two v. two v. two v. two v. two (full)

[Zooko]

Well, I didn't restart the server.

When the game started then next time I connected I had to choose which of the 10 nations to play. I think that's the way the game is designed.

[Zooko]

Panther: your point about designing your Pretender for the settings that we had agreed on is a compelling point. I will restart the game with the agreed settings.

Sorry for the delay.

[Zooko]

Okay, now everybody has to reconnect and re-upload their Pretenders. The last person to do so should click "Start Game" and take their first turn!

[ioticus]

I agree PBEM is much superior to TCP/IP. I'm surprised more people don't use it.

[quantum_mechani]

ioticus said:
I agree PBEM is much superior to TCP/IP. I'm surprised more people don't use it.

eh, the only advantage I see of PBEM is if no-one has a 24h online computer to host.

[Cainehill]

And if people hosting server-based games would back up the pretenders before starting the game, it would be possible to back things up and restart with the proper settings.

Whereas even PBEM won't help, if the host saves the .2h files containing the pretenders in the game directory and throws away the email after.

[Zooko]

Good idea. I'll back up the .2h files as they arrive.

I wonder what all these .2h files in the newlords/ subdirectory are for... They are not identical to the .2h files that people have uploaded. Hm.

[Zooko]

Okay we now have eight of ten Pretenders re-uploaded. I will make backups of the pretender .2h files before starting the game, so if we have to restart again you will not re-upload your Pretenders.

The two Pretenders that haven't been re-uploaded yet are for Man and C'tis.

[King Lear]

Uploading Man's today

[ioticus]

I tried to start the game and I got an error of conceptp201.dm could not be found. What do I have to do next?