Give me 18, but not on Earth - new PBEM

[Nighthawk419]

Oh now that´s just bad timing, I won´t be able to play for this whole weekend due to being abroad and I think you will have found a replacement by Monday. Unless none of the other replacement players jump in until then, I guess you can count me out for now.

Cheers.

We will see what happens, havent heard from everyone yet, but if you are available in the time slot thats most important, we will get no more than 1 more turn in by Monday, so you wont exactly miss much! I'll get back to you tomorrow!

 

[D!CK_VII]

re the PM ...
It isn't a mod. If someone was playing with a mod, then that person couldn't load the pbem game. If the game started with a mod, everyone has to use that mod.

The issue with the mac could be related to a game admin password. Apparently, MACs cannot open pbem games that have such a password.

NB: I am not available as a sub.

had this exact problem w/ dogboy and Legends of Revolutions (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=325253). removed admin password problem solved. not sure we can trust 18 of us not to cheat tho

 

[ruff_hi]

had this exact problem w/ dogboy and Legends of Revolutions (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=325253). removed admin password problem solved. not sure we can trust 18 of us not to cheat tho

The admin password (or lack thereof) doesn't impact on cheating of players (exception noted below). Here is my understanding of what an admin password gives you:

• game with admin password
  • admin can open any save
  • game still 'alive' if a player loses his password
  • game still 'alive' if a player disappears
  • person with admin password can cheat
  • MAC players cannot participate
• game without admin password
  • can only open save with player password
  • game 'dead' if a player loses his password
  • game 'dead' if a player disappears
  • MAC players can participate

 

[bathsheba666]

The admin password (or lack thereof) doesn't impact on cheating of players (exception noted below). Here is my understanding of what an admin password gives you:

• game with admin password
  • admin can open any save
  • game still 'alive' if a player loses his password
  • game still 'alive' if a player disappears
  • person with admin password can cheat
  • MAC players cannot participate
• game without admin password
  • can only open save with player password
  • game 'dead' if a player loses his password
  • game 'dead' if a player disappears
  • MAC players can participate

I think this is not quite right.

If there is no admin password, the game is not dead if a player loses his password or disappears.
For example with Flev, the player who disappeared was the game owner, along with a few others.
I took over the game, reverted to my previous turn, and set an admin password, and replayed my turn.
Now, I could use the admin password to reset the individual passwords of the players who had disappeared, ready for their replacments.
But, once having set an admin password, you cannot then set a null password, you can only set a new one.

So, there is only one way in which a game can truly be dead...if the owner, having set an admin password, then disappears.
Anything else is recoverable.

 

[ruff_hi]

If there is no admin password, the game is not dead if a player loses his password or disappears.

I did not know that.

So ... anyone can set an admin password ... but once any admin password is set ... then it can only be reset if you know the original admin password ... and it cannot be set to NULL.

Is that right?

 

[bathsheba666]

I did not know that.

So ... anyone can set an admin password ... but once any admin password is set ... then it can only be reset if you know the original admin password ... and it cannot be set to NULL.

Is that right?

 

[ruff_hi]

Ok, I take it all back ...

Spoiler :

you are all a bunch of cheaters.

not sure we can trust 18 of us not to cheat tho

 

[bathsheba666]

had this exact problem w/ dogboy and Legends of Revolutions (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=325253). removed admin password problem solved. not sure we can trust 18 of us not to cheat tho

How do you remove an admin password ?

 

[D!CK_VII]

How do you remove an admin password ?

i recreated the game but the creator of the password should be able to remove it

 

[bathsheba666]

g p s

 

[chasbolt]

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Onwards

 

[Imperator Knoedel]

I came home earlier than expected, so if you still need me I could jump in right now.

 

[Nighthawk419]

Its been on tudaio for almost 24 hours now. I emailed him with no response. Hopefully he re-appears soon.

Imp. Knoedel I think you should be able to hop in as replacement, pending me having any PMs. (I'm on here via blackberry)... Ill let you know for sure tomorrow.

 

[Imperator Knoedel]

I created an account with the Name Imperator Knödel on PBEM-Tracker now, I´d be able to play from now until about 07:00, and again from 17:00 onwards, all times GMT+0. You can´t count on me being on like this every day though, it´s just that i slept from yesterday afternoon till midnight because of exhaustion. Most likely I am going to play my turns sometime between 15:00 and 20:00 from Monday to Friday, not sure about the exact times at weekends, but I am more flexible then anyway.

Cheers.

 

[Nighthawk419]

I created an account with the Name Imperator Knödel on PBEM-Tracker now, I´d be able to play from now until about 07:00, and again from 17:00 onwards, all times GMT+0. You can´t count on me being on like this every day though, it´s just that i slept from yesterday afternoon till midnight because of exhaustion. Most likely I am going to play my turns sometime between 15:00 and 20:00 from Monday to Friday, not sure about the exact times at weekends, but I am more flexible then anyway.

Cheers.

Imp. Knoedel - congrats sir, you have officially been selected as rd13's replacement in this game. I have emailed the owner of the PBEM tracker website and he will be updating the game to swap you into rd13's slot. You turn should be coming in the next day or so, and the PBEM tracker site should send you an email when its your turn. Please re-read the first post in this thread for the details, but otherwise, welcome to the game and good luck.

Please let me know an email address that is the best way to contact you so I can update the email listing and I will also email you the password to your civ, which you can then change with your next turn. Everything else will be a surprise for you!

Good luck!

Night Hawk, your fearless leader

 

[Ormylar]

Turn 5 complete.

 

[rd13]

had this exact problem w/ dogboy and Legends of Revolutions (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=325253). removed admin password problem solved. not sure we can trust 18 of us not to cheat tho

hey, really? well, i have given up my slot already, but id like to test that. Nighthawk, did you set an admin password? if your turn ever comes, could you get me a separate save from it with the admin password removed, so i could test it?

 

[bathsheba666]

hey, really? well, i have given up my slot already, but id like to test that. Nighthawk, did you set an admin password? if your turn ever comes, could you get me a separate save from it with the admin password removed, so i could test it?

I was under the impression that a password, once set, could only be changed, and not unset...

 

[Nighthawk419]

I was under the impression that a password, once set, could only be changed, and not unset...

This is correct.

Sorry rd... although if it makes you feel any better, I hadnt actually set a password until this talk of passwords came up , which was after your turn stopped working, so that wasn't the problem either...

 

[Imperator Knoedel]

Great, I can´t wait for my turn. However I think we have a little misunderstanding here:

Day 3
Calanthian (local: GMT +1) - GMT 0600-0700
Michkov (local: GMT +1) - GMT 0700-1600
Imp. Knoedel (local: GMT) - GMT 1500-2000
Espirito (local: GMT) - GMT 1800-2200
tdy99 (local: GMT -5) - GMT 2100-0100
Eclipse4449 (local: GMT -5) - GMT 2400-0400

Actually, I live in a GMT+1 timezone, I just calculated GMT times because I thought it would be better if we all use the same system. So just subtract a hour there and we are fine.
Oh and could someone please show me the link to the Story-Thread again?