Pb with percentage

[jayxx]

Hi,

I got a pretty strange problem with the percentage computation.
In 1924, I have a score of about 3200 points and therefore a percentage of about 320 % (emperor level). The year after, my score is still about 3200 pts, but the percentage becomes -320 % !!
All the years after, my percentage remains negative, about this value.
Nothing special happens during 1924. I re-played this year several times, even doing absolutely nothing ; and my percentage becomes negative systematically in 1925.
Has anyone already underwent this problem ?
What is it caused by ?

[Scouse Gits]

16 bit integer arithmetic has a range of values from -32K to +32K-1 - I guess you rolled over the top ...

Stu

[rah]

Sounds like it.

[jayxx]

Thanks for this clue.

How could this roll-over be avoided ?
People got scores well over 32K, and it looks like they did not get this problem.

[duke o' york]

I'm not sure. Keep playing after 1925, and I'm sure that it will right itself soon enough. Celebrate your cities up, or research some FTs, and the percentage will rise with the score. Good luck!

Or alternatively, we could start a lowest percentage Hall of Shame.

[Scouse Gits]

What version are you playing - open the game options menu and it tells you on the 'title bar' of the menu...

Stu

[jayxx]

My Civ2 version is basically 1.00

Well, I already tried to continue the game after 1924. In fact, I realized that my percentage was negative when I ended the game in 2018 with my spaceship arrival. My score was about 9500 pts, and my percentage about -315 % !
So, I went back in history thanks to my savings, and realized that something went wrong in 1924.

I remember also that, in the HoF of another website dedicated to Civ, someone had an excellent score and a negative percentage (at Deity level).
So it looks like I am not the only one :-)

[Scouse Gits]

Aha!!!
There were many bugs in the early releases of Civ2 - most of us have CDs with versions varying from 1.03 to 1.08 (my own) up to 1.4 or so --- the latest release is 2.42 which fixes many many bugs including iirc the one of which you have fallen foul.
You can get the upgrade - genuine MicroProse release from the Directory at this site - go to the Civ2 home page and click on Directory ...

Stu

[Bloody Monk]

Yep. You need the 2.42 patch. I looked for it at the Directory (called Dir) page, per Stu's suggestion, but couldn't find it. If you need another source for patches, etc, check out this link...

http://www.civfanatics.com/civ2downloads.shtml

scroll down to the Patches section and you will find what you need.

Monk

[Scouse Gits]

Oh ye of little faith ...

http://apolyton.net/civ2/misc/patches/civ242.zip

Stu

[Bloody Monk]

Originally posted by Scouse Gits
Oh ye of little faith ...

http://apolyton.net/civ2/misc/patches/civ242.zip

Stu

Presumedly, this is unzipped directly to the Civ2 directory.

Me, little faith!! Well, not usually, anyway.

I could not find, and even with your link, can not find that file by going to the Civ2 home page. Color me lost.

Monk

[Scouse Gits]

Civ2 home page -> Database -> Special -> Item 4 of 6 IIRC
The link above is a cleaned up version - the 'Polly link has some advertising cr*p attached

Stu

[Bloody Monk]

Thanks, Stu, I found it at Mother Poly. Why the 2.42 patch is so well hidden rather than as an outfront flashing notice is beyond me. BTW, I think it is okay to say crap. Ming does anyhow.

Monk

[Theben]

I know 2.42 is the highest patch for v1.0, but isn't there somewhere he can download 2.78? Better than 2.42; you just can't use any saved games<2.78.

[Scouse Gits]

Theben
2.78 is Fantastic Worlds which, true has many scenarios available to it, but at least in every incarnation I have had running is horribly bug ridden.
My recommendation would be to have 2.42 loaded for vanilla SP, Succession & Comparison games - and have a second installation of MPGE for all your scenario, MP and Succession & Comparison game needs -- I include Succession & Comparison in both groups because they are normally set up for one of these two variants

Stu