Creating (Hosting) a Battle
The Host button brings up the Host Dialog, which allows you to specifiy a number of things about a Total Annihilation: Kingdoms game that you want to host. Other people in the Boneyards will be able to view the options you've set and decide if they want to play the kind of game you've specified. If your game isn't full, then they can join your game.
Pressing the Host button brings up the following screen:
On this screen, you can select the game type, which is presently one of the following:
For Fun - allows any options to be set.
Duel - A two-player game where the results will count toward the "Duel Ladder."
Winner Takes All - a three-or-more player game that's a fight to the finish; the results of this game will count toward the "Winner Takes All" ladder.
Clash of Nations?? - The result of these two-player games will be reported to the Clash of Nations Ladder and Sub-ladders.
Once you've selected a game type (For Fun is the default choice), certain options may become unavailable. For instance, if you choose a Duel type game, then the number of players must be two and the other player-count options will be disabled. For a Winner Takes All game, the two-player option will be disabled.
You can also choose whether the death of your Monarch signals the end of the game.
The skill level setting is a hint to other players as to what to expect.
Pressing the will continue on to the Total Annihilation: Kingdoms Battle Room where you can proceed as you would for any multi-player LAN based game - except that when your game completes you will be returned to the Boneyards.
Pressing the will return you to the War Room Battle Subscreen.