MP Game - Pandemonium (noob/int game) - running

Aku · #1 August 24th, 2004, 04:21 PM

yeah i noticed...looks like he got my pm in time

ill do my turn soon

jarenko · #2 August 24th, 2004, 06:29 PM

Good luck.

jarenko · #3 August 24th, 2004, 06:41 PM

OK. I registered for this Battle ranking thing.

deccan · #4 August 24th, 2004, 06:57 PM

I'm real sorry to drag you guys down, but I can't play at work. It's about 9 am at work now where I am as I type this, and I'll only be able to play when I get off work, at about say 7 or 8 pm today.

With SEIV, I was able to download turns at work, get them back to my home computer, play the turns at lunch time, and then upload the turns when I come back after lunch. But Dominions requires the client to be actually connected to the server, so it's not possible to do this.

Thufir · #5 August 24th, 2004, 07:29 PM

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I'm real sorry to drag you guys down, but I can't play at work. It's about 9 am at work now where I am as I type this, and I'll only be able to play when I get off work, at about say 7 or 8 pm today.

With SEIV, I was able to download turns at work, get them back to my home computer, play the turns at lunch time, and then upload the turns when I come back after lunch. But Dominions requires the client to be actually connected to the server, so it's not possible to do this.

No worries. And honestly, I don't think it's going to make much difference in the long run. Although I've yet to take an MP game past turn 30, from what I've read in Posts, once you get into midgame, we won't be able to crank out the turns anyhow.

Which btw, I should've mentioned before, I expect at some point we'll want to raise it to 48hr QH, which I'll be happy to do when there's a consensus to make that change.

- Thufir

archaeolept · #6 August 24th, 2004, 09:44 PM

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But Dominions requires the client to be actually connected to the server, so it's not possible to do this

I take it the problem is that you are not allowed to install Dom II on your work machine? and the machine you use at lunch has no internet connection?

Thufir · #7 August 24th, 2004, 10:03 PM

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But Dominions requires the client to be actually connected to the server, so it's not possible to do this

I take it the problem is that you are not allowed to install Dom II on your work machine? and the machine you use at lunch has no internet connection?

Or is it a matter of downloading your turn?

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With SEIV, I was able to download turns at work, get them back to my home computer, play the turns at lunch time, and then upload the turns when I come back after lunch. But Dominions requires the client to be actually connected to the server, so it's not possible to do this.

I actually do sometimes download my turns, and work them out offline. The UI for this is not obvious, and I've never transferred the files in an MP game, but I have many times in SP and I don't see why that wouldn't work for MP as well.

When you connect to the server, and enter your kingdom, the client saves two files that reflect your turn: NationName.2h and NationName.trn (e.g. pythium.2h and pythium.trn). If you connect at one location, copy those two files onto a disk (or use email or whatever), then copy those 2 files into your dominions2 install dir, in a folder named "Pandemonium2", you should be able to load up your turn, and set up all your orders on the second computer (in your case your home computer?).

In playing your turn, it will write your orders into the .2h file once you exit by the "E" key (or by escape, if you chose the save game option when you quit), and you can then copy that file (I'd copy both files to be safe), back on your disk and take it to the computer you upload with. Or, if possible and you prefer you can connect back to the server again from your second computer and upload the turn from there.

Often when I am downloading my turn, I am careful to not submit it before I've entered my orders. If you want to be sure to do this, when you first connect to the server to receive your new turn results DO NOT type "E" to quit the connection. Entering "E" uploads your turn file and will cause the server to think you have submitted your turn, even if you entered no orders. Instead hit "escape" and chose the "save game file" as you exit the game. It will give you a warning about not having uploaded your turn, but you can ignore that as that's exactly what you want to do anyway.

Does any of the above make sense? And/or does it solve your problem? It's not as complicated as the length of this post would indicate - the length just means I need to go take a tech writing course

deccan · #8 August 25th, 2004, 02:51 AM

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When you connect to the server, and enter your kingdom, the client saves two files that reflect your turn: NationName.2h and NationName.trn (e.g. pythium.2h and pythium.trn).

The problem is that you need to connect with a Dom2 client to the server. With SEIV, you just connect to the server with any old browser, download the files, copy them to disk and then bring them to the computer with the game installed.

And yeah, I'm not supposed to install games on my work computer. It's a crappy computer anyway and playing on it would just be tedious.

Bit the bullet anyway and played during lunchtime. I can't do it all the time though, so don't count on it. Main problem here is that I may be busy during lunchtime, or else need to meet with people etc.

Thufir · #9 August 25th, 2004, 01:24 PM

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The problem is that you need to connect with a Dom2 client to the server. With SEIV, you just connect to the server with any old browser, download the files, copy them to disk and then bring them to the computer with the game installed.

I get it. Nice feature on SEIV's part.

Anyhow, I wouldn't worry about as this group of players is widely spread throughout the world, and I'm sure we're not going to be doing any blitzing in this game

Gandalf Parker · #10 August 25th, 2004, 02:49 PM

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When you connect to the server, and enter your kingdom, the client saves two files that reflect your turn: NationName.2h and NationName.trn (e.g. pythium.2h and pythium.trn).

The problem is that you need to connect with a Dom2 client to the server. With SEIV, you just connect to the server with any old browser, download the files, copy them to disk and then bring them to the computer with the game installed.

Is that SEIV or PBW?

It sounds like the standard email files arrangment done thru a web page. That can be done with Dom2 also (the game is a PbEM game). The "connect to the server" is an option added later which alot of players preferred.

The .2h file is the file your game creates (2h stands for "to host") and the .trn is what the host sends back to you.