Dazz_G
Emperor
Its vacation time once again 
I shall be away from Friday 6th to Saturday 21st July.
I shall be away from Friday 6th to Saturday 21st July.
Now Is The Future!
- Thread starter Tim Ford
- Start date
Tim Ford
Prince
Oh man! Blah. Have another good vacation.
DogBoy
Deity
That is a long vacation time! I wish us Americans learned how to relax like Europeans.
Tim Ford
Prince
Word! Gonna have a good time tomorrow though.
jbieksha
Regular Joe
France takes off the entire month of August. Seems like the entire country. Makes schduleing projects intesting.
Dazz_G
Emperor
Where does France go for its vacation then ? 
jbieksha
Regular Joe
Can't think of a witty answer to that one
1815 AD to Tim in hopes it reaches Dazz_G before the vacation.
1815 AD to Tim in hopes it reaches Dazz_G before the vacation.
Tim Ford
Prince
GPS passed it onto Dazz, fingers crossed he will be able to take his turn.
Here is some more bad news for you all. I will be out of town the 24th of July to the 31st
I guess Dazz and I should have coordinated our trips better!
Here is some more bad news for you all. I will be out of town the 24th of July to the 31st
I guess Dazz and I should have coordinated our trips better!
Dazz_G
Emperor
Turn done and sent.
Signing off now for two weeks of getting p**s .... er .... sorry - getting a suntan and soaking up the local culture (culture being the new name for the local brew)
Signing off now for two weeks of getting p**s .... er .... sorry - getting a suntan and soaking up the local culture (culture being the new name for the local brew)
Tim Ford
Prince
Game sent! Now the 2 week wait begins
DogBoy
Deity
Oh well, still have other games to play.Dazz_G
Emperor
I'm back and have sent the turn on its merry way.
DogBoy
Deity
Welcome back. I see I have the turn in my inbox and will play it tonight after kids to go bed.
jbieksha
Regular Joe
I have teh file. Will pay tonight.
Are we going to patch 1.74? If so, when? I don't want to have all my PBEM's at different versions.
Are we going to patch 1.74? If so, when? I don't want to have all my PBEM's at different versions.
Tim Ford
Prince
A new patch! Is it for Mac as well? If it is I can switch whenever.
Just to make everything LAME again I am going to be out of town from the 25th until the 1st. I'll try to play the turn I just got before I leave. Won't be till tomorrow night though.
Then after that… Let's kick it old school and tear this mutha out!
Just to make everything LAME again I am going to be out of town from the 25th until the 1st. I'll try to play the turn I just got before I leave. Won't be till tomorrow night though.
Then after that… Let's kick it old school and tear this mutha out!
DogBoy
Deity
We need to upgrade the game. The administrator has to do it. A friend of mine sent me this e-mail.
This means that I have to be the one to update the game by first loading it using the previous version, removing the admin password, saving the game, reloading the game with the new version, resetting the admin password, and then playing my turn. While this is a hassle, it is a much better option than remaining on the previous version. Hence, we will be updating these games to their new versions - but please retain a copy of the previous version of Civilization IV and Civilization IV - Warlords (if applicable) to that you may continue to play turns in those of my games that have not yet been updated.
This means that whoever started the game needs to be the first one to upgrade it. As soon as the game administrator upgrades it you need to let the rest of us know so we can play this game with the new save. Unfortunately, that means you may have to play with two versions of the game until all your PBEMs are upgraded. That's a simple process. All you have to do is copy the entire Civ4 folder. Rename your new Civ4 folder to whatever you want (such as Civ4 Old Version). Then patch your current Civ4 game to the new version. Then just play whatever game you are playing with whatever patch the game is on until all your games are played using the current version. As soon as that happens, you can delete your "Civ4 Old Version" folder.
This means that I have to be the one to update the game by first loading it using the previous version, removing the admin password, saving the game, reloading the game with the new version, resetting the admin password, and then playing my turn. While this is a hassle, it is a much better option than remaining on the previous version. Hence, we will be updating these games to their new versions - but please retain a copy of the previous version of Civilization IV and Civilization IV - Warlords (if applicable) to that you may continue to play turns in those of my games that have not yet been updated.
