January 29th, 2003, 02:08 AM
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Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
Same answers as always. If you want me to check it out I can, but I need specifics. What game, what turn, what player. This the number one reported error on PBW. Anytime anyone gives me specifics I check it out. I have done so dozens of times. I cannot say that I will never find some sort of bug, or some sort of server problem. But I have never found one yet. In every case that I have been given the specific info needed to check it out it has turned out the player inadvertantly uploaded the wrong .plr file. This can be due to a number of problems.
1. The player was the Last to upload their turn, and when they uploaded the turn PBW started processing immedietly. Sometimes the website takes longer to refresh than others, but the PBW server itself almost always begins processing the turn immedietly. This lag can cause a player to hit the upload turn button a second time thinking their file didn't upload. This will result in the same .plr file being uploaded for their next turn. Be patient, don't hit the button twice, check the turn log to make sure this isn't happening to you. (Number one cause of this problem)
2. The player downloaded the turn, but forgot to unzip it, or unzipped it to the wrong directory. And when they played the turn they did not notice it was the same turn they had already played. The result is uploading a non-current .plr file.
3. The player downloaded, unzipped and played the turn correctly, but when uploading browsed to the wrong directory and uploaded an old .plr file. This happens a lot when a game is changed to a different game or mod Version. I suggest deleting old .gam and .plr files if you upgrade Versions.
4. The player did not realize they missed the turn and so was playing an old turn they received by email.
5. The player did everything else correctly, but instead of hitting end turn, accidentally hit close game from the game menu. This sounds unlikely, but I have done it myself so I know it is possible.
[ January 28, 2003, 12:09: Message edited by: geoschmo ]
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