PBEM game "Not Stupid But Slow": Running

[Alneyan]

The following steps should enable you to use both the 2.12 Version and the 2.13 patch.

1) Download the 2.13 patch.
2) Copy and paste your dom2.exe file that can be found in the Dominions 2 directory (C:\dominions2 by default). It will give you a second file called "Copy of Dom2.exe" (I am not positive about the "Copy of" part, since I am using a French translation of Windows).
3) Rename the "Copy of Dom2.exe" file in "Dom2_212.exe" (or any file name you would like).
4) Run the patch file ("dompatch213.exe") and apply it to your Dominions directory (which should be found automatically).
5) The patch will make changes to the original "Dom2.exe" file, which will effectively be patched to the 2.13 Version. The other executable file ("dom2_212.exe" in this example) remains unaffected however, and will be used when playing 2.12 games.

The 2.12 and 2.13 Versions should be close enough to be comptabible with each other. However, there will be problems with combat replays should you use the "wrong" Version in a game, but hopefully nothing more than that (at least, Shrapnel says so on the download page for the patch).

[YellowCactus]

Hmm...I believe that actually worked!
-Yc

[deccan]

Probably we should hold off on map selection until we have a final player count.

Myself, I would prefer 2.12 as I don't like having to discover new problems as I go along. But it's a majority voting thing so I'd go with the majority.

[Cainehill]

I'd like to jump in with Jotunheim; my vote would be for the 2.13 Version - someone needs to get a significant game going to kick the new Version's tires.

Hopefully by the time we get to the troublesome, game crashing construction-8 artifacts, Illwinter will have a new patch out with fixes.

[deccan]

Cainehill said:

I'd like to jump in with Jotunheim; my vote would be for the 2.13 Version - someone needs to get a significant game going to kick the new Version's tires.

Hopefully by the time we get to the troublesome, game crashing construction-8 artifacts, Illwinter will have a new patch out with fixes.

Oh dear, now we're attracting the pros.

Okay with 2.13 now that you put it that way.

[Alneyan]

Welcome aboard Cainehill!

We will then be going the 2.13 way, as all the players who expressed a preference went with 2.13.

The current players are:
- Blofeld: Marignon
- Boron: Ermoria
- Cainehill: Jotunheim
- Deccan: Man
- Enforcer: Pangaea
- Graeme Dice: Pythium
- Ighalli: Abysia
- Vicious Love: Atlantis
- Yellow Cactus: Ulm
- Myself: Arcoscephale

[Cainehill]

Is Karan decided on for the map, or is it still up in the air depending on whether more players join? I'm wanting to email my pretender after I know the map, if that's okay.