This means that whoever started the game needs to be the first one to upgrade it. As soon as the game administrator upgrades it you need to let the rest of us know so we can play this game with the new save. Unfortunately, that means you may have to play with two versions of the game until all your PBEMs are upgraded. That's a simple process. All you have to do is copy the entire Civ4 folder. Rename your new Civ4 folder to whatever you want (such as Civ4 Old Version). Then patch your current Civ4 game to the new version. Then just play whatever game you are playing with whatever patch the game is on until all your games are played using the current version. As soon as that happens, you can delete your "Civ4 Old Version" folder.
ruff_hi
Live 4ever! Or die trying
Instructions for a dual-install (shamelessly stolen from the HOF sub-forum)
1. Copy "Sid Meier's Civilization IV" in Program Files/Firaxis Games, to "Sid Meier's Civilization IV v1.61".
2. Rename "Sid Meier's Civilization IV" in My Documents/My Games, to "Sid Meier's Civilization IV v1.61".
3. Install the BTS.
4. Run from one directory or the other to get the version you want.
You'll also be able to install mods separately for the two versions, save games will be separate for the two versions, etc. The new version will have a clean install with no mods, which is probably what you want (since many old mods won't work).
Step 3 could also be "Patch the game". To make Step 4 easier, I would create a shortcut to "Civ IV v1.61" and another to "Civ IV v1.74" and stick them on your desk top (or where-ever).
Tim Ford
Prince
Turn Played and Sent! I am back for good and ready to play!
I can't find any Mac upgrade/patch called 1.74
All I can find is the patch for 1.61 rev C, which is what I have been playing. It looks like they haven't made the mac patch yet so I can't upgrade! Sorry if this forces all of you to keep a 1.61 game going just because of me.
I can't find any Mac upgrade/patch called 1.74
All I can find is the patch for 1.61 rev C, which is what I have been playing. It looks like they haven't made the mac patch yet so I can't upgrade! Sorry if this forces all of you to keep a 1.61 game going just because of me.
DogBoy
Deity
Tim,
That is odd. You should be able to load your game, hit the advanced button, hit the "check for updates" button. The game will patch automatically. If you can't patch then this does cause a problem. Before I patched I copied my civ4 folder so I could run a dual install. Something happened when I did that and I can't run the old version anymore, only the newest patched version. I can still play the old version on my old computer which is fine for now. However, in about 3 months I will be back down to one computer. So either we have to patch this game, I will have to figure out how to install civ4 again with the old patch, or somebody will have to drop from this game
That is odd. You should be able to load your game, hit the advanced button, hit the "check for updates" button. The game will patch automatically. If you can't patch then this does cause a problem. Before I patched I copied my civ4 folder so I could run a dual install. Something happened when I did that and I can't run the old version anymore, only the newest patched version. I can still play the old version on my old computer which is fine for now. However, in about 3 months I will be back down to one computer. So either we have to patch this game, I will have to figure out how to install civ4 again with the old patch, or somebody will have to drop from this game
Tim Ford
Prince
I did everything exactly as you wrote it. The problem is that the game downloads an .exe file. As a mac user I can't use that file. That Patch can only be used by PC users. However the Mac Version of CIV4 is released through Aspyr, so I checked there web-page and the latest patch they have is 1.61 Rev C.
This means that the Mac 1.61 Rev C will already be compatible with the 1.74 patch, or that I will have to wait until Aspyr releases the mac 1.74 patch.
Lets just keep on playing and see what happens, I bet the 1.61 Rev C patch I have will work fine with all of you no matter what patch you are all running.
This means that the Mac 1.61 Rev C will already be compatible with the 1.74 patch, or that I will have to wait until Aspyr releases the mac 1.74 patch.
Lets just keep on playing and see what happens, I bet the 1.61 Rev C patch I have will work fine with all of you no matter what patch you are all running.
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