GOTM 27 - Game Of The Year pre-game discussion

[Txurce]

I'll be starting my game on the 7th. As I've mulled over this game while finishing GOTM 26, I realized that use of the scout will be radically different from what everyone is used to. In the past, we tend to send scouts or warriors in straight lines aimed at quickest likely contact with other civs - which in turn leads to complete maps of the continent halfway through the ancient age. With the new rules, however, the scouts have to clear literally every tile on the continental map, or risk missing a hut! Fortunately, early contact with other civs isn't as important as usual, since it'll happen pretty fast on its own (I envision Iroquois scouts and Jaguar warriors). I look forward to seeing in what patterns others used their scouts.

 

[yalejock]

I have a problem loading this American GOTM file into Conquests - some warrior graphics file is missing... what should I do?
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[AlanH]

The instructions that I'm sure you read at some point say:

(1) don't try to play it in Conquests - use the PTW that comes with Conquests

(2) if you have technical difficulties then Private Mail Ainwood or another staff member with the details to avoid premature spoiler discussions.

 

[yalejock]

AlanH - well, what do you mean PTW comes with Conquests??? Could you give me instructions on how to actually load the .sav file fro GOTM27 into Conquests (or PTW that comes with it) - I am def. confused.

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[AlanH]

Sorry, I don't have/can't have Conquests, as I use Mac. I only know that the locals around here tell me PTW is installed with Conquests - p'raps they are wrong? I'll alert my staff colleagues who are Windows victims to your question and see if I can get a definitive answer. Watch this space ....

 

[a space oddity]

As a Windows victim (thanks AlanH ) I can confirm that you do get PTW together with Conquests. In your civ3 directory there's a Map "Civ3PTW" which contains the PTW executable.

You should open the save with that executable...

 

[AlanH]

Originally posted by a space oddity
As a Windows victim (thanks AlanH )

You have my sympathy, Space.

I can confirm that you do get PTW together with Conquests. In your civ3 directory there's a Map "Civ3PTW" which contains the PTW executable.

There. I knew they couldn't all be wrong!

You should open the save with that executable...

First you need to ensure that you have installed the GOTM add-on files in the correct place. Is this uncharacteristically straight forward for a Conquests user on a PC?