Race for the Prize turn tracking thread

FlameFlash · April 17, 2003, 21:11

Cedayon... now I know what you meant by not being very good... what you don't realize is that it's a perfect strategy for CtP... now it's time to see if it works in SMAC I suppose.

Maniac · April 18, 2003, 12:31

Now I only wished I knew something about CtP.

Maniac · April 21, 2003, 11:38

So, who has the turn these days?

FlameFlash · April 21, 2003, 11:49

I sent after my post about the CtP style of playing... been away for Easter so it might have come back to me?

MrWhereItsAt · April 21, 2003, 12:56

All I can say is that it still hasn't reached me.

Maniac · April 24, 2003, 14:29

Then we'll have to shout at TKG.

FlameFlash · April 24, 2003, 19:04

Oh TKG!?

Hercules · April 24, 2003, 19:55

Wakey wakey

Method · April 24, 2003, 20:07

erh, i don't have the save. can you try sending it again?

FlameFlash · April 24, 2003, 20:12

resending... now... crap... I'll have to replay it... didn't save the sent file...

I'll play it shortly and get it out... pardon the replay warning.

FlameFlash · April 24, 2003, 20:34

resent.

Method · April 24, 2003, 20:47

i got it, but then, problems. first of all, i get an error message about MWIA's faction files, then it won't open the turn. i don't have any more time to play tonight, but if i can get this fixed, i'll play tomorrow

FlameFlash · April 24, 2003, 23:30

faction files?

Was I supposed to download anything extra before playing?

Maniac · April 25, 2003, 07:20

Not really. Just if you want to see different leader faces and all that. The edited text of our faction files is saved in the save file itself.

FlameFlash · April 25, 2003, 09:34

Are you sure? That might explain why TKG has a problem... if you used custom factions, especially.

Method · April 25, 2003, 17:01

alright, i'm stuck. i no longer get that MWIA message, but i do get the "system error" sound and this message:

Maniac · April 25, 2003, 17:06

I wish I could help you, but I've never got such an error in my entire "SMAC career". Do all other save files still work?

Method · April 25, 2003, 17:11

yes. maybe it has something to do with FF's mac-ness?

Maniac · April 25, 2003, 17:20

FlameFlash has Mac!?! Well in that case it's rather obvious there are problems. Mac isn't compatible with other PC's right? I find it odd then FlameFlash had no problems with opening the file.

I don't think we can find a solution for this problem...

Darsnan · April 25, 2003, 17:48

Originally posted by Maniac
Well in that case it's rather obvious there are problems. Mac isn't compatible with other PC's right? I find it odd then FlameFlash had no problems with opening the file.

another SMAC(X) player, wgabrie, has a MAC as well, and I have never experienced any problems in any of our common games as far a translating the game back and forth (although I have never tried with custom factions before). If you want, send me the file, and I'll see if I can open/play the turn, and maybe that'll narrow down our problem.

D

FlameFlash · April 25, 2003, 22:23

Originally posted by Maniac
FlameFlash has Mac!?! Well in that case it's rather obvious there are problems. Mac isn't compatible with other PC's right? I find it odd then FlameFlash had no problems with opening the file.

I don't think we can find a solution for this problem...

I've played PBEM in SMAC/SMAX for quite some time with PC users with no problems whatsoever, so it's not because of Mac-ness.

If somebody could send me the edited .txt files for the factions, I'll try playing the turn again... IMHO, that's the problem.

FlameFlash · April 25, 2003, 22:26

Originally posted by Darsnan

another SMAC(X) player, wgabrie, has a MAC as well, and I have never experienced any problems in any of our common games as far a translating the game back and forth (although I have never tried with custom factions before). If you want, send me the file, and I'll see if I can open/play the turn, and maybe that'll narrow down our problem.

D

What's your e-mail address? I'll forward my turn with the password and TKG, if you could forward your turn to him as well, we'll see if Mac-ness has anything to do with it.

Darsnan · April 25, 2003, 22:33

My E-Mail address was posted earlier in this thread, however it is xxxxdnandal@twcny.rr.comxxxxx minus the x's.
Also, have you considered that the file was simply corrupted in transit, and that a resend might work as well? If I could get a virgin resend, that might also help, too.

D

Hercules · April 26, 2003, 08:01

Hope everyone remembers it's a SMAX game but with SMAC factions also

Method · April 26, 2003, 11:40

yes, that's not the problem. i definately used SMAX

FlameFlash · April 26, 2003, 13:17

TKG's copy, as well as my copy of the turn sent. I'm using the latest version of DropZip... are you using the latest unzipping app, TKG?

Darsnan · April 26, 2003, 13:46

I received the turn and played a couple of rounds of the game, and had no problems with it.
Also, I have been contacted by War of Art for taking over Cyurus's faction in this game. Which faction is this, so that I send him the right password?

D

FlameFlash · April 26, 2003, 13:56

Did you mean Cedayon's place? He's who I took over for...

Did you also try loading the turn that I sent TKG? How did it work?

Method · April 26, 2003, 14:21

ok this was my fault. FF's .zip was called "rftp-tkg.sav.zip" so when i unzipped it, it made a folder called "rftp-tkg.sav". the game thought the folder was the save so that's why it couldn't open it. a rename was all it took

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