"Nothin' Fancy" Sxn Game

[Scouse Gits]

Assuming we have no resolution of this in the next 18 hours or so - I propose to continue from SCG's save sometime tomorrow and hope that Grigor will be able to slot in more successfully at a later date - any gainsay this?

SG[1]

[La Fayette]

(this is a picture of DaveV wandering off mumbling)

[Grigor]

OK, that seems right. Somebody (DaveV?) should start from SCG's 2500BC save and I will jump in when I figure out how to post a saved game.

[-Jrabbit]

Grigor, the only thing left for me to believe is that you're running a PC version of 2.42 on a Mac through a Mac-to-PC utility. (While I can't state it with total certainty, I'm quite sure that MGE was the first and only Mac release of Civ2. Panag would know for sure.)

Anyway, if so, I suspect that this may be the cause of your saves not appearing valid when carried back to PC platform.

Just a thought...

[Grigor]

jrabbit -

You may be correct - however, I cannot upload MGE games in, for instance, STYOM's succession game. I know that I got the game CD before the multiplayer aspect was included and never upgraded. I know that my saves are readable if sent by email. I suspect that there is some jiggling which I have to do on my end in order to make the file recognizable when passed through the Apolyton attachment program. I want to wait until Smash finds this thread - he will probably be able to answer it right away - or there may be no practical solution.

Of course, as a Mac user, I consider it almost a matter of principle not to know anything which involves getting even one tiny baby step past the user interface

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Suggestion from an interested observer:

Send a polite PM to smash. He might never find this thread, otherwise (smash not being a regular succession game player).

[Grigor]

OK, here is another try

King Federico 1750 BC.sav

I don't think it worked. Here is yet another try,

[Bloody Monk]

Sorry, no joy..."not a saved game."

Monk

[Straybow]

Oy vey, what a mess!

Many apologies for being awol Saturday night and Sunday, but work intervened more than usual. I was simply not coherent enough to read threads Sun am after work, etc.
Official ruling: This is a 2.42 game, inspired to include SCG who has only 2.42… (While a PowerPC can play Windows games such as CivII 2.42, the Macintosh port has the MGE file format.)
Sorry Grigor, but please try one of the MGE games.

Therefore, somebody with 2.42 shall take up where SCG left off, and DaveV next in play order. (Reading the hemming and hawing above I kept hoping somebody would jump in and do just that, kinda like watching a tape delayed sporting event.)

STYOM: "Is that your final answer?" It is unnecessary for any 2.42 player to drop out… you are free to change your mind.

old play list; Shakespeare's Theatre makes all citizens content

Straybow
SCG
SG[1]
DaveV
STYOM
Lafayette
SG(2)

[SCG]

Hopefully we can get a definitive answer at some point as to why no one can load Grigor's game - maybe when JRabbit gets home to his mac and sees if he can load the game?

Wonder if DaveV's play will be that much different from Grigor's ICS attack of the situation?

And on another front, maybe I'll get lucky and get MGE somewhere economically and be a bit more available (the one on ebay is now pushing $35 )

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

@ Straybow - oh, well, since you asked so nicely I'll rejoin. But this week and weekend is looking busy, so if I need to defer my turns, I'll post to say so and pass my turn.

Originally posted by SCG
And on another front, maybe I'll get lucky and get MGE somewhere economically and be a bit more available (the one on ebay is now pushing $35 )

*cough*Cedric Greene*cough*

@ Grigor... you may need to get MGE to play at all... in any format, if Mac only produces MGE-compatible saves. You're welcome to join the MGE games, but you said you can't download them...

[Ben Kenobi]

When I upgraded to MGE, I overwrote the Civ2.exe as recommended. I still have a Civ2org.exe file. Will that work for the 2.42 saves so everyone can use them?

[Bloody Monk]

Originally posted by SCG

And on another front, maybe I'll get lucky and get MGE somewhere economically and be a bit more available (the one on ebay is now pushing $35 )

For what it's worth, I suggest you keep checking that site. I got a new, still in the wrapper, MPGE game for $15, including shipping.

Monk

[Grigor]

[QUOTE]Wonder if DaveV's play will be that much different from Grigor's ICS attack of the situation?

ICS?? Hey, I built a road! I'll bet Dave ends up with 10 cities by 1750BC

Enjoy this game - I hope to be able to join at some time in the future.

[Scouse Gits]

obiwan - it is certainly worth checking - both FW & CiC leave the original exe file untouched, but renamed so try clicking on your Civ2org.exe and keep your fingers crossed ...

SG[1]