DOMII PBEM game update - Page 7

trebuchet · #61 December 10th, 2003, 07:20 AM

Due to a power outage, the server was down for about 6 hours today before I could get home and restart it. As a result, I have set it to not host tonight so that those who missed getting their turns in can get them in by tomorrow.

Catquiet · #62 December 18th, 2003, 07:30 AM

There is a big bug in this game

None of Jotunheim's research was counted Last turn. I didn't get the new set of spells I was expecting and my research score-graph just flattened out.

Trebuchet needs to send a copy of the game files to Illwinter so they can check it out.

[ December 18, 2003, 06:34: Message edited by: Catquiet ]

trebuchet · #63 December 18th, 2003, 08:12 PM

I will try to do something with it when I get home. Question, though, first: what were you researching, and to what level? You realize that we're playing a Demo game, and the research is limited to L4...

Catquiet · #64 December 18th, 2003, 10:38 PM

You don't have the full Version?

trebuchet · #65 December 19th, 2003, 06:53 AM

If you recall, we started this game before the full Version came out. I do have the full Version of the game, but I have left this saved game running on the same instance of the demo Version that I originally installed oh-so-long-ago.

We can transfer over to the full Version I have installed, and I believe that the saved game should translate just fine. However, I would only do so with unanimous approval from the remaining players, as I have no idea if they all have the full Version or not. To switch it over after the game already started without their approval - giving a severe disadvantage to anyone who isn't running the full Version - would be acting in bad faith.

st.patrik · #66 December 19th, 2003, 03:17 PM

I'm not entirely against switching, but I definitely designed my pretender with 'demo' in mind - i.e. almost no research potential. I think I would suffer from switching more than some.

Having said that, if everyone else would like to switch I will go along with that.

BTW what are we doing over Christmas? I for one will be out of town for a while.

trebuchet · #67 December 20th, 2003, 07:34 AM

Ouch, my aching server.

Well, there was a power outage tonight. I was here to get it back up and running in just a few minutes, though there was a scary moment when I thought I'd lost the hard drive.

One thing that I noticed when I brought it back Online and set the host schedule was that somehow, two turns got processed tonight instead of one and we all missed a turn. During that turn, since we all missed it, nothing much happened aside from income and random events, but the part that hurts is that the we now can't see the results of the previous turn, including battles.

Is there any way to roll back a turn? It would be nice if I could "undo" that wasted turn. As it is there are only 6 turns left unless we switch to the full Version.

Catquiet · #68 December 20th, 2003, 09:22 AM

I would rather have you start a new game instead of switching, since some people have designed their nations for the demo.

Also, I want to see if I can get the hang of Ermor and single player is no good for that.

trebuchet · #69 December 20th, 2003, 07:34 PM

That actually makes good sense, given that I am moving by Jan. 1 and I was kind of worried about getting my DSL set up in time to make the switch.

This game is unlikely to produce any clear winner by turn 40, but that's ok - I had that in mind when I started, too. The point was to play it. And it has been interesting.

trebuchet · #70 December 22nd, 2003, 06:56 PM

An update for all... Due to the SF power outage this weekend (see: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...NG4E3SBBR1.DTL for details) things have been somewhat difficult. In fact, there are still problems upstream from me that have me and others in my neighborhood knocked offline. And this also just happened to happen while the key person who could set things right is out of the country on vacation.

I am trying to work out alternatives - I do not relish the prospect of being offline for a week - but the short Version is that I will let you know when things are back up, and until then further turns won't be cycled.

I tried to get this message out yesterday, but all of the internet cafes near me were closed and the wireless networks in my neighborhood were down, so apologies if any of you have been frustrated in trying to connect.