If you are conquered then submit your last save. If you have no save for the defeat turn you can submit a retirement. Go to the C-IV submission page and you will see your options explained there. If you still have questions, come back here or PM me.
Renaming the leader is fine - renaming the game (from the in-game menu) is not.McLMan said:Is re-naming the leader ok? What about the submitted save, should it be GOTMxxx.xxx or should it have my name in it?
Yes, it's cheating. Reloading to change any event or action or decision in the light of previous experience is cheating.VirusMonster said:Hello,
I am confused about the cheating rules, especially the reloading one.
You wrote: "Reloading an earlier save-file and replaying turns in a different way. The only time you may reload a save file is to start a new play session, and you must use the save file from the end of your previous session."
...you can try something else(i.e. not attack: in order to save your unit) and you would not have lost any units.
Is this cheating? I can't figure out from the way you worded yoru sentence.
You save your game at a point where you want a break. You reload that save and play forward. Simple, no?Also, if this is considered cheating, how am I supposed to finish a long game without ever turning my PC off?
We don't "promise" to spot all occurrences of cheating. The game as it is currently designed doesn't provide enough data to enable us to do that. We do try to use all the information that *is* provided in the game. But as jeremiahrounds has said, what's the point? No one gets prizes for high performances in GOTMs. The highest award on offer is the respect of other players for your achievements in trying the games, playing as well and honestly as you can, and improving your performance over time. You can't win and savour that award by cheating.I did not know about these rules until recently, and I also have used WorldEditor to look up the map(or I could have played a test game to see where resources are). I just don't see how you promise to detect stuff like that and put in on the cheating list when everybody is doing it. You just can't determine whether someone used world editor or not, I think it should be allowed. But let me know how you reason your argument so I can understand as well.
No comment. Note that we intend to reduce a lot of scope for such actions as soon as the game is patched to allow us to use the password protection properly.World editor even lets you put some imba resource around your city that you could remove later when the game is about to end. How can you detect this sort of cheating?
If you think these things should be allowed then you are in a minority, and probably playing in the wrong competition.Especially I am curious how you can determine whether someone used save/load cheating. I just see no way for doing so. I think it should be allowed. Again return your thoughts plz.
We await your submission with interest.Alright, I guess I will play gotm5 if everything goes alright.
VirusMonster said:The AI has just too many imba production bonuses even with save/reloading.
I think it is worked out automaticly from the save file. You do not need to identify it on the submition form.CivGeneral said:I have a question in regards to submiting a game. How can I identify that I have played the Adventurer Save when submiting a save? And yes, this is my first time actualy finishing a GOTM and submiting it .
C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_NAME\My Documents\My Games\Civilization 4\Replays or some such.CivGeneral said:Also, where in the world do I find the replay file in my Civ4 directory? .
migthegreek said:Hi everyone,
I would like to enter the next GOTM, and also try out the old ones. I have a couple of questions though:
Go to the GOTM web site. The right hand column includes the link to the current game page plus a menu and buttons to reach the previous game release pages and results. Game release pages contain download links fo rthe start files.1. Where are the files to play them? I can't seem to find the starting saved games posted anywhere.
This thread describes the three classes. When you have decided which class to play at, choose the appropriate file to download from the game release page.2. What is the Adventurer Class and Challenger Class thing? I have no idea what that is or if i have to do something differently.
You play the game according to the GOTM competiton rules - no reloads etc. When you have won, lost or retired you submit your saved game and replay files using the submission page.3. Do I just play the game according to the set rules for that game and post the replay when I either win or lose?
There are usually two spoiler threads for C-IV GOTMs. The first, mid-game spoiler opens five or six days after the game starts, and the first post tells you what conditions you need to fulfil to read or post in it. The final spoiler is the end of game one, and you must have completed the game before reading or posting there.4. Should I not look at the spoiler threads until I'm finished with my game?