Multiplayer Q&A

[Luthor_Saxburg]

I'm playing an PBEM and I strongly suggest 'foul play' on behalf of a player.

So my question is this: is it possible to 'cheat' by altering the .sav files? Like giving it's own nation more units or increasing the experience level of our own units?

I must say I am quite sad about this 'cause I was enjoying the PBEM very much... and now I'm just

I have been going on in my mind over and over again the possible ways for the player to do the amazing turnaround he did... but it seems to be too much 'over the top' to be true...

 

[samuraishaka]

Hi I'm a newbie, at multiplayer, but still using civ III, yet cannot find how to get into a online multiplayer with civIII players... please any other players? am going thru the faq, but am a zulu warrior keen to play asap in realtime.

 

[NuclearPenguin]

I have a question.

My friend and I only have Civ 3 the Original, not the expansion packs. Is there a mod or something we can use to play via LAN?

 

[sirdanilot]

^No, you cannot play multiplayer without the Play the World expansion pack. There is no mod or code or anything, at least that I know of...

However, you can just order the expansion pack (legally!) in some online store or something like that. It shouldn't cost you more than $20, and that would be way too much already...

 

[NuclearPenguin]

Thank you.

 

[flyingkitty]

I would LOVE a play by email game....I recommend you go get Civ3complete, which has both expansions (Play the World plus Conquests), the latest 1.22 patch, plus a ton of maps. I found the entire cd at the supermarket recently for £6 (about $12) ...and yeah, I've had civ3 a while, but I decided to get a spare copy, and at that price it was a bargain!

 

[TruePurple]

In multiplayer I have this frusterating thing where I can't seem to tell a unit to move and attack at the same time. I have to move the unit, then the game switches to the next unit, and I have to quickly move the map back and reactivate the unit in order to do the attack before that unit gets attacked. Any way to disable that?

Likewise with workers, I move a worker to a square to work it, but the focus moves onto the next unit before I can choose a worker action.

 

[Hasdrubal Barca]

Check box in preferences - "do not auto-select units in multiplayer"

 

[King Flevance]

is there a chat log in Civ3 multiplayer online?

I cant find it and I cant find any information on one existing.

 

[Daghdha]

In a pbem I'm playing units that are lost doesn't show at thye end of turn. They're simply gone when you open next save and you have no idea what happened. Well, some idea maybe but you can't be sure. Is there a way to change the settings in mid-play to fix this?

 

[LouLong]

In a pbem I'm playing units that are lost doesn't show at thye end of turn. They're simply gone when you open next save and you have no idea what happened. Well, some idea maybe but you can't be sure. Is there a way to change the settings in mid-play to fix this?

No. That's why you have to write/send reports of your own military actions and ask for the same from your opponents.

 

[Daghdha]

No. That's why you have to write/send reports of your own military actions and ask for the same from your opponents.

Thing is that when I was turnplayer in mtdg's I would see for example barb attacks after I hit space. This time the barbies will attack w/o showing at the end of turn.

 

[Daghdha]

No one have an idea about this?

 

[Chamnix]

The barbarians move after all human players, so only the last player in the turn order gets to see them - everyone else has to guess what happened.

 

[Daghdha]

OK, tnx Cham. IIRC both KISS and Gong have been last in the turn and that would explain my confusion about this. In our pbem I'm first on deck.

 

[goddessnz]

Hi, just wondering if it is possible to have more than 8 players in a multiplayer game? Sorry if it's already been asked :s

 

[King Flevance]

Nope, sorry. I wish there was too. (badly)

 

[TheLastOne36]

Hi, is there an IP Ban on multiplayer? I know there are in other games.

What i want to do is ban someone from my games because they join, and on the first turn swears at everyone then leaves. Major Annoyance. Worst part is when we rehost, he comes on by with a different nick and does the same thing. So i was wondering if there was an IP ban option so i can ban him for good.

 

[CartesianFart]

Hi, is there an IP Ban on multiplayer? I know there are in other games.

What i want to do is ban someone from my games because they join, and on the first turn swears at everyone then leaves. Major Annoyance. Worst part is when we rehost, he comes on by with a different nick and does the same thing. So i was wondering if there was an IP ban option so i can ban him for good.

Unfortunately, there isn't one. Either you join the Ladder league or just keep on bootin the sorry a$$hat.

 

[alll3x]

Hi.
Is there any way to remove the use of strategic resources?
With that I mean that I want to be able to build for example /swordmen without iron/bombers without oil/ and so on.

Im playing LAN-game with civ3c.