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Formaldehyde

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I just successfully completed GOTM23 so I have been trying to create a new game to keep myself occupied until GOTM24 is released. Every time I start a new game I see resources like oil and saltpeter which should not be exposed until I have discovered the appropriate technology. Has anybody else experienced this? Is there a fix?
 
Congratulations on completing GOTM23 successfully, and on being the first poster to ask this question .... today ;)

Assuming you are playing version 1.29 of CivIII, look in the Art\resources storage folder in the CivIII software directory, where you should find a readme that tells you how to solve this problem.

HTH
 
Hmm. Well thanks for the cryptic hint (I guess), but there is no readme in that directory. I guess I'll now look through the forum topics again in hopes of solving my dlilemna.

BTW, may I suggest that someone stickify an appropriate topic and response so us n00bs don't keep reposting it?

EDIT: Hmm. I don't see any other topics about this problem during the past month much less the past day. Am I missing something?

EDIT: OK. I used my deductive talents and vast knowledge of computers and replaced the 'resources' and 'resources shadows' in the 'Art' driectory with the files from the "gotm_before" folder and I assume I should now replace these with the appropriate files from the other folders prior to playing further GOTM games. Right?
 
I apologise for my brief, and perhaps a little unkind, response. This question does seem to arise with great regularity, though the ways people use to describe it vary enough that it's not easy to define a search that will find all the instances without retrieving the whole site thread list.

The readme always used to be there, so I was *trying* to be helpful :(. Sounds like they've dropped it from the current Windows installer, which seems like a bad idea. I'm sure I've even seen Cracker refer previous enquirers to it. It's still there in my Mac installers.

This delayed reply is due to the fact that I tried to use the search facility here to track down a post I submitted a little while ago for you. It included a screenshot of the file structure on my mac, marked up to show where the files are that need to be swapped. While I was searching (maybe even *because* I was searching) the CFC server disappeared from the Internet and I went back to playing the current game. I never found my original post, so it may have been consigned to the Great Bit Bucket in the Sky.

Anyway, your powers of deduction have come to your rescue, and it sounds as if you've done exactly what is required. Well done.
 
No problemo dude. Thanks for the response. These GOTM games are really great and you are doing a wonderful job. Happpy gaming.
 
Originally posted by Formaldehyde
I just successfully completed GOTM23 so I have been trying to create a new game to keep myself occupied until GOTM24 is released

You shoud try Civ3 GOTM Medal Play Series Game 5-6: France . Is is a completely new victory condition and it was great fun to ponder on how to achieve it. I can hardly wait till the spoiler opens to see how other players addressed this challenge.
 
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