Looking for Multiplayer Partner

[wwhill]

I never had any launch at all

 

[wwhill]

is the new game spy patch important?

 

[WillJ]

Well isn't this just dandy.

Hmm, I guess I should post about this in the quick questions thread in the Civ3 general discussions forum (along with other places). Hopefully there someone could tell me what I'm doing wrong.

Looks like we'll probably have to start over some other time (after I find out how to load saved games in multiplayer). If you're willing to start over, I'll contact you later when I can play.

Sorry about all of this.

 

[wwhill]

ok. I am going to load the latest game spy patch

 

[WillJ]

Never heard about the gamespy patch. I don't think it would matter, considering Gamespy is only used for finding players (such as in the main multiplayer screen), not setting up games. At least as far as I know.

Where can I get it? I'll try downloading it.

 

[wwhill]

It prompted me for it when I logged on.

 

[WillJ]

Originally posted by wwhill
It prompted me for it when I logged on.

Hmm... Oh yeah, I think I remember that (from when I first logged on a long time ago), and I'm pretty sure I downloaded it.

 

[wwhill]

I loaded it. Want to try it real quick?

 

[wwhill]

I launched on that I started. Since GameSpy is launching the game, the patched version may have been necessary for me to pick up your game.

 

[WillJ]

Originally posted by wwhill
I loaded it. Want to try it real quick?

What do you mean by you loaded it? Did you save it?

 

[wwhill]

I loaded another game to make sure that I was working ok.

I think I know what the problem is. When we quit the first session, my geme did not come down as soon as you announced that we would quit. I went ahead and exited the game myself. I think that I must have left while you were saving the game. As a result the AI took orver, so that when we started the next day the computer recognized my player as an AI and not a human.

We will have to start a new game. I am availible tonite. Let me know when are.

 

[WillJ]

@wwhill: That makes perfect sense. I guess we'll have to start over, as you said. This time when I say I'm quitting, I'll be absolutely sure to quit immediately, and how about you wait 15 or so seconds before you quit, just to be absolutely sure. I'll also save it as a different file each and every time, in case we mess up, and upon reloading sucessfully I'll delete the old file. Just to be safe.

I'm pretty sure I'll also be available tonight. Same time and same conditions sound good?

 

[wwhill]

Sounds good. I will not exit this time. The game should come down off my computer on its own. Sorry for the trouble.

 

[WillJ]

No problem. I'll try to start the game at 10:00 (your time). I'll contact you if I can't make it.

Edit: Actually, I'll contact you if I can make it, because I might not be able to. Don't wait for the game to start if I don't say anything.

 

[wwhill]

are you there?

 

[WillJ]

Originally posted by wwhill
are you there?

PM sent, but I'll post here anyway. I'm ready now, and we can play till 11:00 (your time). Sound good? Expect to see the game come up soon, with the password of cfcrules.

 

[WillJ]

Well, that was fun. Are you free at all tomorrow? I'll probably be available at the same time tomorrow.

 

[wwhill]

I will be too. See you then.

 

[wwhill]

Can do.

 

[WillJ]

All right, I'm ready now. Head on over to the multiplayer screen and watch for the game (again with a password of "cfcrules").