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There are some new people around wanting to CMN.
Unfortunately, they often get old or faulty info about how things should be set up.
The purpose of this thread is to be a place where anyone having a question about CMNing which has not already been answered here can ask and it will be answered by expierenced CMNs present.
Posting rules:
1.Never post anything which is already answered upon. This implies you scan the thread before posting.
2.Pose your questions in following form:
3.Be nice, be patient, open a new thread if discussion needed.
- People answering you do not have all day to do it and are doing it voluntarilty
- People reading this thread want it to be short and precise
4.For CMNs: quote the question you're answering for and answer in following form:
As an example I have provided first three questions and their answers:
Question:
How do I ensure a scenario has proper difficulty?
Answer:
To create proper diffculty scenario:
1.eliminate all factions.
2.set difficulty in 'scenario settings'.
3.set global 'force current diff' in 'scenario settings'.
4.(re)load factions.
5.NEVER delete last unit of a faction or start again from 1.
6.do other stuff (place units, add techs etc).
7.Give all factions a tech enabling SE choice
8.Save, run scenario and check the SE switch cost
9.if problem persists, try setting difficulty level forth and back, setting global flag on and off in different combinations, if no success, restart from 1.
Question:
How do I make factions have tech choices I want them to?
Answer:
Use the tech predictor attached.
1.Set 'traded techs' on (game always considers techs given by CMN as traded).
2.Set the starting tech count
3.Set the starting tech(-s)
4.Test which faction slot (number in faction order) is the best by changing them.
5.Test your needed early b-line (say CE->IE->IA) by clicking 'research' on the next needed tech and checking if the one needed after it is available for research.
Normally slots 1,4,7 are somewhat good for factions with 1 starting tech wanting to aim for IA with no or one sidestep.
Question:
I have problems setting the game up so that Uni has it's free tech or that player can actually pick it (AI picks instead).
Answer:
If you set up scenario properly there should be no problems.
Setting up scenario properly means that the year when you set things is 2100 (or whatever the start year is) and you do no resetting or advancing of year whatsoever.
Once you have set all up, you just save it and run* the first turn and set passwords.
When seeing first prompt of next turn (2101 or startyear + 1), save the file and send to first player.
I myself have never had free tech pick problems with scenarios set up this way.
* - run here means you do not play it on in scenario editor, but instead use 'play scenario' or 'multiplayer scenario' (for MP games) feature.
Unfortunately, they often get old or faulty info about how things should be set up.
The purpose of this thread is to be a place where anyone having a question about CMNing which has not already been answered here can ask and it will be answered by expierenced CMNs present.
Posting rules:
1.Never post anything which is already answered upon. This implies you scan the thread before posting.
2.Pose your questions in following form:
Question: your question in short, but easy to understand form
- People answering you do not have all day to do it and are doing it voluntarilty
- People reading this thread want it to be short and precise
4.For CMNs: quote the question you're answering for and answer in following form:
Answer: your answer in short, but easy to understand form
Question:
How do I ensure a scenario has proper difficulty?
Answer:
To create proper diffculty scenario:
1.eliminate all factions.
2.set difficulty in 'scenario settings'.
3.set global 'force current diff' in 'scenario settings'.
4.(re)load factions.
5.NEVER delete last unit of a faction or start again from 1.
6.do other stuff (place units, add techs etc).
7.Give all factions a tech enabling SE choice
8.Save, run scenario and check the SE switch cost
9.if problem persists, try setting difficulty level forth and back, setting global flag on and off in different combinations, if no success, restart from 1.
Question:
How do I make factions have tech choices I want them to?
Answer:
Use the tech predictor attached.
1.Set 'traded techs' on (game always considers techs given by CMN as traded).
2.Set the starting tech count
3.Set the starting tech(-s)
4.Test which faction slot (number in faction order) is the best by changing them.
5.Test your needed early b-line (say CE->IE->IA) by clicking 'research' on the next needed tech and checking if the one needed after it is available for research.
Normally slots 1,4,7 are somewhat good for factions with 1 starting tech wanting to aim for IA with no or one sidestep.
Question:
I have problems setting the game up so that Uni has it's free tech or that player can actually pick it (AI picks instead).
Answer:
If you set up scenario properly there should be no problems.
Setting up scenario properly means that the year when you set things is 2100 (or whatever the start year is) and you do no resetting or advancing of year whatsoever.
Once you have set all up, you just save it and run* the first turn and set passwords.
When seeing first prompt of next turn (2101 or startyear + 1), save the file and send to first player.
I myself have never had free tech pick problems with scenarios set up this way.
* - run here means you do not play it on in scenario editor, but instead use 'play scenario' or 'multiplayer scenario' (for MP games) feature.
And its not on the SP list, assuming you did infact add it?
(Although I do know that it's like a Civ Dungeon Master / Game Master)
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