New Shahrivar game, not on Mosehansen

Ironhawk · #1 June 9th, 2005, 04:17 PM

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Incidentally - if Ironhawk can easily restart it for us, I plan to use a revised map file with the pre-existing forts removed. Otherwise, as with this first game, people can grab "free" provinces as soon as turn 1. (And someone starting in #12 or #20 has two fortified free provinces immediately.)

Caine, I just restarted your game with the same settings as last time - it is no problem for me to do. I was working off the email you sent me tho, and had not seen this message. Rechecked your email and there was no attached map file. Do you want to send that to me and have me restart again? Or just go with what you've got. It's no trouble for me either way.

Edit: speak of the devil! you just sent it... one moment

Ironhawk · #2 June 9th, 2005, 04:25 PM

Ok, you game is now restarted using the sharivar_noforts mapfile that Caine sent me.

Everyone re-upload your pretenders now. Please make sure you get it right this time

Shmonk · #3 June 9th, 2005, 04:37 PM

Do we need the new mapfile as well, or is that handled by the server?

Alneyan · #4 June 9th, 2005, 05:08 PM

Only the creator of a game needs the .map file, so you don't have to worry about it.

Cainehill · #5 June 9th, 2005, 05:19 PM

Hmm. Think everyone will need the map file, attached to this post, since I gave it a new name so I wouldn't overwrite Sachka's original one.

PashaDawg · #6 June 9th, 2005, 05:26 PM

I am at work, but I will upload my pretender this evening.

Cainehill · #7 June 9th, 2005, 06:49 PM

And remember folks - do not click "Start Game" until all 8 pretenders are in.

Shmonk · #8 June 9th, 2005, 06:57 PM

I know we should stay with our original race, but is it possible to change race as well when uploading the pretender? Just checking. I wouldn't change to a race that was already taken, but I was thinking about one of the open ones, maybe changing to one of them.

Alneyan · #9 June 10th, 2005, 08:29 AM

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Cainehill said:
Hmm. Think everyone will need the map file, attached to this post, since I gave it a new name so I wouldn't overwrite Sachka's original one.

It is not needed, no matter what you did to it. The .map file only creates the game, and sets the name of the .tga file... which incidentally allows the game creator to do some mischief with it. In KOTH, I used a theater6.map file, and everything worked fine without having it.

If you have changed the name of the .tga file, the players will have to do the same on their end, but that's the only problem I can think of.

Cainehill · #10 June 10th, 2005, 11:21 AM

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Alneyan said:

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Cainehill said:
Hmm. Think everyone will need the map file, attached to this post, since I gave it a new name so I wouldn't overwrite Sachka's original one.

It is not needed, no matter what you did to it. The .map file only creates the game, and sets the name of the .tga file... which incidentally allows the game creator to do some mischief with it. In KOTH, I used a theater6.map file, and everything worked fine without having it.

Ah, cool. I had thought that the .map file was at least required for the local client to know the neighboring province scheme.