Naval PBEM - Turn Thread 3

[Harovan]

Good idea with the colonies Ghengis. What a pity that I have shut down my settler factories. I'm sure I could have beaten your price.

530AD to ADG

These War Elephants are nasty.

[GhengisFarb™]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
These War Elephants are nasty.

I was lucky the first couple of attacks, and after that I had a back up Spearman so now I think they've learned to avoid Settler factory #1. Still there were quite a few Elephants here, I've had 8 or so impale themselves on Pretoria and there are at least three running around half naked on its culture borders lately.

Believe me, an Elephant in a thong isn't a pretty sight...............

[Harovan]

Believe me, I learned how they look like. My first landing attempt about ten turns ago was quickly pushed pack by redlining by guarding pikeman the very first turn. Only now, after I brought a caravel full of reinforcements, I could risk it again. They're beautiful though. Alas, they won't last long.

[GhengisFarb™]

The War Elephants are much bigger than the little elephant by the wheat. Maybe its just a baby?

[CerberusIV]

Somehow they do look rather meaner in white compared to the usual purple.

To GhengisFarb

BTW, if anyone was planning on building Leonardo's Workshop - you're too late.

[BigFree]

Um, where's the save?

[GhengisFarb™]

Originally posted by BigFree
Um, where's the save?

I've played it, I just can't attach it to an email because this @#$@ post had it internet server throttled so low that the action times out before it can finish.

I keep trying so hopefully the traffic will slow down enough for me to get it attached and sent.

[Harovan]

Ummm, I heard of these bandwidth problems. It usually happens, when a part of the traffic is transmitted not through copper wires or fiber glass, but by drums and smoke signals. Where is your swamp again, Ghengis, and how far is it from the civilization?

[GhengisFarb™]

Considering the speed currently I believe they have switched to Sea Turtles.


And they are still waiting for the tide to come in.............

[BigFree]

Can't you use your email program to send it to me as before?

[GhengisFarb™]

Originally posted by BigFree
Can't you use your email program to send it to me as before?

No as stated:

Originally posted by GhengisFarb
I've played it, I just can't attach it to an email because this @#$@ post has its internet server throttled so low that the action times out before it can finish.

Anyway traffic is down and I can attach/upload it to my emails again. Interestingly enough I have to upload by Scenario files for the Scenario I'm working on early in the morning, before 4:30 am or they time out too.

Sent to BigFree.

[Adagio]

In case of more problems like this, just attach the save here...

[GhengisFarb™]

Originally posted by ADG
In case of more problems like this, just attach the save here...

It won't allow me to attach/upload to Apoly either. Its the throttle that the restriction not any particular software or website. No matter what or how I try to upload/attach things the throttle restricts the rate at which it uploads to such a low speed that Yahoo, MSN, and Apoly all time out.

I am hoping its just a tempory thing and everything will be back to normal in a few days. Until then I am going to have to get up in the middle of the night to attach the saves.

[BigFree]

You do seem to have some weird problems there. For one thing, unless you are using Apolyton's mail server, the traffic at this site does not effect you abilty to use an email program such as outlook or even web based email such as msn or hotmail. Anyways, 540 AD sent to ormuzd.

[GhengisFarb™]

Originally posted by BigFree
You do seem to have some weird problems there. For one thing, unless you are using Apolyton's mail server, the traffic at this site does not effect you abilty to use an email program such as outlook or even web based email such as msn or hotmail. Anyways, 540 AD sent to ormuzd.

I know, its very irritating. When I was stationed in Korea the post had a major reduction in speed when the commander had 40% of all post bandwidth allotted to him and his immediate staff for exclusive use.

This just started around Wednesday so I am not sure if the commander here has ordered something similiar or if bandwidth has been cut down because of some upgrade in the works.

Anyway, I am obviously going to have to readjust my sleep schedule to send off my saves if this doesn't get corrected. Downloads haven't become noticibly slower just uploads/attachments. But I've never been able to upload large files here.