start info..." while Player Two gets further but is frozen while waiting for P1 to connect.

Again, I know this port isn't necessarily idea for netplay, but is it supposed to work at all?

It works, it just has a strange way of setting up a net game.

This might be of some help: https://www.doomworld.com/forum/post/1863482

I've gotten other p2p doom methods to work though, like vanilla doom and dos boom. Just because something is p2p doesn't mean it shouldn't work at all.

I thought I remember reading @Edward850 was working on a C/S version of Eternity, so if that ever comes to pass that'll be leagues above just the below-average P2P methods being used currently. (As he says in the post linked, it's provided only as a formality in its current state. I doubt anyone's used it much.)

P2P is great for local LAN games if your network is not congested. It requires n * (n-1) packets to be sent, for every frame, else lag occurs. Usually this is fine on a LAN, but not really feasible on the web. It'll work, but it will most likely be a very frustrating experience. Note that, for a 2-player game, that's 2 packets per frame, but for a 4-player game, it's 12 packets! So, on the web, if you must try P2P, 2-player is really your best bet. (It's gonna suck, but it'll suck 1/6 as much as 4-player!)