Frequently Asked Questions - (FAQ)

[Laertus]

Just a quick question. I'm new to the forums here, but been playing since CivI. I am currently using C3C v1.22 that was just released. I'd like to participate in the GOTM modules but am unsure how to access my plain-vanilla version of PTW that C3C was installed on top of. Is it still just sitting in a PTW directory? Or is there some special way to startup to acces my old PTW so I can play the GOTM? Would appreciate any help.

 

[Laertus]

Okay, found the PTW icon in an old direction, v1.27f I believe, so that should be fine. But I got an error loading the GOTM 30 Spain module. I seem to get these errors quite frequently when trying to play scenarios I download. This one was "missing entry in text\PediaIcon.txt Animname_prto_pictish_warrior" then it exits the game. It's very frustrating, as there are some good scenarios out there I'd like to play. Any clue how to fix these types of errors?

 

[ainwood]

To play any of the Game Of The Month games, you need to install some extra units / graphics packs.

If you look in the reference thread (stickied below), you will see links to the graphics packs. You need the following ones:
GOTM 21 Full Install Pack for PTW
GOTM 22 Add-On Install Pack for PTW
GOTM 23 Add-On Install Pack for PTW
GOTM 24 Add-On Install Pack for PTW
GOTM 25 Add-On Install Pack for PTW


The critical thing is to tell the unstaller to install these packs to your Civ3 directory, NOT your Play-the-world one.

 

[Laertus]

Thanks, Ainwood. I'll give that a try and see how it works

 

[Laertus]

Okay, I got the GOTM add on packs installed fine for 21,22,23,24. When I try to install 25 it tells me some files are missing at the end of the install, they look mostly like .arg and .wav files for mounted warrior. When I ignored them and tried to start GOTM 30 I still got the error that the files were missing for the Pictish Warrior. Any idea what I'm doing wrong here?

 

[ainwood]

If you get the message that the Pictish Warrior can't be found, this indicates that the files have been installed to the wrong directory. Re-install, and make sure it is to the Civ3 directory (NOT the Civ3PTW one). That should fix the problems.

 

[AlanH]

The gotm25 add-on installer tries to copy some sound files from the places where it expects to find them in your standard installation so that the new units can use them. Your installer has failed to find them, so you must be pointing it at the wrong directory on your hard drive.

The lack of a Pictish Warrior seems to be a common complaint around these parts. Again, it means that the add-on packs - in this case the gotm21 add-on - are not installed in the right place.

 

[Laertus]

I discovered the problem. The addon packs were installing to an older version of Civ3Gold that I had on my C drive, not the current installation of PTW I have on my E drive. I reinstalled the gotm packs to the correct Civ3 directory, on the correct drive, and it worked fine. Thanks for all the help guys

 

[Ace_online8888]

First time playing GOTM here (before i played in the tournament then layed dormant until now). I installed the patch for GOTM21-25,28 everything works fine. But one thing bothers me I can't seem to trade maps in GOTM 30. I have writing and map making but there are no options to trade maps in diplomacy. Is this a new change? or is there something wrong with the civ 3 files?

 

[schmiddi]

The tech required to trade maps was changed to get a C3C-like feeling. You can see more details on the game announcement pages.

 

[ainwood]

Yes - to trade contact, you need printing press; to trade maps you need navigation.

 

[Birdjaguar]

When will conquests be added to GOTM options?

 

[ainwood]

Originally posted by Birdjaguar
When will conquests be added to GOTM options?

"Eventually"

 

[Ace_online8888]

Something wrong with my resources. When I play a normal game or GOTM19 the resources are screwed up. Wine is salpetre and fish looks like coastal rocks etc.. In GOTM30 it looks alright. I'm guessing it has something to do with resource.pcx and resources.pcx? But I have no idea how to fix it(don't have the original anymore).

 

[grs]

You should look inside your Civilization 3 folder under /art/ressource_storage there should be some folders that contain the different ressource icons. In your case you just have to copy the ressource.pcx and ressource_shadows.pcx from the subdirectory /gotm21_before into the /art folder.

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grs

 

[Lord Jimbob]

uhhh... so who are the scientific civs in gotm30? the civpedia is kind of fragged... thanks!

 

[ainwood]

Well, its a bit of a spoiler to tell you the specific civs, however I can tell you that the traits have not been changed compared to the normal game.

If you are wondering about the PTW-equivalent civs in the Civ version, then you can find details about those civs here.

 

[Lord Jimbob]

whoops- guess i should have posted this in the spoiler II thread... i heard a rumor (false, i see) that one of the civs was scientific when itd PTW counterpart was not, thus the question- thanks ainwood!

 

[Stone Wolf]

I've tried searching for this on my own, but since it's a map question and the search engine refuses to search for any 3-lettered words I'm kinda stumped.

Anyways, when the first spoiler appears you usually have to have a full map of your starting continent to read or post there. How is that handled now that map trading is deferred until the end of the Middle Ages? Does a map of the coastline qualify?

 

[AlanH]

Well, the spoiler rules for this game haven't been published yet, so why not wait and see?