A cry for help!!!

[Carolus Rex]

I have a size 5 city with a temple, a marketplace and 3 trade routes. I'm in demo, have JSB and there are no units supported by the city in the field. The city won't celebrate, even with lux at 40%. I can only get two happies, why?

In another city I take a worker off a mountain. It produces a shield only. I get an Elvis and a happy face less. Why?

Finally, I want to play MP over a LAN. I have a desktop and a laptop. How do I do? Do I need a serial cable? Anything else? How do I get the computers on speaking terms?

Edited part: The size 5 city produces 33 trade and have no trade specials.

Thanks,

Carolus

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[Eddy]

Is this from the other night, Carolus? Not content with your 400 gold caravans, and tons of techs??? I dunno...

It sounds very strange for that size 5 town not celebrating... a few q's tho... how many luxs does that town make? Is there enough food for it to grow? Why are your surprises always to my detriment?

For your other city, taking the worker from a mountain and making a Elvis..... did the mountain have gold, or something?!!?

To play a network game of civ in Win95/98 you need both computers connected by ethernet cables [and terminated] or RJ45 cables. Have TCP, IPX/SPX and NetBieu protocols installed.... erm, aswell as network cards installed, and properly setup

I have it running at work, it is cool, I play all.... I mean, work all day

Hope this helps,
Eddy

[edited for spelling ]
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[Carolus Rex]

Yes it is from last night!

Let me see... 33 trade with 30% luxuries' rate equals 10 lux (or should 9.9 be rounded down to 9?). Marketplace bonus means 15 lux (not sure about this one!)?

True, food is needed for the city to grow but it doesn't influence the number of happy faces. Cities with a food deficit can still celebrate, but won't grow. I can't get the city to celebrate...

No gold in that mountain, the square produced a shield only.

Thanks for the tip on setting up a LAN, but can you please elaborate? Imagine you're explaining it to a 7 year old...

Ethernet cables? Terminated? RJ45 cables? Not to mention the protocols???

HELP!

Carolus

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[Ming]

Gee CR... It's nice to see that there are other techno idiots out there!

There is no way that that city shouldn't be in massive celebration. My first thought was that you didn't have any good trade squares... but if it has that much trade, I have no clue what the problem is. Maybe the civ gods just don't like you

[Eddy]

Explaining to a 7 year old.... hmmmm

Sit down Carolus, pay attention, stop fidgeting, stop watching the television, stop picking your nose, etc, etc!

LAN - Local Area Network

PC + Laptop + 2 Network cards in each + 1 ethernet cable [thick black cable] + 2 terminators at both ends = LAN

Once you have both network cards installed, with proper drivers, both working, then we may begin.

You will now notice a new icon on your desktop, this is Network Neighbourhood. If not, you done somethink wrang, Mr!

Right click on this and select properties. [Same as control panel, network properties] but quicker. You should see your network card here, with TCP protocol installed already. Click on [add]then [protocols] then TCP/IPX, then repeat for NetBEUI. Both under Microsoft.

After machine reboots, with both machines configured so, your should see each other in Network Neighbour hood. [left double click]

If not, trouble-shooting time

Eddy

[Eddy]

Forgot to mention, RJ45 cables, to use these [faster, more stable] you would need a a a router thingy [technical term] for it to work.

Stick with ethernet if just with 2 pc's tho, way more easier.

Eddy

[Eddy]

Not looking at manual here, but it takes 2 lux to make a unhappy person content, another 2 to make him happy, right?

Size 5 town.... 10 unhappy people.... 15 lux means 3 happy, 1 content, 1 unhappy. You said a temple... after Mysticism right? makes 2 unhappy, content, and JSP makes 2 unhappy, content.

Which means, you should have 3 happy, 2 content. You should be CELEBRATING!!!

I think....?

Eddy

[Ming]

That's what I thought

[Sparrowhawk]

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I think I can answer this one. Could it be because the third player in your game is so far behind that nothing you do could surprise them? (i.e. Railroad, Electricity and Flight have all been "Surprises" for Eddy (as will Automobile), but the only possible surprise for the third player in this game would be Communism, and that my friend, will not be much of a surprise.

But this could only happen if the third player we doing VERY badly of course

Sparrowhawk (a.k.a. The Dark Horse)

[Eddy]

I think it's about time to make an alliance against Carolus... all those dirty deeds against us both! We should not stand for it!!

If you gave me 1000 gold for my expenses, I will attack from the East! A combined attack should be enough!

Eddy (aka Caesar Ed)
Of the Great Roman Empire!!!!


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[Carolus Rex]

Greetings from Oslo University!

I'm taking a one week course here, only dropping by to get my Apolyton fix!

Not allowed to post this, better stop before they throw me out!

Carolus

[Sparrowhawk]

Hmm, Carolus I just send a message to you and Eddy, asking if you want to continue on Mondya the 7th. I take it you will be unavailable still then?

Sparrowhawk (a.k.a. The Dark Horse)

[Carolus Rex]

Nope, that'll be just fine!

I'm leaving tomorrow, going back home.

Which leaves us with the leader of the mighty Roman empire... I say, Eddy. Up for a game, lad? Be a good sport and let us know, old chap!

Carolus

[Eddy]

I think this calls for use a video recorder! And some quick talking for the other half. She found a film that she wanted *us* to watch together...

Any ideas?? If I say I've gone blind, then she'll not let me use the computer... and she might just say I have to listen to it!!

9pm GMT is my earliest time, is that ok?

Eddy

[Eddy]

What about tonight??? I'm free! (ish)

10pm gmt, y'all available ?!?!

Eddy