French Succession Game Play/Read/Enjoy

[Harovan]

Doesn't work with my computer either, due to DataIO Error .

Can you try to fix it Gillskill? Maybe post a former autosave?

[gillskill]

I'll try saving and posting it again, along with an autosave, but that will have to be tomorrow I'm afraid.

Gillskill wanders off, mumbling "Damn computers ...".

[Giovanni August]

Uhmmm
My computer seems to wotk just fine (Italian Technology )
Anyway... i'm posting another save file down here (hope it works)

Great Job Gillskill
I would say that the mainland of China is pretty much in our hands now... I spotted also a couple of Mech Inf. And we are also only 1/3 of our potential military size !
Soon Rome and Persia will fall in our hands, than Japan, Baylon and Greece and oops..... guess what.... we win

Saluti

[Harovan]

Well, it didn't work either, but I found a workaround. Since I have my new PC, I'm playing at WinXP, and with a normal (restricted) account it didn't load. But it loaded, when I play with Administrator rights. Gah. Crappy OS.

I don't see the Chinese territory in our hands yet. They have lots of infantries and entrenched infs are hard to crack for tanks. Gotta build a solid bomber fleet. Also I think, that capturing cities may be not a good idea after they have Nationalism and especially with 1.17f.

Anyway, here's a minimap.

[gillskill]

It's a relief to see the game has got through.

China is beatable, and is being beaten, but it is not a blitzkrieg. I think it would be better for France to have at least a bit more of China (for defensive reasons), and for strategic reasons it would help to reach the Persian border.

Only one city flipped so far, and with all the hardware around was easily taken back. I don't think there is a problem in holding onto Chinese cities - I prefer to keep them so that they form a carpet to the front-line.

[Harovan]

I'm talking not only about flipping, but about rampant unhappyness due to drafting and (maybe) whipping. But on the other hand, these cities are unproductive anyway, just starve them to size 1 and leave it behind.

Hope things work now out, JMarks and FNBrown. I would be glad to see a turn from you.

[JMarks]

I'm all over it

Edit: No, I'm not. The exact same problem occurs this time. Could you play one game turn, and resave it? Or, Brown, I guess you could go if you can get it. Help, Help, I'm running out of break!

[FNBrown]

This may be a file security problem... if you guys are on windows 2000 or XP, you may want to check the security properties of the savegame before you run it... make sure that "Everyone" has "Full Control" rights...

Just a guess...

- Franklin

[JMarks]

I wish your guess was right. However I'm using good ol' unreliable '98, and this is the first time this has happened to me, and only with this save. Hey, I was even the one to start this game. How disapointing. Then again, mabey I just need to reinstall the game. Anyway, FNBrown, feel free to take your turn, and I'll try to see if anything else might work so I can follow you up, ok?

PS, after this game (and probably after this semester is over being as I like to get good grades) who'd like to join me in a Diety Succuession game? Sure we'll probably loose, but thats have the fun! Or not.

[gillskill]

I've got absolutely no idea what I'm talking about but is it anything to do with using different versions?

[JMarks]

I have version 1.17, anyone else?

[Harovan]

It's probably not a version issue, as 1.16 and 1.17 work well together. Could it be that some AI sunk the last German ship? Anyone tried to play a few turns with the game? (I can't play at the moment)

[JMarks]

Well, spring break is over, and Markos, having finished his BS in Rocket Science returns to his home in the southern Ocean. The piece of paper he discovered turned out to be an ancient lottery ticket for the rulership of the French. However, wishing instead to build rockets to take his people to Alpha Centauri, he gives the ticket to his best friend from college, F.N. Brown. Mabey its still redemable...

PS, if no one can play (due to crashes) I suggest we conspire with one another for a glorious (or disastrous) ending to our story, it can't stay in limbo like this!

[Harovan]

Well, I was busy during Easter reinstalling my complete home network and did not even try to play, because I thought either JMarks (if possible) or FNBrown would. Now I am free to play again, and if nobody responds during today or tomorrow, I'll try it Thursday or Friday. I think we should not go for domination or conquest, but launch the spaceship ASAP and start a new game. Your opinions?

[FNBrown]

I had the same problem with the game crashing when I tried over the weekend, and I didn't really have much time to troubleshoot it.

Sir Ralph - give it a shot. If it works, I'll try again later in the game. Otherwise, I look forward to our next game!

- Franklin