MapStat 2.6.1 & GOTM Rules

[Denniz]

What is the rule regarding use of Dianthus' MapStat utility with A GOTM or COTM game?

Since version 2.6.1 does not show Civs that have not been contacted, is there any reason it can't be used prior to seeing the entire map?

I have just found this very useful tool (Thanks, Dianthus!) via spoiler thread comments and would like to use it for COTM02. I have been using it for the past week it is very helpful with some of the more tedious aspects of things.

If you don't know about this tool, look here.

 

[ainwood]

The tool is fine for the COTM / GOTM. AFAIK, Dianthus has set it so that if it recognises a file as being a COTM / GOTM one, it will only let you see territory counts for civs you have met. However, after 1000AD (IIRC), it lets you see all. This is purely to prevent it being used as a spoiler tool.

 

[Dianthus]

Since version 2.6.1 does not show Civs that have not been contacted, is there any reason it can't be used prior to seeing the entire map?

I have just found this very useful tool (Thanks, Dianthus!)

Thanks dvandenberg. By the way, you might want to upgrade to 2.6.2 to get a couple of bugs fixed .

The tool is fine for the COTM / GOTM. AFAIK, Dianthus has set it so that if it recognises a file as being a COTM / GOTM one, it will only let you see territory counts for civs you have met. However, after 1000AD (IIRC), it lets you see all. This is purely to prevent it being used as a spoiler tool.

Almost right. Even for non-GOTM games it doesn't show spoiler information unless the following checkbox is checked on the preferences form:

For GOTM it doesn't show spoiler information for the early part of the game even when it IS checked.