[pbem] T-N-T

[MoensDVL]

TNT

5 player game (no AI)
Patch: v1.74

Players:

Moens: Napoleon (Agg/Ind)
Burlicconi: Qin Shi Huang (Fin/Ind)
Onclouds: Tokugawa (Agg/Org)
AnitaGaribaldi: Peter (Exp/Phi)
Champinoman: Huayna Capac (Agg/Fin)​

Players are sorted according to their time zone.

Game setup:

Map: Balanced
Size: Standard
Climate: Temperate
Sea level: Low
Era: Ancient
Difficulty: Noble
Speed: Normal​

All options OFF (default)
All victories ON (default)

Previous discussion here

 

[MoensDVL]

So lets roll!
Turn 1 (4000 BC) played and sent to Burlicconi.
You can find emails where you have to send turns in-game.
I hope all players are reliable and consistent.

Good luck all and have fun.

 

[burlicconi]

i sent forward to onclauds...
Goos luck to all!!!

 

[onclouds]

oops...
Message: "The save file you have selected is protected to ensure that the assets in your mod folder have not been changed"...
and then...
"Load Failed" =S

does anyone understand this? I don't =/

 

[MoensDVL]

Crap, again!

My bad. I didn't expect these kind of problems, kinda strange to me. At least Burlicconi had no problem with his BTS

Looks like this is because of unmodified CvGameCoreDLL.dll file in /Assets/ folder, which is required to change to emulate BTS instalation for GOTM games, as it's said here. You can download BTS CvGameCoreDLL.dll here.
You should not have any conflict with other games after that, at least I hadn't. But it's always better to check.

 

[AnitaGaribaldi]

Turn 1 played and sent to Champinoman.

 

[champinoman]

I received the file and will confirm that if you are playing with vanilla you need the modified .dll to play.

However, i have never played a PBEM larger than a 1v1 so i have never experienced the following:

I received my turn from Anita and played it out. Now the game wants to send it back to Anita for the next turn... Do we play each turn in the reverse of the previous turn or something?

Because as i see it we have gone... Moens -> Burlicconi -> Onclouds -> AnitaGaribaldi -> champinoman -> AnitaGaribaldi ????

Im going to let the game send it to Anita as it is telling me to and hope this is correct.

If I am wrong I can send it again or Anita can forward the file. (everyone should be passworded so nobody can play the wrong turn anyway)

And if the order changes weirdly can someone please post how the ordering will work through out the game. Thanks.

 

[champinoman]

ok, ignore everything in the above post

I tried to send it to Anita but the sending failed a couple of times. So i decided to reload the file from my email. After playing my turn (exact same as first time) i hit the end turn button and this time moens email appeared and it sent without an issue.

No idea what happened as i have played a couple of email games before and never encountered that issue.

The move is sent and hopefully thats the biggest issue i have for the entire game.

Good luck all

 

[MoensDVL]

Kind of scary and confusing message above But everything is good, I have received and played the turn.

BC3960 sent to Burlicconi.

 

[onclouds]

Hi guys,
I've received the save and sent a GPS message but then my pc broke down and I'm still trying to fix it.
Unfortunately I can't seem to make it work (civ crashes on startup).
If by tomorrow I haven't been able to resolve the problems I'll let you know so that you may find a replacement. =/
sorry for this...

 

[MoensDVL]

Onclouds,
Don't rush. Fix your pc and play your turn. I am sure we can understand and wait.

In the meantime I want to inform all players that I am going for a short trip on river on Sunday and won't be able to play my turns for a couple of days. I am sorry for this, but it won't be long. I will be back on Tuesday evening latest.

So, Onclouds, you have enough time to fix your pc All day tomorrow I am available and ready to play my turns in case if you manage to fix your pc.

 

[champinoman]

Definitely take your time fixing your computer and dont worry bout a replacement. This is a PBEM game that will go on for quite a while so no point chucking in the towel on turn 2

And to add to Moens being away for a couple of days, im moving house atm and will be in a house with no internet access for a little. I'll be downloading my turn from work and sending the next morning. I should have internet connected fast though as im a wreck without it

 

[onclouds]

played and sent! =)
format c:\ works like a charm (not so much since we don't get to type it anymore, instead we have to put up with a nag blue screen from MS xD)

 

[AnitaGaribaldi]

BC3960 sent to champinoman

 

[champinoman]

Sent to Moens

 

[MoensDVL]

I am back and glad to see that Onclouds has solved his problems.

BC3920 played and sent to Burlicconi.

 

[onclouds]

played and sent to AnitaGaribaldi

 

[AnitaGaribaldi]

I received my turn but I'll be able to play it only when I'm home again... It will take almost 12 hours.

 

[AnitaGaribaldi]

BC3920 played and sent to champinoman.

 

[MoensDVL]

BC3880 sent to Burlicconi.