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Old January 4th, 2004, 03:07 PM

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Using both timed host and quick host should work so that you have at minimum 24h between each hosting unless everybody makes their turn again during that interval. I think your problem probably was caused by the restarting of the server with the new settings. In case it doesn't work as intended I suggest Gandalf wait with playing his turn till Last and makes a backup copy of the fatherland file. If it works as intended the server should when the new turn has been processed state a number of hours to next hosting greater or equal to 24.
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Old January 4th, 2004, 04:36 PM
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Using both timed host and quick host should work so that you have at minimum 24h between each hosting unless everybody makes their turn again during that interval. I think your problem probably was caused by the restarting of the server with the new settings. In case it doesn't work as intended I suggest Gandalf wait with playing his turn till Last and makes a backup copy of the fatherland file. If it works as intended the server should when the new turn has been processed state a number of hours to next hosting greater or equal to 24.
My oops. Sorry everyone. I shouldnt try things like this late at night. I will voluntarily take a stale turn and maybe the others who did not get a stale turn message will also. Thats the only option I can think of other than starting over.

Thanks for the tip J.O.
I will copy that into my hosting notes. Generally though I think I will include a line for future games that recommend that both be turned on at the start of the game since it doesnt seem to affect the quickturns that happen early on. I will try and put all my notes for how to get a game started into one new post when the learning curves slows down.
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Old January 4th, 2004, 05:30 PM
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I will voluntarily take a stale turn and maybe the others who did not get a stale turn message will also.
I just took a turn where I didn't do anything, I hope this is the right way to take a "stale turn".

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Old January 5th, 2004, 12:45 AM

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I will voluntarily take a stale turn and maybe the others who did not get a stale turn message will also.
I just took a turn where I didn't do anything, I hope this is the right way to take a "stale turn".

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The right way is probably not to take the turn at all, because those who missed the turn didn't get to analyse replays of their battles, but the difference isn't that great (in particular in the light of "correctness" of replays). Similarly, I suppose other nations should not be using the advantage of the announced double-turn vs skipping nations (probably it's irrelevant so early in the game).

I will be skipping the turn completely myself, just to be on the safe side. Could anybody post here, when the turn 6 will be completed?

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Old January 6th, 2004, 11:55 PM

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I will try not to miss today's turn. I'm stuck at work, though, filing a medical malpractice case that the statute expires on tomorrow.

If I don't get to move today, that will be fine with me. But if I'm done prior to 3 a.m. eastern coast time, I will certainly play my turn.
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Old January 7th, 2004, 09:28 AM
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Looks like it just skipped another turn.. Can we have it changed to only once every 24 hours or only once everyones turned? The current method of doing both seems to make it.. do both.
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Yup. My turn 7 .2h file got deleted via an accident while I was trying to arrange for a sub for this weekend, so I basically stalled.

Yet the game quickhosted anyway, and it has hosted again just now and I barely made it on time to not miss another turn because I checked this morning.

Just remove the quickhost and leave the schedule if you want to force regularity. Some nations do not tipically play until a few hours before the scheduled hosting anyway, so we are not gaining any time from quickhosting...
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