PBEM: Neglected UK players - first multiplayer game

[BeefBayford]

Fine by me if he joins

 

[chuanster]

Chuanster can join - if I get a pm with e-mail address and leader choice very soon!

EDIT: I'll put Chuanster up last. We don't need an e-mail address until then.

Hey Enkidu, I have just pm you! IS the game still on?

 

[Enkidu Warrior]

First save sent. Chuanster is in. Everyone has a password identical to their in-game name. Change it using alt-D. I'll e-mail Viper with Chuansters e-mail address so the save can be passed on.

There didn't seem to be any problems at my end - hopefully it will work this time.

 

[chuanster]

Great, so I just have to wait for Viper's email and send it to you after my turn? Are we expecting today?

 

[BeefBayford]

I've played my turns but don't have Scowler's email address anymore could you email it to me Enkidu or PM me with it? Thanks. Oh and my name appeared twice again.

 

[Enkidu Warrior]

That's right. Timing just depends on everybody taking their turn. Hopefully we'll get through a few turns tonight.

 

[Enkidu Warrior]

I've played my turns but don't have Scowler's email address anymore could you email it to me Enkidu or PM me with it? Thanks.

Done.

Oh and my name appeared twice again

It was definitely fine at my end. As long as the turns go in the right order this time I don't really mind.

 

[BeefBayford]

Thanks Enkidu The game is now in the hands of Scowler.

 

[Scowler]

Still waiting for the email to arrive. Bloody BT...

 

[Scowler]

Ok, game now passed on to Viper.

 

[chuanster]

Still awaiting my first move.....

 

[Viper1812]

Sorry! I haven't checked my e-mails. Just having a look now.....

I have done my turn and sent it to Chaunster! And yet Scowlers name appeared twice again.

 

[Scowler]

That's strange. Beefy and I both had our own names duplicated. I wonder why you didn't see twin snakes

 

[chuanster]

I have done my turn. Scrowler appears twice as well with no Enkidu. I have bee asked to email to Scrowler as well, which I think it should be Enkidu. I have therefore emailed the file to Enkidu. Hope that is right.

 

[Viper1812]

Yep, that is right. Enkidu's turn is after yours.

 

[Enkidu Warrior]

Good news, it worked this time. I was called Scowler for reasons that I can't begin to imagine but I've changed my name back using alt-D so hopefully it will stay that way. I've e-mailed the next save to Beefy.

 

[BeefBayford]

Played and sent, Two Beefy's, no Enkidu's!

 

[Scowler]

This time I saw:

1 x Scowler
1 x Beefy (Mongol)
1 x BeefBayford (Greek)
0 x Enkido

The others were okay

I don't know whether it makes any difference, but previously I was loading the saved game directly from Windows by double-clicking on it. For this turn, I went into Civ first and loaded it from there - could that be why my name wasn't duplicated this time? Oh, and in Civilization4.ini there has been an entry "GameName = Stephen" ever since our first attempt. Annoyingly it kept coming back, no matter how many times I returned it to the original setting, even after I deleted the PBEM folder and save and replaced the ini file. It has now finally changed to "GameName = UK PBEM".

 

[Enkidu Warrior]

Have other people been experiencing this problem? As long as we don't get any more crazy jumps in turns then I don't mind my name getting messed up. Also, has anyone had to enter a password? I got into my game without one, but then mine is the profile that keeps going haywire. I added it again using alt-D but I have a funny feeling I'll be BeefBayford come next turn. Bizarre

 

[Enkidu Warrior]

Apparently, as well as having multiple-personality disorder, whoever gets the player 1 spot will be unable to trade with anyone.

There is a workaround, but it would require us to start again (again). I'll leave it up to the rest of you. I don't mind continuing - I'll just have to dedicate myself to WAR!