Simulation

[King_Kristian]

I read in the SMAX manual and Velocyrix's guide that it is possible to have the game play itself, like a simulation.
How do you do this?, the Scenario editor is not very user friendly and i haven't been able to figure out how to do it.
The game manual said that they turned the game over to another faction but i dont really understand how to do it.
And yes i do have SMAX.

[MariOne]

offhand, when you use Shift+F3 to switch the controlled faction while in Scenario mode, you are asked to choose between two options, one of which should read "watch the computer play"...

[King_Kristian]

Nope it doesn't work, i get asked to choose a faction or choose to play all factions at the same time.
There is no option to make the computer play.

[Mampfred]

You have to choose a faction to play, then you will get asked if you want to watch the computer play.

But if I choose to watch it still doesn't work for me, the computer just doesn't do anything; besides I loose the view on the entire map and see only what my chosen faction sees AFAIR; so please tell me if you get it working

[Blake]

After you have chosen to watch the AI, you may want to set it to not stop at the end of each turn. You do this by placing a heavy weight on the enter key. (Technical advice from the SMAC manual )

Note: after you have chosen to watch the AI doesn't actually start playing until after you do a move, the easiest thing to do is just end the turn)

[Adalbertus]

You do this by placing a heavy weight on the enter key.

Using a bowl of pudding, this is even a "software" solution.

[Mampfred]

Now it works!

I just need to find a rock of a suitable size to be placed on the enter key.

How long does it usually take until the AI has finished one game on a medium sized map? Can I watch it to the end or will I fall asleep before ?