Wow, and the games grind to a halt.

[llamabeast]

I'm hoping that the all-the-eggs-in-one-basket thing won't be an issue, since I am quite determined to continue hosting the LlamaServer for years to come. You don't need to worry about me just disappearing. Despite the occasional cockups I think it's pretty stable as well, and all the files are backed up.

I had assumed that PBEM would be inferior to network games, but PBEM seemed more practical to scale up (at least given my technical knowledge). I now actually prefer PBEM games, but I'd say it's pretty likely that that's a strong case of bias!

[Lingchih]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker

You can download a turn to your machine then quit dom3. Re-enter dom3 and choose "play game" instead of "network" and you can work on your turn all day without uploading it. Only by going "network" again will your turn upload.

There might be a way to switch to offline play without quitting and re-entering but thats the method Ive always used.

Gandalf Parker
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People complain that free things arent done on the net anymore.
Thats because so many have forgotten how to pay for free things.

Yeah, I know how to play network games Gandalf. And I still like them. It just seems that the pbem game, with it's little bit of extra hassle, has come to be the preferred way to go.