HOF version for WOTM19 (contender save)

[Monnet]

Hello,

I have just tried to load the Contender save for WOTM 19 and it asks me to load MOD version HOF-2.13.002, even though in the game instructions page it says that we should be using 2.13.003. Could anybody in the GOTM staff please check this and confirm which version of the MOD we should be using? I would hate to be disqualified on my first chance to win on an xOTM, now that it has gone down to Noble.

Many thanks in advance, and I hope I did not overlook anything and this is a real issue.

Luis

 

[Sabean]

On a related note, when I click on the link that says "starting saves will be available here", it goes to the starting saves page for BOTM 9. The URL appears to be: http://gotm.civfanatics.net/civ4games/index.php?month=50019
Am I missing something?

 

[AlanH]

The required HoF Mod will depend on the mod version that DS had loaded when he built the saves. I've checked, and it does appear to be 2.13.002. So I've changed the Pre-game post and the game release page to reflect this.

I would hate to be disqualified ...

That would not be possible, as the start file should only load with the correct HoF Mod.

I've corrected the url in the Pre-game post for the game release page - should be month=60019, not 50019.

 

[Monnet]

Thanks for checking and clarifying, AlanH. Off we go...

 

[DynamicSpirit]

Ooops sorry, that was my fault, I installed 2.13.003 of the HOF mod but forgot to change my Warlords setup so it loaded that version, not the old one. Yes that means WOTM 19 will be with the older HOF mod version.

 

[kcd_swede]

The required HoF Mod will depend on the mod version that DS had loaded when he built the saves. I've checked, and it does appear to be 2.13.002. So I've changed the Pre-game post and the game release page to reflect this.

That would not be possible, as the start file should only load with the correct HoF Mod.

I've corrected the url in the Pre-game post for the game release page - should be month=60019, not 50019.

Hi AlanH,
I've just gotten a Warlord disc and installed it, patched to 2.13, and installed HOFMOD 2.13.002
I have also put the BtS 3.13 gamecore dll in the assets folder for warlords. I don't know if that was necessary since I have a previously installed and patched v3.17 BtS. I didn't change the Civ4 assets, though, to not mess up the previous settings for civ4 and bts.

I am able to load the WOTM19 as a test that things work on WOTM's. I am able to load and play this save. However, in settings I get some red warnings and I wonder if that's normal (OK for a WOTM submission if deadline weren't passed), or if it would disqualify. I'd like to know if my install is ok before the next round of wotm starts. Here's the warning:

View attachment 189742

Let me know when you get time to answer such tedious questions...

 

[AlanH]

Those warnings are only relevant if you are submitting HoF games, as indicated by the text at the top of your screenshot. They do NOT apply to xOTMs, which are played from completely different starting conditions.

They are warning you that you cannot submit a HoF game if the Locked Modified Assets box was not checked when it was created, or if you use a WorldBuilder save as your starting point. These are obvious constraints for the HoF, which relies on players to create their own starts. But the xOTM starting saves are created by the GOTM Staff, and we do not, and cannot, comply with either of these requirements. But if you use a valid xOTM start file and play to the xOTM rules your submission should be valid for that game.

Normally, we try to build the xOTM starting saves in such a way as to suppress those warnings in order to avoid frightening you and generating this sort of question. However, the WOTM 19 saves did not suppress the warnings, so they do appear for that game. Please ignore them.

You can disable them if they upset you, by going into the Options->HOF3 screen and un-checking the two boxes for HoF settings at the bottom right.

 

[kcd_swede]

Thx for quick reply. If I understand correctly, as long as it lets me load the save and play, it is valid for submission as an xOTM regardless of HOF warnings (assuming xOTM rules and deadlines are adhered to). So my loading of Warlords and assets is working as it should. No need to reply unless my undertsanding is incorrect. Thanks again.

 

[DynamicSpirit]

That's basically correct, except that if just before the game loads you get a warning dialog telling you that the game isn't valid for GOTMs because you are running under an account with insufficient privileges and asking if you're sure you want to continue to load it - then your game won't be valid if you continue. But that's a pretty obvious dialog and you have to click to OK it, so you'll certainly know if that happens (and it won't happen in WOTM 19 because that game is using an older version of the HOF mod).