Message sending bug

[gwichman]

well after uninstalling and erasing the shrapnel games directory, reinstalling and repatching - i ran my turn yesterday and i'm happy to say that today, both my partners got the Messages i sent to them.

So we've at least established it was something with my install that became corrupt somehow. Or so it seems unless i just got "lucky" this turn. But given the below research i'd say i probably fixed it by reinstalling.

[geoschmo]

Keep us posted.

Out of curiosity, at what point in your turn did you do your Messages this time? It's hard solving equations with multiple variables.

Geoschmo

[gwichman]

either at the beginning or towards the beginning.. I didn't pay much attention this time unfortunetly as i was fairly certain the reinstall would work.

I didn't have message problems until well into the game.. around turn 50 i think it cropped up for me. For another player he'd been having problems longer though. Right now we're on turn 86

[Skulky]

I am not sure if i am having that problem as my ally is ignoring my demands to attack a common enemy in Titanium. I hope it isn't this problem although i am not sure how i could check other then asking him outright. On a slightly related topic does anyone know what the numbers in the text files called:
[gamename]_plr_[plr number]_events.txt
and the file
[gamename]_plr_[plr number]_stats.txt

I guess you could run a very controlled game and look at all the numbers. They have no bearing on the game obviously but do do something in the way of outputs i think. Not sure. They are appearing in all my PBW turns when i told it to include stats for players. Not an issue, just a question.

EDIT: i know what the events is, that is spelled out, the number after date is player and i dont' know the other numbers. (always 0's)

[ 04 January 2002: Message edited by: Skulky ]