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[Drogue]

Can someone help me. I loaded up the save file, took a screenshot, and left, as I wanted input before I play it. I did not save it again, I just left. I didn't move a single thing.

Now when I go to log in, it states that I could be tampering and notice has been sent to other players.

Did I do something wrong? Am I not allowed to go in, even if I change nothing, so as to get a screenshot? I am new to PBEM, but I thought you could go in and out, but could only save it once, when it is handed over to the next team. Am I mistake?

Sorry about this

[Maniac]

You can save a PBEM game as many times as you want. In fact, you HAVE TO say save it before closing to avoid the cheating and reloading message. If it was as you describe it, that you could go in and out as many times as you want, as long as you don't save, then you could cheat without being noticed.

So summarized, just save a game the normal way after you've opened it for making screenshots etcetera. When you're playing it for real, and are about to send it to the next player, then you need to click on the "Turn Complete" button in the lower right colour. Then a pop-up window will appear "Hotseat/Email Multiplayer" with the message:

NEXT PLAYER TURN

Captain Svensgaard of the Pirates

Mission Year 2102

Enter Password

...and the choice options "Save and Exit" and "Ok"

As you don't know the Pirates' password, you have to click on "Save and Exit", save the game , zip it and attach it here on Poly. That's it I think.

[Drogue]

Thanks. I have PMed Googlie to explain what I have done. Hopefully he will tell the other factions. Do I continue to play from the same save game, or do I unzip it again and play from that? As you can see from the screenshot, I have done nothing illegal, thus I do not think there will be a problem.

Thank you for the help

[Maniac]

Do I continue to play from the same save game, or do I unzip it again and play from that?

Actually even when you would delete the file you have already played, and redownload the current turn to play, you'll still get the reload message. Renaming doesn't work either. I don't know how it works, but the anti-cheat system works pretty well. Until now I've found only method to circumvent it, but I won't tell you how, so you won't be tempted to use it.

Edit: In other words, just continue from the same file.

[Drogue]

Ok. I hope other accept my explanation. I did not want to cheat, and have not, but thought I shouldn't save it. I take it it's not Ironman then? I jus save it normally if I want to go back to it then? That suits me fine

[Maniac]

I take it it's not Ironman then?

It is, in the sense that the game automatically closes down after you have saved. (IIRC at least: I actually have hardly played SMAC the last year. Due to being familar with the civ series for over seven years, I remember most tactics, but there might be holes in my memory.)

[Googlie]

Maniac has it right. (I've replied to your PM, Drogue)

If you opened the save, took the screenshot, then selected the "quit" from the lefthand menu's the same as "turn complete" from the game mechanics point of view (except that you get the "do wou want to wimp out ..." message, and are propmted for a save filename.

So how did you exit the game after you took the screenshot?

One way to avoid the message is to have someone who hasn't yet opened the turn to play the official turn (Old threads tell of PBEMers with 2 computers who have done this - use one for all sorts of explorations and experimentations, then the other for the official turnplay)

I'm sure you'll be cut some slack as it's the first turn (but I'd doubt it if it were, say, 2225 and in the heat of a pitched battle)

G.

[Drogue]

Thanks. I'm sorry about that. Yes, I just chose quit and then exit without saving.

I need to reinstall anyway, because of formatting, thus I presume I can just play then.

Can you post on forums or PM the other group leaders to explain (I will if you want, but might be better coming from you, as CMN) what happened, so they don't think we are playing ahead?

Now I know, I'm sure I'll be fine. Really should have asked beforehand.

[Googlie]

Originally posted by Drogue

Can you post on forums or PM the other group leaders to explain (I will if you want, but might be better coming from you, as CMN) what happened, so they don't think we are playing ahead?

No need to.

I downloaded the turn and opened the Pirates - no reload message, so whatever you did when you quit the first opening seems to have been the equivalent of a regular save

So your reputation is still unbesmirched

Googlie

[Drogue]

Yes, I reinstalled SMAC and SMAX. Needed to anyway, but decided to do it now rather than the weekend. All looks fine then That is good

[Googlie]

Please see and comment on:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=86125

G.

[Drogue]

Have done

[Drogue]

There was talk earlier about getting more members. Now we have private forums, and have started, should I post on the OTF, asking any SMAC/X players to have a look and join the DG? If we can get up to ~10 per faction it would be great

[Maniac]

If you have the time to write something introducing ourselves, please go ahead! I could PM it to all the old ACDG members (and perhaps the PBEM ACDG civgroup). As most of them are still in my PM contact list, that's relatively easy for me.

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